Best German Bratwurst hot dog

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Best juicy grilled German Bratwurst hot dog served with red cabbage quick sauerkraut!

This grilled hot dog recipe is the perfect excuse to get together with friends and family in the backyard and have a fantastic time.

On a warm summer night, what could be more easier than grilling some hot dogs? Nothing 🙂

They can feed a crowd fast and easily, and no one can say no to a juicy hot dog loaded with mustard and a quick pickled red cabbage sauerkraut.

You can keep them on hand for last-minute BBQs, drinks that lead into dinner, and outdoor gatherings.
Nothing wrong with regular hot dogs with ketchup and mustard—they even hit the spot on occasion—but you really have to try this popular Oktoberfest meal!

So, if  you are planning a BBQ for this weekend, or if you want to add a new hot dog recipe to your Oktoberfest food menu, you may wanna consider including this juicy, grilled German bratwurst hot dog served with red cabbage sauerkraut!

I am pretty sure, you have already tried a bratwurst at least once before, but you have never tried it this way.

Ingredients for Red Cabbage Sauerkraut

• fresh Bratwurst sausages

• 2 tablespoons olive oil

• 1 teaspoon caraway seeds

• 1 small red onion, halved, thinly sliced

• ½ red cabbage, core removed, leaves shredded

• 4 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

• 1 tablespoon roughly chopped parsley leaves

• mild English mustard, to serve

• Bread rolls to serve

The quick red cabbage sauerkraut is made of sautéed red onion with red cabbage, some apple cider vinegar and caraway seeds. So, not quite the traditional sauerkraut recipe 🙂 but very close in taste and I love that there is still a bit of crunchiness in the cabbage when you loaded on top of the hot dog.

I really love this red cabbage “sauerkraut”, as the original one is pretty hard to find {especially a good one} and even more difficult during the summer. Yes, that’s right…who makes sauerkraut during the summer months? The combination of red onion and red cabbage is a little bit sweeter than the traditional sauerkraut and is soooo yummy!

How to make Bratwurst Hot Dogs?

You start with making the quick pickled red cabbage sauerkraut, as it need almost 30 minutes to cool down before serving it.

Heat olive oil in a large pan and cook caraway seeds until fragrant (1 minute or so). Add sliced red onion and chopped red cabbage to the pan and cook, stirring, for 5-7 minutes or until cabbage starts to wilt. Add vinegar to the mixture and cook for a further 4 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool down.

When the cabbage mixture has completely cooled down, whisk remaining vinegar with olive oil and add it, along with parsley, and season with salt and pepper.

Cook bratwurst sausages on the grill, turning them regularly to cook evenly, for 12 minutes or until browned and cooked through.

Serve juicy grilled bratwursts in a bread roll loaded with red cabbage sauerkraut and mustard.