The latest thing amongst smokers are burgers formed around the bottom of a can and stuffed. They look great but I thought you could do the same with a small amount of breakfast sausage and made a great appetizer. Sausage Cups are the result.
I formed 1 inch balls with the sausage and formed it into a small cup around my fingertip.
I put a slice of jalapeno in the bottom of each cup. I covered that with a plug of cream cheese. I put another slice of jalapeno on top and covered it with a one inch piece of bacon.
I put the cups on a rack and into my Bradley Smoker set at 270 F with hickory smoke for 40 minutes. You could also do these in an oven or over indirect heat on a barbecue. However, you would get no smoke flavour.
The Verdict
These were simple and delicious. The great part is that you can vary these just by changing the fillings or the sausage. I see years of savory experimentation!
The Old Fat Guy
Ingredients
- 250 grams (8 ounces) breakfast sausage, skin removed
- 1 jalapeno pepper, sliced
- 75 ml (1/3 cup) cream cheese, chilled and cut into 8 pieces
- 1 slice bacon, cut into 8 pieces
Instructions
- Form a cup around your finger tip with the sausage.
- Put a slice of jalapeno into each cup.
- Put 1/8 of the cheese in each cup.
- Put another slice of jalapeno on top.
- Put a piece of bacon on top of each cup.
- Smoke on a tray at 270 F for 40 minutes.
- Alternatively, you could cook over indirect heat on a barbecue or in your oven.
- Serve
8 Responses
Brilliant! The possibilities are endless.
Thanks. I am looking forward to future batches with many variations.
I am going to have to show these to my brother and dad. They look amazing and they are planning to fire up the smokers this weekend!
Thanks. If they do any variations, please post them. The possibilities for stuffing are endless.
Love this idea, these sausage cups sound delicious!
Thanks. They are tasty and I will be trying many different versions in the future.
Love these! They look so easy and so good! I wish I thought of it!
There is a problem with them. They seem to disappear.