How to Smoke Sausage

Smoked sausage can be an excellent addition to a weekend or holiday barbecue with friends and family. It takes a little bit longer than it does to grill but the wait is worth it. There are many different choices on smoke flavor including mesquite, hickory, and apple.

Things You'll Need

• Sausages
• Grill(with lid)
• Coals
• Wood Chips

Instructions

1. The first and most important step is properly preparing your wood chips. Regardless of the type, you will want to soak a portion of your chips in cold water for about an hour. This is so the chips will smolder and smoke when placed on the burning coals, and not just immediately burn up.

2. Next, light your coals and get them burning to a temperature of around 150 to 160 degrees F. Once they are ready, place the wet wood chips on the coals and the links on the rack. Once the wood chips begin to smoke, close the lid and let the smoke vent slowly.

3. Usually smoking takes about 3 hours, you will want to heat the sausages to an internal temperature of about 155 F. Use a meat thermometer for accuracy.

Tips & Warnings

• Heat the meat thoroughly

• Do not over smoke

• Use only store bought sausages for this recipe.

• If you are using your own homemade sausages, make sure you use a cure so as to avoid food borne illnesses.