Chorizo Stuffed Poppers

What Do I Need To Make fried Jalapeno Poppers?

You will need:

1 8oz block of room temperature cream cheese

salt & pepper & garlic powder

about 7 ounces of pork chorizo

1 pound jalapenos, halved and the seeds removed

avocado oil/lard/tallow for frying

1 egg beaten with a splash of water for egg wash

almond flour- (we used this brand: Nature’s Eats)

crushed pork rinds (we used these 4505 crumbles)

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Chorizo Stuffed Jalapeno Poppers

Yield: 5

Author: Emily

Prep time: 1 HourCook time: 20 MinTotal time: 1 H & 20 M

Ingredients

Poppers

• 1 8 ounce package of cream cheese
• 1 pound of jalapeno peppers, halved and clean
• 1 package of pork chorizo
• 1/2 cup almond flour
• 1/2 cup crushed pork rinds
• oil for frying
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 egg 
• salt
• pepper 

Raspberry Sauce

• 1 tablespoon Smuckers Sugar Free Raspberry Preserves
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Instructions

1. Cook the chorizo for about 10 minutes on medium heat and set aside
2. Combine the package of softened cream cheese with chorizo
3. Fill the jalapeno halves with the chorizo mixture.
4. Layout your "breading stations" (One bowl with almond flour, one bowl with egg wash, one bowl with crushed pork rinds, salt, and pepper all of them and add garlic powder to the pork rinds)
5. CAREFULLY coat your jalapeno poppers in egg wash, then into almond flour, back into the egg wash, and into the pork rinds. 
6. Put them in the freezer for an hour
7. Add about 2 inches of oil into a small pot and heat on medium heat.
8. Fry for a couple of minutes until golden brown and drain on paper towels.

The nutritional information is estimated.

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