🌭 Hot Dog
A hot dog is a frankfurter sausage, grilled or steamed, tucked into a soft split bun and topped with yellow mustard, ketchup and chopped onion. The sausage has a snappy skin and a juicy, smoky inside, while the bun stays soft. It is classic street, stadium and barbecue food, eaten by hand.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 frankfurters
- 4 hot dog buns
- 4 tsp yellow mustard
- 4 tsp ketchup
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
Method
- Grill the frankfurters over medium heat, or simmer them in water for 5 minutes, until hot through.
- Warm the buns briefly on the grill or in a steamer.
- Place each frankfurter in a bun.
- Top with mustard, ketchup and chopped onion and serve.
How to make it lighter
- Mustard and onion add flavour for very few calories; go easy on ketchup, which contains sugar.
- Have one hot dog with a salad or corn on the cob instead of two with fries.
- Simmer rather than fry the sausage so no extra fat is added.
History
Frankfurter-style sausages came to the United States with German immigrants in the 19th century. Selling them in buns from carts and stands became popular in cities such as New York, and the hot dog is now an American icon of ballparks and summer cookouts.
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Values are estimates per 100 g for a typical recipe; home and restaurant versions vary. Diets and allergens are worked out from the ingredients of a typical recipe — always check with whoever cooked the dish. Not medical advice. Nutrition data: Me Nutrition dish database v13. How we count →