Smoked Pig Shots

Simple Steps to make this delicious appetizer for your next BBQ! Sink your teeth into theses 2 bite snack treats.

Course Appetizer

Cuisine Chinese

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 15

Servings

Calories 592kcal

Author Jason

Equipment

Ingredients

1 lb Smoked Sausage
1 lb Bacon thick sliced
8 oz Cream Cheese
5 oz Boursin Cheese choose your favorite flavor
½ cup BBQ Sauce might need more if you want it saucy
1 tbsp seasoning mix use your favorite bbq seasoning

Instructions

Heat the smoker to 350°F. Once heated up, use a smaller piece of wood or wood chips of your choice. Always remember hickory and mesquite is the strongest and the fruit woods will be the mildest.
Slice the smoked sausage into ½-¾ inch pieces. Cut the bacon into pieces big enough to go around the 1 inch pieces of sausage with a little bit of overlap so you can push the toothpick through.
Place the pig shots in the disposable pan. We'll slather them with BBQ sauce for the last minutes of smoking so it's way cleaner to use a pan then placing them directly on the grill grates.
In the mixing bowl, combine the softened cream cheese, Boursin cheese and seasoning. Once combined, put all of the cheese mix into a pipping bag or Ziploc bag and snip the corner of the bag to allow you to pipe the filling into each bacon wrapped sausage shot.
Place the pig "shot glasses" on the smoker for 45-60 minutes, or until the bacon is finished cooking and getting a bit of a crispy exterior. About 5-7 minutes before they are finished, brush your favorite bbq sauce over all of the shots and allow to caramelize. Serve immediately.

Notes

The filling should fill about 12-15 pig shots. If you are cooking more, always double the recipe.

Thin bacon doesn't work as it won't hold up the "glass" of the the shot glass.

Toothpicks are needed to hold these together at the base.

Boursin (Gournay cheese) comes in several flavors and is found in the gourmet cheese section of the grocery store. If you want to use shredded cheese instead, use 1 cup. Shredded cheese is easier and a bit cheaper. To make sure the shredded cheese melts, shred it yourself.

Smoked Sausage comes in many flavors, including turkey based. Choose the one that your family likes.

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