Ingredients
For the Classic Cart-Style Onion Sauce:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large white onion, diced
- 1 clove garlic, grated or chopped
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 6 ounces beer, your favorite kind
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
For the Hot Dogs:
- 1 cup sauerkraut, warmed
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 8 all-beef hot dogs, split and griddled or grilled
- 8 hot dog buns, toasted or grilled to warm through
- Ketchup, for topping
- Spicy mustard, for topping
Yield
Serves: 8
Preparation
To make the onion sauce, heat a small saucepan over medium-high heat with the olive oil. Add onion, garlic, salt and pepper, and cook for 5-7 minutes until caramelized and brown. Add tomato paste, stir and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Deglaze with beer, add vinegar and brown sugar and bring to a bubble.
In a separate bowl, whisk together cornstarch and 1 tablespoon of water. Stir the slurry into the bubbling beer/onion sauce. Once thickened, about 1-2 minutes, remove from heat.
To build hot dogs, place cooked dogs in buns, top with onion sauce, sauerkraut, ketchup and/or mustard.
