Description
This BBQ Smoked Sausage recipe is a quick and flavorful dish featuring smoky sausage bites broiled to perfection with sweet onions and red bell peppers, all coated in a tangy BBQ sauce. Ideal for a speedy weeknight meal or a tasty party appetizer, it can also be adapted for the grill.
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Ingredients
- 14 ounce smoked sausage
- 1/2 cup BBQ sauce
- 1/2 medium sweet onion
- 1 medium red bell pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the broiler: Set your oven’s broiler to high heat to prepare for cooking the sausage and vegetables quickly and with a nice char.
- Prepare the ingredients: Slice the smoked sausage into 1-inch bites. Chop the half sweet onion and the medium red bell pepper into similarly sized 1-inch pieces to ensure even cooking.
- First broil: Arrange the sausage, peppers, and onions evenly on a foil-lined baking pan. Place the pan on the top oven rack and broil for 9 minutes or until the sausage pieces begin to burn slightly, developing a nice smoky char.
- Toss with BBQ sauce: Remove the pan from the oven carefully. Transfer the sausage, onions, and peppers to a large bowl and thoroughly toss them in the ½ cup of BBQ sauce to coat all the pieces well.
- Broil again: Pour the sauced mixture back onto the foil-lined baking pan, spreading out evenly. Place the pan under the broiler again for another 4 minutes or until the BBQ sauce starts to bubble and threaten to burn, giving a caramelized finish.
- Serve: Remove from the oven and serve immediately while hot and flavorful.
Notes
- Keep a close eye on the food under the broiler since it can burn quickly; timing may vary depending on your oven’s heat intensity.
- For party serving, keep the BBQ sausage warm in a crockpot instead of a serving platter to maintain temperature and flavor.
- This recipe adapts well to grilling: place sausage bites over high heat on the grill grates, turning frequently. After initial grilling, toss with BBQ sauce and grill briefly again for caramelization.
