Hart Burns

I judged a Iowa BBQ Society contest last Sat. and one the bacon entries was a winner and I thought I would try to improve it a bit.
Pretty simple grocery list. 1lb hot sausage, japalinos, cream cheese.

Chop japs, I only used 1/2 of one to keep wifey happy, I would have used the whole one. 1/2 of the cream cheese with a splash of W sauce and some pepper, and G powder. Mix up well and there's your stuffing.

Do the standard roll out in a Quart freezer bag with all the air out.

Slice the bag open down the sides and use a pizza cutter to make 8 pieces.

Make the rolls after placing a couple tablespoons of stuffing down the middle and wrap and seal (a pastry blade was a big help as now everything was warm and sticky)

Pitch 'em in the freezer for about an hour to firm up again.

Then wrap with regular thickness sliced bacon and give them a dusting of rub (sorry all I had on hand was some Famous Daves rib stuff).

Throw them on with the Labor Day butt that was 6 hrs. in to it's cook.

My dear beloved wife popped in with what she said was a early Christmas gift, a olive grabber for deep skinny olive jars. She's the best!

It even has a stabber in the handle! I'm so blessed.

I'm calling them done!

Plate full of good. Portion control could be better, some were nice and full of stuffing.

Munching a couple of these just killed my appetite for dinner. I had to force myself to eat my plate. I think I shall name them Hart Burns. Needed a 4 a.m. Tums!

Damn people this is a lot of work to get all this on the site. To those of you that do it often, my hat is off to you!
Enjoy!
Ed

tom b said:

Good

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Oh, I see what you did there!
Ed

SonnyE said:

I've got to try this! That looks really good.
We have company coming this weekend, and Sunday is BBQ Day.
I think these would be some farbulous fare along with the other food.

Don't shoot me, but I think I'll just use some canned diced Jalapenos. I have some in the fridge and another small can in the pantry.

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Whatever trips your trigger, post some pics and table talk afterwards
Ed.

SonnyE said:

Sorry Ed,
What size is that Cream Cheese?
16 ounces, or 8 ounces?

(Half of one could be twice as much as the tother. My guess is 16 ounces, but have to ask.)

And what is under that olive?:grin:
(And, you don't eat your olives? :becky: )

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Sorry, inattention to detail. 8oz pkg (so 4oz).
3rd Vodka Gimlet w/jalapeno stuffed olive. I normally only have 2 but with the present of the spoon I was required to have a 3rd (which normally makes me 1/2 stupid).
And being on a fixed income I only can have one olive per drinking session and I DO eat the little gem with glee.
Ed