Are Deep Fried Hotdogs a Thing?

[Daekar]

Are deep fried hotdogs a thing? I ask because after my experience this afternoon, I am thinking they should be.

We had some bacon that needed to be cooked, and a pack of Ballparks that had been inexplicably pushed to the back of the fridge as well...

So, the bacon got cooked first, and then while the grease was still hot, I dropped in the hotdogs. Magic! They cooked fast, they cooked evenly, they got good and crispy on the outside... Mmmm, it was great, I can't believe I never thought of it before.

Is this part of anybody else's traditional hotdog treatment? What are your methods?

[Finster101]

There used to be a little Dairy Queen type of place when I was a kid in Russell Springs Ky. that did them that way. Oh my were they good. We would stop there almost every weekend in the summer on the way to Lake Cumberland to fish. Later I had an Aunt who worked there. I liked mine smothered in chili and mustard.

[BigAlofPa.]

I like them on grill. Deep frying them sounds good too.

[MT Gianni]

Put one in a microwave for 60 seconds then on a tortilla with chunky peanut butter spread where the hot dog will go. Fold and eat. I prefer grilled polish dogs and brats to hot dogs but my grandkids like them grilled as well.

[olereb]

we have been frying them in bacon grease as long as i can remember,it was/is common down here to fry anything.

[redneck1]

Good hot dogs are a guilty pleasure , I admit it .
Add some batter for corn dogs and then your talking my language

[Ramguy]

Street vendors outside of Staples Arena in L.A. fixed them on an aluminum covered cookie sheet on top of a "borrowed" grocery cart. They used a sterno type stove for heat. the Hot Dogs, Hot Dogs, Hot Dogs cry, could be heard up and down the street across from Staples. They would wrap them in bacon and hold them together with a toothpick. And they would throw Jalapeños and onions into the grease as the hot dogs cooked. Yep, I ate my fair share while working events there. It was a little funny that every time one of LAPD's finest pulled up in front of Staples the vendors would scatter, then slowly come back. They were probably running to get their city permits or maybe their Health Department paperwork......... I used to be able to get 2 for $4.00, which beat the heck out of the 7.50 for a plain dog inside the venue.

[Conditor22]

You go down south and they will deep fry everything

[Brass&Lead]

Deep fired = ripper

Here is an example:

http://www.ruttshut.com/

[tankgunner59]

Deep fried hotdogs are delicious IMHO.

[Minerat]

There's a place north of Washingtons crossing on the NJ side of the Delaware about 10 miles that serves fried hotdogs and home cut fries with a
Chocolate malt that are great. Can't remember the name but you'll know it cause of the traffic jam on weekends going in.

[tai95]

Deep fried hot dogs are the best. I used to on occasion take a sahlen's hot dog give it a quick fry then pull it out and wrap it in a tortilla shell with an ungodly amount of cheese,bacon, and jalapenos. Then I would toss that back in the fryer til the cheese was melted and the shell was nice and crisp. My workers used to call it a redneck burrito. I called it delicious

[jim147]

Wrap the dog in bacon then drop in deep fryer.

[country gent]

Have wrapped them in baccon hold ends with tooth picks and remove when cooked. In a bun with chili sauce onion and cheese. they are very good.

[Walks]

Ramguy,
You are braver then I am.

I prefer mine grilled and wrapped in a slice of wheat bread with plenty of Sweet-Hot German Mustard.

[high standard 40]

You go down south and they will deep fry everything

There's a store with a deli near my camp in Louisiana that sells battered and fried kabobs. They are rather tasty.

[GoodOlBoy]

Jab 'em on a stick, roll 'em in cornmeal batter, and ya can't go wrong with a corndog!

God Bless

Richard

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

One word...
Pronto Pup
oops, I guess that's two words, LOL.

[Dunross]

Another Heapin' Helpin' from the Cardiac Cafe'!

They are delicious, I like mine with sweet relish and spicy mustard.

Your cardiologist needs to get his kids through school so do your part!

[Daekar]

Another Heapin' Helpin' from the Cardiac Cafe'!

They are delicious, I like mine with sweet relish and spicy mustard.

Your cardiologist needs to get his kids through school so do your part!

I'm keto and my doctor is onboard with it. The more saturated fat, the better. God bless Finney and Volek for their work on low-carb science, I can have a prime steak covered in melted butter and a salad with bleu cheese dressing and call it health food.

Hotdogs are still in the junk-foody area because they're a bit more processed than is ideal, but they still fit in the "eat this to lose weight" category. In fact, a hotdog paired with a jalapeno slice and some cheese then wrapped in bacon and deep fried in lard is also diet food!

[RU shooter]

Best dogs I've ever had were wrapped in bacon tooth picked to hold the bacon on and then deep fried . Two best things in the world meat in a tube and bacon all in one

[Springfield]

To me deep fried means submerged in oil like doughnuts or a deep fried turkey. This sounds like just fried in come bacon grease. My mom always fried hot dogs, never boiled them.

