Bacon Burger Dog

It's summer time! Well for most of you, mine doesn't start until Friday.  I am hoping to get started on the grilling season as soon as possible.  So when I found a new website I knew I needed to share these guys with you! bbqpitboys.com (and I would link if my computer wasn't an idiot). 

Bacon Burger Dogs

The ingredients you'll need:

• Hot Dogs – Natural Casing
• Hamburger – 80/20 (Slightly chilled)
• SPG Seasoning – Recipe found at this link
• Thin Cut bacon – 2 slices per hot dog
• Hot dog Buns
• Your Favorite condiments

DIRECTIONS

GETTING READY

1. Your hamburger should be slightly chilled to make it easier to work with when rolling it around the hot dog. You can do this by placing it in the freezer for a few minutes
2. Make a ball of hamburger (about tennis ball size) and season it with the SPG
3. Flatten the ball out on your work surface – You want a thickness of about 1/8 to ¼ inch.
4. Take your knife and trim the flattened patty so that about 1 inch of hot dog will stick out on each end.
5. Place your hot dog on the hamburger and roll the hamburger around it until you have a single layer on hamburger surrounding the hot dog – trim off excess.
6. Work the hamburger wrapped hot dog with your hands to help the hamburger stick to the hot dog.
7. Take 2 slices of the thin sliced bacon and wrap them around the hot dog diagonally
8. Again work the hot dog in your hands to adhere the bacon to the hamburger

MAKING

1. Set up your grill for indirect heat (hot coals on one side of the grill and no coals on the other side of the grill) – You’re looking for a grill temperature between 350 to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Place the hot dogs on the indirect heat side of the grill (side with no coals)
3. Cover the grill with the lid (top vent over the hot dogs) you are looking at a cook time of 30 to 40 minutes depending on your grill temp.
4. After 20 minutes, rotate the hot dogs 180 degrees and flip them over. This will let them cook evenly
5. Just before the hot dogs are done, put your favorite grated or sliced cheese on top of each hotdog
6. Put cover back on grill to let cheese melt
7. After 2 or 3 minutes and cheese has melted remove hotdogs from the grill

FINALIZING

8. Place a hotdog on a bun and add your favorite condiments

SERVING

9. Serve and Enjoy!

Happy Thursday! Take me out to the ballpark!

Hello crazies!  Take me out to the ball park, take me out to the game, buy me some peanuts and cracker jack.......................wait!  That's not what this crazy wants at the ball park lol.  It's hotdogs and burgers and beer LOL!  So this recipe came from Food Network and it's all about the ball park.  I think the original was from Racheal Ray.   Sorry to be so late and such a short note but you know what it's like when things get crazy!!  Enjoy!

Sloppy Joe Di Maggios

(and if I have done this recipe before I apologize now!)

1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

2 pounds lean ground sirloin or ground turkey

1 package beef or pork hot dogs, sliced 1/2" thick

1 onion, chopped

1 Tablespoon steak seasoning

1 Tablespoon chili powder

3 Tablespoons dark brown sugar

3 Tablespoons worcestershire sauce

1 14.5 oz can tomato sauce

9 soft burger rolls - like at the ballpark

Heat the extra virgin olive oil, a turn of the pan, in a deep skillet over medium high heat.  Add meat and crumble as it browns.  Add chopped hot dogs after 3-4 minutes then cook 3-4 minutes more.  Add the onions to the pan and cook to soften, 5-6 minutes more.  In a bowl mix the spices, sugar, worcestershire and tomato sauce.  Pour sauce over the meat and simmer a few minutes to combine flavors.  Slop onto buns and serve!

They are sure messy!  Messy always makes things taste better we think!  Time to bleach the straight jackets!  See you Saturday!

Crazyyyyyyyyyyy Tuesday!

Rainy day here at home!  But the rain is much needed!  I miss my sunshine, I love the stuff, can't ever get enough of it lol.  Anyway, back inside the Asylum where we belong It's a lazy kind of day so we have a simple recipe for today.  This one comes from our friend Racheal Ray.  She comes up with some funny names sometimes too and this one is no different, well in my opinion lol! With this one the name comes from the fact that she says this recipe is a combination of everything good about going to a baseball game!  Food wise anyway lol! Hope you enjoy! :D

Sloppy Joe Di Maggios

1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

2 pounds lean ground sirloin or ground turkey

1 packages beef or pork hot dogs, sliced 1/2 inch thick

1 onion, chopped

1 Tablespoon steak seasoning

1 Tablespoon chili powder

3 Tablespoons dark brown sugar

3 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

1 14.5 oz can tomato sauce

9 soft burger rolls

Heat the extra virgin oilive oil, a turn of the pan, in a deep skillet over medium high heat.  Add meat and crumble as it browns.  Add chopped hot dogs after 3 to 4 minutes then cook 3 to 4 minutes more.  Add the onions to the pan and cook to soften, 5 to 6 minutes more.  In a bowl mix the spices, sugar, Worcestershire and tomato sauce.  Pour sauce over the meat and simmer a few minutes to combine flavors.  Slop onto buns and serve!