Beer Battered Cheese Stuffed Hatch Peppers

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon freshly ground pepper
• 2 tablespoons garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons Mrs. Dash Table Blend Seasoning
• 1 (12 oz.) bottle of beer
• 6 Melissa’s New Mexico Hatch Peppers - roasted & peeled
• 6 (2 oz.) string cheese sticks
• 6 (2 oz.) Colby-Jack cheese sticks
• 6 skewers
• 1 quart vegetable oil or vegetable oil for frying

• Directions
• Heat the oil in a fryer or a high sided pot to 375 degrees.
• Whisk all of the dry ingredients together.
• Add the beer and mix until just incorporated.
• Slice the peppers, on one side, the length of the peppers and remove the seeds. Insert 1 string cheese stick and 1 Colby-jack cheese stick into each pepper.
• Insert the skewers into the peppers and roll them into the batter until well coated.
• Fry 2 or 3 at a time in the hot oil for about 2 or 3 minutes until golden brown. Drain them on paper towels. Repeat for the rest of the peppers.

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