Hot Dog and Sausage Recipes

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

Lamb

Homemade Merguez Sausage

This lamb sausage is a powerhouse of spicy and earthy flavor.
The Food Lab

Grilled Italian Sausage With Sweet-and-Sour Peppers and Onions

Perfectly cooked Italian sausages, with a classic sweet-and-sour accompaniment.
Grilling

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.
Quick and Easy

Grilled Bratwurst With Beer, Mustard, and Sauerkraut

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

Mains

Cevapi (Southeastern European Meat and Onion Sausages)

A must-try Balkan sausage.
Sandwiches

Smoked Bologna

Ever cooked a whole bologna low and slow?
Pork

Sheftalia (Cypriot Lamb and Pork Sausage)

A lamb and pork sausage with excellent crust.
Poaching

Grilled Hot Dogs With Sauerkraut

Don't just throw your dogs on the fire!
Mains

Orange and Leek Loukaniko (Greek Sausage)

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

Grilled Breakfast Sausage

Sweet and spicy breakfast patties.
Beef

The Best Grilled Hot Dogs

The tricks to making a truly great hot dog.
Beef

Ryan Farr's New York-Style Hot Dogs

Snappy homemade all-beef hot dogs.
Grilled Chicken

Grilled Spicy Mango Chicken Sausage

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

Buffalo Chicken Sausages

Fan of Frank's?
Grilling, Smoking, and Barbecue

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.
Sandwiches

Grilled Bratwurst With Warm German Potato Slaw

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

Green Chorizo

Green chilies season this fresh Mexican sausage.