Recipe Roundup

35 Hot Dog, Beer Brat, and Other Summery Sausage Recipes

Double-stuffed dogs, grilled kielbasa tacos, low-country boils, and more ways to enjoy sausage this summer.
photo of Argentinian stlye hot dogs on a platter
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell
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    Food styling by Olivia Mack Anderson, Photo by Chelsea Kyle
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    Shrimp and Chorizo Mixed Grill

    This crowd-pleasing surf-and-turf dinner features lots of fresh asparagus, making it just the thing for your early summer cookout.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson
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    Classic Seafood Boil With Lemon-Butter

    You'll need your favorite seafood seasoning and your biggest pot for this boil brimming with plump shrimp, sweet corn, smoky sausage, and tender potatoes.

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  • Photo by Alex Lau, Food Styling by Sue Li
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    Roast Sausage and Fennel with Orange

    Roasting Italian sausages on a bed of sliced fennel and red onion is two kinds of genius: sausage drippings flavor the vegetables and you only have one pan to clean when dinner is done.

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  • Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Michelle Gatton
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    Chicken Boti Kebabs

    These yogurt-marinated kebabs are infused with flavor from ginger, garlic, and spices. Pick all your fixings and tuck into the perfect bite.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Joe Sevier and Kat Boytsova
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    Beer Bratwurst

    Sure, making your own brat might be complicated—but oh, the payoff is great. This is a classic sausage; serve it on a crunchy roll with mustard and sauerkraut.

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  • Photo by Peden & Munk
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    Grilled Kielbasa Tacos

    Grilled peppers, scallions, and sausages come together in a snap for this summery taco dinner.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Katherine Sacks
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    Grilled Carrot "Hot Dogs" with Tangy Slaw

    A vegetarian alternative to hot dogs? This recipe works more than you can imagine. Just char glazed carrots—packed with earthy umami flavor and spice—on the grill, pop them in a hot dog bun, and never look back.

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  • Photograph by Emma Fishman, food styling by Caroline Hwang, prop styling by Elizabeth Jaime
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    Grilled Italian Sausage With Fennel Salad

    A few skewers and a hot grill turn this short list of ingredients (Italian sausage! fresh fennel! olives!) into a quick, punchy meal.

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  • Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell
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    Panchos Argentinos (Argentine-Style Hot Dogs)

    Panchos are Argentina’s take on hot dogs—a street-food staple that features a vast array of toppings.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Dana Bonagura
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    Sausage and Greens Sheet-Pan Dinner

    With crispy mini potatoes and hearty greens that are roasted in a sweet-tart mustard dressing, this 25-minute dinner is an easy crowd-pleaser.

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  • Photograph by Elliott Jerome Brown Jr., Prop Styling by Christine Keely, Food Styling by Emilie Fosnocht
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    Homemade Corn Dogs

    What's your corn dog missing? The grill. Throwing the hot dogs on the grill first lends them a deeper, smokier flavor that's heightened with the sweetness of the buttermilk cornmeal coating.

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    Grilled Hot Dogs with Mango Chutney and Red Onion Relish

    Use a sweet mango chutney and red onion as a summery topping and pour a pitcher drink for a showroom-ready hot dog.

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  • Photo by Teri Lyn Fisher
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    Mini Corn Dogs

    Has bacon ever done us wrong? When it's crumbled and mixed into cornmeal, it's only a good thing.

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  • Christopher Testani
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    Lamb Masala Sausage

    You can thank the folks at the Meat Hook in Brooklyn for sharing the secrets of their craft. While making homemade sausage requires effort—and some special equipment—even a novice can achieve pro results. (Watch the step-by-step video for making sausages at home here.) Once you get the hang of it, you can add Spicy Italian Sausage, Green Chorizo, and Boerewors to your repertoire.

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  • Christopher Testani
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    Spicy Italian Sausage

    While this cooking project requires effort and some special equipment, even a novice can achieve pro results.

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  • Christopher Testani
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    Green Chorizo

    The Meat Hook in Brooklyn show us the way to excellent homemade sausages. While this project is no easy feat—and requires some special equipment—even a beginner can achieve pro results. (Watch the step-by-step video here.) And once you master these, why not try your hand at a batch of Lamb Masala Sausage, Spicy Italian Sausage, or Boerewors?

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  • Gentl & Hyers
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    Blue Cheese Dressing

    This recipe is such a basic go-to, you can use it on just about anything, from salads to sandwiches, buffalo wings to buffalo hot dogs, and so much more.

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  • Gentl & Hyers
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    Blistered Shishito Peppers

    These shishito peppers, along with spicy mayo, nori sheets, and sesame seeds, help make up the Shishito Dog. But you can use this recipe to make delicious blistered peppers that you can use alongside just about anything.

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  • Gentl & Hyers
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    Charred-Corn Salsa

    This corn salsa, along with mayonnaise and tomatillos, helps make up the Elote Dog.

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  • Gentl & Hyers
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    Celery Slaw

    This celery slaw, along with blue cheese dressing, crumbled blue cheese, and hot sauce, helps make up the Buffalo Dog.

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  • Gentl & Hyers
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    Spicy Mayo

    This spicy mayo, along with nori sheets, shishito peppers, and sesame seeds, helps make up the Shishito Dog.

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  • Gentl & Hyers
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    Peanut Satay Sauce

    This peanut satay sauce, along with pickled carrots, red chiles, cilantro, and crushed peanuts, helps make up the Banh Mi Dog.

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  • Gentl & Hyers
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    Hoisin BBQ Sauce

    This hoisin BBQ sauce, along with ginger-scallion relish and cucumber spears dipped in gochugaru, helps make up the Ssam Dog.

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  • Gentl & Hyers
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    Ginger-Scallion Relish

    This ginger-scallion relish, along with hoisin BBQ sauce and cucumber spears dipped in gochugaru, helps make up the Ssam Dog.

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    Pickled Carrots

    These pickled carrots, along with peanut satay sauce, red chiles, cilantro, and crushed peanuts, help make up the Banh Mi Dog.

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    Paprika Honey Mustard

    This paprika honey mustard, along with Canadian bacon and pineapple relish, helps make up the Hawaiian Dog.

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  • Photo by Kenji Toma
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    Garlic Mojo Hot Dogs

    This hot dog turns up the heat with mojo, a Cuban sauce made from the juice of sour oranges that's great with hot dogs.

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