Grilled Bacon Wrapped Brats?

[tirrin]

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]

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]

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

 

[SmokinAl]

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

 

[venture]

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]

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

  That's what I'm thinking

 

[meateater]

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

 

[talan64]

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]

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

 

[cowgirl]

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]

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]

Leave it to her to kill a thread?

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

Good luck and good smoking.

 

[meateater]

Leave it to her to kill a thread?

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

Good luck and good smoking.

 

[tirrin]

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]

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

 

[realtorterry]

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

 

[Bearcarver]

Don'y forget the Qview, Tirrin !!

Bear

 

[backyardsmokin]

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

bacon wrapped bacon!!!!

 

[cowgirl]

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]

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