Stuffed, Bacon Wrapped Pork Loin

[KonaRich]

Hi everyone! Had a little fun today and a tasty dinner!

This is a recipe that I developed from scratch over the last few years though the rub is a recipe from a site called Smoked Meat Sunday.

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Chop up a jalapeño pepper and mix it with 6 oz of cream cheese and half a cup of sour cream.

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I sliced the pork loin twice horizontally almost the whole way through creating 3 “flaps” connected by a “hinge” at the back.

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I then sprinkle rub in between the flaps and spread out the filling.

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Fold up the loin and insert toothpicks to keep it from falling open.
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Then use a mustard binder on the outside and cover with a heavy coating of rub.

I then wrap it with bacon to keep the filling from all cooking out.
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On the smoker at 180 with a smoke tube filled with competition blend pellets and cherry wood chips for 2.5 hrs.
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After 2.5 hrs I put it in a pan with about 1/4 inch of apple juice in the bottom and cover with tin foil. I then stick it in the oven at 275 until it hits 145 IT.

While it was in the oven I mixed up a batch of Bloomin’ Onion Petals using @gmc2003 recipe from his post Bloomin’ Onion - Kettle Style for the batter.

I then put the loin on the kettle grill at high heat for a few minutes to crisp up the bacon
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Slice
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And enjoy!
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Thanks for looking! God bless…

-Mike

That's incredible!! Restaurant quality!

 

[Compulsive Smoker]

That's incredible!! Restaurant quality!

Thank you KR! It’s not really that hard, try it sometime!

 

[KonaRich]

Thank you KR! It’s not really that hard, try it sometime!

I believe I will!! Maybe cut the meat in half so I can do 2 roll-ups with 2 different fillings.