 Re: Let's hear it for bacon and other bits of pork!!! | |
Small ones, cooking first pieces in the microwave, have been done in about twenty minutes. Ones as big as in the video take, after the patty is made, about forty or forty five minutes to get the outside bacon crispy, with flipping it every 10 to fifteen minutes. They get crispy more quickly if you dump the grease from the pan or cook it on a trivet so that its out of the fat and the air can get around it (I think that's what they're called).
I like the smaller ones (half the sausage, one piece of bacon on the inside and only two on the outside -- wrapping and spinning to overlap instead of weave). They cook much more quickly -- like twenty minutes at 350. If I do a large one on the grill, I use indirect heat and go let it cook for an hour at 250 (really just until the bacon is crispy -- the sausage is always cooked by then). It can get a nice smoky flavor that way, too, if you add wood chips.
I'm maintaining weight now and am not eating as much saturated fat or as many calories. I like to use turkey breakfast sausage, soley. We found one we like. Sometimes the bacon is pork, sometimes it turkey (I like using the pork more, though). With turkey sausage and real bacon, the small version of the patty only has about 250 to 300 calories (depending on the different brands). Add some cheese on top, and I'm satisfied for a good little while.
They're great for parties, too. | 
July 28th, 2009, 02:16 PM
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