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Jalapeno Poppers
Ingredients
- 1 lb jalapenos
- 1 lb cream cheese
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice from 2 limes
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- kosher salt to taste
- 2 cups whole milk
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 cups fine breadcrumbs
- 1 qt vegetable or canola oil for frying
Steps
- Wearing gloves if you have them, trim off and discard the top and bottom of each jalapeño. Cut each jalapeño crosswise into 1-inch rings. Remove seeds and white inner ribs from each ring (a small melon-baller works well for this).
- In a medium mixing bowl, stir cream cheese with lime juice, garlic powder, onion powder, and cumin until thoroughly blended. Season with salt. Using a butter knife, pack cream cheese into each jalapeño ring, filling it completely and smoothing the surface.
- Fill 1 bowl with milk, 1 bowl with flour, and 1 bowl with breadcrumbs. Working 1 popper at a time, dip in milk, then transfer to flour.
- Coat popper in flour all over. Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet and repeat with remaining poppers. Let floured poppers stand for 5 minutes.
- Working 1 popper at a time, return floured popper to milk, turning to coat. Transfer to breadcrumbs.
- Roll each popper firmly in the breadcrumbs, ensuring a dense, heavy coating adheres to the surface.
- Heat 2 inches of oil to 350°F. Add poppers and fry, gently turning and stirring, until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined baking sheet and season with salt. Let stand 5 minutes before serving with salsa.
Appetizers · Recipe entered by: Greg DeSanto
Jalapeno Poppers
Steps
- Wearing gloves if you have them, trim off and discard the top and bottom of each jalapeño. Cut each jalapeño crosswise into 1-inch rings. Remove seeds and white inner ribs from each ring (a small melon-baller works well for this).
- In a medium mixing bowl, stir cream cheese with lime juice, garlic powder, onion powder, and cumin until thoroughly blended. Season with salt. Using a butter knife, pack cream cheese into each jalapeño ring, filling it completely and smoothing the surface.
- Fill 1 bowl with milk, 1 bowl with flour, and 1 bowl with breadcrumbs. Working 1 popper at a time, dip in milk, then transfer to flour.
- Coat popper in flour all over. Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet and repeat with remaining poppers. Let floured poppers stand for 5 minutes.
- Working 1 popper at a time, return floured popper to milk, turning to coat. Transfer to breadcrumbs.
- Roll each popper firmly in the breadcrumbs, ensuring a dense, heavy coating adheres to the surface.
- Heat 2 inches of oil to 350°F. Add poppers and fry, gently turning and stirring, until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined baking sheet and season with salt. Let stand 5 minutes before serving with salsa.