Hot dogs are weirdly controversial, and it comes down to one reason. People take pride in their local dog’s style. Anywhere you go in the United States, people will tell you that their dog is the best, and they’ll be able to tell you exactly what goes on it. It’s bizarre when you think about it, because the toppings don’t change too dramatically. Most dogs have some mustard and some kind of seasoning, at least.
This summer, why not stray from your local dog’s typical toppings and try some hot dog toppings from somewhere else? I’ll refrain from ‘Who Will Be The Wiener?’ jokes, because for us, it’s not about who has the best dog. We’re all about appreciating the versatility of this fab American food, and we want you to try them all!
It’s amazingly quick and easy to try some other toppings on your hot dog. Just check out this video from RecipeLion’s Youtube Channel.
If you want to try any of these wonder dogs, here are the recipes!
East Coast Dog
This Reuben dog hot dog toppings recipe is really rockin’ the sauerkraut. The Thousand Island sauce is what really takes the flavor up a notch!
Serves up to 4 hot dogs
Prep time: 15 mins.
Ingredients
- All-beef hot dogs
- Buns
- 1/4 cup Thousand Island dressing
- 2 slice Swiss cheese (halved)
- 2-4 pickle slices
For sauerkraut dressing:
- 2 tbsp canola oil
- 1/4 cup chopped white onion
- 1/2 cup sauerkraut
- 2-3 sun-dried tomato halves
- 1/4 tsp. caraway seeds
- dash of kosher salt
- dash of ground pepper
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
Instructions
- To make sauerkraut dressing, combine 1 tbsp. canola oil, chopped white onion, and sauerkraut in a skillet on medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in tomatoes, salt, pepper and caraway seeds and heat for another 3 minutes. Add white wine, and keep on low heat 5 minutes.
- Cook hot dogs in 1 tbsp. canola oil until grill lines appear, flipping occasionally.
- Spread Thousand Island dressing on bun. Pile on Swiss cheese, hot dog, Saurkraut dressing, and pickle slice.
Atlanta Dog
Love chili dogs? Just skip the cheese and add coleslaw to make ’em Atlanta-style.
Serves up to 8 hot dogs
Prep time: 5 mins.
Ingredients
All-beef hot dogs
Buns
16-oz can chili
1 container deli coleslaw
1 tbsp. canola oil
Instructions
- Cook hot dogs in 1 tbsp. canola oil until grill lines appear, flipping occasionally.
- Place hot dog in bun. Add 1-2 tbsp. chili, 1-2 tbsp. coleslaw.
Chicago Dog
These are our home-dogs, and they’re pretty easy to make!
Serves up to a full package of hot dogs
Prep time: 5 mins.
Ingredients
- Bun (ideally poppy-seed if you can find ’em)
- All-beef hot dog
- Mustard
- 1 jar pickle relish
- Chopped white onion
- Chopped tomato
- 1 jar sports peppers
- Celery salt
- Dill pickle spear
- 1 tbsp. canola oil
Instructions
- Cook hot dogs in 1 tbsp. canola oil until grill lines appear, flipping occasionally.
- Put hot dog in bun. Top with mustard, relish, white onion, tomato, sports peppers, celery salt and pickle.
Southwest Dog
This is an adaptation of Arizona’s famed sonoma dog. Sometimes the hot dog is wrapped in the bacon, but we took the easy route.
Serves up to a full package of hot dogs
Prep time: 5 mins.
Ingredients
- Bun
- All-beef hot dog
- 1 bacon slice
- 1 tbsp. mustard
- 1 can refried beans
- 1 tbsp. guacamole
- Chopped tomato
- Chopped white onion
- 1 tbsp. Salsa Verde
- Squeeze-bottle of mayo
- 1 tbsp. canola oil
Instructions
- Heat up refried beans in a pan on the stove or in the microwave.
- Fry up bacon in a skillet.
- Cook hot dogs in 1 tbsp. canola oil until grill lines appear, flipping occasionally.
- Place hot dog in bun. Pile on bacon, mustard, refried beans, guacamole, tomato, onion, salsa verde. Squeeze mayo across the top.
Which hot dog toppings would you like to try?
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