Bacon Wrapped BBQ Hotdogs with Crispy Buttermilk Onion Rings

Step 1Peel and slice the onion into thin rings. Soak the onion in the buttermilk for at least 30 minutes.

Step 2Set up your barbecue for direct cooking. Please refer to your handbook for further instructions. Place a Q Ware Frying Pan in the barbecue. Preheat your barbecue for 10 minutes.

Step 3While the barbecue is preheating, finish preparing the onion rings. In a bowl, combine the plain flour, cayenne pepper (optional), salt and pepper. Remove the onion rings one by one from the buttermilk, toss in the flour mixture and set aside until required.

Step 4Once the barbecue has preheated, adjust the burner control(s) to medium. Pour the vegetable oil into the frying pan, for shallow frying. Cook the onion rings in batches in the frying pan for 4 minutes, keeping the lid down in between flipping the onion rings halfway. Place the cooked onion rings on paper towel.

Step 5While the onion rings are cooking, prepare the sausages. In a small bowl, combine the barbecue sauce and smoked paprika. Brush the sausages with the barbecue sauce and wrap two strips of streaky bacon around each sausage, secure with toothpicks. Cut the hot dog buns in half and butter.

Step 6When the onion rings are all cooked, remove the frying pan from the barbecue using the detachable handle and heatproof gloves.

Step 7Place the sausages on the barbecue and cook for 16 minutes, turning each quarter or until the bacon is crispy. Place the buns on the barbecue, buttered side down and toast for 1 minute.

Step 8Serve the bacon wrapped sausages in the toasted bun and top with the crispy onion rings.