Thread: Bacon Explosion

Originally Posted by TizMe

I would recommend trying Bad Byron's Butt Rub

Are you serious?

That does look awesome Tiz

Next up is bacon layer number two. Take the remaining bacon slices and fry them up the same way you would for breakfast (or lunch, or dinner, or a midnight snack). If you like soft bacon, make it soft. If you like crunchy bacon, make it crunchy. If you like your bacon burnt to hell so the smoke detectors go off, then burn it to hell so the smoke detectors go off. These pieces are going to be a major part of the inner flavor of our sausage fatty, so cook them your favorite way. Personally, I like my bacon right at the point when it starts to get crispy, but hasn't quite lost all of the softness yet. Regardless of how well done you like yours, you'll need to crumble or chop the cooked strips into bite size pieces and place on top of the sausage layer. (Note-It's okay, and encouraged, to snack on these pieces while your chopping/crumbling. But keep in mind that once those bacon morsels touch the raw sausage, you'll need to resist all temptations to nibble. This can and will be difficult, but hospital trips are no fun, so stay strong.)

Originally Posted by melvbot

Originally Posted by TizMe

I would recommend trying Bad Byron's Butt Rub

Are you serious?

That does look awesome Tiz

Seafood & Barbeque Rubs and Seasonings Source - Butt Rub.com
Bad Byron has a sense of humour.

Since this is a barbeque recipe, we need to add another layer of barbeque flavor. Take your favorite sauce and drizzle it all over the top of the bacon pieces. Personally, I prefer to use Burnt Finger BBQ's homemade competition sauce, but if you're torn on what brand to use I recommend Cowtown, Blues Hog, and Fiorella's Jack Stack. Once you've sauced the bacon, sprinkle on some more of the barbeque seasoning you used on the bacon weave.

Yea, I got one of them emails with that recipe too, dont remember who sent it.
well shit I got to go add wood to the smoker one last time and then go to bed and look again in the morning.

Now comes the fun part. Very carefully separate the front edge of the sausage layer from the bacon weave and begin rolling backwards. You want to include all layers EXCEPT the bacon weave in your roll. Try and keep the sausage as tight as possible and be sure to release any air pockets that may have formed. Once the sausage is fully rolled up, pinch together the seams and ends to seal all of the bacon goodness inside.

At this point we can start to see the final shape of our Bacon Explosion, but we're missing one key item. To complte the constuction process, roll the sausage forward completely wrapping it in the bacon weave. Make sure it sits with the seam facing downward to help keep it all sealed up.

Sprinkle some barbeque seasoning on the outside of the bacon weave, and now this bad boy is ready for the smoker. Cook your Bacon Explosion at 225 degrees in a constant cloud of hickory smoke until your Thermapen gives an internal temperature reading of 165 degrees. Normally this will take about 1 hour for each inch of thickness, but that could vary depending on how well you maintain your fire and also how many times you open the smoker to take a peek. Mine took about 2.5 hours, which was right on target with its 2.5 inch diameter.

Now that our Bacon Explosion is fully cooked, we need to add some finishing flavors. Remember that barbecue sauce we used for inner flavor? We'll be using that same sauce to glaze the cooked bacon weave. Using a basting brush, coat the entire surface with a thin layer of sauce. Sweet sauces are loaded with sugars, so they'll give your fatty a nice glossy finish. Spicy and vinegar based sauces don't contain as much, so they won't set up as well. If you're dead set on using those sauces, just cut them with a bit of honey and you'll get the same effect.

Slice the Bacon Explosion into quarter to half inch rounds to serve. If your roll was good and tight, you should now see a nice bacon pinwheel pattern throughout the sausage. Obviously pork is best served by itself, but if you feel the need to make this meat monster into a sandwich, try placing a couple Bacon Explosion slices on a warm Pillsbury's Grands Biscuit. You'll reach pork Nirvana is no time flat!

That has to be about the most disgustingly unhealthy thing I've ever seen.

















But bejesus I want one!

Is Burnt Finger your company then Tiz?

that is store bacon tho, that shit ain't never seen a smokehouse.

where's the cheese?

Feck man, that's beautiful

Originally Posted by DrB0b

where's the cheese?

Sure....wouldn't be edible without cheese.

Heart attack looking for a place to happen... But I love it...

Cumberland pork sausage wrapped in bacon and grilled seems a much simpler way to achieve the same effect. Smear it with BBQ sauce if you must.

That one photo looks like a gaint turd dipped in crude oil but damn, I bet it tastes and smells awesome

Originally Posted by Spin

I bet it tastes and smells awesome

It does - got the latest "Smellysoft" programme loaded !

I'm hungry! Midnight munchies, I just wish I had an appliance to cook with.

damn that looks good, a friend here (muslim) showed me that email the other week on her blackberry, except it was titled "death by pork"



yummy

Carotid artery explosion more likely.

Anyway, it is very artistic and thanks for sharing it.

Yummy! I like that braiding effect. What's the green stuff in there?