Description
These Grilled Hot Honey BBQ Smoked Sausage Skewers combine smoky turkey sausage with vibrant bell peppers and onions, glazed in a spicy-sweet hot honey BBQ sauce. Perfectly grilled and served over rice with fresh cilantro, this recipe offers a flavorful and colorful meal that’s easy to prepare and sure to impress.
Ingredients
Scale
Skewers
- 13 ounces smoked turkey sausage
- 3 bell peppers, chopped into pieces
- 1 red onion, chopped into pieces
- Kosher salt and pepper, to taste
Sauce
- ¼ cup your favorite BBQ sauce
- 2 tablespoons hot honey
To Serve
- Chopped fresh cilantro, for serving
- Rice, for serving
Instructions
- Preheat Grill: Preheat your grill to high heat to ensure a nice sear and even cooking of the skewers.
- Prepare Sausage: Cut the smoked turkey sausage into 1-inch pieces to match the size of the chopped peppers and onion for easy threading onto the skewers.
- Assemble Skewers: Thread the sausage pieces, bell peppers, and red onion onto skewers in any order you prefer, typically 4 to 5 sausage pieces per skewer layered with vegetables.
- Make Sauce: In a small bowl, stir together the BBQ sauce and hot honey until well combined.
- Brush Sauce: Brush the hot honey BBQ mixture generously over all sides of the assembled skewers to coat them evenly.
- Grill Skewers: Place the skewers on the hot grill and cook for 10 to 12 minutes, turning every 2 to 3 minutes to grill all sides until the vegetables are tender and sausage is heated through.
- Final Glaze: Optionally brush additional hot honey BBQ sauce onto the skewers after grilling for extra flavor.
- Serve: Sprinkle fresh chopped cilantro over the skewers and serve them hot over a bed of cooked rice.
Notes
- Use metal or soaked wooden skewers to prevent burning on the grill.
- You can substitute smoked turkey sausage with smoked kielbasa or your favorite smoked sausage.
- Adjust the amount of hot honey according to desired spice level.
- For a gluten-free option, ensure the BBQ sauce is gluten-free.
- Vegetables like zucchini or cherry tomatoes can be added to the skewers for variety.
