It's almost barbecue season here in the south. Some barbecue fanatics might argue that it's always barbecue season in the South--I might not disagree. I recently heard about a barbecue recipe to end all barbecue recipes (my mom sent me an e-mail from DC...apparently, the craze is spreading). Two guys in Kansas City came up with what they call the Bacon Explosion, using a couple pounds of strip bacon and ground sausage. Yes, it's as scary as it sounds. Apparently, the bacon is woven around the sausage, and then the entire heap is rolled into a log, then barbecued.
I am in no wise endorsing you to go home tonight and try this. I'm not against bacon, but I rarely eat it myself (barring those bacon bits I put in my salad...but those don't really count, do they?). And if I do eat it, I try to make it the real thing, and not turkey or chicken versions (yes, there is such a thing as chicken bacon!). I'm not against sausage, either, and am not as opposed to turkey sausage as I am chicken bacon.
That said, if you think the two words "bacon" and "explosion" should be kept apart in sentences, as I do, you may want to search for a healthier (safer?) alternative. Here are a few healthy recipes to tickle your tongue as an appetizer to barbecue season. They will leave you satisfied when you decide to fire up the grill. I've thrown in one recipe that's not exactly low-fat, but pretty much any food, eaten in moderation, is permissible (unless your doc says otherwise). Besides, the recipe fit well with the bacon theme.
Here is the Bacon Explosion recipe.
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Keep checking back for more barbecue and grilling recipes and stories as the weather heats up. We'll keep you smokin'! Meanwhile, what do you think of the Bacon Explosion?
