Anyone who knows my husband, knows he is a slightly CrAzY PICKLE lover and people are always tagging him in pickle things or sending him pictures/videos of pickle recipes!
Someone sent him a picture of a hot dog inside of a pickle, but with no instructions or recipe/source! We decided to experiment and come up with our own recipe!
These Cheesy Pickle Hot Dogs Wrapped in Bacon (and potentially corn dogs!) are a fun twist to add more flavor to your normal hot dog meal! Hang on for this ride!
Materials:
- Hot Dogs Stuffed with Cheese
- Large Whole Pickles
- Bacon
- Plastic Straw
- Plate
- Baking Sheet with Foil
Step 1:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Lightly cook the hot dogs on the stove until they are slightly blistered on multiple sides over medium heat.
Step 2:
Pick out your largest pickles out of your jar. Slice off a small piece on both ends of the pickle.
Core out the middle of your pickle by using your plastic straw to poke through the ends of your pickle. Do this multiple times until there is a large hole in the middle of your pickle big enough for your hot dog to fit in. You’ll want to do this over a plate because it can be quite messy. This is the safest way I thought of to core out the middle of the pickle without using a knife! (I don’t really trust myself)
Step 3:
Stuff your slightly cooked hot dog through the middle of your cored out pickle being careful not to split the pickle open in the process. I used tongs to push it through and to make holding them a big easier.
Step 4:
Wrap the pickle stuffed hot dogs in thin strips of bacon and lay them on the baking sheet covered in foil. Let them cook in the oven at 350 for 30 minutes or until the bacon is cooked to your liking.
OPTIONAL:
Make them into corn dogs! While they are cooking in the oven, prepare your corn dog batter.
Materials:
- 1 Cup Cornmeal
- 1 Cup Flour
- ¼ Cup White Sugar
- 1 Cup Milk
- 1 Egg
- 4 tsp Baking Powder
- ¼ tsp Salt
- ⅛ tsp Black Pepper
- Canola Oil
- Skewers
Step 1:
Mix all the ingredients (minus the canola oil and skewers!) together in a large bowl. Pour your canola oil into a medium sized saucepan over medium-high heat on your stove. Allow to heat up fully.
Step 2:
Push skewers through your cooked cheesy pickle hog dogs wrapped in bacon to make it easier for dipping and eating. Note: I had to use two on each one because one was just too flimsy and I thought it would break!
Step 3:
Dip the skewers with your fun hot dogs into the corn dog batter and cover completely. You can use a spoon to help cover the whole thing with the batter.
Step 4:
Fry the corn dog in your canola oil over medium-high heat until golden brown and turning as needed. Allow to drain on a paper towel.
Whichever way you decide to make them, you’ll enjoy your fun new twist on the hot dog wiener!
