Hot Dog and Sausage Recipes

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

The Food Lab

Grilled Italian Sausage With Sweet and Sour Peppers and Onions

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

Homemade Merguez Sausage

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

Grilled Bratwurst With Beer, Mustard, and Sauerkraut

Avoid split sausages by simmering your brats in sauerkraut.
Grilling

The Best Grilled Hot Dogs

The tricks to making a truly great hot dog.
Pork

Cevapi (Southeastern European Meat and Onion Sausages)

A must-try Balkan sausage.
Grilling

Smoked Bologna

Ever cooked a whole bologna low and slow?
The Food Lab

Grilled Hot Dogs With Sauerkraut

Don't just throw your dogs on the fire!
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.
Grilled Chicken

Buffalo Chicken Sausages

Fan of Frank's?
Pork

Orange and Leek Loukaniko (Greek Sausage)

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

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.
Poach

Grilled Mexican Chorizo With Spicy Tomato Caper Sauce

Better sausages start in a bath.
Pork

Grilled Bratwurst With Warm German Potato Slaw

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

Green Chorizo

Green chilies season this fresh Mexican sausage.
Grilling

Spicy Roasted Poblano Sausage

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