There are recipes and dishes that become popular for their simplicity and this is certainly the case. Besides, the street food It has always had an important place in gastronomy, in fact in recent years its importance has been increasing and its quality and variety are also clearly increasing, although there are classics that are always there.
With this hot dog recipe or hot dog with cheese and pickles You can prepare this simple and famous snack at home, with the great advantage that you can accompany it with the ingredients you prefer. It basically consists of a sandwich with a long and tender bread and inside it has a frankfurter or vienna sausage and some dressings and extra ingredients. Although it was born in Germany, it was in the United States where it became enormously popular.
It couldn’t be easier or faster to prepare And hence their success. dare to innovate with condiments and create new combinations of ingredients until you find your favorite hot dog. You can start to get inspired below in the Variations section where I have left some proposals.
If you like to prepare this type of recipes, you will surely love our selection of snacks and sandwiches in which you will find delicacies such as “Saona” sandwich of pita bread with shredded chicken with mustard, brie cheese and piquillo peppers or the “Ses Illetes” sandwich with salmon, avocado and hard-boiled egg, whose names are associated with the Formentera beach where we ate them. It’s also very good serranito, a typical Andalusian sandwichthe vegetable sandwich with tuna and mayonnaise “my way” or the famous Sandwich Club.
Also with sandwich or loaf bread, the pizza pan with bacon and mushrooms, a quick, simple and delicious dinner and surely you dare to prepare these sandwiches American-style pulled pork with homemade barbecue sauce wave Francesihna, the hearty typical Porto sandwich.
Ingredients to prepare hot dog or hot dog with cheese and pickles (4 units):
- 4 Viennese or frankfurter type sausages.
- 4 hot dog buns.
- Shredded cheddar cheese.
- One large pickled cucumber or 4-6 small ones.
- Crispy fried onion (sold ready-made).
- Ketchup.
- Mustard.
Preparation, how to make the recipe for the hot dog or hot dog with cheese and pickles:
- If you are going to serve them with a side of chips the ideal is that you put them first and while they are cooking you go at the same time preparing the peppers and the loin. For the potatoes I recommend following our recipe for how to make perfect french fries tender on the inside and crispy on the outside, they will be spectacular. Of course, if you want to lighten them up a bit and you don’t feel like frying, I encourage you to prepare these fantastic baked fries, very rich and with hardly any oil.
- Put a skillet over high heat with Water1 or 2 cm thick is enough.
- When it boils put the sausages In it, cover the pan, lower the heat a little so that it continues to bubble but gently and cook the sausages for about 5 or 10 minutes, depending on whether they are thin or thick. In my case, 6 or 7 minutes has been enough. You can also look at the instructions on the package since if it indicates how to cook them, the ideal is to follow it.
- While opening the breads hot dog in half but without cutting one of the sides so that it does not open completely.
- put the sausages in the breads and throw them over cheddar cheese grated to taste
- now cast over ketchup Y mustard to taste. If you do it forming triangles as I have done, it is quite aesthetic and typical.
- Chop them up a bit pickles and spread them over.
- Finally add a bit of fried onion crunchy.
Time: 15 minutes plus the time to cook the potatoes
Difficulty: easy
Serve and taste:
Have all the ingredients on hand and ready so that as soon as you have cooked the sausages, transfer them to the bread and quickly add the rest of the elements to eat these hot dogs fresh and hot. Even so, this type of sausage is also delicious, even if it is coldEverything is a matter of taste.
Enjoy this classic bite so typical of street food Americana with its contrast of flavors and textures. This type of sausage is juicy and the bread is very fluffy, It’s authentic… scandal!
Variations of the hot dog recipe or hot dog with cheese and pickles:
When cooking the hot dog It can cook in other waysFor example, instead of water you can use beer and the truth is that they are great. It is also very typical to fry them.
Do you want to give an extra flavor to the bread? Then spread them inside with butter, put a pan over medium-high heat and place the bread on the pan for 1 or 2 minutes, until golden brown, you will see what a fantastic aroma and what an ideal crunchy touch.
You may change the seasonings to your liking, for example using another type of cheese, that the mustard be French or even change it for a little mayonnaise or barbecue sauce, add lettuce or tomato, bacon, a little american coleslaw salad… as you like. Of course, if you want to give it a more homemade touch you can prepare this ketchup recipe wave homemade barbecue sauce.
Tips:
there is a big diversity of qualities in sausages so to make your homemade hot dog a good bite, buy some of the highest quality Wiener or frankfurter you can find and not too thin.
