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Armadillo Eggs

Stuffed jalapeno wrapped in sausage and then wrapped in bacon.
5 from 1 vote
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Course Appetizer, Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 20

Ingredients
  

Sausage Mix

  • 2 lbs Italian Sweet Sausage
  • ⅛ tsp Cumin
  • 2 Garlic Cloves minced
  • 1 tsp Sage Fresh or Dried Chopped and minced
  • 1 tsp Sweet Paprika
  • ½ tsp Freshly Ground Black Pepper
  • ½ tsp Sea Salt
  • 2 tbsp Fermented Jalapeno's Chopped finely Optional

Cream Cheese Filling

  • 8 oz Cream Cheese
  • ½ cup Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese grated
  • 1 TBSP Scallions Finelt Chopped

Assembly: Rolled in Bacon

  • 8-10 Jalapeno Chilis
  • 16-20 Pieces of Bacon

Assembly: Rolled in Bread Crumbs

  • 2 Large Eggs, well beaten
  • ½ Cup Panko Crumbs

Instructions
 

Sausage Mix

  • Unskin the sausages and march chop (or regrind).
  • In a bowl place the unskinned sausage and add the cumin, garlic, sage, paprika, salt and black pepper.
  • Add the fermented Jalapeno’s if you feel there is a need for more spice and heat.
  • Mix thoroughly with clean hands.
  • Set aside.

Cream Chees Filling

  • Bring the cream cheese up to room temperature.
  • Place the cream cheese, grated cheddar cheese and scallions in the bowl and mix well. Set Aside.

Assembly Wrapped in Bacon

  • Wash and rinse the chilis well.
  • Cut the chilis in half longitudinally and scrape out the membranes and seeds.
  • Fill each Jalapeno half with cream cheese filling.
  • Divide the sausage mixture up into about 16 equal portions.
  • Place the sausage portion in your hand and flatten. Place one half filled jalapeno on top and wrap the sausage mixture around the jalapeno. Seal the mixture around the filled jalapeno. These can be wrapped thickly or thinly. I prefer a more thin wrapping. Seal the mixture well around the filled jalapeno.
  • Wrap each sausage-jalapeno packet with one (or two depending on size) pieces of bacon. Wrap tightly. Secure with toothpicks.
  • Place the wrapped packets on a parchment lined cookie sheet.
  • In a 375 degree F oven, bake until the bacon is crisp and brown and the interior temperature of the roll is 160-165 degrees F. About 20-25 minutes. Check a couple with a over thermometer.
  • Remove the toothpicks and serve.

Assembly rolled in Panko

  • Take the Sausage packets, not wrapped in bacon, and roll them in the beaten egg, then roll them into the Panko crumbs covering the entire roll. Place them on the parchment covered cookie sheet.
  • In a 375 degree F oven, bake until the Panko is crisp and brown and the interior temperature of the roll is 160-165 degrees F. About 20-25 minutes.
  • Serve them warm or right out of the oven. These make great appetizers, or the large sizes a main course.

Notes

*Taste each of the chilis. If they are very mild, similar to a green bell pepper, consider adding fermented jalapeno’s to the cream cheese mixture, see the recipe in my blog Wrapitup.com. I like things spicy, so I would add this if necessary.
** These can be made in two different ways, either wrapped in bacon, or rolled in egg and Panko crumbs. I prefer to do half each way, giving my guests the choice. But you certainly can wrap them all in bacon if you wish or roll them all in Panko.
***This all depends on the size of the jalapeno’s. If most are smaller, you may have enough sausage for 20 final “eggs”. If they are bigger you will have less.
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