Smoker action

[stollen]

Throwing a small ham and some atomic buffalo turds on the smoker later today. Got the ABT's prepped and in the fridge, they make a great appetizer



Hopefully going to get some chickens and some pulled pork done one of these weekends that I can freeze for some quick meals when we don't feel like cooking

[maxsmart]

Now I am really hungry.

Care to share the recipe? Looks like something I/we'd enjoy.

[stollen]

Originally Posted by maxsmart

Now I am really hungry.

Care to share the recipe? Looks like something I/we'd enjoy.

Sure! I found it by doing some searching on google so it definitely isn't my own recipe, but here it is:

Ingredients:
12-16 jalapenos, whatever will fit on your smoker
1 package cream cheese (softened)
2 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 package little smokies (as long as it contains twice the number of jalapenos you bought)
1 package bacon (regular, not thick cut)
Your favorite rub (I use Cimarron Doc's rib rub)

Process:
Cut top off of each jalapeno, slice in half the long way, dig out all seeds and light colored "vein". I use gloves for this since doing 14 peppers could (and has) led to burning hands for the rest of the day. A regular spoon makes this step pretty easy. Rinse all pepper halves.

Mix paprika and cayenne pepper with the cream cheese.

Fill each pepper half with the cream cheese mixture, top with a little smokey, then wrap with half a slice of bacon using a toothpick to secure the bacon.

Sprinkle with your favorite rub of choice.

Put on the smoker for 2 hours at 250. I prefer slightly crispier bacon so I turn my smoker up to 300 for the last half hour. If you smoke them for too long at too high of a temperature the jalapenos will loose their structural strength and you might have some cream cheese leaking out in the smoker or they will be difficult to eat.

They will be gone within 5 minutes of taking them off the smoker

I only found 13 decent looking peppers at the store today so that is all I made and had leftover cream cheese mixture, bacon and little smokies.

[JGM411]

That looks really good!

I have never done it with little smokies... excellent idea.

Enjoy..

[dirtbag]

Those look great?
What type of smoker do you have? I've got a Pitmaker Safe.

[maxsmart]

Originally Posted by stollen

Sure! I found it by doing some searching on google so it definitely isn't my own recipe, but here it is:

Ingredients:
12-16 jalapenos, whatever will fit on your smoker
1 package cream cheese (softened)
2 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 package little smokies (as long as it contains twice the number of jalapenos you bought)
1 package bacon (regular, not thick cut)
Your favorite rub (I use Cimarron Doc's rib rub)

Process:
Cut top off of each jalapeno, slice in half the long way, dig out all seeds and light colored "vein". I use gloves for this since doing 14 peppers could (and has) led to burning hands for the rest of the day. A regular spoon makes this step pretty easy. Rinse all pepper halves.

Mix paprika and cayenne pepper with the cream cheese.

Fill each pepper half with the cream cheese mixture, top with a little smokey, then wrap with half a slice of bacon using a toothpick to secure the bacon.

Sprinkle with your favorite rub of choice.

Put on the smoker for 2 hours at 250. I prefer slightly crispier bacon so I turn my smoker up to 300 for the last half hour. If you smoke them for too long at too high of a temperature the jalapenos will loose their structural strength and you might have some cream cheese leaking out in the smoker or they will be difficult to eat.

They will be gone within 5 minutes of taking them off the smoker

I only found 13 decent looking peppers at the store today so that is all I made and had leftover cream cheese mixture, bacon and little smokies.

Gary,

Thank you!

My daughter, son and daughter-in-law are all home today, so I will see if this can be made for a pre-dinner/during-game snack.

[stollen]

Originally Posted by dirtbag

Those look great?
What type of smoker do you have? I've got a Pitmaker Safe.

I have a Traeger Lil Tex. Entry level pellet smoker, but darn reliable and easy to use. Might not be able to brag as much as someone that uses the traditional style smoker, but easily repeatable results using it.

Here is a pic of them in the crock pot ready to head to a party last night, they were the first things gone

[harri009]

Looks delicious. Here's some pork butt and baloney we smoked the other day.

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[dirtbag]

Originally Posted by stollen

I have a Traeger Lil Tex. Entry level pellet smoker, but darn reliable and easy to use. Might not be able to brag as much as someone that uses the traditional style smoker, but easily repeatable results using it.

Here is a pic of them in the crock pot ready to head to a party last night, they were the first things gone

They look even better cooked! MMMM!

[stollen]

Thanks guys, I will start posting more smoker meals, I try to fire it up at least every 2 or 3 weeks. I plan on smoking meat loaf Wednesday, other future plans are salmon, chicken wings, prime rib, and brats (done those several times and will never just throw them on the grill anymore).