Armadillo Eggs

Every year we celebrate Christmas with my in laws on Christmas Eve and every year for dinner we have a bunch of appetizers. This year I decided to make a grilled appetizer. I looked through pages and pages of recipes until I finally found the one I wanted to make.  Armadillo eggs!!! I immediately ran to the store to buy the ingredients. 

I sautéed the shallots in butter and seasoned them with salt and pepper. I then mixed the shallots with the cream cheese and finely shredded sharp cheddar cheese.

I then halved and seeded the jalapeños and stuffed them with the cheese and shallot mixture. 

I then took the bulk Italian sausage, flattened it out like a burger patty and wrapped the stuffed jalapeños in the sausage. Then I seasoned them with some of my Crabby's Pork Rub.

I set up the grill for indirect grilling. I put aluminum foil on the charcoal grate on the opposite side and added a chunk of cherry wood. 

After about 20 minutes, I turned them and let them cook for another 10 minutes. 

I pulled them off and brought them in the house to let them rest. 

I was running low on sausage so I wasn't putting as much sausage around the stuffed jalapeños towards the end. While cooking, the sausage shrank a little and the cream cheese leaked out making a small mess. Thank goodness I put the foil down on the charcoal grate! I thought they came out really good. Next time I will make sure to use more sausage around the jalapeños. 

Thanks for looking!!!

Chuck