Go ahead, laugh,mock and casts dispersions: I made the bacon explosion

[fishnfla]

Just to be trendy& what the hell I got plenty of arterial diameter left in my one good coronary artery.

I followed the step-by-step recipe with photos from BBQaddicts .com. For me the bacon weave was the hardest part. One too many bong hits in college I guess, ( me and Michael Phelps:smoke: ), but tasks involving hand-eye coordination and spatial interconnectedness leave me flummoxed, but I soldiered thru it.

A couple of hints for anyone who would give it a try:

--six pieces of bacon each way in the weave. make sure the bacon is the same width and length. mine were taperd on one end like bacon is sometimes.
--you do not need 2 pounds of sausage ( i used the Jimmy dean stuff in a tube) 1 or 1 1/2 would do
--dont scrimp on the second, inner layer a crispy bacon. it needs to be alot. we are spluging in decadence here.
--I used a charcoal grill that was a lil' too hot and almost ended up with a charrred turd looking thing. Use a smoker or keep the heat low.

Overall, I served it to 6 folks, 3 adults, 3 teens. It was tasty and different. We didnt finish the whole thing. It would be good for a tailgate party.

[htuttle]

1. I'm going to cast asparagus on you, but it's for your own good...

It will help clean out your arteries after eating all that fat.

[fishnfla]

2. THATS IT!!!!!!!!!!

I was trying to think of a veggie or something else to roll up in the log ( spinach? clams? tomato slices
? ASPAragus! mebbe not

[htuttle]

8. Well, asparagus beef rolls are really good

I don't know how it would work with pork. The bacon and sausage seems a bit sweet for that.

On edit: Bell peppers and garlic might work. There's a Greek dish called Spetzofai that's pretty much just sausage and peppers simmered together. Tuck a pepperoncini in there for extra fun.

[Lucinda]

3. Thanks for the tips!

Bill, a lover of all things porky, expressed interest in trying it.
It frightens me. :)

[fishnfla]

6. you are welcome

its really easy to make
Please dont let Bill eat the whole thing by hisself, call mne

[Lucinda]

7. LOL. I wont. I think he needs some sort of "guy day" to cook it.

That way his friends can all blow out their arteries too. ;)

[The empressof all]

4. Have no shame....

I'm going to do it someday. I'm going to use a beef/pork blend for a meatloaf instead of the sausage. SO's not a big fan of the sausage. I'm also going to cook it in the oven because he doesn't like smokey tasting food. (I know ...I must be a saint putting up with a guy who doesn't like barbeque...what's up with that?)

[fishnfla]

5. the sausage was overpowering

but one of my tasters really liked the fennel with bbq sauce

[Stinky The Clown]

9. Eyeyain't sayin' nuttin' .....

[Arkansas Granny]

10. I was telling my kids about this at our get together last weekend and we plan

on trying it. I think the trick is to eat it in moderation.