January 30, 2009 |

You heard me right. That’s what they actually call these bacon-wrapped goodies. Atomic Buffalo Turds. Amazing, huh?

I promise you, they are delicious.

Felix Friend’s foodie roommate Tim introduced me to the glorious smoky, crispy, cream cheesy goodness of the Atomic Buffalo Turd at their New Year’s Eve party in NY. It’s an instant classic.

Tim roasted his jalapenos and allowed them to cool a bit prior to stuffing them with a sausage cream cheese filling. The pre-roast ensures that the pepper will be fully cooked and gives a nice mellow flavor to it.

He got his smokiness from the smoker he has installed outside on the patio of their ridiculous LES apartment. I know, so jealous on so many levels.

If you’re like me though, and have to make do without the luxury of a personal smoker, you could probably do well with a sprinkling of smoked salt.

Be sure to use some quality Bacon on these babies. You’ll taste the difference. My go-to is Niman Ranch Applewood Smoked Bacon. Mmmmm baaaconnnn.

There are lots of different variations on this recipe. A few worth browsing through are featured on White Trash BBQ and Jason’s BBQ Adventures.

There are no hard and fast rules to making atomic turds. Except to just make lots of them.

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