Smoking a fatty (pics)

[DVDTracker]

A fatty, in the BBQ world, is a pork sausage roll stuffed with various goodies and then smoked slow and low. I have a Weber Smokey Mountain and have been wanting to try a fatty for a while. My parents were coming over today for a late lunch, so I decided to give one a try. Well, two actually.

This is the first one. Did it yesterday as a trial run.

Ingredients: Sausage, bacon, onion, peppers, cheese
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These are getting cooked, chopped and stuffed in the sausage.
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Onions and peppers. I dumped the bacon grease and scrapings into these.
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Sausage flattened and ready for stuffing
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Rolled with a bacon weave. It got a little overstuffed and I forgot to get a pic before it got rolled.
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Put a little Salt Lick BBQ sauce on it and popped it on the Weber Smokey Mountain
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Took about 2.5hrs to get it to 170F internal temp.
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Fatty #2, turned out better. Spread the sausage out a bit more, added more cheese and got it to roll better.

The bacon weave
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The finished product
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BTW, the Weber Smokey Mountain is a great smoker for the price. There's a great forum for it if you want to read up on it. http://www.virtualweberbullet.com/

[Shane]

I'll be honest, the title of this thread made me raise my eyebrows a bit. Now that I see what it's all about, I'm really glad I clicked on it. This is definitely something I am going to have to try. Do you have anymore recipes? Those look soooooo good.

[TimmyBoston]

I'll be honest, the title of this thread made me raise my eyebrows a bit.

Me too! I was coming in here to shut this this thread down. :lol:

[Shane]

Me too! I was coming in here to shut this this thread down. :lol:
:lol:

[St.Nick]

Looks great,I love health food!!!

[stobes21]

Wow, looks like a delicious heart attack!

[Jim]

Bravo!

[castlecraver]

I'm getting chest pains just from the pictures. Looks delicious! :thumbup1:

[RayH]

The fatty looks great. I was thinking that this thread line was referring to cigars.
I've been so wanting to get a smoker but haven't gotten around to it. Every time I see something like this I start making plans to get one but something crops up and I don't.

[DVDTracker]

Every time I see something like this I start making plans to get one but something crops up and I don't.

Do it. It's a delicious hobby.

[M. McCord]

That looks delicious.

[dixee6]

I'm getting chest pains just from the pictures. Looks delicious! :thumbup1:

You said the same thing I was gonna say! Not fair!! Mwaaahhhh!!! But the pix still look heart-wrenchingly terrific!:tongue_sm

[riooso]

That is just plain wrong guy! Looking good I am going to try it out.


Take care,
richard

[jcm03c]

Here is the whole story from the NY Times about this dish. It's taking over the net:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/28/dining/28bacon.html?_r=3

[Suzuki]

I think I can hear my arteries tightening!

Looks great!

[Obsessed]

Hmm. Maybe I ooughta rethink that PETA membership . . .

[CapeCodJay]

MAN thank god for Lipitor!!! Looks great!

[prophetic_joe]

Wow, looks like a delicious heart attack!

That is exactly what I was thinking. It looks like one of those "you haven't lived till you've tried, but you haven't tried cause you want to live" type of things. Beautiful death on a plate.

[highball]

I see you know the freezer bag trick to rolling up your fattie. looks great

[soapbox]

That is exactly what I was thinking. It looks like one of those "you haven't lived till you've tried, but you haven't tried cause you want to live" type of things.

I'm so going to steal that line. Thank you!.


Beautiful death on a plate.

Agreed. Pass the Lipitor Schnapps.

[Mainecanefan]

You are my hero. Feel free to invite some of us over for dinner.

[DVDTracker]

It's definitely one of those once-a-year type of meals. Kind of like this...

Chicken fried bacon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfbTO0GlONU) at Sodolak's in Snook, TX. Words cannot describe how delicious this is. Yes, that's cream gravy.
http://www.petenelson.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=8584&g2_serialNumber=2


Oh yeah, while I was making the fatty yesterday, my wife whipped up some cupcakes. Chocolate with caramel and peppermint frosting.

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[Mordecai]

Shoot me a PM next time you make one, I'll bring the beer. That looks aweseome!

[Shane27]

Shoot me a PM next time you make one, I'll bring the beer. That looks aweseome!


+1 hahaha

How far is Snook from here...I have to go and try that bacon...

[DVDTracker]

Snook is out near College Station. Google maps says 103 miles, 2.5hrs from Austin, but it's more like a 2hr drive.

[ouch]

I thought this was going to be another papasmurf thread.

[Ben LatherD]

This certainly has stirred up my inspirational feelings in the culinary arts!!!!! Well done mate...

[lackluster dave]

That darn thing looks good.

I thought this thread was going to be about a big fat cigar & I was laughing to myself thinking "Ok, we're into new territory now: guys sending in photos of themselves enjoying their favorite cigars".

[endcycle]

Dude.

Marry me.

[FLTiger]

Most impressive!

Surely y'all have places in Texas that make fresh sausage that is better than that Jimmy Dean? Over near Tallahassee, we have Bradley's (http://www.bradleyscountrystore.com/), but unfortunately they don't ship their fresh stuff, only the smoked. It is some fine sausage, though.

:o16:

[waitasecun]

thats too funny and too delicious looking OMG!

[Hawkeye5]

WSMs rock!! Best little smoker in the world.
Here is a photo of smoked prime rib (less a piece my Brother-in-Law swiped before I could get the camera) we had for Christmas dinner.

[Advil]

i live in austin too. i will pay you my soul to make me one.

[Handy]

That Jimmy Dean sausage/bacon log looks damn tasty. I feel my heart skipping...lol

Too bad there is no Jimmy Dean up here in Canada. I love that stuff!

[Groundhog]

I've done a couple of these in the Egg. My first one sort of fell apart, but the second was great. My next one will be an Italian version, with pancetta, Italian sausage, peppers, onions, garlic, and provolone.

[Jim]

I've done a couple of these in the Egg. My first one sort of fell apart, but the second was great. My next one will be an Italian version, with pancetta, Italian sausage, peppers, onions, garlic, and provolone.

Scott you must take a photo of that bad boy!

[40_Caliber]

Hmm. Maybe I ooughta rethink that PETA membership . . .

PETA ???? People Eating Tasty Animals? That PETA? :w00t:

[Anton von Tripp]

Of course you serve this with salad and mineral water!

Cordially, AvT.

[flabajaba2213]

You can go ahead and e-mail me a few slices of that. :biggrin:

[ratcheer]

That Jimmy Dean sausage/bacon log looks damn tasty. I feel my heart skipping...lol

Too bad there is no Jimmy Dean up here in Canada. I love that stuff!

Among several other brands, we have both Jimmy Dean and Tennessee Pride, here. My family prefers Tennessee Pride. (Jimmy Dean is good, though.)

Tim

[BrianL]

That's why the terrorists will never win.

[flabajaba2213]

That's why the terrorists will never win.

:lol:

[Ru4scuba?]

Yum yum! Great pics!

[burnwood]

You are my hero. Feel free to invite some of us over for dinner.

Wanted to say the exact same thing.