Monday, October 8, 2007

Corn Dog Trials


Quite an experiment in corn dog making today!
I added some chili powder to the batter to give it some zing! But I could barely taste it! Maybe my taste buds are not so sensitive anymore??
I then added some chopped jalapenos, as per a recipe sent by Jamie. It still didn't do it! I expected a hot and spicy corn dog and it ended up tasting just like a regular one.
Then I mixed some grated cheeses with the batter, aiming for a cheesy corn dog. Again I could not taste the cheese! What's with that???
However, the wieners were very good: I took the regular, all beef ones and they tasted just perfect.
But there's so just many corn dogs I can eat at one time! I'll have to make more trials on another day.
I also have to get a thermometer for oil to make sure the oil temperature is just perfect. It was probably not hot enough for the first one and the batter ended up absorbing the oil too much. Too greasy. And my last one was overcooked on the outside but raw on the inside = oil too hot.
Maybe I'll put a proper thermometer on my Christmas list. Hint Hint! Mom??

5 comments:

ĎāvĕΓħëβЯĂvė said...

This one looks nice:
http://www.cooking.com/products/shprodde.asp?SKU=201613
or one of these:
http://www.thermoworks.com/products/thermapen/index.html

ask Santa!

ĎāvĕΓħëβЯĂvė said...

Competitive Corn Dog Eating!
In Texas:
http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2007/sep/30/fifth-annual-corny-dog-competition-going-down-stat/
and in Iowa:
http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071002/NEWS/71002030/1001/NEWS

ĎāvĕΓħëβЯĂvė said...

There are two places here that have corn dog batter mixes!

http://www.frykrisp.com/fkproducts/corndog.htm
http://www.dawsonfoods.com/products/carnival_mixes.php

Annie said...

You guys in the States are so lucky: the grocery stores are packed with prepared mixes! I'm so envious!!

ĎāvĕΓħëβЯĂvė said...

Ok, here's a recipe for what has to be the least work DIY corn dog. It's baked instead of fried, so it's good for you too!

http://www.kraftfoods.com/knet_print_version.aspx?s=recipe&m=recipe/knet_recipe_display&recipe_id=52474&print_show=1