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Bacon Weave BBQ Fatty
By Traeger Kitchen
We’re rolling up a sausage BBQ fatty with cream cheese and jalapeños, wrapping it in a bacon weave, then glazing it with our Apricot BBQ Sauce. This salty, sweet and savory wood-fired classic is the pinnacle of pork perfection.
Prep Time
30 Minutes
Cook Time
1 Hours
Pellets
Hickory
Ingredients
Number of People Serving
6
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Filling
| 8 Ounce | cream cheese |
| 2 | jalapeños, diced |
| 1 Teaspoon | salt |
| 1/2 Teaspoon | black pepper |
main
| 32 Ounce | pork sausage |
| 1 Pound | bacon |
| As Needed | Traeger Pork & Poultry Rub |
| As Needed | Traeger Apricot BBQ Sauce |
Step
1
For the Filling: Mix together the cream cheese, diced jalapeños, salt and pepper. Set aside.
Ingredients
8 Ounce cream cheese
2 jalapeños, diced
1 Teaspoon salt
1/2 Teaspoon black pepper
2
Place a sheet of parchment paper over a large cutting board. Spread the pork sausage out on the parchment paper, making a large rectangle about a 1/2 inch thick.
Ingredients
32 Ounce pork sausage
3
Evenly spread the cream cheese mixture on top of the sausage. Then roll up, similar to a cinnamon roll. Form into a log shape and set aside.
4
When ready to cook, set Traeger temperature to 350℉ and preheat, lid closed for 15 minutes.
350 ˚F / 177 ˚C
5
While grill is preheating, construct a bacon weave. Place a sheet of parchment onto a clean surface. On top of the parchment, lay out 5 slices of bacon horizontally and as close together as possible.
Ingredients
1 Pound bacon
6
Fold the first two inches of every other slice back. Place a slice of bacon vertically on top of the slices that aren’t folded. Place the folded portion back on top of the vertical slice.
7
Fold back the horizontal slices that are underneath the vertical slice. Place another slice next to the first vertical slice then fold the horizontal slices back.
8
Repeat with the remaining 3 slices of bacon. Place the sausage fatty on top of the bacon weave.
9
Tightly wrap the sausage in the bacon weave. Sprinkle fatty with Traeger Pork and Poultry rub.
Ingredients
As Needed Traeger Pork & Poultry Rub
10
Place fatty on grill and cook until the fatty reaches an internal temperature of 165℉, about 90 minutes.
350 ˚F / 177 ˚C
165 ˚F / 74 ˚C
11
Glaze fatty with Traeger Apricot Sauce and cook an additional 10 minutes.
Ingredients
As Needed Traeger Apricot BBQ Sauce
12
Let cool for 15 minutes before slicing into 1/2 inch thick slices. Enjoy!