Corn Dogs

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2003

Show: Good EatsEpisode: The Man Food Show

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (107)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(107)

Cook Time:
5 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
8 corn dogs

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: 15 min
Cook: 5 min
Total:: 40 min

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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.

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Jason Kansas City, MO 11-17-2009
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Excellent, Plus What to Do with Extra Batter
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Followed the recipe exactly, and these turned out deliciously. Best corn dogs I've ever had. Also, I only made 5 dogs... instead of 8, so I had a lot of extra batter. What to do with it all (besides throw it out)? I added enough dried bread crumbs to thicken the batter up, then spooned it into 375F oil and cooked for ~5 minutes. I don't know if they technically qualify as hush puppies, but they were excellent!Read more
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Renee Amarillo, TX 11-10-2009
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most excellant
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I love this recipe. It's great when you first make them but theyalso reheat in the oven and turn out just as good.
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Pan Bridgewater, NJ 10-19-2009
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Woah, Corn doggy! WORKS WELL!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I saw some complaints, but the fact is, the people that had failures, messed up. So while I followed it well, the end... result was not bad. What I did later, was to "kick it up" a wee tad, and I used a blender for a few to the "wet mixture" so as to losen up the creamed corn. Also while the Chop sticks Alton mentioned work OK, I highly suggest Slitting the set in two, and insert the entire sick (Narrow end first) clean through it! That way the wider end has good GRIP inside the dog. Now then.. what I did is just odd.. I used Hot Italian Sausges that I first nuked for a few, then had it after they cooled... and pulled the skin off. Dry and then coat LIGHTLY with the corn starch (or rice flour as I used a few times) and WOO HOO! Into my pot of oil they eventually went, and after KEEPING AN EYE ON IT, I relieved them from the angry oil after they were GOLDEN "ALTON" BROWN :) and then eaten alive ..with a seperate dippin' bowl filled with various mustards. Anybody that puts ketchup on a corn dog should be shot! Read more
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Jodi colorado springs, CO 10-12-2009
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Sounded good but I couldnt pull it off.
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

Followed the recipe as listed but I couldn't manage to make this according to the directions. The stuff slid off the hot dog ... and floated in the oil. made a huge mess. This turned out to be greasy eats for me instead of good eats. Read more
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Hallie Augusta, GA 09-03-2009
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Great Classic
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

THis dish was great. I'm generally not a fan of hotdogs of corndogs but I thought I would give this a try. I didn't have to... tweak the recipe at all. The first two were a little too crispy, but once the temp fell just a little the rest turned out perfect! I even had 2!!!Read more
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Nicole Laramie, WY 07-13-2009
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Meh
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

Okay, usually I love AB recipes becuase they are no fail. This was a big fail. husband made sure the oil was at the correct... temp, and mixed exactly according to the recipe. The batter looked good, but they fried up DARK DARK DARK. When fried batters get that dark, there is no flavor left. Why bother adding chopped onion, jalapenos, creamed corn, or cayenne pepper? He even tried to half the cooking time, and the batter was still crispy dark brown. (Nasty) Couldn't taste anything other than overcooked breading. And the crust was super crispy and greasy. We've never had a AB recipe that called for frying go greasy. These were the first AB recipe I'm not giving a 4 or 5 stars. Don't waste your time.Read more