Cookbook:Jalapeno Sausage and Bacon Appetizers (Atomic Buffalo Turds)

| Appetizers | Texas cuisine

Atomic buffalo turds (also known as ABTs) are a variation of the jalapeño popper.

Ingredients

 * Jalapeño peppers
 * Cream cheese
 * Cocktail sausages
 * Bacon slices

Procedure

 * 1) Halve the jalapeño peppers lengthwise and scrape out membrane and seeds.
 * 2) Fill the peppers with cream cheese, and then place a cocktail sausage on top of the cream cheese.
 * 3) Cut the bacon slices in half, and wrap each halved pepper in bacon. A cocktail stick or toothpick can be used to hold the ABTs together if needed.
 * 4) Cook the ABTs by barbecuing, baking, or grilling. They are done when the bacon is crisped and the jalapeño has softened but not to the point of collapsing. When oven-baked or indirectly grilled, they are typically cooked at approximately 275°F (135°C) for 2 hours, or until bacon is crisped.

Notes, tips, and variations

 * Try using cheddar cheese or other cheese in place of the cream cheese.
 * If the heat of the jalapeño peppers does not appeal, bell peppers may be used instead—quarter the bell peppers and scrape out the seeds before filling.
 * The ABTs can be basted with a barbecue sauce before being cooked.