Armadillo eggs

[bearfan454]

Get a can of pickled whole jalapenos. Carefully scrape out the seeds leaving it with just a small hole where the stem was. Fill with cream cheese. Stick a cooked shrimp in there too leaving the tail hanging out. Dip in flour or cornmeal, then eggwash, then flour or cornmeal again. Deep fry quickly until brown. Enjoy.

They served these at Mrs bearfan's Christmas party Sat night. I hadn't eaten these in a long time. They are superb.

[The empressof all]

1. God those sound good

Must the jalapeno's be pickled or could I use fresh? I'm gonna try some of these puppies.

[bearfan454]

2. I've never tried fresh.

I have always used canned pickled jalapenos. The breading is the trick. That's why I do dry - eggwash - dry again before frying. Make sure it sticks good. You could even put them in a bag of seasoned flour or cornmeal and freeze them before frying if you wanted to make sure the breading stuck really good.

[The empressof all]

3. I do poppers all the time

Fresh jalapenos work well for those. I was trying to imagine the difference with the pickley taste. It actually sounds kind of good. I've stuffed them with Cajun crab dip which is fabulous.

You are absolutely right about the breading. It's crucial that it is done correctly. Fridging or freezing does increase your chances of it sticking on correctly. My problem with the coating is that I get impatient and sometimes try to fry before the oil is hot enough. You'd think I would learn already that you just gotta wait until you get the oil right.