Saturday, September 6, 2014

Fried pepper poppers- garden fresh!

Hello, everybody! The Fresh Pioneer is back with a really fun recipe to use up all the left over peppers in your garden. (what? No leftover peppers?? Well, sometimes my husband eats ours, too, but for some reason... this year I had extra!)
Oooo, pretty peppers!
Mild banana peppers and a little hotter chile de arbol peppers.
In summer, this is what my counter looks like. Complete with little grabby hands.
Grabby and grubby.
OK, so, split the peppers down the center and get out all the seeds. I hear that's where the hot part is. I'm not sure if that's true but I don't want to test it.
So, wash them well and pat dry.
Mix 6 oz of cream cheese 1 tsp minced garlic, 1/2 tsp pepper and a little salt. (The cream cheese is salty, so you don't need much.)
I found this at my local grocery store! Oooh, feeling Southern!!
A friend who lives in Louisiana says she always rolls her batter in cornmeal before frying. I'm gonna try it.
Stuff the peppers with the cream cheese mix.
Mix the batter according to the directions and carefully coat the peppers, making sure the cream cheese doesn't fall out.
Then carefully roll in the corn meal...
Here's an action shot of the peppers getting their battar coating.
Ta-Dah! After frying about four minutes on each side, the batter should be crispy, the pepper slightly cooked (not super soft or slimey, just soft) and the cream cheese soft and melted.
Fresh cukes with cherry tomatoes! A sprig of lemon basil adds a lot of flavor. Over the cukes I usuall squeeze a lime and sprinkle some salt.
Happy summer food! The only part I didn't like was frying over the hot stove, so next time I'll use the fry daddy. Maybe I'll even plug it in outside so it doesn't make the house smell greasy, but even so, this was worth it!!

15 comments:

  1. Oooh now this does look delish. Great use for those peppers. I love it! I I IMagine wrapped in bacon.

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    1. Mmmmm! My friend grills these wrapped in bacon and no breading.

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  2. Tina, wrapped in B-A-C-O-N.... Mmm..... bacon.... peppers.... cheese..... fried....

    I'm so happy with that thought! :)

    Virginia, I love, love, love those pics of that meal. Perfect complement of fresh salad to those peppers! Wonderful!

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    1. These are the pics that will make me weep in January when we haven't seen the sun in weeks and are living on spaghetti and sandwiches.

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    2. P. S. I can't help but see this as "Tina wrapped in bacon". I'd like my Tina without bacon, please.

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  3. You know, when I look at that spread of beautiful coloured veggies and fruits on your counter I wonder how anyone can NOT believe in God. How can something as intricate as a harvest be considered random? I just don't get it.

    Ingenuous recipe, Virginia. I'd never have thunk it up. Hope the grabby hands helped bring in the harvest. :-)

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    1. Amen! I feel the same way! At least, I shake my head at the fabulous artistry of God, who gives all of this to us so freely!
      And jalapeƱo poppers are popular here so really, it's not an original idea but it was still delicious...

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    2. yes! Grabby hands love to pick in the garden! They would be upset if they didn't get to pick the produce!

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  4. Hmmm I have a gag of sweet peppers I want to do something with..had a recipe I thought about trying and with sweet peppers won't have to worry about seeds. I think the membranes are hot too on regular peppers
    Susanna

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    1. Bag not gag.sigh iPad hates me
      Susanna

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    2. Lol!! I wondered if the gag was close to peck!

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  5. Mmm, sounds delish!!! I love peppers in any form. In fact, my whole family does, so there are rarely any left over. I may have to hide a few so I can try this. :)

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    1. My husband is sad if there's no salsa, but he's extra sad if there are no fresh peppers in the summer. I think if we lived in the city, he'd be one of those people who grow veggie plants inside. They'd all be pepper plants, too.
      I'm not a pepper fan, but I do love banana peppers. They have such a mild flavor and a really good crunch to them. Before I was married and I lived alone, I'd just split, salt, and them microwave them on a plate. YUM.

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  6. Beautiful colors and amazing flavors! I want to try this!

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    1. My friend said she made this added and added chopped bacon to the cream cheese mix. Lol. Bacon lovers unite!

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