Grilled Bacon Wrapped Pork Loin

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Grilled Bacon Wrapped Pork Loin

How to make to grill a juicy bacon wrapped pork loin. Step-by-step guide, tips, and BBQ glaze for the ultimate showstopper.

Prep Time20

Cook Time1

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: bacon wrapped pork loin, grilled pork, pork recipe, bacon weave, bacon lattice, dinner recipe, entertaining, dinner party recipes, grillin with dad recipes, grilling with dad recipes.

Servings: People

Author: Maciek Zurawski

Ingredients

2 lbs Pork loin (12 inches)
1 pkg Bacon (thin slices)
3 tbsp All purpose seasoning
2 tbsp Sweet BBQ seasoning
1/4 cup BBQ sauce

Instructions

Bacon Weave Instructions:

To start, roll out a large sheet of plastic wrap on your work station.
Place 7 strips of bacon next to each other horizontally.
Starting from the left side, flip over every other strip (strip 1,3,5,7) about 3 inches back.
Lay down a new strip of bacon vertically and fold the ends back covering the vertical piece.
Now, from the right, pull over the opposite strips (strip 2,4,6) used on the left side. This time, fold them all the way over. Place a new strip vertically, and fold everything back.
Repeat step 4, flipping over strips 1,3,5,7 and placing a strip vertically.
Continue alternating until your weave looks like a tightly woven bacon.

How to grill a bacon wrapped pork loin:

Start by trimming any silver skin off the pork loin and season with the all purpose rub.
Place the seasoned pork loin on the bacon weave. Wrap it around the meat log. If the weave is too big, slice off the remaining pieces.
Preheat the grill 350 degrees and set for indirect heat.
Place the bacon wrapped pork loin on a wire rack and grill until the internal temperature reaches 130 degrees.
Keep the pork loin on the grill and brush on your BBQ sauce over the bacon.
Continue grilling the bacon wrapped pork loin until the internal temperature reaches 140 degrees Fahrenheit.
Remove it from the grill and let it rest 5-10 minutes.
Slice, serve and enjoy!

Notes

Make sure to remove the silver skin from the pork loin. This is not fat and will not render down during the cooking process leaving unpleasant tough and chewy bites.

If the weave is too hard, take strips of bacon and wrap each on individually around the pork loin.

Pre-plan the recipe and make the bacon weave the night before. Allow it to firm up in the fridge making it easier to wrap the next day.

Use plastic wrap or parchment paper as your working base when making a bacon weave.

Make sure to use thin cut bacon for weave. Thicker cuts will not render through resulting in undercooked soft bacon bits.

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