A Bacon Explosion is a pork dish that consists of bacon wrapped around a filling of spiced sausage and crumbled bacon. The American-football-sized dish is then smoked or baked. It became known after being posted on the BBQ Addicts blog,[1][2] and spread to the mainstream press with numerous stories discussing the dish. In time, the articles began to discuss the Internet "buzz" itself.[1]
The Bacon Explosion is made of bacon, sausage, barbecue sauce, and barbecue seasoning or rub. The bacon is assembled in a weave to hold the sausage, sauce, and crumbled bacon. Once rolled, the Bacon Explosion is cooked (either smoked or baked), basted, cut, and served. The Bacon Explosion's creators produced a cookbook featuring the recipes which ultimately won the 2010 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards for "Best Barbecue Book in the World". The Bacon Explosion also won at the 2013 Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival.
Jason Day and Aaron Chronister posted the dish in December 2008 on their "BBQ Addicts" blog.[3] It quickly became an Internet phenomenon, generating more than 500,000 hits and 16,000 links to the blog, and was even included on political blogs because "Republicans like meat."[1][2] There are fan clubs and follow-up videos of various attempts to create the dish.[2]
The inventors are experienced barbecue competition participants from Kansas City, and compete in cook-offs as the Burnt Finger BBQ team. According to the Telegraph, "They came up with the delicacy after being challenged on Twitter to create the ultimate bacon recipe." They christened their innovation the "Bacon Explosion: The BBQ Sausage Recipe of all Recipes."[2] The Bacon Explosion is similar to a number of previously published recipes. Day and Chronister do not claim to have invented the concept,[1] but assert the term "Bacon Explosion" as a trademark.[3]
Preparation
Preparing a Bacon Explosion "requires the minimum of culinary talent" and the ingredient list is short. It is made from two pounds (0.91 kg) of thick cut bacon, two pounds of Italian sausage, one jar of barbecue sauce, and one jar of barbecue rub/seasoning. The Bacon Explosion is constructed by weaving the bacon together to serve as a base. The base is seasoned and followed by the layering of sausage meat and crumbled bacon. Barbecue sauce and more seasoning is added before rolling it into a giant "sausage-shaped monster", sometimes using aluminum foil to help (note: it is not cooked inside the foil). It takes about an hour per inch of thickness to cook and is then basted with more barbecue sauce, sliced into rounds, and served.[2] A prepared Bacon Explosion contains at least 5,000 kilocalories (21,000 kJ) and 18 oz (500 g) of fat,[1] though a smaller 8-ounce (230 g) portion contains 878 kcal (3,700 kJ) and 2.1 oz (60 g) of fat.[4]
Preparation and result
The woven bacon base
Sauced and ready for rolling
Rolled and seasoned prior to cooking
Interior shown after cooking
Recognition
The popularity of the recipe has led to international coverage;[2] including the US and the UK, German and Dutch media.[5][6]The Daily Telegraph assessed that the "recipe is most popular on the web" and that the "5,000 calorie barbeque dish has become one of the most popular meal ideas in the world."[2] Commentary in major publications about the health/obesity of Americans quickly suggested dishes like Bacon Explosion as the reason for "Why Americans are fat", while another asserted that it is not something a doctor would recommend.[7][8] It has also been cited as an example of the use of Web 2.0 technology (Chronister is an Internet marketer).[9]
Day and Chronister were reported to have "landed a six-figure book deal" for their book BBQ Makes Everything Better.[10] The book, containing the recipe, became the US winner in the 2010 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in the "Best Barbecue Book" category. The 2010 US winner The Essential New York Times Cookbook: Classic Recipes for a New Century by Amanda Hesser also contained the recipe for the Bacon Explosion.[11]BBQ Makes Everything Better went on to win the "Best Barbecue Book in the World" category by the judges of the 2010 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, and remained as the sole entry from an American.[12] The Bacon Explosion won "Savory Dish" at the 2013 Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival which secured an entry in the Bacon World Championships.[13][14]
^ abcdeDarlin, Damon (27 January 2009). "Take Bacon. Add Sausage. Blog". The New York Times. from the original on 2 April 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
