Hanging out with Jonny and some of our friends, we decided after a couple beers we were in the mood for nice, juicy, flavorful hotdogs. Jonny, being the gourmet that he is, would never settle for a normal hotdog; so of course he spruced up the evening's menu a bit. The BEER DOG turned out to be a bratwurst link and was topped with a hot cabbage slaw made with bacon, grilled onions and mushrooms. I made a little potato salad to go along.. but that's a whole other post. Not only can beer be consumed before, during, and after cooking this meal.. you also use it in the recipe!
Okay, so here's what you'll need:
- Any kind of hotdog or sausage. We used Johnsonville Beer 'n Bratwurst Links.
- 2 Bottles of beer. We used Redhook Long Hammer IPA.
- One Cabbage, shredded.
- Mushrooms, sliced.
- One onion, sliced.
- Garlic, chopped.
- Bacon, mmm...
- One can of chicken/beef/veggie stock (we used chicken).
- Stoneground mustard.
- Salt, pepper, red pepper flakes.
- Buns!
Now, let's get cookin'!
1. Bring beer to a boil and add the dogs.
2. Sauté bacon, onions and mushrooms first, then add garlic. Once the sauté becomes brown and starts to look like you want to eat it right there and then.. add the cabbage.
3. Add chicken stock, and salt/pepper/red pepper flakes/mustard to taste
*The cabbage will cook down, you might want to cover the skillet with a lid to speed up the process and allow the cabbage to cook down faster.
4. Once the dogs have been boiled, take them out and brown them on a skillet.
5. Put your dog in your bun, top with the slaw and CHOMP!
Speaking of Beer Dogs, did you know there is actually beer that is brewed for dogs?: Beer Dogs.
6 comments:
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Mmmmmm...sounds delicious! That is a very fancy beer dog! I love taking fancy sausages and turning them into versions of hot dogs. Aidells sausages are awesome. They are a little pricey but totally worth it. I like to grill them and add them to pasta with some veggies. We love to have our friends over as well and cook up a good meal...oh yeah...and drink! Terrible...I have been putting on too much weight!
I look forward to more of your yummy creations!
Woah, beer dogs. Never heard of such a thing. Bring samples to class, please. Hehehe.
I thought your instructions were very clear, and the many pictures you provided were very helpful too. Actually makes me think that I could possibly make this myself, and successfully! Haha.
Have you ever had a pizza with beer in the crust? I tried one back in Houston. It was good although I couldn't actually tell the difference between a beer-infused pizza and normal pizza. This webpage has a "beer batter" recipe on it. I don't think it's quite the same as what I had, though.
Wow that looks really good. I'm hungry. It looks a little messy though? What if you split the sausage down the middle then loaded the toppings down the middle? Or just chop the sausage into circles, cook it with the mushrooms, etc. (after the beer) and load it into the bun, something like the Italian Sausage and Pepper sandwich ?
Okay, so that picture and the post itself immediately reminded me of something delicious that I ate at the Buckhorn Grill last night! I don't usually eat at chains like that, but it was after work and my co-worker wanted to get it and it was delicious! And I love the idea of the beer, there is absolutely nothing better than getting an order of beer-battered onion rings, especially at pubs. I will have to save this post and try to make this hot dog beer sandwich deal sometime. Now it's late and I'm hungry...
Beer dogs? (And beer for dogs?) What could be more brilliant? Is there a tofu equivalent? : )
Fun post, good recipe writing, and the photos really give it a kick. Nice work!
A few bugs to fix:
"Jonny, being the gourmet that he is, would never..." (need comma after "is")
Good use of the option-e in "sauté"! Makes you feel all French-chef-y, right?
"starts look like" (insert "to")
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