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All the entries were mouth watering but at last the judges have picked just one to be the winning Football Game Recipe
All the entries were mouth watering but at last the judges have picked just one to be the winning Football Game Recipe
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Winner Of Iron Chef September 2008 is ..........
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Grumble69
Grumble69 Atomic Buffalo Turds (ABTs)
This infamous snack is a cheese-stuffed jalapeno that is wrapped in bacon and smoked / grilled. There are a lot of variants on this recipe. Here's mine:
8-12 *large* jalapenos (should be about 3 inches long)
pimento cheese (approximately 2/3 cup)
8-12 strips of thick, hickory smoked bacon
1. Slice jalapenos lengthwise in half, but not all the way through. You don't want to cut through the top portion that holds the seeds. The idea is to be able to access the inside, clean it, stuff it, and grill the pepper without the sides coming apart or the cheese leaking out.
2. Take a small spoon, scrape out the seeds and veins as best as you can (baby spoon or grapefruit spoon works well). If you like hot peppers, you can just rinse the seeds out and leave the veins.
3. Use your finger to stuff as much pimento cheese as possible. But not so much that the partially sliced pepper won't close completely.
4. Microwave the bacon until it's half-way done. Wrap the bacon around the pepper. Use a toothpick to pierce and hold in place.
5. Establish a 'medium heat' in a grill or smoker. Optional: Add hickory chips. Grill/smoke over direct heat. After 5 minutes, flip the pepper. At this point you will want to cook by eye. When the pepper is softened with slight brown blisters, it is done. You don't want to overcook where the pepper becomes totally deflated. Bacon should be brown & crisp. Total cooking time is usually about 10 minutes, but it can vary depending on how hot the grill is.
c0ngrats Grumble69 and thank you all!
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