{"id":6932,"date":"2020-12-29T11:11:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-29T17:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/?p=6932"},"modified":"2024-07-07T20:02:10","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T01:02:10","slug":"carrot-coneys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2020\/12\/carrot-coneys\/","title":{"rendered":"Carrot Coneys"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One food I didn&#8217;t miss when I went veg was the hot dog. But last Memorial Day I realized my error. My Beloved considers the store-bought vegan frankfurter a quick occasional lunch, heating a couple to go with a salad. Works for her, meh to me \u2014 until the American holiday when I bought some buns and relish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Turns out that I do relish (pun intended) &#8220;the works&#8221;: the bread and the condiments with an al dente savory element in the middle. For me, the tofu dog is too much a ringer for a coney, including the sausage-y oily feel. That&#8217;s not true of tasty carrot dogs, for which the internet has plenty of recipes. Most of them use a marinade, but a couple used that as a simmering sauce, and that has worked best for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>4-6 carrots<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/4 cup vinegar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 Tablespoons soy sauce<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 Tablespoon maple syrup<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 teaspoon mustard powder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 teaspoon dried onion flakes or dried minced onion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 teaspoon molasses (optional)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/2 to 1 teaspoon dark (toasted) sesame oil<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon garlic powder or dried minced garlic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon dried ginger<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon smoked paprika<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon, scant, liquid smoke (optional)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon ground black pepper<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon ground coriander OR curry powder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/8 to 1\/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper flakes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 cup vegetable broth or water<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More water<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hot dog buns<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hot dog condiments like salad mustard, catsup, pickle relish, kraut<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Clean and peel carrots. Cut to 4 1\/4 to 4 1\/2 inch segments for a traditional length dog. Any small root-end stubs can be termed Vienna sausages and added to the pot. Too-thick leaf-end stubs can be halved, and after cooking the flat side can be set against the bun and the curved providing the hot dog appearance. (See notes.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In a small saucepan combine the other ingredients and stir thoroughly for simmering sauce\/marinade. Add broth. Add in carrots, then perhaps a little more water to just cover them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bring to boil, reduce to simmer, cover and cook 8 minutes. Remove carrots with slotted spoon to a bowl or plate. Reserve the simmering sauce\/marinade.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heat medium nonstick skillet on medium. Add oil-spray or a teaspoon of oil if needed. Add carrots and saut\u00e9 5 minutes, turning occasionally and baste several times with spoons of the marinade. The carrots may caramelize or wrinkle in a few spots; that&#8217;s all that&#8217;s needed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Serve immediately, with buns and the fixin&#8217;s.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you don&#8217;t have all the marinade spices, don&#8217;t sweat it. The dogs will still have a remarkably reminiscent flavor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I usually don&#8217;t peel carrots, just wash them before using. But here peeling provides a similar smooth surface texture to meat dogs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Related, I usually don&#8217;t peel thick carrots down to where they&#8217;re the width of a hot dog (3\/4 inch to 1 inch wide). That&#8217;s wasteful. I&#8217;d rather they they be a trifle unrealistic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Simmering the carrots 8 minutes is an approximation. Fatter or older carrots take a little longer. You don&#8217;t want school-cafeteria soft carrots, though. My preference is to undercook. Five minutes can be fine. They&#8217;re going to the skillet next, anyway.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The prep before Step 4 can be done in advance, refrigerating the carrots and, separately, the marinade. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any sort of vinegar is fine, though I&#8217;d avoid distilled or white vinegar. The vinegar ought to contribute more flavor than that. A red wine or balsamic would give a little more color, while cider some more pungency.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any leftover simmering solution could be used within a day for a couple more carrots, but it&#8217;ll get bitter after that.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Where&#8217;s the protein focus here? You think real hot dogs have a lot? Add a side of veg baked beans then and call me a picnic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Adapted from many recipes online but chiefly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theedgyveg.com\/2020\/07\/28\/carrot-hot-dogs\/\">Best Carrot Dogs<\/a> from The Edgy Veg and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forksoverknives.com\/recipes\/vegan-burgers-wraps\/carrot-dogs\/\">Carrot Dogs<\/a> from Forks Over Knives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One food I didn&#8217;t miss when I went veg was the hot dog. But last Memorial Day I realized my error. My Beloved considers the store-bought vegan frankfurter a quick occasional lunch, heating a couple to go with a salad. Works for her, meh to me \u2014 until the American holiday when I bought some [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7079,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[56,53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-holiday-cuisine","category-entrees"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Carrot-Coneys-July-4-2021.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6728,"url":"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2020\/11\/dickinson-chili\/","url_meta":{"origin":6932,"position":0},"title":"Dickinson Chili","author":"Ben S. 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