Actually, it should read WARNING: Hawaiian Hot Dog Surprise.
I spoke to my friend Mel about my plans to recycle most of the paper in my house, starting with a huge stack of recipes. As she pointed out, most everything I need is on the internet anyway. I even have online recipe boxes on recipe websites.
However, some recipes have sentimental value and I want to keep them. (Read: I'm too emotionally attached to pick up the whole huge pile and ruthlessly throw it into the recycle bin.) So I quickly sorted through them and came across one recipe that caught my eye.
Hawaiian Hot Dog Surprise
Frankly (pun intended) I don't ever cook anything with the words "Hot Dog" or "Surprise" in the title. To me "Hot Dog" translates into "something so blah that you need to add cheap protein to it", and the word "Surprise" translates into "Yucky".
To be honest, I've never tried the recipe and for all I know it could be 30 minute meal ambrosia. I'm sure I'll never know.
And for those of you whom I have offended with my Hot-Dog-Recipe-Addition opinions, I say invite me to dinner and prove me wrong.
For the brave, I give you:
Hawaiian Hot Dog Surprise
2 (16 oz) packages hot dogs, cut into pieces or cocktail weiners
2 (8 oz.) cans pineapple chunks, undrained
2 cups brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 (16 oz) cans baked beans
Place hot dog pieces, pineapple, brown sugar, white sugar and baked beans into a slow cooker. Cook on high for 15 minutes, turn down low and let simmer for another 15 minutes or until ready to serve. Dish can be kept on low all day.
OK, more brutal honesty: Typing in the recipe just now was the first time I actually read the whole thing and now I see the beauty of this recipe. It's caramel popcorn. Only with hot dogs and beans added, and without the popcorn.
6 comments:
Mich,
I actually grew up eating a dish very much like this. We called it sweet and sour hot dogs and it was just the cut up hot dogs in a sauce we made with ketchup and some kind of jam, it seems like. We always had it mac and cheese. Your recipe sounds better with a little more to it. Unfortunately, I don't think my kids would eat it - none of them are hot dog fans.
I just don't think ANYONE should eat this.
Since when did your caramel popcorn have pineapple?
Like I said yesterday: just trash the WHOLE pile. Think how much time you spent thinking about this ONE recipe and you have many, many more to go.
My personal favorite in the hotdog recipe genre is the treat Jenny-the-roommate used to fix when she was in charge of Sunday dinner: spaghetti made with venison and spiced up with hotdogs. I believe we broke the Sabbath and went to Wendy's.
I myself cannot stand hot dogs either. I have, however found Turkey Franks. Not the good ol Jennie-O kind but Albertson's brand turkey dogs. Now they actually are really good and are virtually fat free and make you think you are having a good ol' American time. I must have a hotdog once and awhile to remind me of getting them at the Holiday Oil on Garage Sale days. And remember all the free hotdogs we got at Aunt Jody's store? Maybe it is the memories and hanging out I miss and not so much the hot dogs. Regardless, if you must heat a dog, let it be Albertson's Turkey Dogs. I even convinced my organic friend to try them and she eats them now--no preservatives and rather tasty!
Speaking of Macaroni and Cheese, is anyone else a fan of mac and cheese and chili? It's just what it sounds like, you make the mac and when you're done, you add a can of chili and mix it all up. I probably shouldn't like it as much as I do, but I must say I really do love it. And it reheats really well when you nuke it.
I can honestly say that I have not cooked (or nuked) hot dogs since my last one left home. (come to think of it, I don't think she liked them anyway) I really don't miss them at all. Ask Nate and he will tell you that they are great as long as you pile a gallon of Ketchup on them. But then he piles ketchup on everything.
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