Recipe by Jimmy Ruckman
Introducing smoking, grilling, and over-the-fire recipes from my awesome, “smoking” hot husband! (His dad jokes are obviously rubbing off on me!)
My husband Jimmy has always enjoyed cooking and experimenting in the kitchen. He has a sixth sense for using herbs and seasonings to maximize flavor of each recipe. If you are a man (or woman) wanting to get out of your comfort zone and into the kitchen you have come to the right place! Jimmy will be sharing simple, easy to understand recipes here monthly.
*Because we understand that not everyone has a smoker available we have also created adapted instructions on how to make this in your oven. Cook time and temperature will be adjusted (it will not take as long as mentioned below in the recipe section).
Smoked Bacon Breakfast Roll
Equipment
- Smoker or Oven
- Large sheet pan
- Large Skillet
Ingredients
- 2 packs regular cut bacon
- 2 lbs breakfast sausage
- 1 medium size potato
- 1/2 lb block pepper jack cheese
- 6 scrambled eggs
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1 tsp dried sage
- 2 tsp chives
- 2 chopped jalopenos
- Full Metal Jacket seasoning to taste
- Onion powder to taste
Glaze
- 1/2 cup Barbecue Sauce
- 1/4 cup Honey
- 2 tsp Italian seasoning
Instructions
Instructions for Cooking on a Smoker
- 1. Begin by firing up the smoker. You will need to maintain a temperature of between 200-260 degrees the entire cook time. 230 is a good temperature to shoot for. This will effect your cook time. Higher temperature will take about four hours. Lower temperatures will take up to six hours.
- 2. Scramble six eggs and season as desired.
- 3. Shred a medium sized potato with a cheese grater.
- 4. Weave both packages of bacon separately on a flat surface as pictured. Weaving involves crossing horizontal and vertical stripes of bacon under one piece and above another.
- 5. Divide uncooked sausage into one pound portions and spread on top of bacon weave (about a 1/4in thick). Then begin to build your roll by adding sliced cheese pieces to cover sausage, cover cheese slices with cream cheese, and add shredded potato on top of cream cheese.
- 6. Add additional seasonings to taste. (Optional: drizzle honey on top of unrolled weave for extra flavor.)
- 7. Gently and tightly roll up the bacon weave.
- 8. Place on an old sheet pan. Combine topping ingredients and drizzle on top of both rolls.
- 9. Place in the smoker for 4-6 hours being careful to maintain a temperature of around 230 degrees.
- 10. After cooking thoroughly you may want to sear the rolls in a skillet to give the bacon the desired crunchiness. This step is optional depending on your preference.
Instructions for Cooking in the Oven
- 1. Follow instructions 1-8 above, only preheat oven to 300 degrees.
- 2. Cook rolls in the oven for 2-3 hours. If you notice the rolls are becoming too cooked on top cover them with aluminum foil to prevent burning.
Notes
We hope you enjoy this recipe! If you like it please share and if you have and questions or comments we love hearing from you! Be looking for more smoker, grill, and over-the-fire recipes from my amazing husband.
