This easy-to-make recipe is ideal for home tailgating! Use Certified Angus Beef®, which is renowned for its superb quality and ample marbling that give it outstanding juiciness, unmatched tenderness, and exceptional flavor, for the best results. Food City and Certified Angus Beef® provided the recipe.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 40 mins |
| Total Time: | 55 mins |
| Servings: | 42 |
| Yield: | 42 poppers |
Ingredients
- 2 pounds Certified Angus Beef® ground chuck
- 12 ounces Food Club® Shredded Sharp Cheddar cheese
- 6 jalapenos, seeded and minced
- 1 tablespoon Food Club® Salt
- 1 tablespoon Food Club® Pure Ground Black Pepper
- 1 teaspoon whole mustard seeds
- 12 Food Club® eggs
- 1 cup Food Club® Plain Bread Crumbs
- 1 cup Food Club® Plain Panko Bread Crumbs
- oil for frying
Instructions
- Combine ground beef, cheese, jalapenos, salt, pepper, and mustard seeds in a large mixing bowl. Portion by hand into 42 “popper”-shaped balls, approximately 1 ounce each.
- Crack and whisk eggs; put in a shallow dish. Combine bread crumbs and put in a second shallow dish.
- Prepare a pot with frying oil; heat to 325 degrees F. Roll poppers in egg mix, 6 to 8 at a time. Roll in bread crumbs; repeat. Deep fry 4 minutes in batches. Allow to dry on paper towels.
- Try it with the Certified Angus Beef(R) recipe for Honey Lime Creme Fraiche for dipping.
- We have determined the nutritional value of oil for frying based on a retention value of 10% after cooking. Amount will vary depending on cooking time and temperature, ingredient density, and specific type of oil used.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 134 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 4 g |
| Cholesterol | 77 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 8 g |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g |
| Sodium | 282 mg |
| Sugars | 0 g |
| Fat | 10 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |