You're Reading It Right: Dub Shack BBQ Presents Meatz-a-rella Sticks

You read the title right.

I was watching YouTube one day and saw something truly interesting and wondered to myself how good this recipe could be if I decided to try it out. I do like cheese, meat, and mozzarella sticks but what if I threw them on the grill and made a meatz-a-rella stick (or twelve)? Here's what came of it.

All are within the meat budget.

INGREDIENTS

String mozzarella cheese

Jimmy Dean sausage

Fire and Smoke Society's The Usual barbecue rub 

STEP ONE. If you've ever wrapped cheese or stuffed things into meat, this is an easier take of it. Using one cheese stick, flatten what would normally be a sausage patty and wrap it around the cheese unitl it is completely covered. Set aside and repeat for how ever many cheese sticks you have. Once the meat sticks are stuffed with cheese, set them in the refrigerator to firm up for a few hours to overnight.

STEP TWO. Once you're ready, go outside and light the weapon of choice to 325 degrees. Allow the meatz-a-rella sticks to come up to room temperature before placing them on your grill. I tell you that time doesn't matter; therefore, let the sticks cook up to at least 165 degrees for food safety (we're working with ground sausage here) and pull when the color is there. If time is really a big deal, then earmark an hour or so to cook this appetizer.

STEP THREE. In the miracle of time, meatz-a-rella sticks are done. Give them a little time to rest before eating them! Peep the cheese pull...just like a gooey regular cheese stick. 

Who's your daddy? 

For all of the R&D I do during the week, I have never seen anything like it. Thanks to Bradley Robinson of Chud's BBQ for putting this recipe together on his channel and showing the ingenuity taken in making barbecue cheap again. With or without mariana sauce, meatz-a-rella sticks can be an additional star at your next tailgate party. As always, thank you for reading this post and your support. Be blessed, be safe, be good to each other, and tell everyone that every day is a GREAT day for Dub Shack BBQ!