Kimchi Hot Dogs

Kimchi Hot Dogs - Give your boring hot dog a new modern twist by topping it with healthy and delicious kimchi.

Calling all baseball fans! Today is the Red Sox home opener, which you can guess, is kind of a big deal around these parts.  Some of you that are not from my area may have heard about Boston and their sports fans.  We tend to be a bit nuts and obsessive, but we're also loyal.  Last year I was able to get to the home opener, but this year it was just too hard for me to juggle my schedule and the kids' schedule to get there so I'm home, while my husband is out having fun with the crowds watching the game.  What I'm not going to miss out on though is some classic baseball stadium food.

Well, maybe that's a stretch.  I guess a plain old hot dog would be considered classic stadium food.  I've decided today to take that plain old, classic, all beef hot dog and make it something sensational!

Have  you had kimchi yet?  The only time I had ever tried it before this was in a fried rice dish and it was awesome!  I wish I could be giving you a homemade recipe for kimchi today, but I just haven't gotten there yet.  I'm hoping to get brave and make my own in a few weeks.  But until then, I'll direct you to buy the jarred stuff.

So for those of you who aren't familiar with this trendy food item here's the gist in simple terms:  fermented vegetables.  I was under the impression that cabbage was always the main ingredient but after reading up it seems that there are several versions which do not contain cabbage.  I, however, have only seen cabbage varieties, so that is what I am referring to.  The version I used for these Kimchi Hot Dogs contained cabbage, carrot, red pepper, leeks, green onion, crushed red pepper, garlic, ginger and sea salt.  So you can see, all good stuff in there.  There are other versions that contain fish sauce or vinegar but I haven't tested those ones out yet, so I can't give you my opinion.

Kimchi, while pretty popular right now, seems to only be sold at some specialty markets.  I was able to find two different brands at my local Whole Foods.  In my search for kimchi, I learned Trader Joes no longer carries it, so don't go looking for it there (although their other stuff is worth a trip). 

I'd love to know if you guys have tried kimchi before and if so what you think of it. 

That's all for me today so I'll leave you with two famous words from opening day: PLAY BALL!

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Kimchi Hot Dogs

Christine

4.34 from 3 votes

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Ingredients

  

• 4 hot dogs I use all beef
• 4 hot dog rolls
• 1 T butter melted
• 16 oz jar kimchi medium heat

Instructions

 

• Grill hot dogs over medium heat 8-10 minutes, until warmed through.
• Brush the sides of the rolls with butter and grill rolls just until toasted.
• Place hot dog in roll and top with about ¼ C kimchi per hot dog.
• Alternative: Place kimchi in roll first and place hot dog on top of kimchi.

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