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Hotdog & Spring Onion Chili Salad
June 20, 2018 Lee
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Hotdog & Spring Onion Chili Salad

Adapted from an internet recipe.
Thais love hotdogs, they have as many brands of hotdogs as they do brands of canned fish and rice. Now 90% of the Thai hotdogs are pure rubbish, but there is a few very good brands out there. Hotdogs are nothing more than sausages, however with modern processing and the poor choices of fillers and casings, the consistency in taste is quite lacking. For those in Thailand and the rest of the world, use good quality beef or chicken hotdogs. This is a typical side/snack served with beer in the evening. Serve with rice for a complete meal.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 2 minutes
Total Time 12 minutes
Course Main Dish, Side
Cuisine Thai
Servings 3 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 package quality hot dogs, slice at an angle, about ¼ inch thick
  • 1 onion, diced
  • ½ cup spring onions, chopped into ½ inches
  • ⅓ cup fresh mint, chopped
  • ⅓ cup fresh coriander leaves, chopped
  • 1-4 green Bird's Eye chilies, chopped, to taste
  • 1 large red chili, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • ½ teaspoon sugar
  • water, as needed

Instructions
 

  • Heat a medium size pot half full of water to boiling, then add the hotdog slices. Cook for 2 minutes to heat them through, drain, and place in a mixing bowl.
  • Add to the mixing bowl the onion, spring onion, coriander, and chilies. Mix together.
  • To the mixing bowl, add the fish sauce, lime juice, and sugar. Toss to combine.
  • Serve on a large plate (family style) and sprinkle the mint over the top.
  • Serve as a side dish with evening drinks, or with rice for a complete meal.

Notes

Low cost.
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Thai Style Hotdogs
June 20, 2018 Lee
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Thai Style Hotdogs

Adapted from an internet recipe.
Thais love hotdogs, they have as many brands of hotdogs as they do brands of rice and canned fish. Now 90% of the Thai hotdogs are pure rubbish, but there is a few very good brands out there. Hotdogs are nothing more than sausages, however with modern processing and the poor choices of fillers and casings, the consistency in taste is quite lacking. For those in Thailand and the rest of the world, use good quality beef or chicken hotdogs. Thais do not normally eat hotdogs with a bun or bread, they are either grilled on a stick or deep fried. And the best hotdogs to use are the small ones labeled as cocktail hotdogs or sausages, there is no casings on these, bonus!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 minute
Total Time 6 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Thai
Servings 3 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 package quality hot dogs, or 2 small packages of cocktail sausages
  • lard, or cooking oil for frying
  • sweet chili sauce, for serving

Instructions
 

  • Remove the casings on hotdogs, cut each hotdog into 3 equal pieces, then cut an X in each end, about ¼ inch deep. I used 2 packages of chicken cocktail sausages so just cut the X into each end.
  • Heat the lard or oil in a large deep pan, you are going to shallow fry them. When the lard is hot but not smoking, carefully add the hotdogs. Fry for a few minutes, basically stir frying but be careful of the oil.
  • As they fry, the ends open giving each hotdog more surface area, more surface area means more crispy. When lightly browned and crispy, remove to paper towels to drain.
  • Serve with sweet chili sauce for dipping.

Notes

Low cost.
#1 Go-To Recipes,* Best Value $1 or Less per Serving,5 Ingredients or Less,: THAI,APPETIZERS / SNACKS,Beef - Sausage,Chicken - Sausage
Homemade Pepperoni
June 19, 2016 Lee
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Homemade Pepperoni

Adapted from an internet recipe.
Yep, I can already hear the Pepperoni Gods complaining about this recipe, but I have made this on 16 Jan 2017 and it is good. The end goal for this is to use on a pizza or three. This does not have the red color to it since no curing salt or nitrites were used, but the flavor is spot on. I will be making some pizzas later this week with this.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 10 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Servings 1 kilo / 2 lb.

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Baking Sheet with Rack

Ingredients
  

  • 1 kilo ground beef, you want fatty beef, (2 lb)
  • 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon liquid smoke, or 2 teaspoons ground cumin if no liquid smoke
  • 1 teaspoon mustard seed
  • ½ teaspoon fennel seeds, lightly crushed
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon paprika, or smoked paprika if you have it
  • 1½ teaspoons salt

Instructions
 

  • Place all of the ingredients in a large bowl and mix them together with your hands. Divide the meat mixture into two portions and roll them into logs about 1½ inch diameter. Wrap the rolls in aluminum foil and refrigerate them overnight.
  • Preheat the oven to 100° C (215° F). Place the rolls on a wire rack, without the foil and put the rack on a baking sheet. Bake the pepperoni rolls for 6 hours, turning them every hour. Remove the pepperoni from the oven and allow it to cool as the fat continues to drain. Store the pepperoni in the refrigerator and slice it as needed.
  • Finished and cooling. There is no red color to this as there is no preservatives or curing salt used, bonus. Store in the fridge for about 3 days.

Notes

Ground beef, I am taking a good guess at 200 Baht/kilo. How much this makes for a pizza, I have no idea until I test this out.
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Rustic Sausage Hotpot
October 20, 2015 Lee
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Rustic Sausage Hotpot

Denise Georgiades, South Africa.
Also know in the US as Sausage, Peppers, and Onions Skillet (no rice in the ingredients), this is a filling meal made with rice, served with a salad on the side, this is delicious and inexpensive.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Main Dish
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 onions, halved and sliced
  • 1 cup chicken stock, fresh or from powder
  • 2 cups brown Basmati rice, rinsed
  • 1 can diced tomatoes
  • 1 yellow bell pepper, cut into thick strips
  • 1 red bell pepper, cut into thick strips
  • 3¾ cups water
  • 500 grams beef sausage, or sausage of your choice, (1 lb)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

Instructions
 

  • Heat olive oil in a large saucepan, add sausages and cook, turning regularly, for 5 minutes or until browned, you are browning, not cooking through. Remove from the pan and slice thickly. Reduce heat to medium on the pan.
  • Add onions and peppers to the pan and cook, stirring occasionally for 3-4 minutes or until soft.
  • Add rice, water, tomatoes, stock, and sausages. Stir to combine. Bring to the boil, then reduce heat to medium and allow to simmer, covered for 15-20 minutes.
  • Remove from heat and set aside, covered for 15 minutes (this allows rice to complete cooking). Season with salt and pepper. Spoon hotpot into serving bowls, and a salad on the side.

Notes

Sausage produced in Thailand can be very inexpensive, pork sausage that is. At Makro we can get English Beef Sausage for about 200 Baht/kilo, we can also pick up smoked and spicy sausage for 200 Baht per 1 kilo, or 100 baht per this recipe. So this recipe meets the $1 or less per person per meal, even with a salad.
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