Grilled Bacon Wrapped Brats?

tirrin · Jun 14, 2011

Has anyone ever tried grilling brats wrapped in bacon? not flattened brats, but whole brats to be put in hot dog buns.. ive been thinking this over and really want to try it...

my questions.. do i cook the bacon first then wrap the brats? do i wrap both uncooked and throw it on the grill?

what do you guys think?

thunderdome · Jun 14, 2011

I might try cooking the brats a bit, then wrapping in bacon, then throwing back on grill and letting them finish off until bacon is crisp.

I'm just not a big fan of chewy or underdone brats

tirrin · Jun 14, 2011

i agree..it will obviously be a first for me..and it sounds delicious

SmokinAl · Jun 14, 2011

Sounds good to me too! Anything wrapped in bacon has got to be good!

venture · Jun 14, 2011

Sounds like it might be worth a try. Be sure to check the internal temp on the brats to be sure they are done. It will be interesting to see if the skin on the brats comes out tough.

Good luck and good smoking.

raptor700 · Jun 14, 2011

SmokinAl said:
Sounds good to me too! Anything wrapped in bacon has got to be good!

That's what I'm thinking

meateater · Jun 14, 2011

I think grilling them wouldn't work, smoking them low and slow now your talking.

talan64 · Jun 14, 2011

Two things you can add to "almost" anything and make it taste better.......Bacon and Cheese!

I would maybe pull the skin off the brat, then wrap the bacon and smoke away. (Grilling wouldn't get both done at the same time)

I say go for it!

bmudd14474 · Jun 14, 2011

I would smoke them with thin cut bacon then finish on a hot grill. A little more work but so worth it.

cowgirl · Jun 14, 2011

I do bacon wrapped brats a lot... here's one version..

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/forum/thread/81732/jalapeno-stuffed-bacon-wrapped-brats

The last ones I did were rather interesting. lol

http://cowgirlscountry.blogspot.com/2011/05/i-really-had-my-heart-set-on-bacon.html

They were tasty though!

You don't need to do anything to the bacon but parboiling the brats in beer helps.

meateater · Jun 14, 2011

cowgirl said:
I do bacon wrapped brats a lot... here's one version..

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/forum/thread/81732/jalapeno-stuffed-bacon-wrapped-brats

The last ones I did were rather interesting. lol

http://cowgirlscountry.blogspot.com/2011/05/i-really-had-my-heart-set-on-bacon.html

They were tasty though!

You don't need to do anything to the bacon but parboiling the brats in beer helps.

You just stole my heart!

venture · Jun 14, 2011

Leave it to her to kill a thread?

After she posts, there is nothing more to be said.

Good luck and good smoking.

meateater · Jun 15, 2011

Venture said:
Leave it to her to kill a thread?

After she posts, there is nothing more to be said.

Good luck and good smoking.

tirrin · Jun 15, 2011

wow...

so i just spent 10 mins staring at the screen...

and i came up with wow....

those look amazing, and great job on the innovation...

i am goin to boil my brats in a bit of beer..then wrap and grill!!!

bacon..mans best tasting friend

cowgirl · Jun 15, 2011

Thanks Meat, Merv and Tirrin! Hope you give them a try.. they are really tasty!

realtorterry · Jun 15, 2011

Don't forget to tell & SHOW us how they turned out!!

Bearcarver · Jun 15, 2011

Don'y forget the Qview, Tirrin !!

Bear

backyardsmokin · Jun 15, 2011

SmokinAl said:
Sounds good to me too! Anything wrapped in bacon has got to be good!

bacon wrapped bacon!!!!

cowgirl · Jun 15, 2011

BackyardSmokin said:
bacon wrapped bacon!!!!

Definately!! http://cowgirlscountry.blogspot.com/2009/09/smoked-bacon-wrapped-bacon.html

One of the benefits to cold smoking CB... you can wrap it in more bacon and hot smoke it later.

thebarbequeen · Jun 15, 2011

Yep, what cowgirl said. I always parboil my brats in beer before grilling. Have fun!

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