Who doesn’t love bacon? Even the vegetarians I know secretly look back with fond memories of the smell and taste of bacon — although trying to get them to admit it would be a bit difficult. Bacon has gotten beat up over the years for various reasons, but all in all, if you source good quality bacon without some of the ridiculous ingredients that you find in the store-bought brands at your local supermarket, you won’t be hurting yourself in the least.
With all of that being said, bacon is of course great by itself, but it’s even better when used as holding device for some other treat. What better treat than a delicious spicy jalapeño pepper? These Pork-Stuffed Jalapeño Peppers from Mark’s Daily Apple look like the perfect appetizer or even as Mark suggests, as breakfast.
A fresh jalapeño pepper is the perfect delivery vehicle for meat or seafood. When the pepper is cut open, there’s just enough room to stuff a nibble of ground meat, sausage, shrimp or crab. The delicious edible package is sealed with a strip of bacon that drips fatty flavor into the pepper. A stuffed jalapeño can be eaten with your fingers in one or two bites (it’s delicious either hot or cold) and the addictive spicy flavor keeps you coming back for more.
Italian pork sausage is especially good in the pepper, if you want to go all out with pork flavor. Or, you can lighten things up a little by finely chopping raw shrimp in a food processor and stuffing that inside the pepper instead.
