It’s been a long time since our family has had hotdogs. I mean a LONG time. Every now and again I miss that smoky taste and the ketchup, mustard, mayo combination…but it goes away pretty quickly. I saw a post for hotdogs made from carrots and thought…”huh” maybe I can get the flavor I’m looking for without all the other, you know….stuff – like a friend of mine once said…”lips and butts!” So I tried to find the same recipe and could not. I ended up reading a few different recipes and created my own based mostly on what I had on hand in the house at the time. I let it marinate for two days…only because we ended up dining out the next day. Now I am so excited to make them again with the family while on our vacation. It will actually look like we’re all eating the same thing!
I know you may think we’re crazy here…but this recipe is family approved and delicious!
Ingredients:
- 4-6 carrots trimmed and peeled
- ¼ cup Tamari (if you are soy free use coconut aminos)
- Add ¼ cup water
- ¼ cup rice vinegar (or apple cider vinegar)
- 1 Tbsp sesame oil
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- ¼ tsp smoked paprika
- ¼ tsp dried ginger powder
- 1/8-¼ tsp pepper
- 1/8 tsp onion powder
Directions:
Place the carrots in a pot of water and boil until they are just tender to the touch of a fork (aprox. 8 min).- Run the carrots under cold water to stop the cooking process or you may end us with mush.
- Mix all the other ingredients together and pour in a plastic zip baggie. Then add the cooled and dried carrots.
- Placed the baggie in a Tupperware in case in leaked.
- Let it marinate for 4 hours up until 4 days.
- Cook in a pan, on a griddle or on the BBQ.
- Place in your favorite hotdog bun and top the way you’ve always liked it!
Let us know what you think in the comments below!
Enjoy!
Me and my son LOVE carrot dogs. I’ve played around with different ingredients too and found this simplest one is our favourite. 1/4 cup water, 1/4 cup white vinegar, 2 tbsp soy sauce (liquid aminos), 1 tsp dried mustard, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp onion powder. Following the same method as yours. They are so easy and so delicious. I found the “flavoured” vinegars a little too much, but plain white vinegar gives them an almost pickle like flavour which we prefer. Other family members think we’re crazy too for eating carrots for hot dogs. 🙂
Hi Rebecca,
Thanks for sharing your recipe with us. I will be sure to try it the next time we have carrot dogs. I hope others follow your suit and share their unique ingredient lists with us!
Perhaps my daughter will like your recipe better 🙂 She opted for half an avocado in her bun last time.
Happy cooking!
Shoshana