ABT Question

Rover24 · 10-07-2009, 05:09 PM

I want to try my hand at cooking up some ABT's, but my family really doesn't go for jalapeno's. I assume that the firey taste of jalapeno gets milder after smoking, but I was thinking about using poblano's instead. Would poblanos work, or would I be losing part of the soul of the ABT by getting rid of the kick?

IronStomach · 10-07-2009, 05:13 PM

I usually use poblanos, and they work really well, mainly because they're bigger than jalapenos and hold more bacon and cheese.

Plus the wife doesn't like the heat from jalapenos as much.

EDIT: forgot the other reason I use poblanos and not jalapenos, the tray of jalapeno plants we bought from Menards in the spring grew up to be serranos, so we made jelly and salsa out of those and used the poblanos for ABTs.

Was funny, cause I had never seen a serrano before this summer and kept waiting for our hellapenos to mellow out enough to eat raw.

bigabyte · 10-07-2009, 05:15 PM

Poblano's and Anaheims work great. If you can get whole Wax or Banana peppers, they work as well without as much heat.

Rover24 · 10-07-2009, 05:16 PM

Thanks for the responses...I will try to get a few of each to find the type I prefer.

LMAJ · 10-07-2009, 05:54 PM

I have soaked the peppers in diet Sprite and taken out the heat (I think after I cut them open...) No clue if it really worked or I just had really mild peppers but they had no heat to them at all.
The other thing you can do it get some of the small salad peppers - they work great for folks who don't like the spicy stuff - made them for my in-laws (who think pepper is "really" spicy and they ate them up.
They looked like this...

igolf2 · 10-07-2009, 05:59 PM

Just made 60+ ABT's for an employee night at the golf course - if you get the seeds and ribs out they really are not hot at all - I have also used the mini red, yellow, red sweet peppers and everyone loves those.

Teleking · 10-07-2009, 06:24 PM

Soak them in milk for a few hours with no lid on the container. Sucks the heat right out of them to mild.

Rover24 · 10-07-2009, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Teleking

Soak them in milk for a few hours with no lid on the container. Sucks the heat right out of them to mild.

Soaking the jalapenos in milk before eating them sounds a lot better than soaking my tongue in milk after biting into a live one!

Teleking · 10-07-2009, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rover24

Soaking the jalapenos in milk before eating them sounds a lot better than soaking my tongue in milk after biting into a live one!

It works as long as you get the seeds and membrane cleaned out good. my pansy wife will even eat them

I leave some on the hot side for me with no soak. I put a cover on the container one time and for some reason they stayed pretty hot. I have no scientific reason as to why though. YMMV

Edit: I also like to use the sweet cherry peppers and call them cherry bombs. My young girls will even eat them as the are very mild.

Rich Parker · 10-07-2009, 06:39 PM

+1 Annaheims

NorthwestBBQ · 10-07-2009, 06:41 PM

In my experience BBQing Japs removes most of the heat...

Psyco Realm · 10-07-2009, 07:19 PM

I concur with northwestBBQ.
now lets try it with the Dorset Nagas...hehee

BBQ Grail · 10-07-2009, 08:07 PM

Remove the seeds and veins and soak them in regular Sprite for 24 hours. That will remove most of the heat. Then make your ABTs as you normally would.

Now...for those that do like a little heat use the Sprite to spritz your pork butts or ribs.

Where is Sacto are you?

tjv · 10-07-2009, 08:25 PM

just remember to wear the latex gloves while handling the jalapenos, not sure about the poblanos.

IronStomach · 10-07-2009, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tjv

just remember to wear the latex gloves while handling the jalapenos, not sure about the poblanos.

+1, but poblanos don't get that hot.

That said, different people react differently to capsaicin, between me and my wife we seeded a couple pounds of serranos last month for canning hot pepper jelly.

She thought the gloves were slowing her down so ditched them fairly early on, and I never use gloves for peppers.

She was up all night trying various home remedies to get the burning off her fingers. I was up all night helping her and wondering why I only had a slightly warm feeling.
ymmv.

10-07-2009, 05:09 PM	#1
Rover24 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 07-29-09 Location: Sacramento, CA	ABT Question I want to try my hand at cooking up some ABT's, but my family really doesn't go for jalapeno's. I assume that the firey taste of jalapeno gets milder after smoking, but I was thinking about using poblano's instead. Would poblanos work, or would I be losing part of the soul of the ABT by getting rid of the kick?

