Texas Woodpecker Eggs Recipes

EASY ARMADILLO EGGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a bowl, mix the cream cheese, bacon bits, chives, and hot sauce. In a separate bowl, mix the uncooked sausage and Cheddar cheese. On a flat surface, mix the seasoned coating mix, cumin, and chili powder.
• Cut a slit lengthwise into each jalapeno pepper, and remove the seeds. Stuff the peppers with the cream cheese mixture. Press the sausage mixture around the stuffed jalapenos, and roll in the seasoned coating mix to coat.
• Arrange the coated jalapenos on a baking sheet in a single layer. Bake 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until the sausage is evenly brown.

TEXAS LIZARD EGGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Split the jalapenos end to end, making little "canoes" of them.
• Clean out the centers, removing all the seeds and veins.
• Fill each half level with cream cheese.
• With the sausage, take a "meatball" sized portion, flatten it in your hand, making a rectangle out of it.
• Take the filled jalapeno half and wrap it completely with the sausage.
• Wash hands thoroughly to remove pepper "stuff".
• Place on a broiler pan or cooling rack suspended over a baking pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake in the oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until evenly browned.
• Let "eggs" cool a bit and enjoy!

TEXAS ARMADILLO BALLS

Steps:

• Follow Directions on the 2 Package of Corn bread mix to make yellow corn bread. Once the corn bread is done let cool and crumble corn bread into small pieces.
• Sauté' vegetables in butter.
• Add crumbled cornbread and add broth and stir until smooth and thin.
• Add sage and cream of chicken soup. Stir and mix well.
• Add diced Habanera Pepper, diced Jalapeño Pepper, Fresh Ground Black Pepper, Crushed Red Pepper, and Cayenne Pepper to taste. (I like a lot but I'm a Texan).
• Bake on 350 until slightly thick and brown. (I like to stir mine every 15 min and taste to see if I nee to spice it up).
• Once brown take out of oven and allow to cool.
• Place 4 to 5 beat eggs, flour and bread crumbs in 3 separate bowls.
• Once the dressing is cool, scope up some dressing with a spoon and form a ball.
• Dip the ball in the flour, then the beat egg, then the bread crumbs.
• Deep fry on 350 degrees for 2 to 3 minutes. (Not too long, remember the inside is already cooked. You just want a nice hard crunchy exterior).

TEXAS DEVILED EGGS

Steps:

• Cook eggs in simmering water for 20 minutes, cool under running water.
• Peel and cut eggs in half lenghtwise, remove yolks and set whites aside.
• put still warm yolks into a plastic food storage bag with mayonnaise, mustard, pickle juice, worcestershire sauce and seasonings; squeeze bag to mash yolks and mix ingredients.
• refrigerate filling and eggs whites seperately. Fill egg whites just before service.
• sprinkle eggs with paprika before service.

TEXAS ARMADILLO EGGS

Steps:

• Cut off stems of jalapenos; using a knife and scooping action, remove all seeds and ridges. Rinse well; be sure you have all the seeds out!
• Combine sausage, egg, and bread crumbs in a bowl.
• Fill jalapenos with cream cheese, using a spoon or cake decorator with large tip.
• Make small patties with the sausage mix; wrap one around each jalapeno, sealing it with your fingers.
• Place on cookie sheet; bake in over at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes. Let cool, cut in half across the middle. Makes 40 Jalapeno eggs.
• Serve with or without a salsa dip.

SHAKE-N-BAKE ARMADILLO EGGS

Steps:

• Slice the peppers in half lengthwise down one side only and scrape out the seeds. If you accidentally cut all the way through, just try to keep the two halves together.
• Mix Bisquick, sausage and cheddar in a large bowl.
• Place the beaten egg in a shallow bowl,.
• also put the Shake N Bake in a shallow bowl.
• Stuff each pepper with shredded jack, then stick the halves back together, if separated.
• Grab a handful of the sausage mixture and wrap around the pepper in the shape of an elongated egg.
• Dip in beaten egg and roll in Shake N Bake to coat evenly.
• Place on a greased baking sheet. When the peppers are all ready, bake at 350F for 25 minutes or till crisp.
• This recipe for Armadillo Eggs serves/makes 20.
• CAUTION! IF USING HABENAROS, USE OWN DISCRETION AS TO PEPPER PROPORTIONS. Maybe make some jalapeno and some habenaros.
• Be sure to de seed peppers accordingly depending on your tolerance for oral agony!

WELSH EGGS (ORIGINAL)

Steps:

• Melt the butter or oil in a medium saucepan and then add the 3 tablespoons flour. Stir around until the flour is absorbed and the mixture is smooth. Continue to stir until it thickens slightly, or browns a little.
• Add the 1 cup milk and bring to a boil.
• Add the chopped leeks, mustard, pepper, and salt. Stir until thickened and cooked -- about 5 minutes. Add the chopped boiled eggs.
• At this point, if you wanted, you could add a little cheese.
• Divide the hot egg mixture among the toast, and enjoy.