Curly-q Grilled Sausages

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 (3.5 ounce) links italian sausage
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 metal skewers
• 1 tablespoon barbeque sauce, or to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 25 mins


• 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.
• 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.
• preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate. pour barbeque sauce into a small bowl.
• 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.
• place sausages the preheated grill and cook until browned and meat is no longer pink inside, about 6 minutes; turn occasionally.
• brush sausages with barbeque sauce using a pastry brush when sausages are nearly done. cook, continuing to turn sausages, until sauce has caramelized the meat, about 1 minute per side. transfer to a plate and let sausages cool for about 30 seconds before removing skewers for serving.