I'm going to try my first ABT's either this weekend or next. I was planning on using the cream cheese and pulled pork filler. Any advice on amounts? I was thinking about at least two dozen ABTs.
They are delicious. Be careful not to wrap your bacon tight or it will squeeze out the cheese when it cooks. Also, I like to hand mix my "filling" in a ziploc bag. I cut the corner off and use the bag to fill my peppers.
Good advice Donny, the zip-lock bag trick works Great! and Mike's recipe IS outstanding! I made a batch (over 24 peppers) this past weekend, half grilled, half smoked. I'd go with the smoked ones and leave the grilling for steaks. http://good-times.webshots.com...39990105566169tPwZPV
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Personally I find adding meat to the "filler" is a bit overboard at times.
The problem with adding the smokies or other meat is that you wind up filling up on the suckers!! I personally love the pepper portion and generally only want them as an Appetizer and not the meal.
I mix up a seasoned cream cheese and then pack them with some shredded jack and then wrap in bacon. Really you can't go wrong with ABT's
Thanks to all for the help with the ABTs. After I was done getting all 70 ready I thought to myself....never again, this is too much work...well that was before I ate any. Now I want to make more this weekend! A couple observations...1) I had some maple bacon left over from a bacon apple pie that I made, after comparing the maple vs the regular bacon I will use nothing but Maple bacon going forward. 2) I wrapped a dozen or so in a flatened out biscut with some garlic salt on top, and next time I will be doing most if not all this way. Thanks again for all the help....I am officially hooked!