BAHN MI HOT DOGS WITH HOISIN SAUCE
Ingredients
The Dogs:
Package of hot dogs
Package of hot dog buns
Bahn Mi Style Quick Pickled Vegetables:
1 carrot
1 cucumber
1 daikon radish
2/3 cup warm water
1/3 cup granulated sugar
pinch of salt
About 1/4-1/2 cup rice vinegar
Other Toppings:
1 jalapeno pepper, sliced thinly
cilantro, chopped
raw peanuts, chopped
Homemade Hoisin Sauce:
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 Tablespoons creamy peanut butter
1 Tablespoon maple syrup
2 teaspoons rice vinegar
2 teaspoon sesame seed oil
1 teaspoon chili paste (e.g., sambal oelek)
1/2 teaspoon ground garlic powder
tiny pinch of ground black pepper
Instructions:
- On the day you plan to have these hot dogs, set aside ten minutes to get the vegetables pickled--at least an hour before dinner, but the longer the better. Use a potato peeler to peel the rough outer part of the carrot away and discard. Then, pressing firmly with the peeler, peel strips of carrot off until there is no more carrot stick left and you have a pile of carrot peels. Repeat the same process with the daikon radish. Repeat the same process with the cucumber, but stop once you get to the watery soft middle of the cucumber. Discard the middle of the cucumber. Depending on how big your vegetables were, you may have enough to make two jars of pickled slaw, but the liquid amounts of this recipes are designed for one jar.
- Fill a 1 pint mason jar with equal amounts carrot, cucumber, and daikon. If everyone likes jalapenos, put 5-6 thin jalapeno slices in too, but leave them out if anybody isn't a fan. The vegetables should be pretty packed into the jar all the way up to the lip. You can adjust the ratio for personal taste. For example, our family likes to lessen the amount of cucumber and up the amount of carrot just a smidge.
- In a liquid measuring cup, measure out warm tap water and stir the sugar in until mostly dissolved. Add a pinch of salt and pour over the packed vegetables in the jar. Add rice vinegar until the liquid reaches just below the rim of the jar. Replace the lid,
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