ABT Recipe (BACON!)

[Smokin Gator]

I make them a lot and they are always a hit.

I usually only use cream cheese for the stuffing, but have put all kinds of things in there. Two favorites are chopped little smokie sausages and chopped cooked shrimp.

I also use the whole jap. I cut of the stem end and clean out the seed/veins with a vegetable peeler.

Two more tips... wear gloves. The more of these you do the more sensitive it seems you will become. Now if I don't wear gloves by hand swell and get really stiff. Another is to use thin sliced bacon and kind of stretch it as you put it on. It will get much crispier that way

Here are some I made over the 4th of July:

[Steve]

I have made these quite a bit as well. I have also done it with habenaros. I have also done similar things with small portabello mushrooms. I save some of my pulled pork from my last cook to mix in as well.

Originally Posted by Smokin Gator

Two more tips... wear gloves.

X2

One time I didn't wear gloves and had to stop while prepping the peppers to use the rest room. Now, I guess I'm a bit slow, because while I always wash up after going, I didn't before I went. Lord almighty! NOT fun! 2nd degree chemical burns on a VERY tender part of the anatomy is NOT recommended!!!

That is something that you will only do ONCE in a lifetime, I guarantee that!