4 sweet simmered hot dog Recipes

natural casing beef frankfurters (i like boar s head brand), hot dog buns (with poppyseeds if you can find them), onion, diced fine, sweet pickle relish (bright green type if you can find it!), cold-pack kosher dill pickles , quartered lengthwise, tomato , sliced into julienne strips, pickled sport bell peppers or 4 -8 tiny hot peppers (kroger sells these), dusseldorf-style brown mustard , with horseradish,to taste (may use yellow mustard), celery seed, poppy seed (omit if using seeded buns), beer , for simmering (standard golden lager preferred; not authentic) (optional)

onions, peeled and thinly sliced, garlic , smashed, precooked bratwurst , pricked with a fork, dark beer, water, coriander seeds, caraway seeds, mustard seeds, fresh ginger, peeled and chopped, hot dog buns , brown bread, or hoagie buns, sweet and hot german mustard, optional, for garnish, spicy brown mustard, optional, for garnish, red cabbage sauerkraut , recipe follows, pickles, optional, for garnish, pickled beets, optional, for garnish, pickled eggs, optional, for garnish, olive oil, red wine vinegar, water, granulated sugar, whole mustard seeds, garlic, peeled and thinly sliced, head red cabbage, thinly shredded, salt and freshly ground pepper

hot dogs , cut into bite-sized pieces, brown sugar, ketchup, beer