I finally cuccolded wife into letting me buy a Bacon Explosion from Burnt Finger Barbecue earlier this week. Knowing that it would be something we wouldn't likely be able to get or possibly make up north we took a crack at it.
I found this delicious gem of bacon latice wrapped-sausage wrapping-bacon on an internet article listing someone's top choices of bacon products. Next to the bacon chocolate (yes, if you add just the right amount of bacon to chocolate it's phenomenol), this was next on my list to try. I was patient and waited a few months before diving in and paying $50 bucks to have it two-day shipped with dry ice to the door. Well worth it. Before ordering I had also found a site with step-by-step instructions to make your own, and I would have except, I have no way to smoke it for a two to three hours.
But after we consumed almost the entire thing (I only feel a little guilty), I will definately try and make this on my own in the future. I'll fake the smoked flavor if I have to, this was good. Great even. I'm a fan of bacon. The best news is that even though the guys we bought this from have a patent on it as their own (for selling commercially obviously), the recipe leaves enough to be desired to change it up and make it even better. I'm already formulating my own version.
Per instructions to choose your favorite sauce, I basted this bacon yule log with Bull's Eye, one of my favorite bbq sauces, during the last five minutes. I opted for the "sweet and tangy" versus the normal mesqite I would have bought, and glad I went with my gut on it.
Be jealous you bacon fans, oh so jealous.
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