Smoked Cherry Bombs

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 40 hungarian cherry peppers or 40 other fresh bell peppers
• 1 (4 ounce) package taco seasoning (*)
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 lb bacon, thinly sliced

Recipe

• 1 brown the beef in a skillet, drain and add the taco seasoning.
• 2 add 1/2 cup water and simmer for about 30 minutes.
• 3 set aside and cool.
• 4 cut the stems off of the peppers and scoop out the seeds.
• 5 fill with taco meat, and wrap the pepper with bacon.
• 6 secure with toothpicks, or a shish kebob, and smoke over apple wood on the grill for about 15 minutes or until the bacon is cooked, turning once after 7 minutes.
• 7 enjoy with a good cold beer.
• 8 *i make my own taco seasoning as follows.
• 9 1/4 tsp ancho chile powder.
• 10 1/4 tsp chipotle chile powder.
• 11 1/4 tsp cumin.
• 12 1/4 tsp nutmeg.
• 13 1/4 tsp paprika.
• 14 1/4 tsp garlic powder.
• 15 1/4 tsp onion powder.
• 16 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper.
• 17 mix well and store in an airtight container.