Smoked Hot Dogs With A Shortcut Pickle Relish
Step up your hot dog game with this incredible recipe for smoked barbecue hot dogs with shortcut pickle relish. These sweet and smokey beef hot dogs make a perfect bonus dish for your next cookout, or an awesome game day snack on Sunday!
Servings 6
Ingredients
- 6 Large hot dogs (we used German Hot Dogs from Dearborn Sausage Co)
- 2 tbsp sweet BBQ rub
- 1 tsp ground mustard seed
- 2 tbsp BBQ Sauce
For the Shortcut Picklerelish
- ½ cup sweet & spicy pickle slices, chopped
- ¼ cup of white onion, finely diced
- ½ cup red bell pepper diced
- ¼ cup pickle juice (from the pickle slice jar)
Instructions
- Preheat the smoker to 185 degrees F.
- Prepare the hot dogs by scoring the skin with a knife in an “X” pattern about ¼ inch deep.
- In a pan or baking dish combine the BBQ rub and ground mustard seed and whisk until combined.
- Then roll each hot dog in the rub mixture.
- Transfer the hot dogs to the smoker and place directly on the grates with the scored side up.
- Close the lid and let smoke for 1 hour.
- Meanwhile prepare the relish by adding the pickles, onion, red peppers, and pickle juice to a bowland stir. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Then lightly brush the top sand sides of the hot dogs with the BBQ sauce.
- Raise the temperature of the smoker to 225 degrees and let the hot dogs continue to cook for another 25-30 minutes until heated throughout.
- Top with the relish when ready to serve and enjoy.