Chinese Stuffed Jalapeños – Grandma’s Recipe

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Stuffed Jalapeños

Pork and shrimp stuffed jalapeños are one of my family’s favorite dishes to make at home. Some of us eat spicy and some of us don’t —so that’s why we soak some in water to make the flavor more mild.

My grandma made this for me almost every week after school to go with some rice and vegetables. This dish also is very nostalgic because every time I ate a super spicy jalapeno, my grandma would always laugh at me. Hope you enjoy my grandma’s recipe!

INGREDIENTS YOU NEED FOR YOUR STUFFED JALAPENOS:

• jalapeno
• corn starch
• corn oil (to fry)
• garlic cloves, roughly chopped
• water

Filling:

• ground pork
• shrimp
• soy sauce
• salt
• chicken bouillon
• olive oil
• corn starch
• egg

STEPS TO MAKE THE STUFFED JALAPENOS:

1. Cut off the stems of the jalapeno. Then, cut them off in half and take out the seeds. Make sure you wear gloves to do this so your hands don’t burn later.
2. (optional) Soak the jalapeno in water for 1-4 hours. Then pour out the water. This method helps to make the jalapenos less spicy.
3. Mince 10-14 pieces of shrimp until it forms a paste.
4. To make the filling, mix ½ pound ground pork, minced shrimp, ½ tbs soy sauce, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon, 1 tbs olive oil, 1 tbs corn starch, and 1 egg. Mix in one direction for 50+ times until the filling is gelatinous and sticks together.
5. Sprinkle some corn starch on the inside of the jalapeno to ensure that the filling sticks to the jalapeno during frying. If you skip this step, the filling and the jalapeno might fall apart during cooking.
6. Place the filling in the jalapeno and press down to ensure it sticks to the jalapeno.
7. Heat pan to medium heat. Once the pan is hot, add 2-3 tbs oil. You may need to fry the stuffed jalapenos in a few batches. Overcrowding them will make them not as crispy.
8. Fry jalapeno for 4 minutes with a cover. Then, add 2 tbs water to the pan and cover for 2 minutes.
9. Flip the jalapeno over and add some chopped garlic to the oil. Fry for one more minute. Enjoy with some hot rice!

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