Chorizo Poppers Recipes

SMOKED GOUDA-CHORIZO JALAPENO POPPERS

Steps:

• Special Equipment: parchment paper
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Brown chorizo in a skillet over medium-high heat, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and place into a large mixing bowl. Add the cheese, red onion, egg, cream cheese, sour cream, hot sauce, and salt and pepper, to taste. Press into jalapeno halves and assemble on a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake until golden and bubbly, about 20 minutes.

CHORIZO POPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a skillet, cook chorizo and onion over medium heat until sausage is cooked through, 5-7 minutes. Transfer to a bowl using a slotted spoon. Stir in all remaining ingredients except jalapenos., Cut jalapenos lengthwise in half; remove seeds and membranes. Fill each half with scant 1 tablespoon sausage mixture. Place in greased 15x10x1-in. pans. Bake, uncovered, until heated through, 18-20 minutes.

CHORIZO CHILE POPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Place chorizo, tomato, quinoa, garlic, cilantro, 2 teaspoons of the ancho chile pepper and chili powder in food processor; cover. Process until well blended.
• Fill each pepper with 1 heaping teaspoon chorizo mixture. Top with crumbled queso fresco.Place peppers on foil-lined baking pan.
• Roast 10 to 15 minutes or until filling is cooked through (internal temperature of 165°F). Mix Mexican crema, lime juice and remaining 1/2 teaspoon ancho chile pepper. Serve with Chorizo Chile Poppers.

JAMIE'S CHORIZO SAUSAGE POPPERS

Steps:

• 1. Clean and finely chop button mushrooms.
• 2. Drizzle some olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
• 3. Saute the mushrooms and set aside in a bowl.
• 4. Open the chorizo sausage and remove from the casing.
• 5. Place in a skillet over medium heat and cook about 7 minutes.
• 6. Chop and dice fine the jalapeno peppers.
• 7. In a mixing bowl place the cream cheese.
• 8. Add in the mushrooms and peppers.
• 9. When sausage is ready, drain off the grease and add to the mixture and begin to mix by hand.
• 10. I used my mini muffin pan, pinched off crescent roll and flattened place in pan and added a spoonful of mixture, then pinched closed. It is ok that it comes out some.
• 11. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for about 7 to 8 min. being careful not to burn.
• 12. Remove from muffin tin as soon as they come out and place on a dish. Serve with sour cream or salsa. Maybe both.

SPANISH CHORIZO AND PEPPERS (PIMIENTOS Y CHORIZO FRITO)

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Rinse green and yellow peppers, then remove stems and seeds.
• Cut peppers into lengthwise slices, about 1/3-inch wide.
• Peel and finely chop garlic and set aside.
• Cut the chorizo into 1-inch lengths.
• Pour 4 to 5 tablespoons olive oil into a heavy-bottomed frying pan and heat.
• When the oil is hot, fry chorizo pieces and pepper strips, stirring often.
• When peppers are browned and almost cooked, add minced garlic and continue to fry. Stir often, to prevent burning, for another minute or so.
• When chorizo and peppers are completely cooked, serve on a platter with rustic bread.
• Enjoy.

CHORIZO STUFFED JALAPENO POPPERS

Steps:

• Cook the chorizo for about 10 minutes on medium heat and set aside
• Combine the package of softened cream cheese with chorizo
• Fill the jalapeno halves with the chorizo mixture.
• 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)
• CAREFULLY coat your jalapeno poppers in egg wash, then into almond flour, back into the egg wash, and into the pork rinds.
• Put them in the freezer for an hour
• Add about 2 inches of oil into a small pot and heat on medium heat.
• Fry for a couple of minutes until golden brown and drain on paper towels.