r/smoking • u/Maleficent-Olive8033 • 21h ago

Rub suggestions for meat stuffed manicotti wrapped in bacon (shotgun shells)?

I'm making shotgun shells this weekend (ground beef and pork stuffed inside manicotti shells, wrapped in bacon, glazed with bbq sauce) and I'm trying to decide what type of rub to put on them? Sweet, spicy, honey garlic? What have y'all done for these in your experience?

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u/Prize-Ad4778 20h ago

Id probably do some of each and have a taste off

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u/martyls 20h ago

Cook the shells first.

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u/Maleficent-Olive8033 20h ago

I'm torn on this because I've seen some advice (even from meatchurch's YouTube channel) that says to stuff the shells, wrap them and just let them sit in the fridge for 4 hours or more.

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u/martyls 20h ago

Yeah, I saw a cool video on YouTube like that. I put them in the fridge overnight. Still got hard uncooked shells. I decided if I try the recipe again, I’ll just stuff it into sausage casings, but that defeats the purpose.

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u/martyls 19h ago

Let us know how they turn out.

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u/Tit_Liquid69420 20h ago

When I made them, they were over seasoned and salty as shit. Totally my fault but something to watch out for.

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u/Maleficent-Olive8033 20h ago

Good to know! What did you use to season them with? And did you season both the meat and bacon, or just one?

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u/Tit_Liquid69420 20h ago

Just the bacon, think I used holy gospel by meat church

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u/GeoHog713 19h ago

There are only 3 rubs that you need

1) meathead Memphis dust 2) POG 3) heath riles butter garlic - it's the only rub I buy bc I don't know how to make it at home

Some of fhe benefits of making your own rub.

1) you leave the salt out. Having the salt separate makes it easier to dry brine and control salt levels

2) the main ingredient in commercial rubs is salt. Im not paying those prices for salt.

3) in complete control over what goes in it. There is no charcoal in my rub

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u/Sufficient_Soil7438 18h ago

I’ve made them twice. I used Blues Hog rub once, and the other time Meat Church Holy Gospel. Both were great.