Fried Jalapeno Poppers
Jalapeños are the most popular chile peppers in the US. This is probably due to the availability and versatility of the chile. Jalapeños have a balanced combination of flavor and heat. The demand for these have caused breeders to develop a broad range of varieties.
Ingredients:
Canola or Peanut Oil for frying..not shown
Large egg-roll wrappers (1 per each Popper)
One egg..to seal the edges
String Cheese (One stick per Popper)
Fresh Jalapenos (One per each Popper)
Ranch Dressing for dipping
Directions:
Side Note: In hindsight I’d have par-cooked the Jalapeno somehow before stuffing & frying them. Either a partial char over a flame, or even a quick blanch in boiling water, just to take the rawness out of them.
If you choose to par-cook your peppers, do that now however you’d like. Then skip to stuffing them with the Cheese!
Cut off both ends of each Jalapeno & slice them in down the center in half, creating 2 pieces.
Remove all the “stuff” from the insides of the Jalapeno halves..making sure to get all those seeds out!
Add a stick of String Cheese in between those 2 pieces of the Jalapeno, putting it back “together” with the cheese inside
In a small bowl, mix the egg-wash (1 egg beaten with a splash of water)
Lay out a egg-roll wrapper and brush all of the edges with the egg-wash
Roll up the cheese filled pepper inside the wrapper..at a diagonal, just like an egg roll..making sure to fold in the sides good and tight.
In a large pot, add about 3″ of oil, and get it good and hot.
Carefully drop in a couple of Poppers and roll them around in the oil, until they’re evenly crispy and golden! Put those old take-out chopsticks to use..they’re PERFECT for Pepper Popper rolling!
Drain them on some paper towel
Serve them nice & warm.
Dip them in plenty of Ranch.
From ohbiteit.com