Carrot Dogs - Connoisseurus Veg

Sure, that’s proper: carrot canines! Marinated grilled carrots served on a bun together with your favourite toppings. They don’t style like sizzling canines, however they’re completely scrumptious. Full of smoky taste and excellent for cookouts!

No, I didn’t invent the thought of carrot canines. Actually, they’ve been a reasonably large factor for just a few years now, and I resisted them like loopy. I had higher concepts, like tofu canines and portobello canines. And whereas I stand by these different kinds of vegan sizzling canines, I can now additionally let you know this: carrot canines are scrumptious!

What Do Carrot Canine Style Like?

First, let me let you know what they don’t style like. Sizzling canines. These pups aren’t fooling anybody (not that my tofu canines or mushroom canines are).

A carrot canine tastes like a giant smoky carrot on a bun. Sort of arduous to think about, I do know! The flavour isn’t all that completely different from a sizzling canine, although it’s bought a bit of additional carroty sweetness in there.

The feel is certainly not like that of a sizzling canine — carrot canines are smooth and tender.

What You’ll Want

Carrots. Huge fats ones if you’ll find them!
Water
Soy sauce
Purple wine vinegar
Maple syrup
Liquid smoke
Smoked paprika
Onion powder
Garlic Powder
Oil
Sizzling canine buns
Sizzling canine toppings

Tips on how to Make Carrot Canine

Begin by trimming and peeling your carrots. You wish to minimize each to concerning the size of a sizzling canine bun, then peel it. When you’d like, you’ll be able to even peel it so it’s good and even in thickness and has rounded edges like a sizzling canine.

Boil your carrots. Cowl them with water, place the pot over warmth and boil the carrots till they’re simply tender. Don’t overdo it! In the event that they get too smooth they’ll collapse while you marinate and/or grill them. Drain the carrots and rinse them beneath cool water after they’re executed.

Now combine up your marinade elements: water, soy sauce, pink wine vinegar, maple syrup, liquid smoke, smoked paprika, onion powder, and garlic powder. Place the carrots right into a shallow dish and pour the marinade over them. Allow them to soak at room temperature for 1 to 2 hours.

You’ll be able to allow them to soak longer, however I don’t advocate going over 24 hours or they’ll begin to get soggy. Be certain to stay them within the fridge if you happen to soak them for greater than 2 hours.

After they’ve soaked for a bit, you’ll be able to grill your carrot canines. Use an out of doors grill, indoor grill, or a grill pan like I’m utilizing within the images. Your selection! You would most likely even simply use a daily skillet if you happen to don’t care about these cool wanting traces.

I wish to drizzle slightly further marinade over my carrot canines whereas they grill.

You solely must grill your carrot canines briefly to warmth them up and perhaps char them a bit. They’re already cooked, and overdoing it gives you mushy carrot canines!

Once they’re executed, stuff your canines into buns and pile in your favourite toppings.

Carrot Canine Suggestions & FAQ

Can carrot canines be made gluten-free? Completely! Substitute gluten-free tamari for the soy sauce and use gluten-free buns.
Shelf life & storage: Carrot canines are greatest served immediately, however if you happen to do have leftovers they’ll hold in a sealed bag or container within the fridge for about three days.
The place can I discover liquid smoke? Most supermarkets promote it close to the barbecue sauce. When you can’t discover it there, strive on-line.
Can I take advantage of the leftover marinade for a second batch? I don’t see why not! Simply be certain to retailer it correctly till you’re prepared to make use of it. It needs to be good within the fridge for at the least every week or within the freezer for at the least three months.

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Carrot Canine

Sure, that is proper: carrot canines! Marinated grilled carrots served on a bun together with your favourite toppings. They do not style like sizzling canines, however they’re completely scrumptious. Full of smoky taste and excellent for cookouts!

Whole Time 1 hour 30 minutes

Elements

6
giant carrots
1/2
cup
water,
plus extra for boiling the carrots
1/4
cup
soy sauce
1/4
cup
pink wine vinegar
1
tablespoon
maple syrup
1
teaspoon
liquid smoke
1
teaspoon
smoked paprika
1/2
teaspoon
garlic powder
1/2
teaspoon
onion powder
Excessive-heat oil,
for grilling
6
sizzling canine rolls
Toppings of selection

Directions

Peel after which trim every carrot to concerning the size of a sizzling canine bun. If you would like, you’ll be able to peel it to an excellent thickness and spherical the perimeters to make it resemble a sizzling canine.
Place the carrots into a big pot and canopy them with water. Place the pot over excessive warmth.
Convey the water to a boil, decrease the warmth, and simmer the carrots till simply tender (not mushy). This could take between 10 and 15 minutes, relying on the thickness of your carrots.
Fastidiously drain the carrots and rinse them beneath chilly working water.
To make the marinade, stir the water, soy sauce, vinegar, maple syrup, liquid smoke, smoked paprika, onion energy, and garlic powder collectively in a small bowl.
Place the carrots in a shallow dish and pour the marinade over them. Let the carrots soak for 1 to 2 hours.
After the carrots have completed soaking, evenly oil and warmth an indoor or out of doors grill to medium, or evenly oil and place a big nonstick skillet over medium-high warmth.
Grill the carrot canines for about 2 minutes on either side, till evenly charred and tender.
Stuff the carrot canines into rolls and prime with toppings of selection.