Six servings

It’s getting down to the wire this season with some of the best drag racing competition ever. You don’t even want to get up from in front of the TV. I understand! But you have to eat! Stay home and call your friends over to watch race day. Here is a recipe with quite a zap that your friends will be sure to remember.

Ingredients
6 large, fresh jalapeño peppers
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 cup water
1.5 ounces grated cheese (your favorite; I used Gruyère)
To taste, salt
To taste, freshly ground black pepper
1 quart peanut oil

Procedure
Boil the whole jalapeños in lightly salted water for 10 minutes.

Drain the jalapeños and shock them in ice water until chilled.

Remove the jalapeños from the ice water and pat them dry with a paper towel.

Make a slit in the jalapeños from the stem to the bottom; remove the seeds.

Tightly pack the cheese into every pepper.

Mix the flour and water together until smooth; season with salt and pepper.

Roll the stuffed peppers in the batter and deep-fry in 350-degree peanut oil until done. Note: I put a little extra batter on the slit of the peppers so that they do not split open and let the cheese come out while cooking.

Get a glass of water!

Enjoy!