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Grilled Honey Sausage Sandwiches
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Grilled Honey Sausage Sandwiches

Grilled Honey Sausage Sandwiches feature succulent (sweet or spicy!) sausages covered in caramelized onions and homemade honey mustard sauce.
Course Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine American, BBQ, Grilling
Keyword BBQ, caramelized onions, Grilling, homemade honey mustard
Prep Time 50 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 sandwiches

Ingredients

GRILLED HONEY SAUSAGE SANDWICH INGREDIENTS

  • 1 lb sweet and/or spicy Italian sausage
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 4 long rolls, toasted
  • caramelized onions (recipe below)
  • homemade honey mustard sauce (recipe below)

CARAMELIZED ONIONS INGREDIENTS

  • 3 large onions, peeled and very thinly sliced
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tbsp unsalted butter

HONEY MUSTARD SAUCE INGREDIENTS

  • 1/4 cup Greek yogurt
  • 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
  • 3 tbsp honey
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp ground black pepper

Instructions

PREP INSTRUCTIONS

  • Cut the sausage into links, if necessary.
  • Slice the rolls lengthwise in half and set aside.
  • Put 2 tbsp honey in a small dish and set aside, along with a pastry brush.
  • Peel and slice your onions as thinly as possible. Set aside.

CARAMELIZED ONION COOKING INSTRUCTIONS

  • Heat the olive oil and butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
  • Add the sliced onions to the skillet and stir to coat with the olive and butter. Cook the onions over medium heat for 40-45 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes, until they've softened and caramelized into a golden brown.
  • While the onions caramelize, toast the rolls and make the honey mustard sauce.

HONEY MUSTARD SAUCE INSTRUCTIONS

  • Stir together all ingredients in a small bowl until combined. Set aside.

HONEY SAUSAGE GRILLING INSTRUCTIONS

  • Spray or brush your grill grates with oil or grilling spray.
  • Turn on one side of your grill so it heats up to about 450F ("direct heat").
  • Place the sausages on the grate over the side of the grill that’s NOT turned on (this is "indirect heat") and grill for 10 minutes.
  • Flip sausages over and grill over INDIRECT heat for another 10 minutes.
  • Flip sausages over again and place them on DIRECT heat. Grill sausages over direct heat for 5-10 minutes, until sausages have reached desired doneness (at least 165F internal temp). During the last 2-3 minutes of grilling, brush sausages all over with the honey and let grill a few minutes to caramelize the honey.  
  • Remove sausages from heat and turn off your grill. Serve Grilled Honey Sausages nestled inside the toasted buns and topped with the caramelized onions and honey mustard.