Bacon Explosion…. SCRUMDIDDLYUMPTOUS!!!!!

It was absolutely outta this world… More than I had anticipated.

INGREDIENTS

2 Lbs bacon (thick cut)

2 Lbs italian sausage ((I used 1 lb spicy and 1 lb sweet))

1 jar bbq sauce (your favorite)

1 jar bbq rub (your favorite)

1/4 cup parmesan cheese (grated)

DIRECTIONS

Step 1

Depending on your width of bacon, you will need to create a 5x5 bacon weave. Just make sure your bacon weave is as tight as you can, so that at the end of your cooking time, it looks nice.

Step 2

Then, lightly dust your bacon with your bbq rub mixture.

Step 3

In a small mixing bowl, combine your sweet and spicy italian sausage so that it creates a blend. Then lay this out on your bacon wear to mask the exact side and shape.

Step 4

Cook 5-6 strips of bacon, and cover your patch of sausage. And then sprinkle with parmesan cheese.

Step 5

Roll tightly your sausage mixture to form a loaf, leaving the bacon lattice on your work surface. Lightly dust your sausage and bacon again with the bbq rub.

Step 6

At this point you can start to see the final shape of the Bacon Explosion. Then start from the opposite end (sausage loaf end) and roll the bacon on top of the sausage until the entire loaf is covered with bacon.

Step 7

Sprinkle some bbq rub seasoning on the outside of the bacon weave. Now you are ready for your smoker. Cook the Bacon Explosion at 225 degrees in a consistent smoke cloud until it reaches 165 degrees F. This will take about 1 hour for every inch your loaf is thick. This usually takes 2 to 2.5 hours depending on how many times you open the smoker to look at it.

Step 8

Once your Bacon Explosion is fully cook, here are some finishing touches. BBQ sauce the outside with a silicone brush, and lightly glaze it. Coat the entire surface. We recommend leaving the bbq sauce on the out side until the very end as these tend to be full of sugar and will burn.

Step 9

Slice the Bacon explosion into 1/4 to 1/2 inch rounds to serve. If you have a good roll, you will see a nice pin weal pattern through the sausage. If you would like to make this into a sandwich, use a nice soft pillowy potato roll. This will soon become one of your favorite meat treats.

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