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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Hickory Smoked Bacon Wrapped Pork Roast


Prep time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 45-60 minutes per pound
Total time: Varies, depending on roast weight
Makes: ~1lb roast feeds a family of four.

Ingredients (amounts vary based on size of roast)
Lean pork roast (e.g. pork sirloin roast)
Thick cut bacon (about 4-6 pieces for a ~1lb roast)
Heinz 57 sauce (about 1/2c for a ~1lb roast)
Minced garlic (about 1T for a 1lb roast)
Olive oil (about 2T for a 1lb roast)
Salt
Pepper

Other stuff
Wood toothpicks
Charcoal
Hickory wood pieces or chips
Drip pan (I use cheap throwaway aluminum pans)

Steps
1) About an hour before hand, start soaking your wood blocks or chips
2) Start a chimney full of charcoal
3) Coat the roast with a thin layer of olive oil, then season with minced garlic, salt and pepper.
4) Wrap the roast with thick cut bacon, using toothpick pieces to secure the bacon to the roast.
5) Coat the bacon-wrapped roast with a layer of Heinz 57 sauce.
6) When the coals are ready, arrange them in your grill for indirect heat (pile all the coals on one halfof the grill).
7) Fill the drip pan about halfway with water, then place it in the grill on the side without the coals (it goes next to the coals, under the grilling grate).
8) Remove the wood pieces/chips from the water, shake excess water off of them, and put them on the coals.
9) Put the grilling grate in the grill and place the pork roast above the drip pan (not above the coals).
10) Cover the grill and adjust the vents to about half closed. You're trying to maintain an internal grill temperature of around 225F.
11) About half-way through the grilling time, reapply a coating of Heinz 57 sauce and turn the roast over (Keep it over the drip pan, never directly over the coals). If needed, add a few more coals to maintain temperature (I usually add 4-5 new coals at this point, if needed).
12) Roast is done when it reaches an internal temperature of 160F (or 170F if you're paranoid about pork).
13) Remove from the grill and let rest for at least five minutes.
14) Slice and serve, share and enjoy! (Remember to tell people to watch out for the toothpick pieces; or not, if you're feeding people that you don't like)

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