# Smoked Pig Shots

Bacon-wrapped sausage cups filled with creamy, cheesy goodness and finished with a drizzle of hot honey, served with a beer cheese dip on the side.

- Servings: 12 servings
- Total time: 120 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 12 thick slices sausage or kielbasa
- 12 slices thick-cut bacon
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 tbsp Beer’n Brat Mustard
- 2 green onions, finely chopped
- 0.5 tsp garlic powder
- 0.5 tsp smoked paprika
- 0.5 tsp black pepper
- 1 fresh jalapeños, thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp hot honey
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 cup beer (lager)
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 3 tbsp Silver Spring Foods Beer’n Brat Mustard
- Salt
- Pepper

## Instructions

1. Slice the kabasa into thick slices.
2. Wrap each sausage slice with bacon, letting it extend above the sausage to form a “cup.”
3. Secure each bacon-wrapped sausage with a toothpick.
4. Grate cheddar cheese into a bowl with softened cream cheese.
5. Add Silver Spring Foods Beer'n Brat Mustard to the cheese mixture.
6. Add garlic powder to the mixture.
7. Add salt to the mixture.
8. Mix the ingredients in the bowl thoroughly until combined into a creamy mixture.
9. Transfer the cheesy mixture into a piping bag.
10. Fill each pig shot with the cheesy mixture using the piping bag.
11. Slice a jalapeño.
12. Top each pig shot with a fresh jalapeño slice.
13. Preheat the smoker to 250 degrees Fahrenheit.
14. Toss the pig shots on the smoker at 250 degrees Fahrenheit for about two hours until the bacon gets crispy.
15. Drizzle hot honey over the finished pig shots.
16. Melt butter in a pan.
17. Add flour to the melted butter and whisk.
18. Slowly whisk in beer, then milk, until smooth.
19. Grate cheddar cheese.
20. Reduce heat and stir in cheddar until melted.
21. Add Silver Spring Foods Beer'n Brat Mustard to the cheese sauce.
22. Season the beer cheese dip with salt and pepper.
23. Serve the pig shots with the beer cheese dip on the side.

## Equipment

- smoker
- toothpicks
- bowl
- piping bag
- knife
- grater
- saucepan
- whisk
- pan

## Tips

- Don't be the guy who shows up with plain chips and store-bought dip. Bring pig shots and you'll be the next MVP.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNnr96Jgybd/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/c125580a-e4ac-4523-8eb1-e7e825c1d1f9
- Extracted: 2025-08-21

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