Brooklyn's Corniest Hot Dogs

Name: Brooklyn's Corniest Hot Dogs
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 slices thick cut bacon, cut into small lardons; 4 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 2 Tbsps canola oil; 1 pinch Pinch cayenne pepper; 59 milliliters grated Cotija cheese; 3 ears corn, kernels removed; 1 Tbsp finely chopped fresh cilantro leaves; 4 hot dogs (recommended: Boars Head natural casing); 1 Tbsp piri-piri hot sauce (recommended: Mazi); 1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided; 1 lime, quartered; 2 Tbsps mayonnaise (recommended: Kewpie); 2 larges onions, finely chopped; 4 potato buns (recommended: Martins); 4 Tbsps salted butter, melted; 1 teaspoons sugar; 2 Tbsps whole-grain mustard

Need From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 50 minutes. Head to the store and pick up ears corn, kosher salt, piri-piri hot sauce, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

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Saute the lardons in a frying pan over medium heat until the fat is rendered and the bacon is crispy. Reserve the bacon lardons for garnish and reserve bacon fat for cooking the onions.

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Bacon

Onion

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Put the onions into the bacon fat, season with a 1/2 teaspoon of salt to draw out moisture and cook gently over medium heat until caramelized, about 20 minutes. Reserve.

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Bacon Drippings

Onion

Salt

Put 2 tablespoons of canola oil in a hot pan over medium heat. When the oil starts to smoke, add the corn kernels 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste.

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Ground Black Pepper

Corn Kernels

Kosher Salt

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Sugar

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Saute over high heat until the corn starts to caramelize, stirring frequently.

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Corn

Remove from heat and add 1 tablespoon cilantro. Reserve for later.

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Cilantro

Heat a grill to high.

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Grill

Put the hot dogs on the grill and sear until slightly charred.

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Hot Dogs

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Grill

Brush lightly with hot sauce while still on the grill. Meanwhile, brush the inside of the buns with melted butter and arrange, butter side down, on the grill. Grill until lightly golden brown, about 30 seconds.

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Hot Sauce

Butter

Roll

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Grill

Thinly spread the mayonnaise and mustard on each bun.

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Mayonnaise

Mustard

Spread

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Put the hot dogs into the buns and sprinkle with a tablespoon of caramelized onions. Top with a tablespoon of lardons and 2 tablespoons of corn mixture.

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Caramelized Onions

Hot Dogs

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Corn

Sprinkle each with 1/2 tablespoon of Cotija cheese and a pinch of cayenne pepper. Squeeze a little lime on each hot dog and serve.

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Cayenne Pepper

Cotija Cheese

Hot Dogs

Lime

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Servings:

3slices

thick cut bacon, cut into small lardons 4servings

Freshly ground black pepper 2Tbsps

canola oil 1pinch

Pinch cayenne pepper 59milliliters

grated Cotija cheese 3

ears corn, kernels removed 1Tbsp

finely chopped fresh cilantro leaves 4

hot dogs (recommended: Boar's Head natural casing)1Tbsp

piri-piri hot sauce (recommended: Mazi)1teaspoon

kosher salt, divided 1

lime, quartered 2Tbsps

mayonnaise (recommended: Kewpie)2larges

onions, finely chopped 4

potato buns (recommended: Martin's)4Tbsps

salted butter, melted 1teaspoons

sugar 2Tbsps

whole-grain mustard

Recommended wine: Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Rose Wine

Riesling, Gewurztraminer, and rosé Wine are my top picks for Hot Dogs. A Gewürztraminer will be great with your basic New York style hot dog with mustard and sauerkraut. For a Chicago-style dog with sour pickles and hot peppers, you might opt for a crisp Riesling. No matter your toppings, a dry rosé almost always works. The Brundlmayer Steinmassl Riesling with a 4.3 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 39 dollars per bottle.