Spicy Boozy Cocktail Weenies

These are a New Year's Eve tradition at our house.

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 3

Total Time 3 30

3 lbs Cocktail weenies (I absolutely insist on Hillshire Farms Beef Lit'l Smokies for mine)
1 bottle Spicy barbecue sauce (I use Stubb's Spicy)
1/2 cup Ketchup
1/4 cup Heinz 57 sauce
1/3 cup Honey
1 tsp Soy sauce
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup Bourbon (or other whisky but I'd stick to a blended Canadian if not using bourbon)

Pan-sear the weenies to render out some of the grease and get some "goody" going on the outsides
Mix everything else in a slow cooker - I use my 3.5 quart smaller slow cooker for this recipe and it's perfect
Use a slotted spoon to load the browned weenies into the sauce and stir
Put the lid on the slow cooker
Cook on high for one hour, stir, lid back on
Cook on low for two hours, stir, lid back on
Set your slow cooker to warm if you have that setting - if not, leave it on warm and stir every half hour or so until the goodies are all consumed

Yes, searing the weenies first is worth the effort of washing the skillet and spoon. It really, really is!