Bacon Weave Turtle (Fatties) and Animals
This is one of our signature recipes having been featured on KTLA-5 and won an award in the Canadian Championships in the Anything Butt category.
It’s a kid friendly recipe and you can get kids involved to make a stegosaurus, triceratops, millipede, etc.
- Total Time: 1 hour 30 mins
- Yield: 4 - 6 1x
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Instructions
- Mix your favorite BBQ rub or SYD Competition Rub, about 2 tbs into 2 lb of the regular and hot sausage.
- Add some cayenne pepper if you like spicy.
- Add a couple squirts of your favorite BBQ sauce
- Mix thoroughly with your gloved fingers.
- Mound into the shape of the turtle body onto a sheet of foil or parchment paper.
- Lay out 5 strips of bacon (#1 to #5) parallel to each other on a sheet of foil or parchment paper.
- Weave the 6th strip 90 degrees to #1 – #5. It’s easy if you start from left to right and lift each of the #1 to #5 strips as you lay down the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th strip.
- Pick up the foil and then flip the bacon weave and drape it over your sausage mound.
- Tuck excess bacon under the turtle body.
- Trim hot dogs for 4 legs, head, and conical tail.
- Make cuts for toes and mouth. Smoke 250-300 degrees for 1 hour until internal temp is 170 degrees.
- Cover with foil if it is too dark.
- Brush with your favorite BBQ sauce and let sauce set for 5 mins.
- Garnish with parsley and enjoy!
- You can add cheese, jalapenos, hard boiled eggs, olives, chopped onions, breadcrumbs, etc. to make the turtle your very own concoction!
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Appetizer
- Cuisine: American