Cajun Jalapeno Poppers Food

EASY CAJUN STYLE BACON WRAPPED JALEPENO POPPERS

Steps:

• Add toothpicks to warm water for 20-30 minutes before baking or grilling.
• Slice each jalapeno in half, lengthwise. Then, using a small spoon, scrape out and discard all seeds and any white membrane.
• Stir together the cream cheese and chives or spring onion and cajun seasoning in a small bowl. Then, use a spoon to fill each pepper-half - be generous, here.
• Now, cut the bacon slices into three 1 1/2-inch pieces, and then wrap one piece of bacon around each stuffed pepper-half then slide a toothpick through the bacon and pepper so the bacon is secure.
• Heat oven to 375 degrees F then line a baking sheet with aluminum foil or parchment paper. Place stuffed and wrapped peppers, filling side facing up, onto the baking sheet and bake until the bacon is crispy and glistening and the peppers are tender, about 25 minutes.

CAJUN JALAPENO POPPERS

Steps:

• Halve the jalapenos leaving the stem attached, de-vein and seed them.
• Setting the halved jalapenos and bread crumbs aside, mix all of the other ingredients together.
• Take your mixture and completely fill the jalepeno cavities to their brim and set aside.
• Put bread crumbs on a flat plate.
• Take jalapeno halves, one at a time, and roll cheese side only in bread crumbs and place cheese/crumb side up on a baking pan Once completed if you like a thick crumb layer, you can repeat this step.
• If you do not intend to bake finished product skip the rolling part and just lightly sprinkle the top of the jalepenos with the bread crumbs.
• Bake at 350 for 15 minutes or until mixture starts to bubble.
• I like to refrigerate at least 1 hour prior to baking Sometimes I prepare the day before, cover and refrigerate.
• Serve warm, room temperature or chilled with any or all of the recommended sauces.

JALAPENO POPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F. Set a wire rack over a baking sheet.
• If you have them, slip on some latex gloves for the pepper prep. Cut the jalapenos in half lengthwise. With a spoon, remove the seeds and white membranes (the source of the heat; leave a little if you like things HOT). Smear cream cheese into each jalapeno half and then wrap with a bacon piece (1/2 slice). Secure by sticking a toothpick through the middle. Place on the rack in the baking sheet.
• Bake for 40 to 45 minutes. (You don't want the bacon pieces to shrink so much they start to squeeze the jalapenos.) If after 45 minutes the bacon doesn't look brown enough, just keep cooking until the bacon is sizzling.
• Serve immediately, or they're also great at room temperature.

JALAPEñO POPPERS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil, then top with a wire rack.
• Halve jalapeños lengthwise. (Do your best to halve them through their stems for added visual appeal.) Using the tip of a small spoon, scoop out and discard the seeds. Set the halved jalapeños aside.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the cream cheese, cilantro, scallions, garlic and lime zest, if using; season generously with salt and pepper.
• Season the inside of each halved jalapeño with salt and pepper, then fill each with about 2 teaspoons of the cream cheese mixture. (Fill until there's a slight dome on top.) Wrap each stuffed jalapeño with 1 piece of bacon, setting one tip of bacon on top of the cream cheese filling, then wrapping the bacon under and over the popper at an angle, so the bacon covers the filling on top in two layers. (The bacon will shrink as it cooks, so you want to make sure the top of the popper is well covered.) Arrange poppers evenly on the wire rack, nestling each popper between two parallel wires to keep it upright so the cream cheese doesn't spill during baking.
• Transfer to the oven, and bake until bacon is cooked through, about 25 minutes. Broil on the rack closest to the broiler until crisp, about 2 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes, then serve warm.

CAJUN CRAB POPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a small bowl, beat the first 5 ingredients until blended. Stir in shredded cheese, crab and bacon. Cut jalapenos in half lengthwise and remove seeds. Spoon filling into pepper halves. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake until lightly browned, 15-20 minutes. Sprinkle with additional parsley.,

CHARRED JALAPENO POPPERS

Steps:

• Halve and seed the jalapenos.
• Roast on a hot grill just until skins start to turn dark.
• Slice the bacon strips in half.
• Fill the jalapeno halves with cream cheese.
• Wrap halves with bacon and secure with a toothpick.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven about 30 minutes or until bacon is done to your liking.
• Serve warm.

CAJUN SHRIMP STUFFED JALAPENO PEPPERS (ALLIGATOR EGGS)

Steps:

• Brush fresh peppers with olive oil and roast in oven or grill over medium coals till skin starts to blacken in places and blisters all over. Submerge in cold water and peel.
• Cut slit the length of chili, scrape out seeds (optional if you want to keep the heat).
• For the stuffing: Mix all and chill for 1 hour.
• Spoon or pipe in about 1 tablespoon (don't over fill--chili should close). Refrigerate until ready (this could be done the day before).
• Heat peanut oil in fry pan or deep fryer to 350 degrees F.
• Blend remaining ingredients in bowl and dredge stuffed chilies a few at a time and drop them into the hot oil. Cook until golden brown, turning once (about 5 minutes).
• Drain on paper towels and season with salt or Tony's.