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The Bacon Turtle Sausage Burger

by Jess on July 18, 2011

The Bacon Turtle Sausage Burger on the Grill

HERE IT IS!!!
It’s the Bacon Turtle Sausage Burger! If you read our last post (It’s a pig! It’s a turtle! No, it’s a Pig-Nosed Turtle!), then I’m sure you’ve been anxiously waiting for these juicy pork details!

Bacon Turtle Sausage Burger

Ready to go in the oven

Prep Time: 5 mins
Total Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

8 ounces ground sausage, shaped into a patty
4 slices bacon
3 hot dogs
2 slices American cheese
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon virgin olive oil

Directions:
1) Add Garlic salt, black pepper, worchestire and oil to the sausage burger.
2) Cut hot dogs in half, and then make 4 slits in the ends of 4 of them for feet. Use the other two
hotdog halves for the head and the tail.
3) Weave the bacon slices in a criss cross fashion (1 under, 1 over – 1 over, 1 under, etc).
4) Place sausage burger patty over bacon.
5) Press hot dogs into burger at proper places for legs, head and tail.
6) Place slices of American cheese on top.
7) Stretch bacon strips over the burger and around the hot dogs to secure it in place.
8 ) Bake in oven on cookie pan for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
9) Finish it on the grill or frying pan until bacon is crispy.
10) Serve on a bun with your favorite condiments or by itself

(NOTE: You may need to use toothpicks to hold the bacon and hotdogs in place)

Let us know what you think of it!

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Can you think of any ways to use the words “pig” and “turtle” together in a sentence?  It may seem strange to consider using the two words together, but our team at porktastic is proud to share that we discovered a way!  While surfing the web, I found an interesting animal that I think all of you porklovers would enjoy hearing about!  The Pig-Nosed Turtle.

Did you know Pig-Nosed Turtles are being over hunted? Click on the picture to hear what Smithsonian.com had to say about it!

Apparently, this strange-looking creature got its unique name from its “pig-shaped” nose.  I can certainly see the similarity between the noses; Otherwise, I don’t think this little guy resemblances any of my pigs.

Don't get this turtle confused with the turtles below it!
These may look real, but they're actually a tasty recipe of bacon and hotdogs!

Do the turtles in these pictures look like distant cousins? Check back on Monday for details on how we combine the words “turtle” and “bacon” to make some delicious Bacon Turtles!

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