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Bacon Wrapped Sausage

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I apologize in advance if this artery-clogging, heart-attack inducing bacon wrapped sausage offends, but it is delicious.

bacon wrapped sausage recipe

Hello, my name is Wes; Baked Bree is my (much) better half. After some gentle insinuation, slight cajoling, and finally the use of strong-arm tactics, Bree has allowed me one opportunity to guest post on her blog. As excited as I am to do this, I am also a little fearful. This is Bree’s blog, and it is fantastic. I am generally sarcastic and irreverent, but not today. I do not dare bite the hand that quite literally feeds me. I am so proud of Bree and her blog; I hope I can do it justice….

One thing I have learned from reading Bree’s blog is that food has much more meaning when it has a story behind it. My bacon wrapped sausage most definitely has a story….and it begins about 1,000 miles off the Pacific Coast of Central America. After about the 6th hour of every flight, the conversation always turns to food. One of our crew members casually mentioned a bacon-wrapped concoction that sounded delicious. When we pressed him for details, his response was “It was my birthday, I was too drunk to remember how we made it.” We only had three clues…there was sausage, cheese, and a blanket of bacon. Just how the blanket was made or how the ingredients fit together we were not sure.

Here is what you need for bacon wrapped sausage (which will feed about 4 people easily):

Bacon Wrapped Sausage Ingredients //

  • 1 package of bacon
  • 1 good-sized sausage, or one pack of ground sausage
  • Cheese of your choice
bacon wrapped sausage recipe

The great thing about my bacon wrapped sausage is that you can church it up any way you like. Ham? Go for it. Chorizo? NICE! Good cheese? Why not?

bacon wrapped sausage recipe

Once back at our lodging establishment, we got our hands on a grill, some hardwood for a fire, and an outdoor tile floor for our prep area. I do not recommend making yours on the ground. We made three that night; refining our tactics as we went along. Brahma beer, a little ingenuity, and some burnt arm hairs provided us all a meal that we still talk about. Without further ado, here is the bacon wrapped sausage, made in an actual kitchen, using (semi) sanitary procedures.

How to Make // The Steps

Step 1:

Remove the sausage from the casing and brown it in a small pan.

bacon wrapped sausage

Step 2:

While the sausage is browning, start working on your blanket-o-bacon. I like a 7 x 7 lattice. The tighter it is woven, the better.

bacon wrapped sausage recipe


Step 3:

Place your filling in the bacon blanket. Be careful not to overfill the blanket; you won’t get a good roll but you will get a HUGE mess. I marked off the fill area for my helper with toothpicks (remove these before rolling).

bacon wrapped sausage recipe

Step 4:

Here is where it gets tricky…roll the log as tightly as you can and seal the ends with toothpicks. I use a wide spatula to get started, then use my hands after that.

Step 5:

Place it on a rack over a cookie sheet, and bake in a 400-degree oven for 25 minutes or until the bacon is crispy. I went with the oven over the grill because 1) you don’t have to turn it in the oven and 2) I didn’t feel like using the grill tonight. Make sure that you put your log on some sort of cookie sheet that has raised sides. The last thing you want is to burn your kitchen down with bacon grease…and this CAN happen!

bacon wrapped sausage recipe

Step 6:

When the bacon is crispy, remove it from the oven and let stand for a couple of minutes…just long enough for the cheese to stop being runny.

bacon wrapped sausage

Step 7:

Slice into pinwheels, get your napkins, and enjoy!

bacon wrapped sausage recipe

This is like the opening of A Tale of Two Cities in many ways. It is the best of food, and it is the worst of food. It is a treat born of genius and ridiculous at the same time. It is both beautiful and gross. All I can ask is that you try it. I guarantee that my bacon wrapped sausage will be a topic of conversation wherever you serve it!

bacon wrapped sausage recipe
man log recipe

Bacon Wrapped Sausage

bakedbree
Man Log – Bacon wrapped sausage and cheese roll. I’m not proud of his one, but my husband insisted. This was a deployment creation and now a legend.
5 from 1 vote

Ingredients
  

  • 1 package of bacon
  • 1 good sized sausage or one pack of ground sausage
  • Cheese of your choice

Instructions
 

  • Remove the sausage from the casing and brown in a small pan.
  • While the sausage is browning, start working on your blanket-o-bacon. I like a 7 x 7 lattice. The tighter it is woven, the better.
  • Place your filling in the bacon blanket. Be careful not to overfill the blanket; you won’t get a good roll but you will get a HUGE mess. I marked off the fill area for my helper with toothpicks (remove these before rolling).
  • Here is where it gets tricky…roll the log as tightly as you can and seal the ends with toothpicks. I use a wide spatula to get started, then use my hands after that.
  • Place your man log on a rack over a cookie sheet, and bake in a 400 degree oven for 25 minutes or until the bacon is crispy. I went with the oven over the grill because 1) you don’t have to turn it in the oven and 2) I didn’t feel like using the grill tonight. Make sure that you put your log on some sort of cookie sheet that has raised sides. The last thing you want is to burn your kitchen down with bacon grease…and this CAN happen!
  • When the bacon is crispy, remove from the oven and let stand for a couple of minutes…just long enough for the cheese to stop being runny.
  • Slice into pinwheels, get your napkins, and enjoy!
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Recipe Rating




Leona

Tuesday 18th of April 2017

Hi Bree! I'm all girl, and while my waist (and heart!) may protest, I would TOTALLY eat this "dude food"! Sigh - more trips to the gym? Thanks for letting Wes contribute!

bakedbree

Thursday 11th of May 2017

Haha! I hope that you like it. (And don't mind the gym. :)

Vivian Reynolds

Saturday 19th of October 2013

So when you roll it how do you keep it together? Like I know toothpicks on the end but what about long ways down the whole thing?

bakedbree

Sunday 20th of October 2013

Toothpicks hold it together.

Deborah

Sunday 28th of July 2013

How long do you cook it after you wrap it? The end directions are blocked off in black.

bakedbree

Saturday 3rd of August 2013

I don't see any black on my end. It takes abut 15 to 20 minutes, or until the bacon is cooked through and crispy.

Kiran

Tuesday 24th of January 2012

This looks awesome. My husband's friends are coming over this weekend. Can't wait to make this!!!

bakedbree

Wednesday 25th of January 2012

They will love it.

Kat

Saturday 24th of December 2011

If you put it on a piece of wax paper, it would be easier to start the roll because you could just pick up the edge and fold it over, no lost bacon strips!

bakedbree

Saturday 31st of December 2011

thanks kat.