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These armadillo eggs are one of the best ideas I've heard of and tried. Spicy bratwurst sausage is molded around a jalapeños pepper stuffed with cream cheese to form an egg. What else could you ask for?
Put the cream cheese into a small bowl and use a toothpick to add a tiny bit of the paste food coloring (this paste is very concentrated, so a little goes a long way). Mix the coloring thoroughly into the cream cheese. Add more, if you need it, to achieve a bright golden color, like the yolk of an egg.
Transfer the cream cheese to a pastry bag fitted with a wide tip and pipe the cheese into the jalapeños. (You can make your own pastry bag by using a small zippered plastic bag and snipping off one corner.)
Divide the sausage into 12 pieces. Flatten each piece into a disk, place a filled jalapeños in the center, and wrap the sausage around it, pressing the edges to seal. Form the sausage into the shape of a large egg.
Smoke for 1 1/2 hours at 250 degrees F.
Slice to serve. The slices will resemble sliced hard-cooked eggs, with the colored cream cheese looking like the yolk. Serve with the dressing, if desired.
By Connie from Cotter, AR
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07/01/2008
I have also made this variation of Armadillo Eggs (and we also call them Armadillo Eggs!):
Slice whole jalapeno peppers in half lengthwise and scoop out seeds (I have to wear plastic gloves or my hands will be burning hours later from the jalapenos). I then fill each half with some cream cheese, not a lot, but just to level it off (or less), then wrap each half in bacon and secure with a toothpick, or you can put them on a skewer. Again, for the bacon, I take a slice of bacon and cut it into several pieces, you don't need a big piece. I'll either put them on the grill (if skewered) or you can put them on a cookie sheet and bake in the oven on 350 degrees for about 20-30 minutes. These are always a "sure fire" hit with company and are even good reheated. You can also make them ahead of time (if you have a bumper crop of jalapenos in your garden) and freeze them!
Enjoy!
By Sandie (Guest Post)
06/30/2008
I want to make these, is there any other way to cook them? I do not have a smoker.
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