[marlin39a]

Covered in sauerkraut and mustard.

[mroliver77]

I'm keto and my doctor is onboard with it. The more saturated fat, the better. God bless Finney and Volek for their work on low-carb science, I can have a prime steak covered in melted butter and a salad with bleu cheese dressing and call it health food.

Hotdogs are still in the junk-foody area because they're a bit more processed than is ideal, but they still fit in the "eat this to lose weight" category. In fact, a hotdog paired with a jalapeno slice and some cheese then wrapped in bacon and deep fried in lard is also diet food!

You"re talking my language now!

[Finster101]

To me deep fried means submerged in oil like doughnuts or a deep fried turkey. This sounds like just fried in come bacon grease. My mom always fried hot dogs, never boiled them.


The ones I had were thrown in to a basket and deep fried, not pan fried.

[rondog]

I'm 65 and have NEVER heard of a fried hotdog until right now! Fascinating.....now I want one!

[tai95]

I'm 65 and have NEVER heard of a fried hotdog until right now! Fascinating.....now I want one!

Get the oil warming ASAP, you've been missing out for far too long.

[Daekar]

To me deep fried means submerged in oil like doughnuts or a deep fried turkey. This sounds like just fried in come bacon grease. My mom always fried hot dogs, never boiled them.

So you're right, but I do my bacon in an unconventional way. I never worry about keeping it flat, and I always cook it in a high-sided stainless steel stockpot to keep the splashes (and subsequent cleanup) down. This particular day I had cooked two pounds of bacon at once, so the depth of the grease at the bottom was pretty substantial. I think technically it wasn't quite enough to be properly called "deep frying" if we're being picky, but in terms of the uniform rapid heat transfer and crisping effect I think the difference is largely academic.

[MaryB]

Deep fried sausages period are tasty! Try a brat some time! The place that started it was featured on Diners Drive Ins and Dives. I fry mine until black and split open, the ripper as they call it! I use good natural casing all beef coarse ground hotdogs. Started making my own because I couldn't get the ones I grew up eating.

[Bull-Moose]

Bacon wrapped corndogs at the state fair. Good eating.

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

To me deep fried means submerged in oil like doughnuts or a deep fried turkey. This sounds like just fried in come bacon grease. My mom always fried hot dogs, never boiled them.

Pronto Pups !


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pgy8wh9O__A

[BJK]

Oh wow! Doesn't this thread sound good; I'm salivating. I never had a deep fried hot dog but I'm going to do my part to reduce the hotdog and bacon population by air frying a few, eventually. I can't have a bun though, bummer! It'll be put into the queue after lamb and beef ribeye steaks. (they're already thawed) Only one way to make it better, fry the bun in bacon fat, not a lot just enough to use it like butter.

So many foods to try and just not enough meals in the day. (Especially on keto, I just don't get hungry but I absolutely do enjoy eating!)

Daekar, I'm with you and so are my Drs. . The research (one so called "study") that showed fats to be the culprit in heart disease was purely fraudulent but everyone remembers it because of the media and it's still referred to today. No study done since has ever gotten the same results, they've gotten just the opposite in fact. The consumption of fat drives the LDL down and not up. My Drs love my lab test numbers. Fat isn't the culprit, carbs are. Hence, I'm on keto and loving it. But carbs are as difficult to come off of as a hard drug habit (proven in tests on rats BTW).

[country gent]

My wife for a quick hot dog would stick it on a 2 pronged fork and hold it over the light burner on the gas stove.

I prefer the skin on hot dogs more than the other, But havent found any in awhile. I miss that "snap" when biting into it.

[smithnframe]

I know their is a diner in New Jersey that is famous for them!

[salpal48]

The place you speak of is Johnny's great dogs. But there Others, Callahan's, Hiram's, Rutt's Hut in NJ. And some have no names[.QUOTE=Minerat;5145275]There's a place north of Washingtons crossing on the NJ side of the Delaware about 10 miles that serves fried hotdogs and home cut fries with a
Chocolate malt that are great. Can't remember the name but you'll know it cause of the traffic jam on weekends going in.[/QUOTE]

[panhed65]

they go for them in Germany too, when I was in West Berlin they had a thing called currywurst, much like a hot dog, or "wurst", deep fried, covered with some kind of powder and then sauce. very good, and popular there, I ate quite a few of them.
Barry

[protoolman]

Woolworths lunch counter always deep fried the weiner and toasted the bun with a little butter on it on the grill. Yum!

[shaner]

Ok I'll try it .sounds great

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[Artful]

Yeah it's a thing and this is the best version of it.

https://youtu.be/lqRqBPcg9gg

[Ironboolit]

I like my hotdogs cooked over an open fire pretty well burnt put on a bun with mustard and sweet relish Yum Yum

[MaryB]

I like my hotdogs cooked over an open fire pretty well burnt put on a bun with mustard and sweet relish Yum Yum

I am not above skewering one on a fork and cooking it over the stove gas burner LOL same way, slight char to get that crisp casing!