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Texas Twinkies From Fozen

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Skims_Smokehouse
Skims_Smokehouse Posts: 60
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I have made these several times now.  They take a bunch of effort, so I wanted to preprep them.  After wrapping them in bacon, I vac sealed them and put them in the freezer.  For science, I wanted to see if I could grill them straight from frozen.  Meat church cooks them unfrozen for 90 minutes @250°F.  I went with 300°F for 90 minutes.  Essentially you’re just looking for the bacon to cook.

Texas Twinkies:
smoked cream cheese
Leftover brisket
12ish jalapeños
bacon (2 slices per jalapeño)


green egg
thawed: indirect 250°F, 90 minutes
from frozen: indirect 300°F, 90 minutes

Hat tip Meat Church
https://youtu.be/S52hv2vwSuk
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  • JohnfromKentucky
    JohnfromKentucky Posts: 432
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    how were they? Did the frozen ones crisp up the jalapeño?  They look good!
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  • Hotch
    Hotch Posts: 3,564
    edited December 2022
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    If they are already cooked/smoked, I sous vide them at a water temp of 50* to defrost and then they hit the air fryer!

    Large BGE, MiniMAX BGE, 2 Mini BGE's, R&V Fryer, 36" Blackstone Griddle, Camp Chef Dual Burner 40K BTU Stove
    BGE Chiminea
    Prosper, TX
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  • Skims_Smokehouse
    Skims_Smokehouse Posts: 60
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    JohnfromKentucky said:
    how were they? Did the frozen ones crisp up the jalapeño?  They look good!
    They were excellent- accolades coming from everyone who tried them.  Only the bacon was crispy.  I did the step where you smoke the jalapeños for 30 minutes to make them pliable.  So crunchy on the outside, soft and delicious on the inside.
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  • Skims_Smokehouse
    Skims_Smokehouse Posts: 60
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    Hotch said:
    If they are already cooked/smoked, I sous vide them at a water temp of 50* to defrost and then they hit the air fryer!

    Oh nice, how long does this take?  My method still takes 2 hours from frozen to preheat the egg and do the cook.  It would be nice to reduce it further.
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