Posted on 03/20/2009 7:46:58 PM PDT by MAD-AS-HELL
Meat on a stick has a glorious, multi-ethnic history, spanning everything from shish kebabs broiled over campfires on Turkish nomads' swords to skewers cooked in Indian tandoori ovens. But none is so uniquely American as the corndog.
This tube of meat coated in corn batter and deep fried has been a fair staple since it was sold for the first time at either the 1942 Texas State Fair or the 1941 Minnesota State Fair.
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Deep fried snickers are God’s perfect food. (next to Pizza)
Would that make the next day National Cornhole Day?
What’s a corndog doin’ down here under the ocean? Awww, who cares - I do like them corndogs!
haha! Most likely yes and hopefully Oklahomo will get cornholed by Michigan tomorrow! GO BLUE!
Freud’s having a field day with that one, and the other pic at #1 as well....
God bless Texas!!
Of=Off I’m too hungry to type correctly.
I’ve never eaten a corndog. I’ve never had the urge to
Alton Brown’s great corn dog recipe:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/corn-dogs-recipe/index.html
“Ingredients
1 gallon peanut oil
1 cup yellow cornmeal
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 tablespoons (approximately 1 large) jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely minced
1 (8.5-ounce) can cream-style corn
1/3 cup finely grated onion
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
4 tablespoons cornstarch, for dredging
8 beef hot dogs
Directions
Special equipment: 8 sets chopsticks, not separated
Pour oil into a deep fryer or large heavy pot and heat to 375 degrees F. 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.
Scatter the cornstarch into a dry pie pan. Roll each hot dog in the cornstarch and tap well to remove any excess.
Transfer enough batter to almost fill a large drinking glass. Refill the glass as needed. Place each hot dog on chopsticks, and quickly dip in and out of the batter. Immediately and carefully place each hot dog into the oil, and cook until coating is golden brown, about 4 to 5 minutes. With tongs, remove to cooling rack, and allow to drain for 3 to 5 minutes. “”
Good place for a little county fair humor. I Love these LA County Fair Commercials
If anyone needs a County Fair - it’s LA
LA Apple Pie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w3bkMky7-o&NR=1
Is Cotton Candy Vegan?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX8eoYuVZuA&feature=related
Freerange Cashmere
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w3bkMky7-o&NR=1
Wool comes from a cow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pgg-8geqV7s&feature=related
What coms from Cows? LA Kids have the answer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GNCRSCx_-w&feature=related
Whoa!
With plenty of mustard.
I worked at a store years ago that had a special event and featured a free corndogs by the State Fair of Texas corndog folks.... for several days they were outside the building so we smelled (and ATE!) corndogs all day long.... they are incredible when they are freshly made like that!
Ok don’t make fun of me... but I never even considered the name “Corndog” as having corn in it.... sheesh now I might have to make fun of myself...
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