Corn Dog Fries

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1 cup flour
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 large jalapeno, seeded and finely minced
• 1 (8 1/2 ounce) can cream-style corn
• 1/3 cup finely grated onion
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 4 tablespoons cornstarch, for dredging
• 4 tablespoons flour, for dredging
• 4 beef hot dogs

Recipe

• 1 preheat oil in deep fryer to 375*.
• 2 in a medium mixing bowl, combine the cornmeal, flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cayenne pepper. in a separate bowl, combine the jalapeno, corn, onion, and buttermilk. add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients all at once, and stir only enough times to bring the batter together; there should be lumps. set batter aside and allow to rest for 10 minutes.
• 3 slice the hot dogs lengthwise into 8ths. making long strips.
• 4 scatter the cornstarch and flour into a medium sized bowl. toss the strips of hot dogs in the mixture and shake well to remove any excess.
• 5 place the hot dog strips into the bowl of batter.
• 6 note: if you are adept at using chopsticks, then this is a good tool for moving the strips from the batter to the frying oil.
• 7 immediately and carefully one by one place each strip into the oil, and cook until coating is golden brown, about 4 or 5 minutes. with tongs or a wire strainer, remove the golden curls to cooling rack or paper towels, and allow to drain for 3 to 5 minutes.
• 8 serve with hot dog dipping sauces.