Bacon raped Lollipops

[Carvendive]

I'll be darned if I can find the thread on this... Admin, if you want to move it, go ahead.

Anyway... Best Damn drums I or my wife have ever had!
The idea came from a Tulsajeff newsletter. He gave it a 20min prep time but it took me close to 60 - but it was way worth it.
I skinned the drums using the "paper towel" method - quick!
I lollipop cut and trimmed the tendons - not as quick.

I put the legs in the ziplock and first added the Dijon and then the rub and coatedthem up. This is do differently because it took way to long. Next time I'll use a big bowl.
Then I raped them with the bacon and a little more rub and tossed them into the smoker.

At 145° I saused them once with a mix of 1/2 water & 1/2 babyrays. That was the key. When they came off, you could "taste" each element. It wasn't overpowered by a sause.

 

[chopsaw]

Nice work . Haven't tried those yet , been thinking about it . Those look fantastic .

 

[mike243]

Think I would like them better if wrapped lmao

 

[chopsaw]

Yeah , spelled wrapped . I missed that the first time .

 

[wild west]

Those look great. I need to learn how to remove the tendons.

 

[SecondHandSmoker]

Those do look good.

 

[Sowsage]

Looks good from here! Ive done a lot of lollipops but never wrapped in bacon. Nice job!

 

[bbqbrett]

Oh boy, those look mighty good! Will have to put that on the to do list.

 

[ozzz]

Looks tasty.

 

[sandyut]

those look great! Just stated getting into the lollipops - big hit here - even my wife who claimed she didn't like dark meat tore them up! Bacon wrapped - oh course! Yes!

 

[Misplaced Nebraskan]

Chicken does look good though

 

[Carvendive]

Think I would like them better if wrapped lmao

Yea, I know but if you're going to correct my typing then you missed a couple...
Coatedthem could use a space and "This is do differently..." Should have been This I'd do differently.

 

[Carvendive]

Those look great. I need to learn how to remove the tendons.

Sorry, I didn't actually remove the tendons, (that'd be a good truck) I trimming the ends that stuck out once I'd pushed the meat up.

 

[Misplaced Nebraskan]

Sorry, I didn't actually remove the tendons, (that'd be a good truck) I trimming the ends that stuck out once I'd pushed the meat up.

Only way I've thought of, besides the chore of pullers, was to debone the leg, cut em out, then rewrap the meat and skin back on the bone. But, 99% of the time I just do as you did. Haven't bacon wrapped yet... But that will have to change soon though. Looks too good!

 

[Carvendive]

Yes, I've never liked the rubbery skin on smoked chicken where as the bacon is great. Oh, by the way, I used thin cut bacon. And you don't need any toothpicks as the mustard glues the bacon to the drumb.