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Originally Posted by Ms. Milani
Oh my gosh what are those bacon wrapped things???
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Ms. Milani, those are Pig Shots. Not a creation of mine, and they are a bit time consuming to make, but they are delicious. You take a large link is sausage and cut it into about half inch disks. You then take half a slice of thick bacon and wrap it around the sausage disk forming a cup. Use a toothpick so it stays wrapped.
The filling is only limited by your imagination. Typically, it starts with cream cheese, cheddar cheese, a little sour cream to thin it out slightly, and some rub. I did one where I added a salad shrimp on the bottom of the cup, and another on top.
Those in the photo, I added pulled pork to the filling. I mixed the cheese mixture and the pork, then put it into a piping bag, or a ziploc bag with one corner cut off. Pipe the filling into the "cups", not too full as they rise, and then smoke them until the bacon just starts turning crisp. As a decorative touch and to add an additional bite, I dotted the top of each with Stubb's Spicy BBQ Sauce.
I've had friends try to eat them politely by taking little bites of them, but the proper technique is to put the whole thing in your mouth and chew. Then you get the combination of flavors from the bacon, the sausage, the pork, the cheeses, the rub, and the drop of sauce. They are heavenly. And very rich...
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