10 Minute Tailgate: Duke's Mayo Bowl
The Hokies did it!
With the win over UVA, the Hokies clinched a bowl berth, and an invitation to Charlotte to play Minnesota in the Duke's Mayo Bowl. For this special occasion, I am whipping up a special menu, This "Carolina Twinkie" is a pimento cheese (made with Duke's mayo, of course) stuffed jalapeno encased with sausage and wrapped in bacon. If this wasn't enough, I then smoke this bad boy for a couple of hours for a piece of slow-cooked heaven! To pair with this dish, a cocktail fitting for our "golden" friends from the frigid north, a twist on a kentucky mule called "The Gold Rush". I hope to see you all in Charlotte, but if you cant make it, please enjoy these recipes at home! GO HOKIES!
Carolina Twinkie
Ingredients
3 Jalapenos- Halved with stems and seeds removed.
1 cup Pimento Cheese: See recipe Below:
3 Lbs. Jimmy Dean breakfast Sausage
Thin Sliced Peppered Bacon (up to 3 per twinkie)
BBQ Rub
Pimento Cheese
1 lb. Shredded white cheddar cheese
½ cup cream cheese; softened to room temp
1 cup pimentos; drained and chopped
6 tablespoons DUKE'S MAYO
1 tsp Cayenne pepper
Salt to taste
Black Pepper to Taste
Procedure:
Combine Ingredients for Pimento Cheese in bowl; set aside.
Halve Jalapenos (carefully) remove seeds and membranes) set to side
Fill Jalapeno halves with pimento cheese and pack into mound with hand
Take approx. ½ lb. sausage and pound out flat on cutting board; wrap evenly around peppers
Lay out bacon strip and starting at one end wrap the entire pepper with bacon. Stretch if necessary.
Liberally season with BBQ rub of your choice.
Place on smoker/Grill @250F degrees for 2hrs until 165 internal temperature. Remove and Let rest for 10-15 minutes and enjoy!
Gold Rush
Ingredients:
2 oz Bourbon
.75 oz Ginger liqueur
.5 oz Ginger simple syrup (if not available, combine Ginger and simple syrup in glass)
.5 oz Lemon juice
Ginger Beer
Lemon Wedge (optional)
Procedure:
Fill Glass With Ice, Starting with Bourbon, Mix Ingredients and stir to combine, Fill with Ginger Beer. Garnish with Lime.
10 Minute Tailgate: Duke's Mayo Bowl
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I am a 5th Generation Hokie. I have Orange and Maroon blood coursing through my veins. I was lucky enough to attend VT from 1999-2003 and graduated with a history degree.
