Bacon Explosion!

[biglou]

Caution: Your heart rate will slow just reading this post. You have been warned...

A bit of history: My dad shows me this article from the KC Star newspaper (on the front page, no less. like there aren't more important things going on. but i digress...). This directed me to the following webpage: Click

After 37 seconds of deliberation, I decided I must attempt this masterpiece of meat, this cacophony of pork! There are only four ingredients: Pork, pork, BBQ sauce, and BBQ rub. That's it. Per the recipe, I gathered up 2 1lb. tubes of Italian sausage, two 1lb. packs of thick cut bacon, some Famous Dave's BBQ sauce and pork rub. Total cost: $22, give or take.

The whole thing went very smoothly. Total time was about 45 minutes, not counting the final cooking of the "loaf". Gonna take it over to my pops' place and use his way more awesomer than mine grill.

The website I referenced has more and better pictures than I took, plus I spent the majority of my time with my hands slathered in bacon grease and didn't want to lubricate my camera, so, in sequence, here are the pictures I took:

5x5 bacon weave + layer of rub + layer of 2lbs Italian sausage:

Mmmmmmm, bacon....

Mmmmmmm, bacon in that frothy grease that makes it so crispy:

Bacon grease draining on paper towel:

 

[biglou]

Bacon slivers on Italian sausage on bacon weave:

And drizzled with sauce then sprinkled with more rub:

Sausage-bacon roll:

Bacon-sausage-bacon roll, ready for the grill:

 

[XRpredator]

I'm there . . .

Lou, if you're looking for an appetizer while you wait for that to finish up on the grill, get some little smokies, wrap them in bacon, sprinkle them with brown sugar, and bake 'em in the oven at 350 until the bacon is done. Definitely a good warmup for the explosion.

 

[Ol'89r]

Dang Louis.

For a minute there I thought you were talking about Obamas's stimulus package. :whoa: :yikes:

Never mind. ;) Carry on. :laugh:

 

[mathd]

Stop showing me this awesome food, its a pain with all the snow here and no gaz in the bbq :'(:'(. jk.

Looks really good miammm :)
I like your appetizer XRpredator i am gotta try it too(never did with sugar) really soon lol.

 

[RM_guy]

Damn, nuttin' like hot, dead pork!!!!!")

 

[keltron]

that's instant heart attack followed by death isn't it?

 

[D.LEATHERS]

that's instant heart attack followed by death isn't it?

That's what I was thinking. Why is it that all the food that tastes soooo awesome is the worst for you??? :bang:
Dave L.

 

[Patman]

No report back from Lou, I wonder if his heart exploded from the infusion of grease?

 

[biglou]

Cooking today. Pops was gone all day yesterday.

 

[Patman]

Whew!

 

[Kawidude]

That looks deliciously deadly.

 

[Shaw520]

...And for the heart healthy version,... ad two cups of crushed PLAVIX ! :whoa:

 

[biglou]

One word: "Porktastic" :nod:

 

[FruDaddy]

I suddenly feel an extreme urge to fire up the grill!!!!!!!!

 

[oldguy]

I suddenly feel an extreme urge to fire up the grill!!!!!!!!

hell no lets all just show up at Lou's dad's house
:nod:

 

[jason33]

man that looks good lol
try sliced holapinios wrapped in sliced chicken breast,then wrapped in bacon!!use a tooth pick to hold it all together,those are fannnntastic!

 

[SVTMc-G]

VERY nice Lou!!!! I feel the potential artery hardening....but I'd still eat it!!!haha

 

[FruDaddy]

man that looks good lol
try sliced holapinios wrapped in sliced chicken breast,then wrapped in bacon!!use a tooth pick to hold it all together,those are fannnntastic!

add bell peppers, onions, sharp cheddar, and douse it inside and out with italian dressing before throwing it on the grill, and I have been there.

 

[only_mixed_gas]

stuff that in a giant turky and that is my definition of thanksgiving

 

[keltron]

thanksgiving?

wednesday evening isn't it?

 

[96ekhatch]

do you happen to have a picture of the finished product and how do you eat it lol?
and did anybody's cholesterol just go up looking at this? besides mine

 

[RM_guy]

You want to see the finished product? Be careful what you ask for, you may end up getting a picture of what's in his toilet :p :laugh:

 

[biglou]

There's a picture in the link in my first post. And, for the record, my cholesterol and blood pressure have always been perfect (or better). So I allow myself the occasional indulgence, lol!

 

[oldguy]

do you happen to have a picture of the finished product and how do you eat it lol?

BTW that is finger food for Lou at his classier parties