New Year Recipes

Hot Popper Dip

If you love deep fried hot jalapeno poppers, you will love this dip. It has all the great spicy flavors of hot poppers, but no stuffing, no frying. This comes together in a snap, and can be heated in the oven or in the microwave.

Hot Popper Dip

Ingredients

  • 2 to 3 fresh jalapeños, for roasting
  • 2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup mayonnaise (not salad dressing)
  • 1 (4 ounce) can diced chiles, drained but not rinsed
  • 1/2 cup pickled jalapeños, chopped fine
  • 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese, divided
  • 1/2 cup Panko bread crumbs for topping

Instructions

  1. Heat your oven's broiler, and set the rack about 6 inches below the element (a toaster oven is great for this) to roast your peppers. Lay the peppers out on baking sheet leaving some room between them.
  2. Rub a little vegetable oil on the peppers and place under the broiler. You will need to keep a close eye on them.
  3. When the peppers begin to blacken pull the tray out and turn the peppers. Return to the broiler, repeating until the peppers are nicely blacked all over and softened.
  4. Remove the peppers from the tray and immediately place them in a zip top bag and seal. Leave them to cool for about 8 to 10 minutes. This step is essential to loosening the skin on the peppers.
  5. After the peppers are cool enough to handle, remove them from the bag and using a paring knife peel away the blackened skin.
  6. Remove the stem and seeds, and finely chop the peppers. If you have sensitive skin, wearing gloves is a good idea for this step. Be careful to wash your hands before touching your face, eyes etc. Peppers can be refrigerated overnight at this point, but it is not necessary.
  7. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
  8. In a large mixing bowl, or in your stand mixer, blend the cream cheese, mayonnaise, and half of the grated cheese until smooth.
  9. Stir in the diced chilies, pickled jalapenos and roasted jalapenos. Spread into a 9-inch glass or ceramic pie plate, or casserole dish.
  10. Toss the remaining cheese with the Panko, and sprinkle evenly over the surface of the dip.
  11. Bake until heated through, about 20 to 30 minutes OR microwave for 3 to 5 minutes until hot.
  12. Serve with baked tortilla chips or Cheddar cheese crackers.

Notes

Be sure to soften the cream cheese first to ensure a smooth dip, and easy mixing.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: King Arthur Flour







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