Bacon-Babs

Bacon Shish Kebab 5 Ways

• Bacon-on-a-Stick a.k.a. Pork-Ribbons
  Thick cut bacon grilled on a stick.
  
• Bacon-Spears
  Asparagus spears wrapped in bacon, grilled on skewers.
  
• Bacon-Brussels
  Skewered Brussels sprouts wrapped in bacon.
  
• Bacon-Dog
  Bacon wrapped hot dogs with cheese on a stick.
  
• Bacon-Grilled-Cheese
  Cheese wrapped in bacon and grilled on a stick.

Before we start cooking you need to prepare the Shish Kebab. Start by pre-soaking the wood skewers and the vegetables, so they don't dry out and burn as easily.

• Shish Kebab Skewers
• Fire
• Lots of Bacon
• Brussels Sprouts
• Asparagus Spears
• Hot Dogs
• Cheese

To prepare Thick cut bacon grilled on a stick:

• Start with some thick cut bacon strips.
  
• Skewer the Bacon along the length of the strip by threading the skewer like a needle in and out of the bacon.
  
• The bacon will have a wavy look on the skewer like a ribbon.

Now we prepare the asparagus spears wrapped in bacon, on a stick:

• First soak the asparagus spears in salt water to soften them, and help prevent burning.
  
• Remove the spears from their water bath.
  
• If some of the spears are very long, with a woody end, cut that end off.
  
• Wrap each asparagus spears with bacon. Try to cover the entire spear.
  
• Skewer the ends of a few bacon spears together. I put five spears together on two skewers.

Now we prepare the Skewered Brussels sprouts wrapped in bacon:

• First soak the sprouts in salt water to soften them. You could pre-boil them to soften them even more, depending on how you like your Brussels sprouts.
  
• Remove the sprouts from their water bath.
  
• If some of the sprouts are very large, cut them in half. Small sprouts can be grilled whole.
  
• Skewer the end of one strip of bacon, then push one sprout onto the skewer.
  
• Wrap the bacon over the sprout, and put the bacon on the skewer again.
  
• Skewer another Brussels sprout, then fold the bacon over it like you did before.
  
• Keep threading the bacon strip between the Brussels.

Now we prepare the Bacon wrapped hot dog with cheese:

• Put each hot dog on a skewer, with some sticking out each end.
  
• Cut a piece of cheese the length of the dog.
  
• Skewer the end of a bacon strip to secure it to the dog.
  
• Wrap the bacon around both the hot dog, and the cheese. Try to completely cover the cheese.
  

Now we prepare some cheese wrapped in bacon on a stick.

• Cut the cheese into strips.
  
• Wrap each piece of cheese with bacon. Try to completely cover the cheese.
  
• Either skewer the cheese sticks lengthwise, or cut them into short pieces and put several on a skewer.

To prepare my barbecue grill, I used wood charcoal.

Place the Bacon-Babs on the grill and watch them, bacon can burn quickly.

Once the cheese filled kebabs started to drip, I move them onto a folded piece of foil, so they could continue to cook, without loosing the cheese.

I charred most of the bacon and burned the asparagus, because the fire got bigger once bacon grease started dripping. Let the coals burn down more before cooking so you have a smaller fire.

Even with some of the bacon charred, and the asparagus burnt, it all still tasted good. None of the bacon was under cooked. Next time I will try to cook it slower over a lower heat.