Smoked Sausage Burnt Ends with Honey BBQ Glaze
Time: 2 Hrs 15 Min
Servings: 6-8 Servings
Ingredients
- 3 lbs Smoked Sausage (beef, pork, or a combination)
- 2 T Yellow Mustard
- 2 T Brown Sugar
- 1 T Smoked Paprika
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Onion Powder
- ½ tsp Black Pepper
Honey BBQ Glaze
- 1 C BBQ Sauce
- ¼ C Honey
- 2 T Unsalted Butter, melted
- 1 T Apple Cider Vinegar
Instructions
- Preheat smoker or grill to 250°F for indirect cooking.
- Slice sausage into 1-inch pieces.
- Combine brown sugar, smoked paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, and black pepper in a small bowl.
- Coat sausage pieces with mustard.
- Sprinkle seasoning mixture evenly over the sausage.
- Arrange sausage pieces in a single layer on the smoker grate.
- Smoke for 1 hour until the edges begin to darken and caramelize.
- Whisk BBQ sauce, honey, melted butter, and apple cider vinegar together in a mixing bowl.
- Transfer smoked sausage to a disposable aluminum pan or cast-iron skillet.
- Pour honey BBQ glaze over the sausage.
- Toss until every piece is evenly coated.
- Return the pan to the smoker.
- Cook for an additional 45–60 minutes, stirring once halfway through cooking.
- Remove from the smoker when the glaze becomes thick, sticky, and caramelized.
- Rest for 5 minutes before serving.
- Serve hot with toothpicks as an appetizer or pile onto toasted slider buns.
Go Rogue by adding a splash of bourbon to the honey BBQ glaze and finishing the burnt ends with crispy jalapeños for a sweet heat kick.
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