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Texas Armadillo Balls

This is a spicy great fried treat which will bring your mouth to the heart of texas. combine your grandmothers thanksgiving dressing with texas spices and then deep fry them to create a spicy ball with a dry crust exterior and a warm moist interior.

Steps

Follow directions on the 2 package of corn bread mix to make yellow corn bread.
Once the corn bread is done let cool and crumble corn bread into small pieces.
Saut vegetables in butter.
Add crumbled cornbread and add broth and stir until smooth and thin.
Add sage and cream of chicken soup.
Stir and mix well.
Add diced habanera pepper , diced jalapeo pepper , fresh ground black pepper , crushed red pepper , and cayenne pepper to taste.
Bake on 350 until slightly thick and brown.
Once brown take out of oven and allow to cool.
Place 4 to 5 beat eggs , flour and bread crumbs in 3 separate bowls.
Once the dressing is cool , scope up some dressing with a spoon and form a ball.
Dip the ball in the flour , then the beat egg , then the bread crumbs.
Deep fry on 350 degrees for 2 to 3 minutes.

Ingredients

cornbread, celery, onion, green pepper, chicken broth, sage, butter, cream of chicken soup, habanero pepper, jalapeno pepper, fresh ground black pepper, crushed red pepper flakes, cayenne pepper, eggs, flour, breadcrumbs