A first for me: Smoked Bologna

[Obi-Dan]

My cousin worked in Oklahoma for awhile and tried some smoked bologna while she was there. Apparently this is kind of an Oklahoman thing. She asked if I could do one. After looking at a few videos I said sure. So I bought a 2.45 lb. pound stump of bologna from some very confused deli workers. They could not understand why I didn’t want it sliced or that I wanted the whole thing.

This morning while firing up the slow and sear on my Weber kettle I scored all sides of the bologna and after using some mustard as a binder I rubbed a mixture of Everglades AP and Everglades Heat onto it. I then proceeded to smoke it with some cherry wood at around 270 for two hours. Then I glazed it with some Sweet Baby Rays I had left over for another 30 minutes.

I was was surprised at how good it tastes. I was very skeptical and so was my daughter. We both liked it. She said it tasted like sausage. I had to agree. If I ever make another one I will do two things different. 1) Find a different grocery store. My Kroger only carried Boars Head. This thing was almost $30.00 to buy. I bet I can find it cheaper than $9.99 a pound. 2) I think I scored it too deep. Once I get into the middle it will slice but I cut the end off and it came off in cubes. (Bologna burnt ends?).

Anyway, something different and new and pretty tasty.

[Cheef]

That looks delicious!! Boars Head is the Kobe of bologna if there is such a thing!!
Try slicing it and fried bologna sandwich!! Delicious!!

[Obi-Dan]

The Kobe of bologna is hilarious. And thanks for the frying it tip. I’m going to keep a little for us but was going to ask my cousin if there was a way to serve it.

[LA Pork Butt]

Obi-Dan fried on white bread with mayo is exceptional. It’s smoked bologna it should be out of this world.

[nativehorn]

Smoked bolo at Leo’s in OKC. Good stuff. Your cook looks great as well.

[Jerod Broussard]

Sweet scores. Looks like your wide receiver went deep on every route. Burnt ends of ANY kind are always in demand!

[Obi-Dan]

I am the Run-N-Shoot of smoked bologna.

[cgrover60]

Too funny. After a similar experience I can hear your deli guy, "what? you want to buy the whole thing??" Great looking cook Obi-Dan

[Xandera_7]

I love Bolagna... I gotta try this.
Looks so good! Nice job!

[Obi-Dan]

Make sure you post pics when you make it.

[Troutman]

I grew up on fried bologna, ate it almost as much as PB&J. Thanks for the memories !!

[Obi-Dan]

I grew up more with fried spam. My dad loved spam.

[FishTalesNC]

Me too. It would pucker in the middle, and one time I put it on my head and told mom it was a sombrero. That’s when I learned if I made her laugh hard enough I couldn’t get in trouble!

[Obi-Dan]

FishTalesNC That’s hilarious.

[JOE E]

Fried bologna and onions with a hit of mustard.

[FishTalesNC]

Looks awesome. My wife’s family makes something called "ham salad" that doesn’t have a lick of ham in it - all bologna. I bet i could get serious brownie points with them if I pulled this off. Thanks!

[Obi-Dan]

Interesting. I make ham salad from time to time. Never heard of it with bologna. Go get those brownie points. They’ll come in handy when MCS strikes.

[Cheef]

I almost prefer bologna salad to ham salad. Kind of a thought here. When I was a kid we called it baloney. We always made fun of the rich kids on tv who called it bologna.

[Dadof3Illinois]

I do this a lot and it’s always a big hit.

[RonB]

That looks very good. Next time, cut off about 1/2" or so of the flat end and sear it over hot coals for the best bologna sandwich you have ever had. You can add some grilled onions if that sounds good.

[Obi-Dan]

I will try it.

[Mudbeaver]

We have a Amish butcher here, I usually take him a deer or two, he makes smoked venison bologna, it’s fantastic, never thought of buying it myself..... boars head is actually better than wonderbar?!?!? I doubt that highly, but in the past years I’ve come to love Oscar Mayer thick cut........

[Frozen Smoke]

Wife and I were talking about this just today! I haven't seen a piece of bologna like that in any stores around here but then again I haven't really looked but I plan to now. I bet it's a great breakfast meat on the flat top!

[Mr. Bones]

Hard to go wrong with fried,smoked baloney, taters, an gravy.
Traditional, ya know
Sometimes, we even drizzled some maple syrup on it...

[Mosca]

Jeez, I’d go looking for a store that HAD Boars Head. That stuff is da bomb.

[Obi-Dan]

I hear ya. But the price caught me off guard. I can get a brisket for less than what I paid for that.