1 package cocktail weiners
1 bottle Chipotle BBQ sauce (or regular BBQ with ¼ cup Adobo sauce)¾ cup brown sugar
½ cup ketchup
12 jalapenos
4 ounces sharp cheddar
12 slices of bacon
24 toothpicks
In a sauce pan, combine BBQ sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, and onion. Add the cocktail weiners and bring to a
temperature where it bubbles. Stir, reduce
heat to low, cover, and continue heating for 30-45 minutes, stirring now and then
to keep the weiners from sticking to the bottom. While that is cooking… Cut each jalapeno in half and remove the
membranes and seeds. Set aside. Cut the block of cheese into a size that will
fit length-wise into each of the jalapeno.
Set aside. Cut each slice of
bacon in half. After the weiners are
finished, remove from the heat and pull out 24 cocktail weiners. Assemble each jalapeno by putting the cheese
in the jalapeno, then adding the cocktail weiner, wrapping it in a half-slice
of bacon, and holding it together by pushing a toothpick all the way through. Assemble them 1-2 inches apart on a baking
sheet and cook in a preheated oven for 25 minutes at 350 degrees. Remove from oven, increase temperature to 400
degrees. Using a spoon or brush, cover
each jalapeno with a little BBQ sauce from the sauce pan. Return to the oven and cook until the sauce
is bubbling on the jalapenos. Remove
from the oven and serve hot or warm.
