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Smoked Bacon Wrapped Sausage Recipe

BBQ sauce drizzled bacon wrapped sausage bites.

As easy to make as they are delicious, these smoked bacon-wrapped kielbasa bites (a.k.a. pig balls) are the perfect appetizer for any event.

Chicken Sausage Recipe with Scarborough Fair Rub

Five grilled chicken sausages in a green bowl.

Store bought chicken sausage has nothing on this flavorful homemade version featuring our signature Simon and Garfunkel rub. This recipe makes a fine link, but it can also be crumbled and mixed in with a creamy pasta sauce, used as the topping on a white pizza, and made into meatballs for chicken soup.

Texas Hot Links Recipe, A.K.A. Hot Guts

Texas hot guts sausage links on a white plate.

In Texas, smoked sausage is as central to barbecue as brisket. There is no standard recipe, but natural casings always hold the ground meat mixture. My favorite blend leans more on pork than beef and includes lots of black pepper. If you like smoked sausage, you’ll love this Texas Hot Guts recipe.

Brat Burger Recipe With Beer Cheese Sauce

Plated brat burger with cheese sauce on a pretzel bun.

When it comes to great burger recipes, this is the best of the ‘wurst featuring a grilled bratwurst patty, charred peppers and onions, and a rich and creamy beer cheese sauce all served on a pretzel bun. Why decide between a bratwurst and a burger when you can have both in this mouthwatering brat burger recipe.

Homemade Andouille Sausage Recipe

Three grilled andouille sausage son a plate with Mardi Gras decorations in the background.

Andouille sausage is the soul of New Orleans Creole cooking. It is spicy, garlicky, and smoky. Here is how to make this classic Louisiana sausage.

Andrew Zimmern’s Bacon “Dog” Will Have You Wagging Your Tail

Bacon hot dogs featuring thick cut bacon and slaw on hot dog buns.

Here’s the craziest “hot dog” recipe ever, made of pure bacon spiced with jalapeño jelly and topped with crisp, sweet and sour slaw. This mouthful of joy could only come from the creative mind of the world’s best traveled chef, Andrew Zimmern. It’s perfect any time you want to wow the crowd at your BBQ and grilling cookout.

Warm Your Buns: The Art Of Preparing Hot Dog Buns

Hot dog on a stripped plate and beans and coleslaw.

Whether it’s from Coney Island, Chicago, Detroit, or elsewhere, the very best hot dog recipe is nothing without a perfectly prepared hot dog bun. Our how-to shows you how to step up your hot dog buns, whether it is steaming, grilling, toasting, or microwaving them.

BBQ Shrimp And Andouille Po Boy Recipe: A Taste Of N’awlins

Po boy with lid off showing shrimp and andouille

Savory New Orleans BBQ shrimp and spicy Andouille sausage are the stars of the show in this recipe for a grilled po boy. Served on crusty French style bread and packed full of meat and/or seafood, the po’ boy sandwich is a New Orleans staple and our Barbecue Shrimp & Andouille Po-Boy twist is surely an instant classic.

Lamb Merguez Sausage Recipe: A Taste Of Morocco

Grilled lamb Merguez Sausage

Take your grilled sausages to a whole new level with this tested recipe for homemade Moroccan Merguez lamb sausage. Merguez is a spicy sausage from North Africa whose popularity has spread all over Europe with African immigrants. You’ll find it being grilled in Berlin on street corners and in Paris’ finest restaurants.

Slaw Dogs, A West Virginia Original

West Virginia slaw dog

If you’ve ever enjoyed the full flavor of a West Virginia slawdog then you’ll enjoy making your own at home with this tested recipe. Coleslaw and a meat sauce are standard on a hot dog in West Virginia, coming together in one flavorful bite after another. Our recipe includes homemade slaw, bean free chili, and mustard.