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Grilled Crab-Stuffed Cherry Peppers

Monday, 26 May 2008

Description

This recipe and others can be found in the book excerpt

Barbecue Inferno,

by Dave DeWitt and Nancy Gerlach

Ingredients

At a glance

Cuisine

Mexican

Southwestern

Ingredient

Chile peppers

Cooking Method

Grill

Heat Level

Chile

Cherry

Meal/Course

Appetizer/Hors d'oeuvre

Side Dish

Serves

The Peppers

12 pickled "hot" cherry peppers

Crab Filling

1 ½ tablespoons cream cheese
1 teaspoon milk
3 tablespoons crab meat (canned works fine)
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
2 teaspoons chopped fresh cilantro
4 teaspoons dried bread crumbs

Methods/steps

Cut out the stems and core the chiles. The opening should be wide enough to fill. The tip of a vegetable peeler works well for this chore.

In a bowl, combine all the ingredients for the filling and mix well. Stuff the cherry peppers with the filling and thread on wooden skewers that have been soaked in water. Be sure to thread the peppers so that the filling side is up.

Grill over a medium fire for about 3 to 4 minutes until hot, and do not turn or the filling could fall out.

Additional Tips

We don’t usually think about grilling pickled peppers, but for some reason they turn out great. Just remember not to over-grill the peppers or they may blacken on the outside. Note that although some commercial cherry peppers are called "hot" by the manufacturers, they are usually rather mild. This recipe is reminiscent of the wonderful canned stuffed jalapeños from Mexico–in fact, this recipe works with pickled jalapeños as well.

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