Party Hot Sausage

This is an appetizer that is served at most parties we have.  It is a recipe that my sister-in-law Darlene shared with me in a cookbook that she made for me as a shower gift (over 21 years ago).  The sausage is sweet and spicy. 

Ingredients:

• 5 lbs. of Bryan Cajun Smoked Sausage
• 2 C. dark brown sugar
• 2 C. ketchup
• 1 C. of barbecue sauce with onion bits
• ¼ C. Worcestershire sauce
• ¼ C. dry mustard
• ¼ C. Crystal hot sauce

Directions:

1. Slice the sausage into thin slices and place in a large pot with a cover
2. Mix all the remaining ingredients together in a large bowl
3. Pour the liquid mixture over the sausage
4. Cook covered for 1 hour on medium heat
5. Stir occasionally
6. Uncover and cook for an additional ½ hour
7. Chill overnight and then remove the grease from the top
8. Place sausage in a crock pot and heat, when they are hot they are ready to serve

Tips and Tricks:

• I use Kraft barbecue sauce with onion bits or Jack Miller has a good sauce with onions as well.
• A 1 lb. box of brown sugar is just a little over 2 C.  Just add the box!
• I have used 1/4 C. of Dijon mustard in place of the dry mustard.
• This freezes great!