Corn Dog is an ordinary sausage coated with a thick layer of dough made from a mixture of wheat and corn flour. As a rule, such a dish is deep-fried. However, not so long ago, special equipment was released, with which you can cook sausages in the dough much faster and without the use of a large amount of oil. Let's consider both methods in more detail.
Corn Dogs: Deep-Fried Recipe
Sausages in the test are sold in almost all fast food stalls. This is due to the fact that such fast food has a relatively low cost, but at the same time it is tasty and satisfying. Typically, a corn dog is sold on a wooden stick. However, some cooks prefer to cook it without skewers.
So, to make a root dog at home, we need:
- non-fat milk of maximum freshness - about 250 ml;
- chicken large eggs - 2 pcs.;
- granulated sugar - a dessert spoon;
- corn flour - 1 cup;
- table salt - add to taste;
- wheat flour - 1 cup;
- table soda - a pinch;
- any sausages - depending on the number of desired root dogs;
- refined vegetable oil - for deep fat (about 1 liter).
Kneading basics
Knead dough kneads quite easily. To do this, beat the eggs in a bowl strongly, add granulated sugar, table soda and salt, and then add nonfat fresh milk. Further, all components should be mixed and corn and wheat flour should be added to them. As a result of such actions, you should get a thin and viscous base. If desired, finely chopped fresh herbs can be added to it, which will give fast food a special taste and aroma.
Selection and preparation of sausages
Deep-fried corn dog can be made using absolutely any sausages. They can be of different lengths and diameters. The main thing is that you like this sausage product.
Before dipping sausages peeled from the shell into the dough, it is recommended that they be thoroughly dried using paper towels. After all, if the sausage product is at least slightly moist, then the base will not stick to it properly.
Formation process
How to properly form the root dogs? The recipe for such a fast food recommends using wooden sticks. All sausages should be planted on them, and then one by one lower them into the batter. In this case, the dough should completely envelop the sausage product. By the way, some culinary experts recommend doing this as follows: pour the base into a long glass (about 2/3), and then carefully insert the sausage into it, holding on to the wand. In this case, it is very important that the batter is not too thick. Otherwise, you will only pull out the skewer, and the sausage will remain in the dishes.
Deep Fried
Before frying the formed semi-finished products, you should take a deep frying pan, pour a large amount of vegetable oil into it, and then put it on a high fire and squeeze until a light smoke comes out of it. Next, in boiling fat, put the sausages in batter and fry them on all sides for 5-7 minutes.
As a result of such actions, you should get tasty and ruddy root dogs, which should be served only in a warm state with some sauce.
How to cook root dogs without using vegetable oil?
Surely many people know that in the usual fast-food cafes a special machine is used to create such fast food. Corn dog is done on it very quickly. Moreover, this dish is less caloric. Indeed, for its frying, there is no need to use a large amount of vegetable fat. It should also be noted that the recipe for the dough cooked in special equipment is slightly different from what was described above.
So we need:
- fat thick kefir - 1 cup;
- chicken large eggs - 3 pcs.;
- corn flour - ½ cup;
- table salt - add to taste;
- wheat flour - ½ cup;
- table soda - ½ dessert spoon;
- long sausages - depending on the number of desired root dogs;
- refined vegetable oil - use only if necessary.
Cooking dough
The basis for such a dish should not be very thick. To do this, pour kefir into a metal container, and then lightly heat it over a fire. Next, pour a little table soda into a warm sour-milk drink and carefully extinguish it. After that, in the same dishes, you need to add salt, beaten chicken eggs, as well as wheat and corn flour. Mix all the ingredients preferably with a mixer.
Sausage preparation
What sausages should be purchased so that you get not only tasty, but also beautiful corn-dog? Equipment for such a dish involves the use of only long and thin sausages. Therefore, sausages for this case will not work. By the way, they should also be thoroughly dried or simply rolled in wheat flour.
The process of forming and baking products
Such semi-finished products are formed directly in the equipment used. For this, the sash of the device is required to maximize the opening. Next, about 2-3 large spoons of batter should be poured into each recess. After that, they should be placed in advance worn on wooden sticks sausages. Moreover, sausages are recommended to carefully dip in batter by rotating them directly in the recesses. Top sausages should also be filled with batter, but already in the amount of 1-1.5 large spoons.
At the end of the sash of special equipment for the preparation of crowns, it is necessary to close and plug it into a power outlet. Such fast food is baked in the device for about 5 minutes. After the specified time, the equipment should be opened and all sausages removed, holding on to wooden sticks. As a result, you should get mouth-watering, beautiful, ruddy and very tasty root dogs. Serve them to the table is recommended in hot condition with mayonnaise, sour cream or some kind of spicy sauce.
Useful tips for housewives
- Many housewives love to pamper their loved ones with such an original snack. However, often they choose deep-fryers for its preparation. It should be noted that this is not the best option. After all, it is much more useful to make root dogs in special equipment that does not require the use of a large amount of fat.
- If you decided to use a special apparatus to prepare such a dish, but the dough sticks to it, then it is recommended to lubricate its ditches with a small amount of oil, and only then add the batter.
- To make the sausages in the dough especially tasty and aromatic, you can add various spices, spices, fresh onions, herbs, etc. to the base, but this is only for deep-fried cooking.