^ abcdefgSingh, Anita (30 January 2009). "Bacon Explosion recipe is most popular on the web". The Daily Telegraph. from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
^ abDay, Jason (23 December 2008). "Bacon Explosion: The BBQ Sausage Recipe of all Recipes". BBQ Addicts. from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
^Taylor, Greg (30 January 2009). . Stay Cut. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
^"'Bacon Explosion': Dieses Grill-Monster erobert das Internet". Express. 30 January 2009. from the original on 8 February 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
^van der Plas, Caroline (12 August 2012). "Bacon Explosion dé hit op internet". Vlees Magazine. from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
^Abouhalkah, Yael T. (29 January 2009). . The Kansas City Star. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
^Nista, Monica; Cox, Lauren (30 January 2009). "Super Bowl Foods the Doc Won't Recommend". ABC News. from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
^Bandyk, Matthew (29 January 2009). . U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
^. Eat Me Daily. 3 March 2009. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
^Chronister, Aaron (20 December 2010). . BBQ Addicts. Archived from the original on 20 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
^Day, Jason (22 March 2011). . BBQ Addicts. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
^Bender, Jonathan (31 August 2013). "What Will Dethrone the Bacon Explosion?". Esquire. Eat Like a Man. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
^"Past Winners: 2013 Contest Winners". Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
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A Bacon Explosion is a pork dish that consists of bacon wrapped around a filling of spiced sausage and crumbled bacon The American football sized dish is then smoked or baked It became known after being posted on the BBQ Addicts blog 1 2 and spread to the mainstream press with numerous stories discussing the dish In time the articles began to discuss the Internet buzz itself 1 Bacon ExplosionA Bacon Explosion on a grillTypeMeatCourseMain coursePlace of originUnited StatesRegion or stateKansas CityCreated byAaron Chronister and Jason DayInvented2008Serving temperatureHotMain ingredientsBacon sausageFood energy per serving 5 000 kcal Media Bacon ExplosionThe Bacon Explosion is made of bacon sausage barbecue sauce and barbecue seasoning or rub The bacon is assembled in a weave to hold the sausage sauce and crumbled bacon Once rolled the Bacon Explosion is cooked either smoked or baked basted cut and served The Bacon Explosion s creators produced a cookbook featuring the recipes which ultimately won the 2010 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards for Best Barbecue Book in the World The Bacon Explosion also won at the 2013 Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival Contents 1 History and origin 2 Preparation 3 Recognition 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory and origin EditJason Day and Aaron Chronister posted the dish in December 2008 on their BBQ Addicts blog 3 It quickly became an Internet phenomenon generating more than 500 000 hits and 16 000 links to the blog and was even included on political blogs because Republicans like meat 1 2 There are fan clubs and follow up videos of various attempts to create the dish 2 The inventors are experienced barbecue competition participants from Kansas City and compete in cook offs as the Burnt Finger BBQ team According to the Telegraph They came up with the delicacy after being challenged on Twitter to create the ultimate bacon recipe They christened their innovation the Bacon Explosion The BBQ Sausage Recipe of all Recipes 2 The Bacon Explosion is similar to a number of previously published recipes Day and Chronister do not claim to have invented the concept 1 but assert the term Bacon Explosion as a trademark 3 Preparation EditPreparing a Bacon Explosion requires the minimum of culinary talent and the ingredient list is short It is made from two pounds 0 91 kg of thick cut bacon two pounds of Italian sausage one jar of barbecue sauce and one jar of barbecue rub seasoning The Bacon Explosion is constructed by weaving the bacon together to serve as a base The base is seasoned and followed by the layering of sausage meat and crumbled bacon Barbecue sauce and more seasoning is added before rolling it into a giant sausage shaped monster sometimes using aluminum foil to help note it is not cooked inside the foil It takes