Dad's Favorite Jalapeno Poppers

I recently went to the Nascar Sprint Cup All-Stars Race in Charlotte, NC, with a friend. My friend's dad's friend made some jalapeño poppers that were really good, so when I got home, I decided to try to replicate them. It turns out my dad loved them!

Step 1: Ingredients

Jalapeños - about 10 (this will make 10 poppers)
Philadelphia Cream Cheese - an 8 oz. pack
Real Bacon Pieces - NOT bacon bits. I used about half of the little Oscar Mayer package I got.
Parmesan Cheese - a few shakes of this.
Minced garlic - 1 tsp.
Cilantro - A few small leaves, cut up very tiny.
Onions - a little less than 1/4 of an onion, finely chopped.



Breading Option 1:
Vegetable/Canola Oil - enough to fill the deep fryer.
Milk - a small bow full of milk to coat the jalapenos before frying
Dry bread crumbs - Enough to coat your poppers.

Breading Option 2:
Breading Mix
Water
Vegetable/Canola Oil - enough to fill the deep fryer.5


Equipment:
Deep fryer
Cutting board
Knife
Spoon
Plastic bag

Comments

[dougzy]

Good instructable. I'm definitely going to have to try these! Have you tried coating them in a flour or cornflour based batter before? You might get a more even coat, like with onion rings.

[Adambowker98]

Thanks! I was going to use milk or flour or something, but the breading package said to use water and my dad wanted to follow the instructions.

[danlynne07]

mmmmm, i want some.

[Adambowker98]

If you make some, take a pic for me!

[TheBaldFish]

Pretty good work their my friend. As a fan of the spicy culinary arts, I wholly support your adventures into the fiery depths of your stomach. I notice that you had some problems keeping the breading mix on during frying. I would suggest that as opposed to water that you use a couple of beaten egg whites. The wife says that when you beat them they froth and when applied to the jalapenos, should stick better to the skin of your peppers. Better surface sticking leads to better breading and a stronger bond to the peppers. Better breading means your going to have to double the recipe next time to meet the demand you suddenly find yourself saddled with. Keep up the good work and keep on exploring the stuff around you!

[Adambowker98]

Thanks for the kind words! I was planning on using milk, but the breading mix package said to use water. I should have known that water wouldn't stick to the jalepeno skin.

[jessyratfink]

The cream cheese mixture sounds fantastic - like that you added so many things. :D

[Adambowker98]

Thanks! When my friend's dad's friend made it, he used just parmesan cheese and bacon. I decided more stuff would make it taste better.