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Crab + Cream Cheese Jalapeño Poppers

Oven-roasted cream cheese stuffed jalapeño poppers filled with cheesy crab and Chinese sausage filling with a crispy sesame onion topping. East meets West kinda snack with flavors that will tickle your taste buds.

Total Time

35min

4.5

2 Ratings

Author: Pups with Chopsticks

Servings:

Ingredients

•

Chinese Sausage

or 2-3 strips Bacon

•

1/2

Small Onion

or 3-4 Shallots

•

2 tsp

Honey

•

1 cup

Cheddar Cheese

or Mozzarella or Any Type of Cheese

•

1 cup

Cream Cheese , softened

•

Large Jalapeño Peppers

•

1 cup

Imitation Crab

•

1 Tbsp

Soy Sauce

•

2 tsp

Simply Organic Garlic Powder

Crispy Topping

•

2 Tbsp

Sesame Seeds

•

1/2 cup

Panko Breadcrumbs

•

4 Tbsp

Onions , cooked

•

1 Tbsp

Sesame Oil

Cooking Instructions

Set the stove to medium heat and add in the Sesame Oil (1 Tbsp) in a frying pan

Once the oil is hot, add in the Sesame Seeds (2 Tbsp) and toast it for about 10-15 seconds.

Add in the Panko Breadcrumbs (1/2 cup) and fried Onions (4 Tbsp) and toast it for a few minutes until they are golden brown.

Once it is brown, remove it from the heat and set it aside for topping the jalapeño poppers at the very end.

Wash the Jalapeño Peppers (12) and cut them in half lengthwise. When de-seeding the jalapeno, be careful not to breathe in the spicy fumes around the work area or touch your face after.

Using a spoon, jab into the whites of the jalapeno near the top around the stem and scrape downwards. Set aside the scraped out jalapenos.

Finely chop the Onion (1/2) and Chinese Sausage (1) and toast it in a frying pan to release the oils and flavours from the sausage and brown the onions, approximately 10 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

In a small bowl, combine the Cheddar Cheese (1 cup) , Cream Cheese (1 cup) , Soy Sauce (1 Tbsp) , Honey (2 tsp) , toasted onions and Chinese sausage, Imitation Crab (1 cup) and Simply Organic Garlic Powder (2 tsp) . Mix well.

10.

Stuff the jalapeños with the cheese and crab stuffing and place it on a on a cookie sheet with lined with parchment paper.

11.

Roast the jalapeno popppers in the oven for approximately 15 minutes. If you are using smaller jalapenos, roast it for about 12 minutes. Our goal is to not overcook the poppers. Over cooked jalapenos will release a lot of water and make them soggy.

12.

Once it is done roasting, top the jalapenos with the crispy toppings immediately while the cheese is still soft.

13.

Serve and enjoy immediately.

Author's Notes

For a slightly spicier jalapeno, don’t fully scrape out the white membranes from the jalapenos, only remove the seeds. For a less spicy jalapeno, scrape off the seeds and the white membrane completely.

Nutrition Per Serving

CALORIES

216

FAT

16.4 g

PROTEIN

7.6 g

CARBS

10.6 g