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 Italian sausages, with a classic sweet-and-sour accompaniment.
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 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?
Mains

Grilled Hot Dogs With Sauerkraut

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

Sheftalia (Cypriot Lamb and Pork Sausage)

A lamb and pork sausage with excellent crust.
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.
Breakfast and Brunch

Grilled Breakfast Sausage

Sweet and spicy breakfast patties.
Pork

Orange and Leek Loukaniko (Greek Sausage)

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

Buffalo Chicken Sausages

Fan of Frank's?
Grilled Chicken

Grilled Spicy Mango Chicken Sausage

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

Green Chorizo

Green chilies season this fresh Mexican sausage.
Pork

Spicy Roasted Poblano Sausage

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

Grilled Mexican Chorizo With Spicy Tomato-Caper Sauce

Better sausages start in a bath.
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.