Hot dog is one of the most common foods all throughout the world. This is a kind of cooked sausage which is normally steamed or grilled. Usually it is used on the sliced bread as a sandwich. People give different names for hot dog. Other call it frankfurter, wiener, foot long, nitrate stick, dog and a lot more. Anyways, whatever you may call it, you can’t resist in delighting with it at any serving.
We have here a few tips in making out classic food with hotdog.
Doing Some Preparation
When you buy hot dogs, it is already cooked wholly. You can have a mouthful of it without reheating. But it gives you a better pleasure when it is heated. You can cook it in any means like boiling, grilling frying, steaming, anything goes with this easy to prepare meal. Be sure to refer to the package instruction for cooking time. Try to jab or cut it lightly the surface to create a small hole to make a juicy hot dog, on or before cooking.
Adding Some Things is an Option
One thing that makes this food wonderful is that you can pair them with a number of options with other foods. Commonly people delight on making toppings with onions, relish, ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard, pepper, cheese and many more. Usually, the cheese is on the first layer of the sliced bread and then adds the hot dog together with other food and toppings.
Original Styles
You can also show up your creativeness with hot dog. You can handle an event and offer your guests with your inspired cooking version. Popular style is the “Chicago hotdog” which is also refer to “garden on a bun”. This is a boiled hot dog on a sesame seed bun with toppings of green pickle relish, sweet peppers, mustard, tomatoes, onions and sprinkled on top with celery salt. Always remember to serve this style without hot or sweet sauce for better result.
The so called Sonoran hot dog is popular on the Southwest. It is done by wrapping the hot dogs with bacon just like as Mexican roll and layered with various kind of toppings with green onions and roasted hot chilies usually at the side.
Have you also tried to have a Coleslaw coated dogs? This is another version of chili slaw. Done simply with the toppings of meat chili, cheddar cheese, diced onions and mustard.
Preparing for the Kids
Kids will always love to this food for they can be as finger foods. You can cute the hot dog into bite pieces for it is easier for them to grab. Rolling up the half cut dogs into crescent rolls and cook it can be an option. Serve it with anything but just as the favorite of kids – cheese and fruits are best to go.