Smoked Bologna
This is your childhood favorite sandwich transformed into something truly special. We're talking about thick slices of gloriously crispy-edged bologna on a hamburger bun or great homemade sandwich bread with spicy brown mustard or barbecue sauce, lettuce, tomato, and a slab of sweet onion. Mercy.
Equipment
- 1 Smoker or grill with indirect heat
- 1 basting brush
- 1 sheet pan
- 1 paring knife
Ingredients
- 5 lb chub whole bologna
- 3 tablespoons yellow mustard
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons bbq rub
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ cup barbecue sauce
- 2 tablespoons honey
Instructions
- Preheat your smoker to between 225ºF and 250ºF for at least 20 minutes. Scrub your grates clean and close the grill cover.
- Remove any packaging from the bologna chub, including the outer casing. If it’s stuck, wiggle the tip of a sharp knife under an edge and cut it to give yourself something to tug.
- Use your sharp paring knife to score the entire chub at 1-inch intervals in a diamond or square pattern. Rub or brush the mustard all over the outside of the bologna chub, getting it into the score marks where you can.
- In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, bbq rub, and black pepper until even. Sprinkle about ¾ of this over the top, sides, and ends of the bologna and gently press or tap it to embed it in the mustard.
- Carefully transfer the chub directly onto the grates of your smoker or grill, rub side down. Sprinkle the remaining rub onto the top side of the bologna and again gently press or tap the sugar mixture.
- Close the grill or smoker. While the bologna smokes, combine the barbecue sauce and honey in another small bowl.
- Smoke the bologna for 3 to 4 hours, flipping it and brushing with your barbecue sauce and honey mixture after each hour.
- The bologna is done when it reaches the crispy-edged, degree of colour you desire. This will likely take between 3 and 5 hours. Remove it to a sheet pan and let it cool completely before slicing it.
- I love thin to moderately thick slices of it pan-fried or seared and served on sandwich rolls with mustard or mayonnaise, tomato and onion slices, and lettuce.
- You can also cut the smoked bologna into cubes and serve hot or pan fried with barbecue sauce or mustard sauce as an appetizer.
Nutrition
Calories: 384kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 18gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0.001gCholesterol: 68mgSodium: 1168mgPotassium: 384mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 130IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 112mgIron: 2mg
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