Hot Dog Fried Rice

Bastardizing good Asian cuisine the only way I know how!

Actually, since I'm married to a sort-of Asian, I've learned that hot dogs are indeed truly Asian food. Asians are obsessed with hot dogs. In Japan they have hot dog sushi. When I go to the Korean market, the special of the day in the cafeteria has hot dogs in it. My MIL makes kimchi pancakes with hot dogs in them, or rice cakes with hot dogs, and so hot dog fried rice is truly authentic Asian fare. I once heard a comedian talk about how he was shocked when he couldn't find hot dog fried rice on a Chinese menu.

Really, it's just the way people get kids to eat Asian food. The funny thing is, it's really, really good. And it's really really easy to throw down in 15 minutes or less. Really. Rearry.

For lunch, I made the slightly grown up version. I used turkey hot dogs because I'm attempting to save my calories for dinner tonight. Normally I'd use Vienna Beef, because those are the only hot dogs anyone should use, but the Jennie-O ones were 99 cents, and so I couldn't resist.

I won't go through the steps picture by picture. It's too easy. Just melt some butter or Smart Balance or oil or bacon grease or anything resembling rendered animal fat and add diced hot dogs (1 per person you're serving is a good rule) and a handful or two of frozen veggies. Cook those for about a minute or two and push them to one side of the pan. Crack an egg (or two if you want to make a lot of rice) and let it cook on the empty side of the pan. Don't mix the uncooked egg with the hot dogs and veggies, or you'll have them coated in this weird way that isn't very appetizing. Stir the egg around and then when it's nice and scrambled, mix everything together. Add 1/2 cup of cooked white rice per person you're serving and maybe some more butter. At this point feel free to add salt, pepper, red pepper, sesame seeds, 5 spice, whatever. Go crazy.

I added red pepper and this stuff to my rice. I also added a dash of light soy sauce, but not until I turned off the stove.

But I wasn't done yet. I wanted to make the adult version, remember? So I used some seaweed wraps and Sriracha (which we fondly call "Cock Sauce" in our house, 2 and 4 year old kids included in that generalization) and made little rolls filled with the goodness that is hot dog fried rice.

Nutritional Information:
1 serving
Calories per serving: 358
Total fat: 9.7 g
Saturated fat: 3 g
Cholesterol: 240 mg
Sodium: 1247.5 mg
Potassium: 87.2 mg
Carbs: 44.2 g
Fiber: 5.5 g
Sugars: 10 g
Protein: 16.5 g
Vitamin A: 63%
Vitamin C: 14.5%
Calcium: 6.6%
Iron: 24.5%