Crispy deep-fried corn dogs made with a sticky yeast dough, optional cheese-wrapped wieners, and an optional crunchy coating like crushed ramen or fries.
Servings 8servings
Course Appetizer, Snack, Street Food
Cuisine American, Korean
Ingredients
warm water
1packetactive dry yeast
2tbspgranulated sugar
1/2tspsalt
1/4cupcorn starch
all-purpose flour
8counthot dogs (wieners)may be halved if desired
8slicescheese (optional)for wrapping around wieners
8stickspopsicle sticks or chopsticks (skewers)
vegetable oil for frying
crushed ramen noodles or crushed frozen fries (optional coating)
Method
Add sugar and yeast to warm water; set aside until the yeast dissolves and becomes foamy.
In a bowl, mix flour (amount not specified in original recipe) and salt.
Add the foamy yeast water to the flour mixture and stir until a smooth dough forms.
Set the dough aside to rise for about 1 hour at room temperature or refrigerate overnight.
Skewer each wiener on a popsicle stick or chopstick; halving the wieners can make skewering and coating easier.
If using cheese, wrap a slice of cheese around the wiener (optional) and chill briefly so the cheese firms up.
Using a chopstick or your hands, wrap a portion of the sticky dough evenly around each skewered wiener; use scissors to trim excess dough if needed.
For an extra-crunchy coating, roll the dough-wrapped wiener in crushed ramen noodles or crushed frozen fries.
Heat vegetable oil in a deep fryer or heavy pot to about 300°F (approximate) and deep-fry the corn dogs in batches until golden brown and heated through.
Remove from oil, drain briefly on paper towels, and serve immediately with ketchup, mustard, or your favorite sauce.