Smoked Cream Cheese Pork Shots
Pork shots are a delicious treat to bring to any gathering. With a piece of sausage wrapped in bacon, you end up with what looks like a pork shot glass. Stuff that with cream cheese and jalapenos, then cooked in the smoker and you'll have one of the best BBQ appetizers to ever land in you mouth!
- 1 pound Bacon (Thick sliced)
- 1 pound Pork Sausage
- 8 ounces Cream Cheese (Softened)
- 2 tablespoons BBQ Rub
- 1/2 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
- 2 tablespoons Pickled Jalapeno's (Diced)
- Preheat your smoker to 275F.
- Slice Sausage
Slice the sausage into 1/2 inch pieces.
- Wrap with bacon
Cut the package of thick-cut bacon in half. Wrap the 1/2 slices of bacon around the sausage rounds and secure with a toothpick.
- Make filling
Combine softened cream cheese, shredded cheddar, jalapenos, and BBQ rub in a suitably sized bowl. Transfer the mixture to a freezer bag, seal, and cut off one of the corners of the bag.
Squeeze the mixture from the bag into each one of the bacon wrapped sausages.
- Cook in smoker
Place the pork shots in the smoker and cook for approximately 90 minutes or until desired crispiness is achieved with the bacn.