Description
This BBQ Smoked Sausage recipe delivers a smoky, flavorful dish featuring tender sausage bites broiled with sweet onions and red bell peppers, all coated in tangy BBQ sauce. Perfect as a quick appetizer or party snack, it’s easy to make with simple ingredients and can also be adapted for grilling.
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Ingredients
- 14 ounces smoked sausage
- 1/2 cup BBQ sauce
- 1/2 medium sweet onion
- 1 medium red bell pepper
Instructions
- Preheat Broiler: Set your oven broiler to high heat to prepare for cooking the sausage and vegetables quickly with direct heat.
- Prepare Ingredients: Slice the smoked sausage into 1-inch pieces, then chop the sweet onion and red bell pepper into similar 1-inch sized chunks to ensure even cooking.
- Initial Broiling: Arrange the sausage, peppers, and onions on a foil-lined baking pan and place it on the top oven rack. Broil for about 9 minutes or until the sausage edges start to scorch slightly, developing smoky flavor.
- Toss with BBQ Sauce: Remove the pan from the oven and transfer the sausage and vegetables to a large bowl. Toss them evenly with ½ cup of BBQ sauce to coat all pieces.
- Final Broil: Pour the sauced mixture back onto the baking pan and return to the broiler for 4 more minutes. Watch carefully until the BBQ sauce begins to bubble and almost burns, giving a rich caramelized finish.
- Serve: Remove from the oven and serve immediately while hot and flavorful.
Notes
- Keep a close eye when broiling as food can burn quickly. Oven broiler strength may vary, so watch for the sauce to just start burning to time it right.
- To keep warm for parties, transfer the cooked sausages and veggies into a crock pot on low heat.
- This recipe also works excellently on a grill: cook sausage bites over high heat directly on the grates, turning frequently, then brush with BBQ sauce and repeat grilling briefly.
