BBQ Bologna Sandwich

One of the best summer events takes place in June in Memphis. It is the Annual St. Louis Hole-In-One, benefiting Catholic charities. There is a lot of golf, cold beer, live music on Friday and Saturday night, and a chance to win $1,000,000. I have been going to this event since I was in high school and it is always a lot of fun. After I pick my kids up from camp this coming Saturday, I will drive up I-55, do a little afternoon shopping and then I will go get a cold beer, some ribs and watch my hubby drive some golf balls for a chance for a million bucks. One of the many delicious foods they serve is the BBQ Bologna sandwich. Now I am not a big bologna ester, but this sandwich will change your mind. It is smoky, sweet, and tangy and what summer is all about! Below is my variation on the classic St. Louis sandwich.

If you are in Memphis this week, love golf, beer, good food and a chance at some money, go check it out!


BBQ Bologna Sandwich
1 (3-pound) bologna
Canola oil
1 loaf Texas toast, sliced 1-inch thick
Memphis-Style coleslaw, check out my recipe on the discussion board
Your favorite BBQ sauce, for drizzling-Corky’s, Rendezvous, Commissary, of course these are Memphis brands

Set up your smoker. Poke several holes into bologna. Place bologna in the smoker and smoke for 3 hours over indirect heat, or until ends of bologna start to swell.
Pour oil into a heavy bottomed medium-size frying pan. Heat oil over medium high heat. Slice bologna into 1/2-inch to 1-inch thick slices and set aside. When oil is hot, fry bologna slices, 1 at a time, for 1 minute on each side. Remove each slice to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Place each slice of bologna between 2 pieces of Texas toast, first topping with a small scoop of coleslaw and then drizzling with BBQ sauce