"SPICY BLOOD ORANGE LI'L SMOKIES"

By RoketJSquerl

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups fresh squeezed blood orange juice (about 5 oranges)
• 1/4 cup finely diced onion
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar, preferably raw
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1/2 tsp Chinese five-spice
• 1/4 tsp mustard powder
• 1/4 tsp onion powder
• 1/4 tsp red chili flakes
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp corn starch
• 2 tbsp cold water
• 2 (14.4 oz.) packages Hillshire Farm® Beef Lit'l Smokies® sausages
• Chopped chives or scallions for garnish

Details

Servings 80
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 1215mins
Adapted from sugarandsoul.co

Preparation

Step 1

Instructions
Add freshly squeezed blood orange juice, onions, garlic, brown sugar, vinegar, and spices to a medium saucepan and simmer over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
In a small bowl, whisk together corn starch and cold water, then stir into the sauce. Let simmer for 10-15 minutes until sauce has thickened, stirring occasionally.
Meanwhile, add Lit'l Smokies® sausages to a crockpot set of high heat, when the sauce is ready, pour it over the Lit'l Smokies® sausages and cook on high until the sausages register a temperature of 170 degrees F. About 1 to 1½ hours. Serve straight out of the crockpot or transfer to a serving dish, garnish with chives or scallions, and serve with forks or toothpicks.
Reduce crockpot to warm if any sausages are left in it.

Instructions