Poblano Poppers Recipe

Name: Poblano Poppers - Hangry In Love
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: 8 slices thick-cut bacon; 1 Tbsp oil; 1/2 onion, minced; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 16 oz cream cheese; 3/4 cup Monterey Jack; 3/4 cup cheddar; 1 tsp chili powder; 1 tsp dried oregano; 1/2 tsp cumin; Salt; Pepper; 5 large poblano peppers; 1 cup fine yellow corn meal; 1 cup AP flour; 2 Tbsp granulated sugar; 2 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 cup buttermilk; 1 egg; 2 Tbsp honey; Poblano Popper Filling; 5 corndog sticks; 2 cups plain Panko; Salt; Pepper

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These Poblano Poppers are the closest we’ll ever let ourselves get to the overly-sweet-cake-icing horror of Disney World or Disneyland. A few months ago, a rando reel hit us where a food reviewer was trying out a cheese-stuffed poblano coated in corndog-like batter then rolled in Panko. The way the cheese oozed out of that popper was magical—the kind of magic that’s real and not a struggling actor all dolled up and loaded on benzos. And so this giant app is our ode to never putting on goofy mouse ears and telling ourselves we’re having a GREAT TIME over and over and over in the 3-hour line for a 30-second ride.

PREP TIME

20 mins

COOK TIME

20 mins

SERVINGS

10-12

Ingredients

Poblano Popper Filling

8 slices thick-cut bacon
1 Tbsp oil
1/2 onion, minced
3 garlic cloves, minced
16 oz cream cheese
3/4 cup Monterey Jack
3/4 cup cheddar
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp cumin
Salt
Pepper

Poblano Poppers

5 large poblano peppers
1 cup fine yellow cornmeal
1 cup AP flour
2 Tbsp granulated sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup buttermilk
1 egg
2 Tbsp honey
Poblano Popper Filling
5 corndog sticks
2 cups plain Panko
Salt
Pepper

COOKING INSTRUCTIONS:
Poblano Poppers

Poblano Popper Filling

Preheat oven to 400ºF. On a parchment-lined tray, cook bacon for 18-20 minutes, or until desired doneness. Rotate tray halfway through cooking. Remove from heat and let cool. Crumble. Set aside.
In a medium-sized pan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Sauté onions until tender and just beginning to brown. Add garlic and sauté for a minute or two. Remove from heat and set aside.
In a large bowl, combine bacon, onion, garlic, cream cheese, monterey jack, cheddar, and spices. Mix until well-combined. Refrigerate until ready for use.

Poblano Poppers

Slice off the tops of the peppers. Do not discard the tops. Deseed and remove pith. Set peppers and tops aside.
Fill dutch oven with enough oil so that peppers can be completely submerged straight up and down. Heat to 350ºF.
In a medium bowl, add cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, buttermilk, egg, and honey. Whisk together until well-combined. Set aside.
Fill a shallow dish with Panko and salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
Working one pepper at time, stuff pepper with Poblano Popper Filling. Fill pepper completely but do not overfill. Place pepper top back on pepper. Set aside.
Stick corndog stick through the top of each pepper right next to stem. Be sure to leave enough stick outside the pepper so that you can hold it when frying it.
Working one pepper at a time, completely dredge in batter, then roll pepper in Panko to evenly coat. Holding the stick, submerge pepper in hot oil. Fry for 2-3 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from oil to paper towel-lined tray to drain. Repeat with remaining peppers. Enjoy!