Picnic Hot Dog Platter
Make summer cookouts complete by serving hot dogs or sausages topped with especially intriguing mustard sauces.
Prep Time:
10 mins
Total Time:
30 mins
Servings:
Makes about 2/3 cup.
Ingredients
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12 frankfurters, uncooked bratwurst, smoked pork sausages, veal sausages, turkey sausages, vegetarian frankfurters, or other favorites
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1 dozen frankfurther or bratwurst buns or French-style rolls, split
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1 recipe Tart Apple Mustard, Bacon Brown-Sugar Mustard, and/or Early Girl Tomato Mustard (recipes follows)
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Other condiments, such as chopped pickled peppers, sliced tomatoes, pickle relish, and crumbled cooked bacon (optional)
Directions
1.
Pierce uncooked sausages all over with a fork or cut several shallow crosswise slits in each uncooked sausage.
2.
In a grill with a cover arrange preheated coals around a drip pan. Test for medium heat above the pan. Grill uncooked sausages on grill rack above the drip pan turning once for 20 to 25 minutes or until brown and a thermometer registers 170 degrees F. Grill frankfurters and cooked sausages on grill rack above the drip pan for 10 minutes or until brown and a thermometer registers 165 degrees F, turning once. Place in buns and top with desired mustards and condiments. Makes 12 servings.
Tart Apple Mustard
In a small bowl stir togetether 1/2 cup honey mustard, 2 tablespoons shredded green apple, and 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours to blend flavors before serving. Store any remaining mustard in the refrigerator up to 24 hours. Makes about 2/3 cup.
Bacon Brown-Sugar Mustard
In a small bowl stir together 3/4 cup yellow mustard, 3 slices crisp-cooked bacon, and 4 teaspoons brown sugar. Cover; refrigerate overnight to blend flavors before serving. Store any remaining mustard in the refrigerator up to 2 days. Makes 1 cup.
Early Girl Tomato Mustard
In a small bowl stir together 1/3 cup creamy Dijon-style mustard blend and 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard until well combined. Gently stir in 1/2 cup peeled and seeded, chopped tomatoes. Cover and refrigerate up to 24 hours. Makes about 2/3 cup.
Nutrition facts per frankfurter, bun, and about 1 tablespoon Tart Apple Mustard.
Nutrition information
Calories 281, Total Fat 16 g, Saturated Fat 6 g, Cholesterol 24 mg, Sodium 757 mg, Carbohydrate 24 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 9 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 6%, Iron 10%.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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