I made habanero poppers. (habanero, cream cheese, cheddar, chorizo, bread crumb)

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  1. They’re delicious! If you like habanero, you have to try them at some point. I ate most of them and my friend/co-cook ate the rest.

    tips:
    I cooked the chorizo first. I stirred up the peppers a couple of minutes in a skillet to make their texture more bite-through-able. If there was one thing I would do differently, it’s doing something to prevent filling leaking out during reheating. The bread crumbs did that job perfectly for the air fryer though. (So perhaps cutting a sliver off their sides to stuff and de-seed, and leave the tops on until ready to eat.)

    lasting opinion:
    I definitely need to make these again with habanero. But I also want to try serrano, and sugar rush peach.

    ^Yes, ^that ^is ^a ^*control* ^*poblano* ^in ^the ^pic.

    Recipe?
    I didn’t follow any single jalapeno popper recipe, so here’s an approximation:

    * cook ground chorizo
    * prepare a 12-18 large habanero peppers by cutting a thin piece off the side (or cutting off the top), and then removing the seeds. Remove ribs/membranes for less heat.
    * mix together evenly a ratio of 1:2:4 cheddar, chorizo, cream cheese. Around 4oz / 8oz/ 16oz
    * add any additional seasonings if desired (e.g. garlic, etc.) and miz well
    * for a softer pepper, stir-fry the peppers in the chorizo fat renmants for 2-3 minutes, or microwave them (after dipping in water) for 20-30 seconds
    * stuff the peppers
    * dip the exposed cheese into bread crumbs (optional but seems to help keep the cheese in)
    * bake or airfry according to any online recipe’s jalapeno popper instructions, checking on them at around 20% of the timer left.

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