Homemade Hotdogs

 Homemade Hotdogs 

Adapted recipe from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ouBd5Cq8Mk 

https://www.makeitgrateful.com/living/celebrate/labor-day/how-to-make-hot-dogs/

INGREDIENTS 

1 kg of minced pork (900g mixed lean-fat meat + 100g solid fats) 

1 tablespoon salt

1 teaspoon sugar 

1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

1 teaspoon black pepper powder 

4 cloves garlic 

1 teaspoon mixed herbs 

3 eggs

3 cups of water (or maybe 2 to 2.5) 

26mm edible soy collagen casing (bought from Shopee at RM 6.75 per 14m 26mm thickness roll) 

STEPS

1. Mix all the meat and its marinating ingredients into the food processor until it turns into 1 colour 1 consistency 1 texture meat liquid looking puree. 
2. Stuff the meat paste into the collagen casing with the help of a funnel. 
3. Tie both ends by making a slit ( refer to this video: https://youtu.be/fqo6MJZkLDQ ). I stuffed the casing about 70% full and prick holes with toothpick. 
4. Boil the hotdogs without lid in a big kuali of water for about 20 minutes (until fully cooked). 
5. Cool off the soft hotdogs completely before storing in the freezer. 
6. Fry hotdogs with some oil on a skillet to  make the casing more crispy and browned before serving along with the bun and sauce. 

NOTES

• This edible (can be eaten) collagen casings DO HAVE strong smell even before the packaging is opened. It is not a pleasant smell to me. However, the smell goes off after the hotdogs are cooked. 
• The casings can be used straight away from the packaging without having to soak in vinegar solution like natural casings do. It is easier to use. 
• I store the collagen casings in the fridge even before and after opening (I tie the packaging with a rubber band).
• The hotdogs do freeze well. I fry them after defrosting, just like regular hotdogs. 
• The taste of these hotdogs is quite good, like those from expensive restaurant. The casing has a soft and chewy texture, unlike some hard plastic texture hotdogs sold in some western restaurant like Morganfield's. It surely tastes fine and acceptable with sauces such as mayo, chilli ketchup and even mustard. 
• These hotdogs use REAL pork and you are sure to feel relieved to feed these to your family. They taste like real meat. 
• A roll of 14m casings is more than enough for 1kg of meat. Perhaps 1.5 - 2kg of meat will require an entire 14m roll casing.