Get ready to impress your guests with the ultimate BBQ appetizer - Smoked Pig Shots! These savory bites are as bold in flavor as they are in name. Imagine thick-cut bacon wrapped around smoky sausage slices to form little "shot glasses," then filled to the brim with a rich, creamy mixture of cream cheese, shredded cheese, and a touch of your favorite pork rub.
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Ingredients
- Pork Rub - I used Notorious PIG Rub
- Bacon
- Sausage Links - Conecuh is our favorite!
- Jalapeno
- Cream Cheese
See Smoked Pig Shots recipe card for quantities.
Step-by-Step Instructions
- Step 1: Preheat Smoker to 275°F. Cut cheddar cheese into 12 cubes (½ inch x ½ inch).
- Step 2: Cut Sausage Links into 1 inch thick slices. Cut Bacon in ½. You should have 12 small links and 12 slices of bacon.
- Step 3: Wrap slices of bacon around each sausage, allowing space on one side for cream cheese filling. Hold together with toothpick.
- Step 4: Mix together cream cheese filling: cream cheese, diced jalapeño and pork rub.
Hint: Using room temperature cream cheese makes it easier to work with.
- Step 5: Place a cube of cheese into the "pig shot" and fill the rest with cream cheese filling.
- Step 6: Cook Pig Shots on the smoker for 1 hr and 15 minutes.
Substitutions and additions
- Cheese Substitutions:
- Use Pepper Jack for an extra bite
- Blue Cheese Crumbles
- Toppings:
- Chives
- Hot Sauce
- Jalapeno Slices
- Fresh Crema
Equipment
- Smoking Pecan Pellets - Purely pecans! With no blends, hardwoods, additives or fillers.
- Traeger Grills - This Timberline Series has me sold! Best smoker I have on the deck.
- Meater - Meat thermometers that can handle the high temps and Bluetooths right to your phone for easy monitoring.
- Quality Pork Rub - Check out my new favorite PIG Rub from PS Seasoning!
Storage
Refrigerate for up to 3 days in an airtight container (best if reheated in oven or air fryer).
More From the Smoker
- Pellet Grilled Salmon
- Pulled Ham
- Corned Beef Sliders
- The Best Chicken Wings (Smoked + Air Fried for Crispy Skin)
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Video of Recipe
Recipe
Smoked Pig Shots
Smoked Pig Shots are the ultimate BBQ bite-sausage wrapped in bacon, filled with a seasoned cheese mixture, and slow-smoked to perfection.
Equipment
- Pellet Smoker
- Toothpicks
Ingredients
- 1 lb Conecuh Sausage Links or your choice of links
- 6 Slices Bacon
- 8 Oz Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese cubed
- 4 Oz Cream Cheese room temperature, softened
- 1 Jalapeno diced
- 1½ tablespoon Pork Rub
Instructions
- Preheat Smoker to 275°F. Cut cheddar cheese into 12 cubes (½ inch x ½ inch).
- Cut Sausage Links into 1 inch thick slices. Cut Bacon in ½. You should have 12 small links and 12 slices of bacon.
- Wrap slices of bacon around each sausage, allowing space on one side for cream cheese filling. Hold together with toothpick.
- Mix together cream cheese filling: cream cheese, diced jalapeño and pork rub.
- Place a cube of cheese into the "pig shot" and fill the rest with cream cheese filling.
- Cook Pig Shots on the smoker for 1 hr and 15 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 831kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 37gFat: 73gSaturated Fat: 31gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 26gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 189mgSodium: 1464mgPotassium: 473mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 1256IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 496mgIron: 4mg
Tried this recipe?Rate it and let me know how it was!
Chef Tim Clowers says
Simple and full of big smokey flavor. To me its a must try.