Ladies, I’m not proud of this entry. I mean, I AM proud of it, because this sandwich is seriously delicious! It’s my attempt at copycatting a recipe from a hot dog chain in Southern California called Der Wienerschnitzel. It comes pretty close to the original Polish Sandwich, with melted Swiss cheese, snappy sauerkraut, and tart pickles. I haven’t been to Wienerschnitzel in years, yet I still found myself craving one of these babies. (Sometimes you just gotta scratch that itch.)
But seriously, I am going to eat better next year. No—really! Bread will become a special treat, sugar will become verboten, and my veggie uptake will increase! So as we finish out this year, I decided to give in to the desire for a Polish Sandwich, as a farewell to some not-so-healthy habits. These sandwiches easy to make, and so satisfying. You can use hot dogs or any kind of Polish-type sausage you like. Try yellow or spicy brown mustard. Find some good rye bread and make this sandwich. You’ll take one bite and say Danke!
Polish Sausage
For each sandwich you will need:
- a 5-inch piece of Polish sausage, or hot dogs, cut in half lengthwise
- pat of butter
- 2 slices rye bread
- 1 slice Swiss cheese
- 1/4 – 1/2 cup Sauerkraut, warmed up
- 1 large dill pickle, cut lengthwise into quarters
- yellow or brown mustard
Directions:
- Cook sausage or hot dogs until done and hot all the way through.
- Meanwhile, in a large pan, heat the pat of butter. Put both slices of rye bread down in the butter. Top one slice of bread with the Swiss cheese. Cook over low until the cheese melts and the bottoms of the bread are lightly toasted.
- To assemble: Place the plain (non-cheese) slice of bread on the bottom and squirt with mustard. Top with two halves of the sausage (or three halves of the hot dogs, cut side down. In between the sausage, place as many of the quartered pickles as you like. Cover the sausage and pickles with hot sauerkraut. Top with cheese-y slice of rye bread. Cut in half and eat hot.
Explore, experiment, enjoy! — Dana
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