Fresno Poppers

[mr_whipple]

Went to the store yesterday to grab some jalpenos to make some poppers and bam... piles of beutiful red fresno and jalapenos. With all the talk about them lately I knew I had to shift gears and use the fresnos.

Canoe style...

Forgot to take a pic of the stuffing, but it was chopped up left over smoked chicken thighs that I had sauced with some of this and mixed with a jarlsberg/jalapeno cheese dip the local Kroger sells. I mixed in a touch of the sauce also. I drive by there fairly often and stop to eat their breakfast, but the Q is not so stellaralthough I do love their sauce. It's the not so famous Virginia style Q sauce. Hard to describe.. maybe I'll try another day to put it to words.

Anyway.. stuffed them full and wrapped with Smitfiled thick cut bacon. I don't normally use thick cut, but when I do them on the kettle it's my go to. Super thin bacon just can't take the heat quite like the thick stuff.

And there you have it.. These things were quite large. I made two slider sammiches out of a few and called it dinner.

Thanks for looking and happy Sunday!

 

[6GRILLZNTN]

Heck yea Dude! I'll take a half dozen of those any day. Nice job!

 

[Steve H]

Looks good! How was the heat on those fresnos?

 

[mr_whipple]

Looks good! How was the heat on those fresnos?

Quite nice. I tried leaving as much rib inside the peppers as I could but took a little more than I cared for. Too many barley pops by that time of day. I like my poppers on the hot side and these could have been, but no complaints. I just ate the last two for breakfast and can still feel a good tingle as I type.

 

[Steve H]

Quite nice. I tried leaving as much rib inside the peppers as I could but took a little more than I cared for. Too many barley pops by that time of day. I like my poppers on the hot side and these could have been, but no complaints. I just ate the last two for breakfast and can still feel a good tingle as I type.

Thanks. I've heard that they are warmer than jalapenos. I removed the seeds and ribs on the ones I'm fermenting.

 

[mr_whipple]

Thanks. I've heard that they are warmer than jalapenos. I removed the seeds and ribs on the ones I'm fermenting.

Eh... I eat more jalapenos than fresno but I'd say heat varies from pepper to pepper. They do have a different flavor that's for sure. I bet the hot sauce will be killer either way.

 

[Steve H]

That's true. I've had jalapenos before that were without hardly any heat. And some that were pretty darn warm. I should have tried one of the fresnos before I started the batch.

 

[jcam222]

Looks great! I know id like the kicked up heat of the fresno

 

[JLeonard]

Heck yea Dude! I'll take a half dozen of those any day. Nice job!

I’ll take the other half and a tall glass of sweet tea! Looks great.

Jim

 

[chilerelleno]

Mmmmm, looking good!
Don't turn your back on those, they'll disappear.

 

[Jd00047]

Those look great! Fresno Peppers are my favorite!

 

[tx smoker]

Pretty tasty looking stuff!! As much as I love seeing jalapeno poppers, it's always nice to see a different take on them.

Robert

 

[fxsales1959]

Went to the store yesterday to grab some jalpenos to make some poppers and bam... piles of beutiful red fresno and jalapenos. With all the talk about them lately I knew I had to shift gears and use the fresnos.

Canoe style...

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Forgot to take a pic of the stuffing, but it was chopped up left over smoked chicken thighs that I had sauced with some of this and mixed with a jarlsberg/jalapeno cheese dip the local Kroger sells. I mixed in a touch of the sauce also. I drive by there fairly often and stop to eat their breakfast, but the Q is not so stellaralthough I do love their sauce. It's the not so famous Virginia style Q sauce. Hard to describe.. maybe I'll try another day to put it to words.


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Anyway.. stuffed them full and wrapped with Smitfiled thick cut bacon. I don't normally use thick cut, but when I do them on the kettle it's my go to. Super thin bacon just can't take the heat quite like the thick stuff.

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And there you have it.. These things were quite large. I made two slider sammiches out of a few and called it dinner.
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Thanks for looking and happy Sunday!

Looks like a great race meal. I haven't bought store bacon in years but might hunt some up for ABT's

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

Good looking peppers. I love those things. I just got some today than forgot to get filling. Was thinking crab dip or pimento cheese.

 

[mr_whipple]

Dang... that was only last month and I already forgot about them. They were awesome, but so were the smoked salmon poppers. Good times!

 

[HalfSmoked]

Nice looking ABT'S

Warren

 

[LhornR]

Eh... I eat more jalapenos than fresno but I'd say heat varies from pepper to pepper. They do have a different flavor that's for sure. I bet the hot sauce will be killer either way.

Heat can be all over the place even on peppers on the same plant. If the pant gets stressed with high temps or drought it will make even a mild pepper like fire.

You guys probably know this already..but for more heat with pepper..especially jalapenos...look for the ones with loots of corking lines on them.