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Homemade Frankfurter Hot Dogs Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • Prepare the casings (see instructions below).
  • In a blender or food processor, make a puree of the onion, garlic, coriander, marjoram, mace, mustard seed, and paprika.
  • Add the pepper, egg white, sugar, salt, and milk and mix thoroughly.
  • Grind the pork, beef, and fat cubes through the fine blade separately. Mix together and grind again.
  • Mix the seasonings into the meat mixture with your hands. This tends to be a sticky procedure, so wet your hands with cold water first.
  • Chill the mixture for half an hour then put the mixture thorough the fine blade of the grinder once more.
  • Stuff the casings and twist them off into six-inch links.
  • Parboil the links (without separating them) in gently simmering water for 20 minutes.
  • Place the franks in a bowl of ice water and chill thoroughly. Remove, pat dry, and refrigerate.
  • Because they are precooked, they can be refrigerated for up to a week or they can be frozen.
  • Preparing the Casing
  • Snip off about four feet of casing. (Better too much than too little because any extra can be repacked in salt and used later.) Rinse the casing under cool running water to remove any salt clinging to it. Place it in a bowl of cool water and let it soak for about half an hour. While you're waiting for the casing to soak, you can begin preparing the meat as detailed above.
  • After soaking, rinse the casing under cool running water. Slip one end of the casing over the faucet nozzle. Hold the casing firmly on the nozzle, and then turn on the cold water, gently at first, and then more forcefully. This procedure will flush out any salt in the casing and pinpoint any breaks. Should you find a break, simply snip out a small section of the casing.
  • Place the casing in a bowl of water and add a splash of white vinegar. A tablespoon of vinegar per cup of water is sufficient. The vinegar softens the casing a bit more and makes it more transparent, which in turn makes your sausage more pleasing to the eye. Leave the casing in the water/vinegar solution until you are ready to use it. Rinse it well and drain before stuffing.

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    " It was excellent "
    capedread ate it and said...
    nice recipe, will be sure to enjoy these soon, high 5
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    " It was excellent "
    tilgidh ate it and said...
    Alway like to make my own food. Thank you for he post.
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  • brianna 16 years ago
    Thanks so much for this recipe. I don't buy hot dogs in the stores because I saw them being made in meat packing plant some years ago & the preservative that was used horrified me. I've never been able to find a good recipe. I'll be sure to try this one, it looks really good. Thanks again. Brianna
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  • linebb956 17 years ago
    I have to try these.. I hate the hot dogs we get here.. I can get the better ones through a resturant supply BUT.. I have to order 10 pounds! And we do not eat that many hot dogs..
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