about an hour per inch of thickness to cook and is then basted with more barbecue sauce sliced into rounds and served 2 A prepared Bacon Explosion contains at least 5 000 kilocalories 21 000 kJ and 18 oz 500 g of fat 1 though a smaller 8 ounce 230 g portion contains 878 kcal 3 700 kJ and 2 1 oz 60 g of fat 4 Preparation and result The woven bacon base Sauced and ready for rolling Rolled and seasoned prior to cooking Interior shown after cookingRecognition EditThe popularity of the recipe has led to international coverage 2 including the US and the UK German and Dutch media 5 6 The Daily Telegraph assessed that the recipe is most popular on the web and that the 5 000 calorie barbeque dish has become one of the most popular meal ideas in the world 2 Commentary in major publications about the health obesity of Americans quickly suggested dishes like Bacon Explosion as the reason for Why Americans are fat while another asserted that it is not something a doctor would recommend 7 8 It has also been cited as an example of the use of Web 2 0 technology Chronister is an Internet marketer 9 Day and Chronister were reported to have landed a six figure book deal for their book BBQ Makes Everything Better 10 The book containing the recipe became the US winner in the 2010 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in the Best Barbecue Book category The 2010 US winner The Essential New York Times Cookbook Classic Recipes for a New Century by Amanda Hesser also contained the recipe for the Bacon Explosion 11 BBQ Makes Everything Better went on to win the Best Barbecue Book in the World category by the judges of the 2010 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards and remained as the sole entry from an American 12 The Bacon Explosion won Savory Dish at the 2013 Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival which secured an entry in the Bacon World Championships 13 14 See also Edit Food portalBacon mania enthusiasm for bacon meals in the United States and Canada Epic Meal Time canadian YouTube channel and web series List of pork dishes List of sausage dishes List of smoked foodsReferences Edit a b c d e Darlin Damon 27 January 2009 Take Bacon Add Sausage Blog The New York Times Archived from the original on 2 April 2009 Retrieved 28 January 2009 a b c d e f g Singh Anita 30 January 2009 Bacon Explosion recipe is most popular on the web The Daily Telegraph Archived from the original on 31 January 2009 Retrieved 31 January 2009 a b Day Jason 23 December 2008 Bacon Explosion The BBQ Sausage Recipe of all Recipes BBQ Addicts Archived from the original on 16 January 2009 Retrieved 28 January 2009 Taylor Greg 30 January 2009 Bacon Explosion by Weight Stay Cut Archived from the original on 31 March 2012 Retrieved 18 February 2011 Bacon Explosion Dieses Grill Monster erobert das Internet Express 30 January 2009 Archived from the original on 8 February 2009 Retrieved 3 February 2009 van der Plas Caroline 12 August 2012 Bacon Explosion de hit op internet Vlees Magazine Archived from the original on 25 March 2016 Retrieved 25 March 2016 Abouhalkah Yael T 29 January 2009 The Bacon Explosion Why Americans are fat The Kansas City Star Archived from the original on 31 January 2009 Retrieved 31 January 2009 Nista Monica Cox Lauren 30 January 2009 Super Bowl Foods the Doc Won t Recommend ABC News Archived from the original on 2 February 2009 Retrieved 31 January 2009 Bandyk Matthew 29 January 2009 Bacon Explosion An Artery Clogging Example Of Web 2 0 Strategies U S News amp World Report Archived from the original on 1 February 2009 Retrieved 3 February 2009 Big Deals Creators of the Bacon Explosion Writing a Book Eat Me Daily 3 March 2009 Archived from the original on 1 February 2014 Retrieved 16 January 2014 Chronister Aaron 20 December 2010 Gourmand World Cookbook Award Winner BBQ Addicts Archived from the original on 20 January 2014 Retrieved 16 January 2014 Day Jason 22 March 2011 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards Best In The World BBQ Addicts Archived from the original on 1 February 2014 Retrieved 16 January 2014 Bender Jonathan 31 August 2013 What Will Dethrone the Bacon Explosion Esquire Eat Like a Man Retrieved 16 January 2014 Past Winners 2013 Contest Winners Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival Retrieved 16 January 2014 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bacon explosion BBQ Addicts Photos of Bacon Explosion construction at The New York Times Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bacon Explosion amp oldid 1105309011, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
