Green Chile Cheese Sausage Poppers Food

SAUSAGE-STUFFED JALAPENOS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook the sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese and Parmesan cheese; fold in sausage., Spoon about 1 tablespoonful into each jalapeno half. Place in 2 ungreased 13x9-in. baking dishes. Bake, uncovered, at 425° until filling is lightly browned and bubbly, 15-20 minutes. Serve with ranch dressing if desired.

GREEN CHILE & CHEESE SAUSAGE POPPERS

Steps:

• 1. Allow sauage and cheese to sit out at room temperature for about 30 minutes before preparing.
• 2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
• 3. In a large bowl, combine sausage and biscuit mix, using hands. Once ingredients are combined, add cheeses, chiles, milk and spices. Mix well.
• 4. Using a 1-tablespoon scoop or a heaping teaspoon, portion mixture and shape into balls, about 1" in size. Place them on parchment paper.
• 5. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from pan. Serve warm with sauce for dipping. Enjoy!

SAUSAGE JALAPENO POPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Place ground sausage in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown.
• Drain sausage and place in a medium bowl. Mix with the cream cheese.
• Cut jalapenos in half lengthwise. Remove the seeds. Stuff each jalapeno half with equal portions of the sausage and cream cheese mixture. Wrap with half slices of bacon. Secure bacon with toothpicks.
• Arrange wrapped jalapenos in a large, shallow baking dish. Bake in the preheated oven 20 minutes, or until the bacon is evenly brown.

GREEN CHILE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small Dutch oven over medium-high heat, add the oil. When hot, add the onions and jalapeno and saute until just starting to caramelize, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook 1 minute more.
• Reduce the heat to medium, sprinkle the onion mixture with the flour and stir constantly until lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Add the reserved liquid from the chiles, 1 cup water, the vinegar and salt and stir until the liquid is smooth and all the flour is dissolved.
• Add the chiles and pepper and simmer for 5 to 6 minutes. Puree in a blender, or with a stick blender, and add the lime juice. Adjust to taste for salt and pepper. Refrigerate for up to 1 week.

GREEN CHILE CHICKEN SAUSAGE - CULINARY COMMUNION

Steps:

• Process: toss the cubed chicken and fatback with the combined seasonings. Chill well. Grind through the fine plate (1/8-inch) of a meat grinder into a mixing bowl over and ice bath.
• Combine: mix on low speed for 1 minute, gradually adding poblano chiles, jalapenos, and ice water. Mix on medium speed for 15-20 seconds, or until the sausage mixture is sticky to the touch.
• Test: panfry a test patty. Adjust seasons and consistency before filling the prepared casing and shaping into 4-inch links.
• Cooking: the sausages are now ready to prepare for eating by pan frying, baking, grilling, or broiling to an internal temperature of 150 degrees F, or hold under refrigeration for up to 7 days. (We usually vacuum pack and freeze ours.).
• Notes: we reduced the amount of sweet paprika a bit and added in sweet smoked Spanish paprika, which is a favorite spice of mine. :) We have also substituted Anaheim peppers for the poblanos when we couldn't get poblanos, and have omitted the jalapenos at times, as well. It all depends on who we're making the sausages for and their individual tastes.