10-07-2009, 05:13 PM	#2
IronStomach Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 09-30-09 Location: West Chicago, IL	I usually use poblanos, and they work really well, mainly because they're bigger than jalapenos and hold more bacon and cheese. Plus the wife doesn't like the heat from jalapenos as much. EDIT: forgot the other reason I use poblanos and not jalapenos, the tray of jalapeno plants we bought from Menards in the spring grew up to be serranos, so we made jelly and salsa out of those and used the poblanos for ABTs. Was funny, cause I had never seen a serrano before this summer and kept waiting for our hellapenos to mellow out enough to eat raw. __________________ James. I use a Char-Griller: the gateway smoker.

10-07-2009, 05:15 PM	#3
bigabyte somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-10-06 Location: Overland Fark, KS	Poblano's and Anaheims work great. If you can get whole Wax or Banana peppers, they work as well without as much heat. __________________ Asshattatron Farkanaut, CGCFO Chief Galactic Crockpot Foil Officer *Certified MOINK Baller & IMBAS Certified MOINK Ball Judge #0003 - Are you MOINK Certified?* *Sole recipient of the Silverfinger and fingerlickin Awards!* Don't forget about the Throwdown Thingies! The Secret Squirrel Society doesn't exist - Zero Club Duh.

10-07-2009, 05:54 PM	#5
LMAJ somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-01-07 Location: Southeastern Pa	I have soaked the peppers in diet Sprite and taken out the heat (I think after I cut them open...) No clue if it really worked or I just had really mild peppers but they had no heat to them at all. The other thing you can do it get some of the small salad peppers - they work great for folks who don't like the spicy stuff - made them for my in-laws (who think pepper is "really" spicy and they ate them up. They looked like this... __________________ L-M Official Pennsylvania MOINK Ball maker 1 Large BGE - 7/5/08 1 Large BGE and table - 8/29/12 1300 Timberline 5/26/17 1 18.5 WSM Super Fast BLUE and REDThermopen 1 - Fantastic hubby - the original Big Al Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. - Robert Brault

10-07-2009, 05:59 PM	#6
igolf2 is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 12-14-08 Location: Huntsburg, Ohio	Just made 60+ ABT's for an employee night at the golf course - if you get the seeds and ribs out they really are not hot at all - I have also used the mini red, yellow, red sweet peppers and everyone loves those. __________________ Big Block Propane Stok Quattro Grill Homemade piggy roaster / spit Turkey Fryer / Clam Steamer UDS Moink Certified!

10-07-2009, 05:16 PM	#4
Rover24 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 07-29-09 Location: Sacramento, CA	Thanks for the responses...I will try to get a few of each to find the type I prefer.

10-07-2009, 06:24 PM	#7
Teleking is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 11-10-08 Location: Maine	Soak them in milk for a few hours with no lid on the container. Sucks the heat right out of them to mild.

10-07-2009, 06:39 PM	#10
Rich Parker Babbling Farker Join Date: 06-20-09 Location: Grand Rapids, MI	+1 Annaheims __________________ Outlaw BBQ Smoker - TheBBQSuperstore.com

10-07-2009, 06:41 PM	#11
NorthwestBBQ somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-28-09 Location: Everett, WA	In my experience BBQing Japs removes most of the heat...

10-07-2009, 07:19 PM	#12
Psyco Realm On the road to being a farker Join Date: 07-11-09 Location: temple city, CA	I concur with northwestBBQ. now lets try it with the Dorset Nagas...hehee

10-07-2009, 08:07 PM	#13
BBQ Grail somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-11-03 Location: Rocklin, CA	Remove the seeds and veins and soak them in regular Sprite for 24 hours. That will remove most of the heat. Then make your ABTs as you normally would. Now...for those that do like a little heat use the Sprite to spritz your pork butts or ribs. Where is Sacto are you? __________________ Larry Soon to be a Texafornian. For a limited time I will be issuing Moink Ball Certificates. I'm working on a special COVID 19 Verson. Email me for details.

10-07-2009, 08:25 PM	#14
tjv Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 12-20-07 Location: denton tx	just remember to wear the latex gloves while handling the jalapenos, not sure about the poblanos.

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