#bacon explosion

Cobb recipe - Bacon and Cheeseburger Explosion.

Ingredients 500g Mince Beef Packet of streaky bacon - Dry cured and smoked 1 Tsp Garlic powder 1/2 Tsp freshly ground Black Pepper Large pinch of salt 2 Tsp of Worcester Sauce Grated American cheese such as Jack or a medium cheddar is fine. BBQ Sauce for glaze

Directions

Create a bacon weave using the sliced streaky bacon.

The best way to do this is by laying out 5-7strips vertically and then laying another strip horizontally and weaving it. I use a chopping board with a piece of cling film just larger than the final weave.

I create the weave by folding up every other bacon strip (1, 3, 5) and laying another piece horizontally, fold back the bacon and lift up every other piece (2, 4) lay another strip and repeat until you have a square weave.

Season the beef with garlic powder, black pepper, salt and Worcester sauce. Mix by hand but avoid over working the beef.

Flatten the beef into a square just smaller than the bacon weave and place it on top.

Here you can be creative.

I have stuffed this with a mix of cooked onions, peppers and smoked sausage or you could simply add cheese, for a bacon cheeseburger fatty.

3 Hard boiled eggs can also be placed in a horizontal row across the middle.

The original Bacon Explosion uses Sausage meat instead of beef and is then filled with cooked crispy bacon. Great for Christmas dinner!!

Other variations could include turkey mince then stuffed with a sage and onion stuffing mix and served with cranberry sauce.

Once you have chosen your stuffing, the next step is to roll up the beef starting from one end and form a giant sausage shape.

Next, roll the bacon weave around the beef, making sure all the ends are tucked in.

Set up the Cobb for smoking, using either the smoker pot filled with soaked wood chips or a foil packet with holes poked in it, laid on top of the coals.

Use the roasting rack and smoke/cook for about 90 minutes.

I like to glaze with BBQ sauce and cook for a further 10-15 mins to add a sticky sweetness.