Yeah Yeah, it’s been done.
The question I have though, is one I don’t ever remember seeing addressed.
If you are one who puts sauerkraut on your hot dog, do you put it on cold or do you heat it to match the temperature of the hotdog?
By cold I mean anything from straight out of the fridge to room temperature.
However it’s prepared is fine with me. I guess most times it’s hot, but I’m fine with it whatever temp, as long as the dog is hot.
Cook the hotdog in the kraut.
So, same temp.
Hot or cold is fine. As long as it’s dry enough that the bun doesn’t get soggy. I’ll often grill it mostly to dry it out.
This. Also chopped onions, relish, mustard.
I’ll eat sauerkraut on a dog if the sauerkraut is hot/warm/cooked.
But I don’t seek it out or request it. I request yellow mustard and diced onions. Celery salt and black pepper are welcome, but I don’t request them. Could I do a pickle wedge on there, too? Yeah, but only if it comes that way. Poppy seed bun? Sure, if you have them.
Generally, just cold from the fridge, but hot would be excellent.
If I’m doing it, probably cold, just because I’m lazy.
But if I’m at a hot dog toppings bar, and there’s a bin of cold sauerkraut and one of hot sauerkraut, I’m probably going for the hot one.
It’s better hot, but not enough better to justify my effort in heating it.
I put coleslaw. It goes on cold.
The hot mixed with the cold makes for a nice mouth feel.
Icy cold sauerkraut would be unpleasant, but anything from chilled to hot works for me.
My favorite hot dog is a chili dog, with or without beans, though I prefer it without, and with onion and cheese if available.
If chili isn’t available and coleslaw is, i’ll take that, hot or cold, but I won’t waste my time heating it. Maybe with onion, but nothing else.
Just a plain dog? Brown mustard, onions and pickles, preferably sweet or bread and butter, but dill is good too. Never catsup.
Oh, man - NEVER catsup? Cat and mustard together at a minimum, plus some combo of pickle relish, chopped hot hoagie peppers, horseradish, sauerkraut, kimchi (minced finer than package strength) onions raw or browned, cheese and so on, but not (yet) all at once - unwieldy, y’know.
Warm kraut and kimchi.
Dan
only things i ever put on a hotdog are chili with or without beans (tho I prefer without )and shredded cheese although cheese slices will do in a pinch
Or my attempt at a “western dog” a nice slice of bacon and bbq sauce with shredded cheese
I’m fine with anything on a hot dog except ketchup, mustard, relish, sauerkraut, and chili.
What Chronos said.
My default is either mustard & kraut or mustard/relish/onion. If I’m at the ball park I’ll get 2 dogs and have both styles.
Wienerschnitzel has a Texas BBQ dog that isn’t half bad. BBQ sauce, grilled onions, cheese and bacon. Messy but delicious.
Kim chee. Goes better with non-all beef franks.
Just realized, kim chee is Korean sauerkraut, especially fermented kim chee! I used to like fresh kim chee, but find, a few weeks old is tastier. Learned this from waiting Korean variety shows.
Assuming decent quality pork sausage, I want a pretzel bun (homemade ideally) or a decent onion roll from the store, and either spicy hot beer mustard or my homemade peach habanero hot sauce.
A good flavored sausage (mango habanero, cheddar jalapeno, onion-garlic-sage) and I’ll skip most toppings to just enjoy the piping hot sausage and bun.
I like the sauerkraut like I like the mustard and onions: as cold as the hot dog is hot.
Eh, I’m Bi-Krautual. Either works for me. Ketchup is my Safe Word.
I don’t cook the dog in the kraut, but yeah, I cook the kraut with onions. I get the onions a bit carmelized first, before adding the kraut.
Also, I substitute brats for hot dogs and hoagie rolls for soft mealy hot dog rolls.
Finish with a good spicy brown mustard. Relish is an interesting idea, but seems a bit much.