TIPS FOR SMOKING BOLOGNA
-Hit up your deli counter to buy bologna as a whole chub, opposed to pre-sliced.
-Remove any exterior packaging or red wax from the outside of the bologna.
-Use the tip of a sharp knife to cut slits across the surface area of the bologna. This allows the seasoning and smoke to penetrate the bologna.
-Don’t be afraid of the mustard slather. It doesn’t add a super “mustardy” flavor, but you need a binder to get your sweet BBQ rub to stick to the smooth exterior of the bologna.
-Once you sprinkle your rub on, resist the urge to spread it on or press on it with your hands. Just sprinkle it on evenly and then transfer carefully to the smoker.
-If you’re eating your bologna hot off the smoker, use a sharp knife to cut thick slices for awesome sandwiches or cube and serve with toothpicks.
-If you’re eating your bologna cold, chill it completely (usually overnight) before slicing thin the next day.
SMOKED BOLOGNA RECIPE
Smoked Bologna
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 4 hrs
Total Time: 4 hrs 10 mins
Servings: 20 people
Author: Susie Bulloch (heygrillhey.com)
Ingredients
3 pounds whole beef bologna chub
1/4 cup yellow mustard
1/4 cup Sweet BBQ Rub link in recipe notes
1/2 cup BBQ Sauce
Instructions
Preheat your smoker to 225 degrees F. I like a good hickory or apple wood for smoke.
Using the tip of a sharp knife, score the bologna about 1/8th of an inch thick in a diamond pattern on all sides of the bologna.
Slather the bologna chub with the yellow mustard and then sprinkle all around with the sweet rub, opening the slits slightly with your fingers to get that seasoning into the cuts you just made.
Smoke with the lid closed for at least 3 hours, but up to 4 hours. Bologna is pre-cooked, so you’re just going to the amount of color and smoke flavor on the outside of your bologna that you like.
During the last half hour of smoking, baste on all sides with BBQ Sauce.
Slice warm into small cubes and serve as an appetizer or chill completely and slice as thin or thick as you like for smoked bologna sandwiches.
Recipe Notes
Sweet BBQ Rub: https://heygrillhey.com/best-sweet-rub-grilled-pork-chicken/
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