Jalapeno Poppers

Recipe courtesy Rick Schoenberger, The BBQ Shack, Paola, KS

Show: Diners, Drive-ins and DivesEpisode: Real Deal BBQ

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (6)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
10 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
12 jalapeno poppers

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: 12 hr 0 min
Cook: 10 min
Total:: 12 hr 20 min

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Ingredients

1 can whole water chestnuts
2 cups soy sauce
Approximately 1 1/2 to 2-pounds brown sugar
1 dozen large jalapeno peppers
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese
1 pound thin sliced bacon
All-purpose bbq rub

Directions

Preheat grill over medium-high heat.

Take whole water chestnuts, put in a plastic bowl or container of some type and cover the chestnuts with soy sauce. Then pour enough brown sugar into the bowl to cover the chestnuts. It will dissolve as you put it in so it may take a fair amount of brown sugar. Let them marinate, refrigerated, overnight. In the morning, stir the mixture and let sit until you need them.

Cut the stems off the peppers. The larger the jalapeno the better. Core the jalapenos. You can find a tool called a chili twister at most BBQ/fireplace stores. Warm the package of cream cheese in the microwave and squeeze it into a quart freezer bag. Cut a little bit of the corner off the bag and use it as a pastry bag. Fill only the bottom part of the pepper. Now stuff 1 or 2 chestnuts into the pepper. You may need to cut the chestnuts in half. Leave a little space at the top of the pepper. Take a pound of bacon (thin sliced works best) and cut strips of bacon in half. Wrap each pepper with the half slices of bacon. Use toothpicks to keep bacon in place. Using the rest of the cream cheese, fill the remaining space at the top of the peppers. I sprinkle a little bit of all-purpose bbq rub on top for some color. They are ready to cook.

Place onto grill and cook until bacon is done. Watch them closely! If the bacon grease pools it will catch fire. Open grates work good (but the bacon drippings will still catch fire), but an offset fire works best. Also at most BBQ/fireplace stores you can find holders that will hold 1, 2, or 3 dozen jalapenos.

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Shelli San Antonio, TX 09-13-2009
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The Perfect Appetizer!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have been looking for something easy and wonderful to take to parties or serve at home for drop in guests. HOLY COW, I... couldn't stop eating them. I sliced the jalapenos in half since I didn't have the stand, but found it cheaper than William Sonoma online at Bass Pro Shop item # 38-614-995-25 so ordered it today, plus, this one comes with the pepper corer and holds 36 Jalapenos... I stuffed the half pepper with whipped cream cheese, topped with 2 of the marinated sliced waterchestnuts (used sliced because I already had them), wrapped in bacon and laid them seam side down on a rack over a cookie sheet and baked for 30 minutes at 375 degrees and even my 10 year old son loved them. You must take out the seeds and vein out of each pepper though if you don't want them too hot. These are going to make me a legend at parties!!! Ha! I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH WONDERFUL THINGS ABOUT THEM... Thanks again Food Network!!!Read more
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Caryn Las Vegas, NV 02-17-2009
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TO DIE FOR!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

OMG! These are the BEST poppers ever! We smoke ours whenever we have the smoker going....They are the BOMB! However, a... STRONG word of caution! You never know if you're going to get a popper that's "mild", "medium", or one that is so spicy hot that it'll literally take your breath away! We LOVE these! (And we're serving them up for our guests tonight at dinner, along with the freshly caught tuna that we're smoking). As for the popper pan...we got ours at Bass Pro Shops. I wish my hubby would have gotten more pans as we often do BBQ parties at work.....and these things are always a HIT!Read more
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Sabrina Oakdale, MN 01-07-2009
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OMG - Easy and Delicious
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

When my husband suggested making these, I thought it was going to be a pain and I was being stubborn about it. After I... gave in, it was not only easy, but they taste incredible. I think we had them 3 times in the first week! We've made them several times for friends and they are always a hit. The marinade for the water chestnuts is so delicious, I could almost drink it!Read more
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Anonymous 06-30-2008
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Holy Cow!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These are delicious! We tried them this weekend and they are AMAZING! Definately need a cool sweet wine or a beer with... them. The bacon and Chestnut are just soooo good!Read more
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Jo Anne Placentia, CA 06-01-2008
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holder for the jalapeno's
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I've saved this recipe until I could find something that would hold the jalapenos similiar to what I saw on the... show...prayers are answered...they sell the jalapeno roaster holders at William Sonoma! Yippee! Went and picked one up for myself (holds 18 jalapenos) so now I can make these myself!Read more
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RONELL Calimesa, CA 03-06-2008
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Outstanding!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

When we saw this episode, we knew we had to try these. We bake ours instead of grilling them, and they always come out... delicious! The water chestnut addition is, in Guy Fieri's words, WICKED!Read more