Please accept this as my entry to the "Bacon" Throwdown.
I wanted to combine my Bacon Throwdown with the Spicy Throwdown, so I whipped up this "little" creation. A variation on ABTs but seasonal...
The players....medium hot Hatch green chiles, bacon, butternut squash, Oakridge Habanero Death Dust, Diesel Dave's Pure Michigan Maple Syrup, cayenne pepper, butter, and turbinado sugar.
Chopped up the butternut squash into strips and chopped the stems off the Hatch chiles, sliced them open lengthwise, and de-seeded them.
Spooned some turbinado sugar mixed with HDD (about a 4:1 ratio) into the Hatch chiles and put a stick of butternut squash inside and topped it with some more sugar/HDD mix.
Then I wrapped them up in a 2 piece bacon blanket...had a couple pieces of squash left after filling the chiles, so I did them the same without the chiles.
Got
Major all fired up with some Stubb's with some Apple and Cherry chunks and put them all on.
Popped open an ice cold brew while enjoying the TBS...this one was a St Arnold Oktoberfest.
I also threw on some Chapel Hill Hatch Chile Smoked Sausage on top of the chiles.
Tyler and Jester were playing in the water while everything got happy in the mini...
For the glaze, I combined some DD's pure Michigan Maple Syrup with some butter and cayenne pepper.
I gave everything a couple glazes and pulled it off...
The money shot for my polling pic (below)...
Plated. Maple Bacon Triple Pepper Squash with Hatch Chile Sausage and Tater Salad dusted with HDD...
caseydog said he wanted us to make y'all sweat for the Spicy Throwdown, but since y'all obviously didn't get your invites for dinner, the best I could do was show y'all that dinner sure made me sweat (and hiccups for most of dinner)!