Charcoal-Grilled Sausages with Onions

Name: Charcoal-Grilled Sausages with Onions
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 2 large, onions, halved and cut pole to pole into 1/4-inch-thick slices; 1 teaspoon, fresh thyme leaves; 1/2 teaspoon, table salt; 1/4 teaspoon, ground black pepper; 13- by 9-inch, disposable aluminum roasting pan; 2 pounds, hot or sweet Italian sausages (8 to 12 links) (see note)

Main Courses
Pork
Grilling & Barbecue

Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2008

This classic pairing sounds tailor-made for the grill. But the reality is usually onions that are both crunchy and charred and sausages that either dry out or—worse—catch fire.

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SERVES 4

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