Smoked Jalapeño Poppers Recipe
Jalapeno's have a fantastic natural flavour. Smoking them brings out a totally different side that I have never experienced before. If you can't get enough of that smoky flavour I highly recommend using a smoked cheese forthe filling!
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 200kcal
Ingredients
- 12 ounces of your favorite cheese cream cheese, smoked cheese, blue cheese or goats cheese work really well
- 20 large jalapeño peppers
- 24 sprigs cilantro or parsley leaves
- 10 strips of smoked bacon halved widthwise
Instructions
Indirect Grilling
- Preheat your grill to 400°F following your grills manufacturers instructions and set up for indirect grilling.
- Cut the top of each jalapeño so you can remove all the seeds. The top of the jalapeño is the end with the stem. Make sure you do not throw the tops away, these are important.
- Stuff each jalapeño full of your favorite cheese, or cheese mix. Once each jalapeño is stuffed, replace the tops back on the secure closed with a strip of bacon and a toothpick or small skewer (this is important otherwise your cheese will escape).
- Place the jalapeños on the grill away from the heat source, making sure you have a drip pan underneath. Lay the jalapeños straight on the grill plates or on a grilling rack or tray if you have one.
- You are looking to cook the jalapeños until the bacon has grilled to golden brown and crispy. This will take around 20 - 25 minutes.
- When serving be very careful, the cheese inside is extremely hot. If possible you are best to wait 5 minutes before eating to avoid mouth burns.
Smoking
- Preheat your smoker to 225°F following your smokers manufacturers instructions.
- Cut the top of each jalapeño so you can remove all the seeds. The top of the jalapeño is the end with the stem. Make sure you do not throw the tops away, these are important.
- Stuff each jalapeño full of your favorite cheese, or cheese mix. Once each jalapeño is stuffed, replace the tops back on the secure closed with a strip of bacon and a toothpick or small skewer (this is important otherwise your cheese will escape).
- Place the jalapeños on your smoker racks (with a drip pan underneath) and smoke for 1 - 1.5 hours.
- You are looking for the bacon to be crispy and golden brown.
- When serving be very careful, the cheese inside is extremely hot. If possible you are best to wait 5 minutes before eating to avoid mouth burns.