Here comes a hot and spicy snack for the cold days: jalapeños wrapped in bacon.
Perfect as an appetizer for guests or as a snack in between.
We fill
jalapeños with cream cheese
, wrap bacon * around and put the whole thing on the
grill
or in the
oven
.
And for everyone who doesn't like it spicy, we also have a tip on how to still enjoy this
delicious snack
!
Needless to say: this snack is of course not only reserved exclusively for the cold winter days.
It is also great as an appetizer at the barbecue party in summer ...
Where and when to buy jalapeños?
This is best done in the supermarket or at the weekly market.
Jalapeños are actually available
all year
round.
Be careful not to catch thick specimens rather than thinner ones.
The reason should be clear after the introduction: We want to
finally fill
the
little green chillies
.
And also ask how spicy the goods on offer are.
At least if you are not into spicy food.
For all those to whom this applies, there is the same tip mentioned at the beginning: Switch to fried peppers.
These also operate under the name
Pimientos de Padron
.
And are usually very mild in taste.
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Jalapeños wrapped in bacon: the cream cheese filling
Well, a cream cheese is quickly bought.
If you want, you can fill your jalapeños or roasted peppers with normal
cream cheese
.
If you want to do more magic, you can of course
chop up herbs
and mix them into the filling.
Of
salt and pepper
, I would advise against because: The bacon with which we wrap, bring enough salt in these snacks.
And pepper?
Well, at least spicy jalapeños are spicy enough.
Furthermore, a
filling with
a
mild
taste is
a great counterpart to the greasy-hot “skin” that surrounds it.
Dips and sauce for jalapeños wrapped in bacon
Sure, this is also a refinement option: I would
recommend
a mild
sour cream dip here
.
Also, like the fine filling, a great counterpart to the spicy jalapeño and the spicy bacon.
If you want, you can also use other dips such as
BBQ sauce
.
Video: Jalapeño poppers - filled with cream cheese and wrapped in bacon
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You need these ingredients for jalapeños wrapped in bacon
Servings: 15 Prep Time: 20 minutes Prep Time: 20 minutes
15 jalapeños
1 bunch of parsley
250 cream cheese
50 g Gouda (grated)
15 slices of bacon
The preparation: Fiery jalapeños wrapped in bacon
The
Jalapeños
cut (lengthwise) and the core housing and the membrane walls removed with a knife and spoon.
The
parsley
finely chop with
cream cheese
and
Gouda
stir to a creamy mass.
Fill the jalapeños with a piping nozzle.
Now
wrap
the jalapeños in a slice of
breakfast bacon
.
Grill the jalapeños at 180 degrees for around 20 minutes in indirect heat.
Grill in the oven at 180 degrees.
Anja Auer is editor-in-chief of the BBQ & Food magazine “
Die Frau am Grill
”.
In addition, she runs the largest YouTube channel on the subject of “grilling”, which is produced by a woman in German-speaking countries.
Most of the recipes don't just work on the grill, but also on the stove and in the oven.
You can find more recipes at www.die-frau-am-grill.de and the YouTube channel www.youtube.com/diefrauamgrill.
* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen editorial network.
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