My first ABT attempt

patg

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So after reading these threads I decided what the heck I will throw together my attempt at an ABT. I used the japs soaked in sprite for about 45 min hopefully it was long enough. For the filling I used mild ITalian sausage,whipped cream cheese and 6 blend italian shredded cheese. Wrapped in bacon and now smoking using cherry and pecan wood.

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bear55

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I've never soaked mine in sprite.  Let me know how they turn out...

 

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Will do bear. I had to soak them to cut the heat but I don't know if it was long enough. We'll see.

 

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The finished product. Just a taste of spice nothing more and got rave reviews. I keep this up I will be catering everywhere we go. The pink one was broiled a bit longer. It wasn't done done because I hid that one under a slice of leftover bacon.

 

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 hey look good! And the stuffing mix sounds great too!

   Mike

 

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It was really good. Missed a little more something. Not quite sure what maybe just a hint more heat.

 

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Thanks Mike!

 

so ms smoker

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Taking out the seeds and ribs takes out most of the heat and leaves you with a somewhat spicey ABT. I have not heard of soaking in sprite, but it doesn't hurt to try new things!

   Mike

 

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My last batch of ABT's I soaked half in sprite overnite & we thought it calmed them down some. I soaked half for the fam as they don't like spicy....

BTW, nice lookin ABT's Pat !

 

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Thanks! The Sprite worked I left a few unsoaked for the people who can handle heat and they said they had the right amount of heat. The soaked had very little to no heat at all.

 

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Tasty looking ABT's! We love the heat but have friends that don't. I won't do the sprite soak, so I just buy the mini bell peppers. They work great and add a bit of color to the mix.

 

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Made a second batch on NYE and this time I tweaked the filling I added garlic powder and italian seasoning mix and a few dashes of hot sauce. Was much better the second time around, the first time although good it was a little flat.

 

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PatG said:

Made a second batch on NYE and this time I tweaked the filling I added garlic powder and italian seasoning mix and a few dashes of hot sauce. Was much better the second time around, the first time although good it was a little flat.

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