Thoughts on a fatty

vlap · Oct 19, 2007

I was thinking of smoking a fatty sunday. I find plain sausage to be kind of strong so was thinking of doing a half/half with sausage and ground beef.
For a filling I was thinking various veg (onion,peppers,chiles) along with some tomatos and cheese (cheddar)

Does a mix of beef and sausage take away from the fatty appeal and would it be a good idea to pre-cook the hard veg. (onions and peppers)

A little rub on the outside and smoke away to an internal temp of?

Serve with some good mustard and hard rolls.

Can I make the roll the night before and let the flavors from the veg meld into the fatty?

Thoughts?

richtee · Oct 19, 2007

Hmm how bout dicing the veggies fine, and a quick sautee' with a bit of oil, then just folding into the meat..then stuffing whatever? Interesting...

cowgirl · Oct 19, 2007

I think you should go for it and let us know how it turned out...
In my opinion, it sounds great!

ron50 · Oct 19, 2007

I agree with Cowgirl! Try it and find out, it sounds great. I saute my fruit/veg fillings before adding them. I let them cool before putting them in.

jmedic25 · Oct 19, 2007

I agree that the regular fattys are too strong let us know how they are.. Congrats on OTBS bro!!

gypsyseagod · Oct 19, 2007

i haven't tried mixing fatty w/ beef but it should work- just a bit milder. sure sautee the veggies & let the wrapped fatty chill overnight. you're looking for an internal temp of 160-170(i do mine @ 200f pit temp)

jts70 · Oct 19, 2007

What they said! I have mix sausage and beef ( short on both meats one night , loooong on beers. )work out very well, so go for it!!

hawgheaven · Oct 19, 2007

By all means, try it! The rule is, there are no rules!

vlap · Oct 19, 2007

Thanks for the input everyone. I will definitely give it a shot sunday. Im actually salivating just thinking about it now.

Didn't find the whole duck yesterday so I ended up with a large turkey breast. Going to make up a brine for that tonight. Then rub tomorrow night and smoke sunday.

mrbass58 · Oct 19, 2007

I'm thinking some ground veal might go good in a fatty also.

jocosa · Oct 19, 2007

And you could always look for the mild version of sausage when you're shopping... I think mild sausage or even extra mild leaves much more room for your own touches as far as spices/rubs go....

vlap · Oct 19, 2007

Theres a good idea. I may try that out.

homebrew & bbq · Oct 19, 2007

You could always try buying "plain" ground pork and adding seasoning to make your own sausage. That way you would have complete control over the amount of flavor. I'm sure Debi would be a great resource for a basic recipe that you could tinker with.

ds7662 · Oct 20, 2007

I just smoked a couple of fatty's my self, that turned out great by the way. Several of us talked about them and the taste they had. My wife doesn't eat sausage so she missed out. We did think of doing one with just ground beef for her at some point. Which if you actually think about it is no more than a meatloaf that you get to put in whatever you want. Somked meatloaf is great so the mixture should work just fine.

vlap · Oct 21, 2007

What temp do you take the fattie to?

pigcicles · Oct 21, 2007

Generally take them to 160Âº. Let us know how they come out and taste.

keywesmoke · Oct 21, 2007

I don't saute my veggies before I put them in either a fatty or Dutch's beans, because I like a good crunchy bite with veggies. Sauteing softens them up.

linescum · Oct 21, 2007

i can't see that mixing them would make it any less quality..for some kick do an egg crepe style and roll it up filled with peppers and bacon and cheese and put inside the fattie you will not be dissapointed

vlap · Oct 21, 2007

After hearing a few good opinions on the saute question I decided not to do so. So veg went in raw last night in order to have time to naturaly soften and also impart flavor to the fattie. Coals are hot and food going in soon.

I will start a new thread with todays "Q"

Got picts starting from last night! The making of the fattie and brining of the turkey. Should be good. Also going to try smoking with ORANGE today! Im looking forward to the results! Thanks Bud!

richtee · Oct 21, 2007

I am sending Bud a check for somma dat orange wood too!
THANKS BUD!

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