• When I make this dish, I always start with the pickling and baking of the bread.
• Both benefit from sitting for a bit before you eat. The cucumber salad can advantageously be made the day before, as it only gets better from sitting and soaking.

Cucumber salad

• Cut the cucumber into thin slices and sprinkle salt over them. Place them in a sieve and let them sit for 20-30 minutes. This removes some of the liquid and makes them firmer.
• Bring all the other ingredients to a boil in a pot and let it cool. If you are in a hurry, pour the liquid into a bowl with a large surface area and place it in the refrigerator.
• Once the liquid is at room temperature, rinse the cucumbers in cold water to wash away all the salt.
• Dry them off and place them in a pickling jar. Make sure the jar is scalded beforehand.
• Pour the liquid over the cucumbers and refrigerate. They can last about 1 month this way.

Crispy onions

• It sounds complicated to make, but it is incredibly easy - especially if you have a deep fryer to help.
• Peel an onion and cut it into thin rings.
• Put flour, salt, and pepper in a small bag and add the onion to it.
• Close the bag and shake it well, so the flour is evenly distributed on the onion.
• Pour the contents of the bag through a sieve and shake a few times - this removes most of the excess flour.
• Fry the onions for 3-5 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius (356 degrees Fahrenheit) in a deep fryer.
• Take them out of the fryer and place them on absorbent paper until ready to serve.

Hotdog buns

• The hotdog buns are made according to this recipe. Make the whole batch and freeze half of them – that way you have a quick dinner ready another day.
• Toast them on a toaster or grill for a few minutes on each side before serving.

Grilled sausages

• In our opinion, sausages should be fried/grilled over high heat until they crack. This usually takes 4-6 minutes on each side.

Sides

• If you are not a big fan of cucumber salad, it can be replaced with pickled red onions or onion marmalade.
• We have a recipe for remoulade here if you want to make it yourself. We also have a recipe for homemade ketchup here.
• For the raw onions, simply peel them and chop them as finely as you like.

Serving

• Cut the bread lengthwise with a bread knife. Be careful not to cut too deep, so they split in half.
• Spread mustard on the inside and place the sausage in it.
• Add a stripe of ketchup between the bread and sausage on one side and a stripe of remoulade on the other side.
• Add crispy and raw onions along with the cucumber salad and serve immediately.
• Remember, there is no neat way to eat a hotdog, so it's okay if it gets a little messy.
• Enjoy.