Hot Dog Burnt Ends

aluminum pan with chopped hot dogs and covered with a teriyaki and BBQ sauce mixture.

This is a fairly quick recipe that works for a game day party or a fun family outing!

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 1 50

Total Time 1 55

Servings people

Calories 188kcal

Author Jason

Equipment

Smoker
Disposable Aluminum Pan
Ziploc Bag
Large Bowl
Smoking Wood we usually opt for something bold like hickory or mesquite

Ingredients

2 packages Hot Dogs beef
¼ cup Yellow Mustard
⅛ cup Dry Rub

Burnt End Sauce

¼ cup Teriyaki Sauce
¾ cup BBQ Sauce
½ cup Brown Sugar
¼ cup Butter

Instructions

Hot Dog Burnt Ends on Smoker

Place the hot dogs in a large Ziploc bag. Add the mustard and work the bag until the hot dogs are evenly coated.
Sprinkle the Dry Rub on liberally.
Preheat the grill to 250°F using indirect heat. Add your favorite wood chips. I used Hickory.
Place the hot dogs directly on the grill grate, close the lid, and let them smoke for 90 minutes. They will have darkened nicely.
Remove the hot dogs and cut them into quarters.
Place the smoked hotdogs and the remaining ingredients in a bowl and stir well, ensure the hotdogs are coated. Scoop the mixture into a disposable aluminum pan, making sure not to add any excess sauce. Add the cubed butter on top.
Bring the grill's temperature up to 350°F. Place the pan on the grill and let them cook for 20 minutes.
The sauce will become sticky as the sugars caramelize. Stir a few times and remove.
Let this rest for 10 minutes before serving.

Hot Dog Burnt Ends in Air Fryer

Prep the hot dogs as discussed above and preheat the air fryer to 370°F for 5 minutes.
Lightly coat the basket with cooking oil and cook the hot dogs for 5 minutes.Take the hot dogs out and cut them into 4 pieces
Add the ingredients of the burnt end sauce to a glass bowl and the hot dog pieces.
Toss the hot dogs until they're all covered in sauce.
Scoop the hot dogs from the bowl and transfer them to the air fryer basket.Cook for another 3-5 minutes and give the basket a good shake halfway through.

Hot Dog Burnt Ends in Oven

Preheat the oven to 275°F.Season the hot dogs as discussed above in the grilling instructions section.
Place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or aluminum foil.Bake for one hour.
Remove hot dogs from the oven and slice them into 4 pieces.Increase the temperature of the oven to 350°F.
Make the BBQ sauce as described in step six of the grilling instructions. Toss the hot dog pieces in the sauce until evenly covered.Transfer the hot dogs to the baking sheet and bake for another 30 minutes.Give them a good mix once or twice as they cook.

Notes

Don't pour the entire bowl into the aluminum pan. There will probably be some excess sauce, and that will pool on the bottom of the pan.

Mix up your BBQ sauce. The Teriyaki is sweet and tangy, but you can definitely go bold with a more robust flavoring.

Add some red pepper flakes for a bit of heat. This is completely optional, and we had some young kids eating, so we kept them out.

Scale this recipe easily. There will be more than enough BBQ sauce, so it is easy to add a few more packages of hot dogs to the smoker.

Serve with toothpicks.

Use a disposable aluminum pan for mixing the BBQ sauce and butter with the hot dog burnt ends. This saves you a lot of clean up, and you don't have to worry about bringing the dish home.

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