The bun is filled with all the same ingredients except for the sausage and bread and commonly referred to as a Poor Mans Reuben Dog.
What I love about this meal is the wonderful same toppings that also compliment a regular hotdog, brats, or kielbasa and all kinds of sausages you like.
Plus these are available anytime and cook up quickly anytime for indoor/outdoor grilling and perfect for a St. Patrick's Day celebrations.
If you're searching for delicious recipesfor St. Patrick's Day to celebrate with, this is made in less than 30 minutes once you gather these simple ingredients.
These sausages are loaded up with sauerkraut. Swiss cheese, Thousand Island dressing all in a neat bun, or you can fold them into a large slice of rye bread for even a closer flavor to orignal style classic Reuben recipe.
If you're looking for easy quick delicious change to that classic sandwich, try this out, it's really delicious.
Scroll down to our printable recipe card and check out other cooking methods and other meat suggestions!
Dogs Dressed to the Nines
Seriously if you are a Reuben Sandwich lover, this version using any kinds of sausages is going to keep you wondering what took you so long to think of this yourself like we did when we first had one.
Many years ago these were on a favorite Southern restaurant and have been making them like this ever since all summer long on the grill.
They also were called Poor Mans Reuben Dogs because they're much more economical to make and for sure quicker than making a favorite Slow Cooker Corned Beef (which will always be our first choice of meats).
Guinness Reuben Brats or Hotdogs Ingredients To Get to Make These
- brats, kielbasa, hotdogs, Italian sweet or hot sausage or another sausage you prefer
- regular or bavarian style sauerkraut drained
- sliced swiss cheese
- thousand island dressing or homemade
- seeded or seedless rye bread
- Irish butter, spreadable whipped butter
Cooking Methods
- Grilling: you will need to boil(if you have a side burner, boil outside for 5 minutes, drain and proceed with grilling. Heat the grill up on medium-high heat, and grill the meat on both sides until grill marks remain around 3 minutes on each side
- Air Fry: Boil meat for 5 minutes of choice then, drain, place on air fryer basket.Air fry at 400 degrees until browned around 6 minutes
- Stovetop: In a large frying pan add enough beer to cover the meat boil for around 5 minutes, drain and add a little cooking oil or butter and saute until browned
- Slow Cooker: brown whatever meat you're using first. Pour the beer over the sausages you're using and set the cooker to high for 4 hours. A half-hour before it's done add drained sauerkraut. Proceed with assembling your sandwich.
- Instant Pot: Sear the meat first, pour the beer into the pot with meat, set the instant pot to pressure cooker mode for 30 minutes.
Meat Suggestions
- brats
- kielbasa,
- beef summer sausages,
- cheese-filled hotdogs or regular hotdogs
- Italian sweet or hot sausages
- Not a fan of any of the above, use deli-style corned beef or roast beef instead
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Fast Easy Fun Hotdogs and More
If you love making easy recipes like this on you may also like to try our Hotdog Chili Dogs, those are another perfect summer hotdog everyone loves.
One other wonderful recipe to use with these Guinness sausages is our homemade delicious sauce/dressing Thousand Island Dressing, it will definitely add the best flavors to top that bun!
Just follow these easy instructions to make these simple Guinness Rueben-style Brats, Dogs, or favorite sausages!
Yield: 12
Guinness Reuben Brats or Hotdogs
Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 15 MinTotal time: 25 Min
This is a delicious brat, hotdog, or sausage first boiled in stout beer then cooked to perfection. Topped as a Reuben sandwich copycat!
Ingredients
- 12 Brats, Hotdogs or Kielbasa, Italian sweet or hot sausage ( you can use any sausage you prefer)
- 1 bottle stout beer preferably Guinness brand
- 1 bottle Thousand Island Dressing or Make Homemade Thousand Island Dressing
- 12 Hotdog Split top Buns or use 12 Hawaiian Style Split top Hotdogs Buns ( you can also just use any kind of Rye bread which will be more like a real Reuben
- 1 jar or can of Barvarian style sauerkraut
- 12 Slices of Swiss Cheese
Instructions
- Place the meat of choice in a small saucepan with the bottle of stout beer, boil them for around 5 minutes.
- Drain the liquid and pat dry.
- Choose a cooking method below:
- Grilling: you will need to boil(if you have a side burner, boil outside for 5 minutes, drain and proceed with grilling. Heat the grill up on medium-high heat, and grill the meat on both sides until grill marks remain around 3 minutes on each side
- Air Fry: Boil meat for 5 minutes of choice then, drain, place on air fryer basket.Air fry at 400 degrees until browned around 6 minutes
- Stovetop: In a large frying pan add enough beer to cover the meat boil for around 5 minutes, drain and add a little cooking oil or butter and saute until browned
- Assembly:
- Place the hotdog on a bun/roll( or rye bread) add some sauerkraut, top with cheese, and a little or a lot of Thousand Island dressing. Note: If the kraut and sausage you use aren't piping hot the cheese won't melt. You can place them under a broiler for 1 minute, air fry for 30 seconds, or if grilling place them back on the grill in a grill pan covered with foil until it's melted.
Calories
759.50Fat (grams)
61.89Sat. Fat (grams)
23.95Carbs (grams)
12.28Fiber (grams)
0.50Net carbs
11.78Sugar (grams)
2.71Protein (grams)
31.83Sodium (milligrams)
1760.94Cholesterol (grams)
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Disclosure: This recipe was originally shared in 2014. It was edited and re-published in 2021.