I cooked some ABTs for the first time last night. My family's not into spicy food, so I just never got around to making a batch. Feeling like I've been in a grilling funk lately (cooking the same tasty recipes over and over again), I decided to grab a few jalepenos and jump in.
I planned to grill some pork tenderloin indirect, so thought it a good opportunity to squeeze a few ABTs on the grill. Not only had I never cooked an ABT ... I'd never eaten one.
Four large jalepenos split in half, seeds/membrane removed, each half filled with a mixture of cream cheese and sweet italian sausage, wrapped with half a slice of bacon, with toothpick to hold together. So far so good.
I gave the ABTs a head start on the cool side of the grill. When I added the tenderloin, I moved the ABTs closer to the heat which was good because it crisped the bacon nicely.
My 9 year old son said he'd try one. I took one off the grill, cut it into a few pieces, and then gave it a try. Outstanding. My son wolfed down the rest. I retrieved a couple of more, but had to fight my son for my share. Then my wife came home. I didn't tell her it was a jalepeno ... she thought it was incredible. Before I knew it, both my son and wife were grabbing ABTs as fast as they could ... like they hadn't eaten in days ... an ABT feeding frenzy. Who would have known?
I planned to grill some pork tenderloin indirect, so thought it a good opportunity to squeeze a few ABTs on the grill. Not only had I never cooked an ABT ... I'd never eaten one.
Four large jalepenos split in half, seeds/membrane removed, each half filled with a mixture of cream cheese and sweet italian sausage, wrapped with half a slice of bacon, with toothpick to hold together. So far so good.
I gave the ABTs a head start on the cool side of the grill. When I added the tenderloin, I moved the ABTs closer to the heat which was good because it crisped the bacon nicely.
My 9 year old son said he'd try one. I took one off the grill, cut it into a few pieces, and then gave it a try. Outstanding. My son wolfed down the rest. I retrieved a couple of more, but had to fight my son for my share. Then my wife came home. I didn't tell her it was a jalepeno ... she thought it was incredible. Before I knew it, both my son and wife were grabbing ABTs as fast as they could ... like they hadn't eaten in days ... an ABT feeding frenzy. Who would have known?
