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Two Questions (and one provisional) on Stuffed Jalapenos

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TEggSun
TEggSun Posts: 244
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I'm going to attempt stuffed jalapenos for the first time.  I will be using what is left of the brisket I smoked Thursday, combining it with habanero jack cheese and some sauce.  I'm also considering adding some jalapeno bacon to the fray.

Here is where I could use some advice:
1.  I am cooking them in a pepper rack.  Should I go direct or indirect?
2.  What temp would you recommend?
3.  If I use bacon, should I pre-cook it or just cut it up and put it into the mix?
Transplanted from Austin, Texas to Medina, Ohio

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  • DMurf
    DMurf Posts: 481
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    1. I prefer indirect myself 300 - 350 in or out of a rack.
    2. See the above.
    3. It sounds like you are going to add the bacon to the filling, if this is the case then personally I would cook the bacon first. In making ABTs I wrap the bacon around the pepper and use toothpicks to secure it to the pepper, then lay the peppers out on the grid. This allows the bacon to get crispy.

    Remember that when you roast the peppers the longer you go the milder the pepper will become. Hopes this helps a bit.
    David
    BBQ since 2010 - Oh my, what I was missing.
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  • TEggSun
    TEggSun Posts: 244
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    Thanks, @DMurf.  Great input.  You are correct, I'm was considering the bacon as part of the stuffing, but I might just go for the wrap.
    Transplanted from Austin, Texas to Medina, Ohio

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  • DMurf
    DMurf Posts: 481
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    If you do a search for ABT (Atomic Buffalo Turds) you will get lots of ideas. Some people make boats by slicing the pepper in half and some leave them whole. The great thing is that I have never made them wrong.
    David
    BBQ since 2010 - Oh my, what I was missing.
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 32,384
    edited July 2013
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    ABT's-I slice the jala in half and remove veins and seeds, within reason.  Then stuff with a hot sausage (precooked) and habanero cheese mix.  Wrap in bacon (not pre-cooked) and go high-raised direct (around 350*F on the dome and about 3" above the gasket line) til the bacon is finished.   Inhale on day one and exhale on day two :)
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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  • TEggSun
    TEggSun Posts: 244
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    Thanks for the input @DMurf and @lousubcap.  The offering turned out quite well.
    Transplanted from Austin, Texas to Medina, Ohio

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  • FearlessTheEggNoob
    FearlessTheEggNoob Posts: 888
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    Wear gloves during the preparation.

    Gittin' there...
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