Giving a sausage a cool, coiled shape isn’t just fun or frivolous; it’s also fully functional. The extra surface area picks up additional delicious smoky, caramelized flavors from the grill. You could brush barbecue sauce on an un-helixed Italian sausage, but here you’re literally flavoring the sausage inside and out. I served them on buns with homemade basil-garlic mayonnaise.
Ingredients
- 2 (3.5 ounce) links Italian sausage
- 1 ½ cups water
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 metal skewers
- 1 tablespoon barbeque sauce, or to taste
Directions
Step 1
Place sausages into a skillet over medium heat and pour in water. Add a large pinch of salt to the water and bring to a simmer. Cover and cook for about 3 minutes per side.
Step 2
Remove sausages from pan and let cool to room temperature. Refrigerate until cold, at least 1 hour. Insert a metal skewer the long way through each cooled sausage.
Step 3
Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate. Pour barbeque sauce into a small bowl.
Step 4
Place a sausage on a work surface and start making a knife cut about 3/4 inch from the end, holding the knife blade at a slight angle and cutting down to the skewer. Slowly rotate the sausage and continue cutting in a spiral until sausage is cut to about 1 inch from the other end. Gently spread the sausage apart on the skewer to create about 1/2 inch of space between the curls.
Step 5
Place sausages onto the preheated grill and cook until browned and meat is no longer pink inside, about 6 minutes; turn occasionally.
Step 6
Brush sausages with barbeque sauce using a pastry brush when sausages are nearly done. Cook, continuing to turn sausages, until sauce has caramelized onto the meat, about 1 minute per side. Transfer to a plate and let sausages cool for about 30 seconds before removing skewers for serving.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Nutrition Facts | |
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Servings Per Recipe 2 | |
Calories 227 | |
% Daily Value * | |
Total Fat17g | 22% |
Saturated Fat6g | 30% |
Cholesterol36mg | 12% |
Sodium847mg | 37% |
Total Carbohydrate6g | 2% |
Dietary Fiber0g | 0% |
Total Sugars3g | |
Protein12g | |
Vitamin C0mg | 1% |
Calcium19mg | 1% |
Iron1mg | 5% |
Potassium208mg | 4% |
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient.If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.
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