Jalapeño poppers
40 minutes
This recipe is so simple and produces genuine mini boats of beauty, spice and happiness. Ladies and gentlemen I present to you my jalapeño popper recipe. Enjoy!
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Ingredients
- 8 whole fresh green jalapeños
- 16 teaspoons cream cheese
- 16 thin slices Cheddar cheese (same size as a jalapeño)
- 8 rashers streaky bacon
- 1 sprinkle smoked paprika
- cracked black pepper to taste
- 16 toothpicks
Directions
Preparation:20min ›
Cook:20min ›
Ready in:40min
- Slice the jalapeños lengthways and evenly down the centre, producing two identical halves. Deseed them, keeping the stalks on.
- Fill each jalapeño halve with 1 teaspoon cream cheese, placing a strip of Cheddar on top. Don't worry about being too neat, the filling is going to ooze out in the oven anyway. Repeat with remaining jalapeños.
- Cut the bacon in half so you have 16 identical strips. Grab each strip and wrap round the centre of a stuffed jalapeño and secure with a toothpick. When all are wrapped, sprinkle with smoked paprika and cracked black pepper.
- Pop them in the oven preheated to 220 C / Gas 7 for 15 to 20 minutes, or until bacon is browned and cheese is beginning to ooze out.
