Jalapeno Poppers
- 1 can whole water chestnuts
- 2 cups soy sauce
- 1 1/2 to 2 pounds brown sugar
- 12 large jalapeno peppers
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese
- 1 pound thin-sliced bacon
- All-purpose BBQ rub
- Preheat the grill over medium-high heat.
- Put the whole water chestnuts in a plastic bowl or container of some type and cover with the soy sauce.
- Pour enough brown sugar into the bowl to cover the chestnuts.
- It will dissolve as you add it so it may take a fair amount of brown sugar.
- Let them marinate overnight in the refrigerator.
- In the morning, stir the mixture and let sit until you need them.
- Cut the stems off the peppers.
- The larger the jalapeno the better.
- Core the jalapenos.
- You can find a tool called a chili twister at most BBQ/fireplace stores.
- Warm the package of cream cheese in the microwave and squeeze it into a quart freezer bag.
- Cut a little bit of the corner off the bag and use it as a pastry bag.
- Fill the bottom part of the pepper only.
- Now stuff 1 or 2 chestnuts into the pepper.
- You may need to cut the chestnuts in half.
- Leave a little space at the top of the pepper.
- Take the bacon (thin sliced works best) and cut the strips in half.
- Wrap each pepper with the half slices of bacon.
- Use toothpicks to keep bacon in place.
- Using the rest of the cream cheese, fill the remaining space at the top of the peppers.
- Sprinkle a little bit of all-purpose bbq rub on the top for some color.
- They are ready to cook.
- Place the poppers on the grill and cook until the bacon is done.
- Watch them closely!
- If the bacon grease pools, it will catch fire.
- Open grates work well (but the bacon drippings will still catch fire), but an offset fire works best.
- Also at most BBQ/fireplace stores, you can find holders that will hold 1, 2 or 3 dozen jalapenos.
water chestnuts, soy sauce, brown sugar, peppers, cream cheese, thin, rub
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/jalapeno-poppers-recipe0.html (may not work)