I am finally going to make my first fatty for NYE! So who's got the best fatty around? I prefer to smoke my fatties. ??? ::)
Well, I think everyone is going to say they have the best...but here is one for you to try if you wanna pony up a lil bit...it is our Mexican seafood fattie.
chorizo outside, with shrimp, scallops, and salmon with a little Old Bay on the inside. Roll it up and wrap in bacon...it is mighty tasty!!
Snelly i believe you have just called down the Thunder.....
This will be a very interesting thread for sure.
One i will be following closely for sure.
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Quote from: SnellySmokesEm on December 29, 2010, 10:53:44 AMI prefer to smoke my fatties.
I thought this was a cooking forum. Oh yeah, I get it... "Now you're cooking."
Quote from: Up In Smoke on December 29, 2010, 11:48:42 AM
Snelly i believe you have just called down the Thunder.....
Thats what I was hoping for.... :) :) :)
I've only done one and it was beef with bacon, onion and cheese with a bacon weave. It was ok, a little dry, I cooked it to long! My next one will be pork, for sure!
Can't go wrong with a bacon explosion.
Bacon weave, country sausage with your rub of choice mixed in, cooked bacon center w/bbq sauce.
Bacon weave, layer of sausage of your choice, chopped jalopenas, chopped onions, pepperjack cheese, sauteed mushrooms, spices as desired.
http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?action=profile;u=748;sa=showPosts;start=1245
hope this helps a little, was only my second or third fattie. (meatloaf)
Hard to go wrong with a Bacon Explosion - most like them.
Recently the two that have got the highest marks are ones stuffed with scrambled eggs, chorizo, green onion, cheddar, and jalapeno.
The other one that seems to be a perennial favorite with my fly fishing taste testers is sharp cheese and dried figs (Figgin' Fatty)
Typically my favorite is sharp cheddar, green onions, strips of pepper.
Last year I did some with tater tots, cream cheese and jalapeno that were eaten very fast.
Stuff with a brat and cheese.
Ronbeaux posted A mac-n-cheese fatty that looked killer
Pizza ones are pretty good - usually use genoa, pepperoni, mozzy cheese, and some pizza sauce.
Did these this summer for my fly fishing buddies at the fly shop.
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Starting on left - going to the right
The one you can barely see was a Figgin' Fatty
The one with the red on the left is made with dried tomatoe pesto, roasted red peppers, black olives and parmesan cheese that was pretty tasty.
Just above that one is one out of Porter Cheese, green onions and mushrooms - so-so
To the right of the red one is a scrambled eggs, bacon, tater tots, and cheese - went over well.
The next one is the other half of the Porter cheese one
The next one was a good one.- Pesto, artichoke bottoms and feta that was very good.
The far bottom right (fuzzy one) was scrambled eggs, chorizo, cheddar, and jalapeno - it was the favorite of the day.
I've got quite a few in planning stages that will have to try before recommending them. They could be good or could fall flat on their faces.
This is always a hit at my place.
http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=14199.0
Thanks guys! They all look great! I guess there is no real particular recipe. Just kinda throw whatever the heck you want into it. ;D ;D ;D How big do you roll the meat out into? I am going to do a bacon weave so I want to be sure the meat loaf will fit into the weave. So here's the plan...
2 lbs of thick cut bacon (not sure if I will need it all)
1lb italian sausage
1lb 90/10 ground beef
(Ground beef mixed together with garlic, onion powder and salt lick clone rub)
spanish onion, green onion, jalepenos, mushroom and peppers (red, green, yellow)
Block cheddar cheese
Now should I saute the veggies?
How long do they usually take?
What IT?
Never measured one, but I guess a 1 lb sausage roll rolls out to 9 x 9. Something like 18 to 24+ slices of bacon - depending on the width of the slices. That limitation is due to the length of the bacon. if you need larger - overlap the bacon endsby an inch or more and keep on going.
Should not need to saute the veggies - you'll cook to an IT of at least 165 so the veggies will cook also.
Make sure what you stuff inside will be good to eat at 155 or 165 degrees. You can precook some things and still use it though.
If you let the bacon come to room temp its much easer to work with and you can streach to fit.
OK, I got the fatty all rolled up and wrapped tight in the fridge for tomorrows smoke. I think it has started out pretty good. Forgot the jalapenos at the store and forgot to roll the green onion up in the fatty. Must have been the fatty I had earlier... lol ??? ::)
The fatty barely fit in the weave but I stuffed it in there... ;D ;D ;D
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Well I had to do taste test so I saved a little of the meat mixture and made a fatty burger.
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Well Let's just say, it passed the test. ;D :D :)
Here's everything in the fridge ready for tomorrows smoke. My first fatty and my first cheese smoke!!!
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Man, thats gonna be gooood!!!!
and look at them grill marks on that fattie burger!
Crap........ I'm hungrey now> ;D
Here's the finished shots! The Fatty was excellent and I see a bunch more in my future. It was a lot easier than I thought it would be.
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Looks great. Fatties are good things to experiment with also.
That fatty looks great!
Now thats a fattie.
You got the weave. ;D
Might I ask whats in it?
2 lbs of thick cut bacon (not sure if I will need it all)
1lb italian sausage
1lb 90/10 ground beef
(Ground beef mixed together with garlic, onion powder and salt lick clone rub)
spanish onion, red onion, mushroom and peppers (red, green, yellow)
Block cheddar cheese
Looks great Snelly. Got me wanting to do a fattie now. I agree with OU812 the grill marks on the burger look beautiful. The bacon weave looks professional too.
Thanks! I was really surprised how well the weave came out as well. All I did was follow the instructions and pictures from the recipe site.
http://www.susanminor.org/forums/showthread.php?669-Bacon-Weave-101 (http://www.susanminor.org/forums/showthread.php?669-Bacon-Weave-101)