Hot Dog and Sausage Recipes

How to get snappy, juicy links on the grill, plus dozens of topping ideas.

Techniques

8 Great Hot Dog Topping Ideas

Ketchup, mustard, relish...boring. There are so many more ways to top hot dogs than with just those condiments.
Mains

Homemade Merguez Sausage

This lamb sausage is a powerhouse of spicy and earthy flavor.
Mains

Grilled Italian Sausage With Sweet and Sour Peppers and Onions

Perfectly cooked sausages, with a sweet-and-sour topping.
Pork

Cevapi (Southeastern European Meat and Onion Sausages)

A must-try Balkan sausage.
Sandwiches

Smoked Bologna

Ever cooked a whole bologna low and slow?
Grilling, Smoking, and Barbecue

Grilled Hot Dogs With Sauerkraut

Don't just throw your dogs on the fire!
Meats and Poultry

Grilled Bratwurst With Beer, Mustard, and Sauerkraut

Make perfect grilled bratwurst by simmering them in a flavorful sauerkraut bath first.

Beef

Ryan Farr's New York-Style Hot Dogs

Snappy homemade all-beef hot dogs.
Lamb

Sheftalia (Cypriot Lamb and Pork Sausage)

A lamb and pork sausage with excellent crust.
Grilling

Orange and Leek Loukaniko (Greek Sausage)

Greek loukaniko with orange and leeks is a brightly flavored sausage that's perfect for summer grilling.
Beef

The Best Grilled Hot Dogs

The tricks to making a truly great hot dog.
Mains

Buffalo Chicken Sausages

Fan of Frank's?
Pork

Grilled Breakfast Sausage

Sweet and spicy breakfast patties.
Grilling

Grilled Spicy Mango Chicken Sausage

Dried mango meets cilantro and garlic in these juicy chicken links.
Mexican

Green Chorizo

Green chilies season this fresh Mexican sausage.
Cabbage

Grilled Bratwurst With Warm German Potato Slaw

German potato salad and red cabbage are combined to make a warm slaw topping for tender bratwurst.
Poach

Grilled Mexican Chorizo With Spicy Tomato Caper Sauce

Better sausages start in a bath.
Grilling

Spicy Roasted Poblano Sausage

It's worth buying a meat grinder attachment for these.