Bloody Finger Hot Dogs Recipe for Halloween (2024)

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How to make the best hot dogs ever? ›

Add water to a cast-iron skillet until it rises about 1/2 inch up the sides. Place the skillet over medium-high heat and cook until the water begins to boil. Add 1 hot dog to the pan along with 1 tablespoon of butter. Sear on each side until the water has boiled off and the hot dog is plump and beginning to brown.

Instructions. Cut 3 small slits in a hot dog, about an inch down from the end. This will be the finger's “knuckles.” Make sure to only cut 1/3-1/2 of the way through the hot dog and not too deep. Repeat an inch below the first set of 3 lines, so each hot dog has two sets of 3 slits or two knuckles.

Sodium nitrite - A ingredient responsible for curing, sodium nitrite is 1)anti-oxidant which keeps hot dogs from quickly going rancid; 2) gives cured meats their characteristic pink color and their unique cured taste; and 3) inhibits many dangerous bacteria helping make the hot dogs much safer.

Traditionally, hot dogs are seasoned with a mix of paprika, garlic, onion, mace, mustard, and coriander, but can be made from any variety of seasoning blends you choose.

Dactylitis is a symptom that is most often seen in patients who have inflammatory Psoriatic or Rheumatoid arthritis, which are auto-immune diseases. It is also known as “Sausage Finger” or “Sausage Toe” because of the localized, painful swelling that causes digits to look like sausages.

Avoid poking or splitting your dogs.

"Since hot dogs are usually precooked, there is no need to split them open or pierce them during the cooking process. By poking and prodding your dogs, you release the delicious juices that make them juicy," Sidoti said.

Before cooking, Gelen threads a skewer through each hotdog and then slices each one at a 45-degree angle from top to bottom. Gelen pulls the skewer out to reveal a perfectly Slinky-esque, helical dog.

There's only one purveyor of bright red hot dogs left in Maine, and it's W.A. Bean & Sons. For over 150 years, five generations of the Bean family have produced millions upon millions of jarringly red hot dogs. Red #40 food dye saturates the sausage's exterior, while the interior remains a standard pinkish color.

Can you eat raw hot dogs? ›

Although hot dogs are fully cooked, those at increased risk of foodborne illness should reheat hot dogs and luncheon meat until steaming hot before eating, due to the threat of listeriosis.

Boiling the heck out of a hot dog before grilling is just wrong, but giving it a little moisture bath isn't a bad idea for several reasons. “We always suggest simmering hot dogs in water for roughly 3 to 5 minutes before grilling," said Elias Cairo, owner and meat master salumist of Olympia Provisions.

Although the microwaved hot dogs were tastier than the boiled ones, I don't think the time I spent wrapping and heating the franks was worth it. They lacked the crispy exterior of the air-fried and grilled hot dogs.

If you want to cook hot dogs on the stove, this is the preferred method. I don't recommend boiling hot dogs ever. Boiling takes the flavor out of the hot dog and waters them down. Heat a frying pan over medium-high heat, and add a small amount of water - just enough water to cover the bottom of the frying pan.