Stuffed Jalapenos...Redux

[crt]

We've been experimenting with various cream cheese concoctions, or blends if you will, lately here at home. One is cream cheese blended with diced jalapenos, seeds and all, & chopped cilantro. Great on, of course, a bagel. Also great as a spread for any type of sandwich! A real switch up from mayo, mustard, etc.

With the stuffed jalapeno thread in mind, decided to slice in half then deseed and devein bite sized raw jalapenos. Reintroduce heat by adding a dollop of the jalapeno cilantro cream cheese and top with...(wild) Canadian Capelin roe!

In a word, we found it YUM!

[VeggieHead]

I just stuffed some last week and put them in the stove-top smoker, along with some homemade kielbasa. Mixed a quick batch of stuffing of chorizo, green onion, cilantro, a bit of lime zest, goat cheese, breadcrumb, and a bit of sour cream to bind. Smoked them over some hickory chips... my 12 yr old son tore them up!

[PoppiYYZ]

Chinatown Brasserie in NYC does a "Chili Shrimp" that's a jalapeno with a whole shrimp inside, battered and deep fried. It's served with a slightly sweetened soy sauce / green onion dipping sauce and it's excellent.

I do an amazing homemade baked variation. Cut a "V" shape out of the jalapeno and remove stems and seeds to make a little boat. Separately mix fine diced white onion, cream cheese, S+P, tiny bit of cumin, cilantro and parsley. Put a little mixture in boat, lay in a cooked shrimp, add little more mixture and top with a little grated cheddar. Place boats in foil on baking dish to hold them upright and bake at 400 for 15 minutes til warm and cheddar melts.

Shrimp stuffed Jalapenos. Great combo.

[krisrishere]

Over the summer I had an overabundance of fresh blue crab meat and I ran out of things to put it in. One day, I made jalapeno poppers with them. I mixed the crab with some cream cheese, grated cheese and seasoning and stuffed them into whole roasted jalapenos. They were amazing.

EDIT - Oh, I can't forget the corn!! I threw some sweet corn in there as well.

[c oliver]

After doing that, did you bake or fry or what? Please.

[krisrishere]

Well I ate some as is because they were just too good. The rest I dipped in egg, then breadcrumbs and baked in a hot oven on a baking rack. Oh, and I sprayed them with some cooking spray just to help the browning.

[mcf]

I just bought my first container of Costco's Artichoke jalapeno dip, and it's very good, might make a great filling, too. It's good hot or cold.

[c oliver]

How about stuffed with that, wrapped in bacon and cooked like above recipe? That sounds really good.

[mcf]

Now that's what I'm tawkin' about!

[SilverlakeGirl]

I really like this recipe: Devils on Hatchback

It takes advantage of the seasonal Hatch chilies, and adds bacon and cream cheese.

http://www.food52.com/recipes/3058_de...

[c oliver]

That sounds great. I think I'd prefer these to unroasted.

[scoopG]

How about with tuna?

[c oliver]

I don't think I've ever seen jalapenos that, when cut in half, are bite-sized. What I buy are about 3" long. And I'm curious: if you want the heat why deseed and devein? Just a few questions.

[crt]

Oliver. I guessed you missed the part where I stated the blended cream cheese mixture contains the 'whole' chopped jalapeno i.e. 'with diced jalapenos, seeds and all'. The heat is essentially reintroduced into the stuffed half of the deseeded and deviened jalapeno via the cream cheese mixture. And, in order to stuff the sliced halved jalapenos you have to deseed and devein them.

Tain't rocket science or brain surgery here. It's about a fairly simple recipe and few common techniques that produce a tasty treat. One that isn't really intended to blow the top of your head off with HEAT. But rather one that enchances the taste and flavors of its ingredients.

And yes it does take quite a bit a searching through the old jalapeno bins at the various markets where I shop but if one is persistant one can usually find bite sized jalapenos. And yes sometimes I have to settle for slightly bigger jalapenos where a bit is left after one bite. But you can etiher discard that tiny bit left or...take a quick second bite and finish it off.

[katecm]

Agreed about the size. I read that they're being bred now to be as big as possible in order to make them easier to stuff, but then they can get hard to eat!

I like to stuff mine with a Mexican chorizo/breadcrumb/tomato/onion stuffing, top with a small slice of cheddar (or pepper jack if we're feeling spicy) and then grill or bake.