Sunday, December 20, 2009

Any great appetizer recipes for use of fresh jalapenos?

I have a ton left from my garden,not sure what to do.Have already made poppers w/cheese.Any great appetizer recipes for use of fresh jalapenos?
Cut the pepper in half, clean them out and stuff them with cheese and half a strip of bacon. Broil till bacon is done.


Also try a mixture of cooked Jimmy Dean sausage and cream cheese. This is a great appetizer.


If you're a tuna fan, stuff with tuna and sprinkle with cheese.Any great appetizer recipes for use of fresh jalapenos?
I know this sounds odd, but my wife was making candy last night and I dipped a pepper in the melted chocolate and it was awesome. Just let the melted choc, cool down a bit. Decided to call it hot chocolate....
how about a layerd taco dip??? with refried beans on bottom, some sour cream top with tomatoes, onions, little strips of lettuce, olives and cheese and some of the peppers
salsa


1/2 cup diced onion


1/4 to 1/2 jalapeno pepper


finely chopped


1 cup diced tomato ( about 2 med )


2 - 4 cloves garlic


fresh cilantro or parsley to taste


salt and pepper to taste





this is a great veggie dip or you can use it to use as a dip for


deep fried mushrooms onion rings cheese or what ever





or make a layered dip


hamburg mixed with taco seasoning on the bottom


sour cream next if you feel brave add little cream cheese to the sour cream


next add the salsa that is above


then finely shredded cheese what ever one you like the best





hint the finer the cheese the easier it will be for your guests to pick it up with chips





i put this in a 2.5 '; deep tray and have sm plates beside it for people to serve themselves and a bowl of corn chips or sm pieces of dark toasted breads
Hot Jalapeno Crab Dip Recipe from Everyday Is A Party Cookbook, by Emeril Lagasse, with Marcelle Bienvenu and Felicia Willett, published by William Morrow, 1999


Show: Emeril Live


Episode: Every Day's a Party

















1 pound lump crabmeat, picked over for shells and cartilage


1 teaspoon chopped garlic


1/2 cup chopped jalapenos


1/4 pound Monterey Jack cheese with jalapenos, grated


1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce


1 teaspoon hot sauce


1/2 teaspoon salt


1/2 cup mayonnaise


2 ounces Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, grated


1 recipe Toasted Croutons, recipe follows





Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Combine the crabmeat, garlic, jalapenos, Monterey Jack, Worcestershire, hot sauce, salt, and mayonnaise in a medium-size mixing bowl. Toss gently to mix. Spoon the mixture into a medium-size mixing bowl. Sprinkle the Parmesan cheese evenly on the top of the crabmeat mixture. Bake until golden brown and bubbly, about 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and let sit for about 5 minutes before serving with the croutons.
Black Bean Soup With Jalapenos


Yield: 8 Servings





Ingredients





8 jalapeno chiles, stems and


-seeds re; moved, chopped


1 tb dried crushed red chile,


-seeds incl; uded


2 c black beans, sorted and


-rinsed


2 tb bacon fat or vegetable oil


2 md onions, chopped


4 cloves garlic, minced


1 lg ham hock


1 c canned tomatoes, chopped


2 ts ground cumin


1 ts ground epazote (optional)


1 ts ground coriander


1/4 ts ground cloves


1 tb red wine vinegar


6 to 8 cups water


3 tb tequila (optional)





Instructions





Serves 8





Sour cream for garnish





Cover the beans with water and soak them overnight.





Saute onion and garlic in bacon fat until soft.





Combine all ingredients, except tequila and sour cream, in large pot


and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 2 to 3 hours or


until beans are soft.





Remove ham hock and shred meat.





Divide soup in half, puree half of it and add back to the remaining


soup. Add shredded meat and simmer for 15 minutes or until thickened


to desired consistency.





Remove from heat, stir in tequila, garnish with sour cream, and serve.

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