I assume most of you have at one point tried to make hot dogs at home. I have too, of course, but I always thought that they never really turned out like they would at a hot dog stand or so. Probably because they are usually grilled at one of those stands, and boiling them in water just won't cut it.
I decided to try something else, going for some kind of middle road, and attempt to fry those sausages in a pan. Primrose said it's banhauser when I told her about it, but of course, she considers some of the most delicious things in the world banhauser too, so I had to try it.
For my sausages, I used those Frankfurter beef sausages - which probably actually were made in Frankfurt, rather than just being made in that style.
I usually try to look for the origin of the meat I buy. I guess the fact that those are advertised to be made from German beef implies that there is some standard of quality, rather than just picking whatever is cheapest.
You can probably hardly see it, but I made some incisions into the sausage. That way, the sausage won't burst during the frying process, making it look a bit more presentable.
Even though some guides recommended pouring some water into the pan, I just used a little cooking oil and fried them for about 10 minutes. Now the cuts are much easier to see. If I hadn't made them, the sausages likely would have bursted along their sides, making them still perfectly edible, but not as good looking.
Here they are served. Don't look too bad, do they?
I know a couple of ways to prepare hot dogs, but I didn't have too many toppings handy. I just stuck to some basic barbecue and chili sauces with roasted onions.
They were good, can't complain at all. 
Maybe I'll try the frying method with "regular" hot dog sausages some time. I do think that this cooking method produced some better results than the standard way of boiling the sausages in water.
My favorite food. 