Kielbasa Sausage Appetizer

This recipe won Dorothy Kleinbeck of Minneapolis, MN Honorable Mention in the 1996 National Sausage Month Award-Winning Recipes contest.

Recipe Ingredients:

1 (8-ounce) jar prepared sweet and sour sauce
2 cups tomato ketchup
1 pound bacon
2 cups brown sugar, packed
2 rings kielbasa (or your favorite sausage)

Cooking Directions:

1. Cut sausage into 1 1/4-inch chunks. Cut bacon strips in half. Wrap each sausage chunk with bacon strip and spear closed with a toothpick. Place in a 9 x 13-inch pan.
2. Bake, covered for 30 minutes at 350°F (175°C). Stir sauce ingredients together and pour over meat.
3. Bake one hour more uncovered. The sauce caramelizes on the meat.

Makes 30 servings.

Council Tip: This recipe also works well with smoked bratwurst.

Recipe provided courtesy National Hot Dog And Sausage Council.