Crab Stuffed Jalapenos
Not your average stuffed jalapeno.
These stuffed jalapenos are seriously going to make your taste buds SO satisfied!! There is a few tips on how I would recommend to make these. If you have ever done with jalapenos before, you know you need to be careful when cleaning them out or else you will burn yourself.
To prep for Jalapenos, I use gloves and I generally clean them out the morning of I plan to serve and set aside. 16 jalapenos will also start to get to your eyes, as in similar to an onion. If you are sensitive I have seen people wear goggles too, but I just try to set away and will go back at it.
Another tip I have is to quick the bacon for like 5-8 minutes in the oven before you wrap your jalapenos. This will help the cheese not overcook and allow the bacon the get more crispy on the final bake.
Then, for the crab cakes since you need to bake them, they will be hot and will soften the cream cheese so if you want to put in right after, I would suggest to mix it all then chill for a bit. You don’t want to cheese/crab stuffing to be too soft or it will melt too quick before the bacon.
Recipe Below:
Servings: 8
Time cook: 1 hour (serves 2 per person)
Ingredients
16 fresh jalapenos, seeded
16 slices of bacon
2 pre-made crab cakes
1/2 15oz can of corn, drained
2 8oz green onion and chive cream cheese
16 oz colby jack and Monterey jack cheese block, shred for freshness
Directions: Cut your jalapenos, I like them to be fat so I use one jalapeno and cut just some off the top. Clean out the jalapenos, seeds and the membranes. Set aside.
For the bacon, bake at 350 F for about 5-8 minutes, pull out and set aside. Keep oven on, crank up to 375 F and then put the crab cakes in the oven for 20 minutes.
While the crab cakes are cooking start to add the cream cheese, shredded cheese, corn together. Once the crab cake is done, pull out and add to mixture. Then mix thoroughly. Fit in fridge for about 20 minutes to chill, then you can start adding to jalapenos.
Add filling to top of pepper and then use one slice of bacon, wrap it around and add a toothpick to seal the end of the bacon so it doesn’t unravel.
Once they are filled, same temp on oven and make for 30 minutes until bacon is nice and crisp.
