The ‘Light’ Bacon Explosion
Bacon Explosion
Had to do it. I knew it was going to come. The notorious creation of the BBQ Addicts, The Bacon Explosion a scandalous arteries clogging log of sausage, with crispy bacon bits, wrapped in … you guessed a layer of thick bacon! No trace of a vegetable in sight! None.
Manual Meat Grinder
No need to elaborate on the Bacon Explosion recipe since it’s already detailed at the very source - The BBQ Addicts. The only thing that I tweaked was that instead of buying the loose sausage from the store, I went on and made my own since I already have the #10 hand cranked heavy-duty meat grinder I absolutely love, as I can now choose the meat that goes in my sausage (that was pork butt)! In fact they even suggest doing so if you are the adventurer type.
Also I didn’t use the thick cut bacon, simply because I didn’t have the time to run to the store, - I used the regular thin cut one. And as for the rub and barbeque sauce, I did my own a while ago so I had those already.
The result was remarkable and (surprisingly) a very lean Bacon Explosion, against all my expectations!! I imagined this fat-dripping mass of intense mass of meat, but I got a very nicely packed texture with just the right amount of fat content.
I cannot think of any other reasons this Bacon Explosion turned out so lean and mean, but the ground 5 Lbs pork butt I grinded myself, and the thin cut bacon. Nevertheless it was an absolute barbeque delicacy (in the BBQ-ish sense of the word) full with wicked flavors, but not as fat cringe inducing (as for some) as I thought!
I think I could call this the Light Bacon Explosion.
I must admit it looks equally delicious… and artery-clogging
It tasted indeed lovely - but I am not sure I’ll do it again. Although it made some delicious sourdough sandwiches the second day. I’ll have to go measure my cholesterol level after this one.
When I make meatloaf for my husband, I wrap it in bacon and place it on a cookie rack, over a jelly roll pan - it gets perfectly crispy all the way around!
Sadly, I once tried to hide veggies in there, but he found them!
Hehe - you can’t fool a meat lover! Or at least on that particular subject.
Never made meatloaf wrapped in bacon! Good point!
Thanks for the comment!
i don’t even like bacon and i want to eat this up! love it! love your blog, just found it. I’m excited to peek around!!
Natalie!
Thanks for the comments! Tell me more - you don’t like bacon?? And you’ve been to Romania I see!! Let’s talk!!
cheers!
Intriguing! Pork stuffed with pork with a pork topper. I love it! Beautiful preparation with that weaving too! This would be a real crowd pleaser at a tailgate part I would imagine, maybe just a little to decadent for your average at home menu.
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Oh my God! That looks incredible! You outdid yourself with this one, my friend! I wish I could judt reach into the screen and help myself to a serving. lol wow!
Jessica:
Thanks for the comment! Indeed decadent. I considerit the ‘chocolate’ of all BBQs.
Sam:
Thanks for the comment!
Hehe - you should measure your cholesterol before… and after!