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As somebody who loves jalapeños, loves cheese, and doesn’t love soccer, I reject any implication that jalapeño poppers are a seasonal snack. Tremendous Bowl, certain, however any day of the yr is worthy of their crispy-spicy-gooey goodness. Jalapeño poppers are timeless.
And in additional methods than one. Whereas some spots in Texas lay declare to the invention and Anchor Meals Merchandise even trademarked the identify between 1993 and 2004, as Daniela Galarza writes in Eater, “It is clear to me that an American jalapeño popper is a Mexican chile relleno — a pepper full of cheese and cooked.” Such a wise mixture has been round since lengthy earlier than recipes or emblems.
This riff takes all of the craveability of these contrasts — crunchy meets gooey, spicy meets creamy — and flips it on its head. As a substitute of stuffing cheese right into a pepper, then overlaying with bread crumbs, we’re stuffing peppers and cheese between bread. Which is to say: We’re making a grilled cheese sandwich.
In fact, this being Massive Little Recipes, we’re skipping some elements alongside the way in which. (Don’t be concerned, you will not miss them.)
Plenty of jalapeño popper recipes embody a couple of cheese, often cream cheese and cheddar, and even Parmesan has been recognized to weasel its approach into the combo. We’re not doing that. As a substitute, Pepper Jack is melty, punchy, and brings bonus jalapeños to the combo.
Likewise, onion, scallion, and/or chive are all revered however not wanted right here. An ample quantity of jalapeños — two peppers per sandwich — offers greater than sufficient chew.
Many, if not most, jalapeño poppers embody bacon. Generally wrapped across the chile, generally crumbled on prime. And if that makes your mouth water, go — discover your pleasure. Bacon is nice right here, particularly since you should use the rendered fats to toast the bread.
However for anybody who would not eat meat — or anybody who does, you are welcome, too — the recipe features a bonus possibility: barbecue potato chips. Meaty in their very own approach and delightfully crunchy, these take the sandwich, buckle it up in a rocket ship, and ship it to outer area. Have a look at it go.
Recipe: Jalapeño Popper Grilled Cheese
