Masalawurst chili cheese Tejas dog...

caliking

buzd504 said:

Zapp's Voodoo chips are terrible.  Crawgators are the original and still the best.

My 4yo may fight you for saying that.

Are you talking about Zapps Cajun Crawtators, or some other chips called Crawgators? Couldn't find the later, but I'm happy to try them if I can find them around here.

caliking

Killit_and_Grillit said:

Looks amazing...

A little strange that your wife’s out of town and you went for such phallic shaped cuisine. 

Finally!!

I was wondering how long it would take for someone to make a comment about that, because that's exactly what I thought when I was shaping the rolls.

But I was expecting something more like "there's an extra testicle bun in the mix".

The Cen-Tex Smoker

caliking said:

A recent thread by @RRP rekindled an old hankering for a chili cheese dog. Couldn’t get it out of my mind for a week or two, so I got to it. 

Started  with masalawurst and a Tejas sausage from our hog rearing adventures of yore. Figured the masalawurst had the spices that chili called for ( and then some). Added onion, smoked paprika for color, and a healthy bit of garlic. Sautéed in bacon fat, then added chopped tomatoes. 


Coming together. 


Refrigerated overnight to let it all get friendly. 

Made rolls and buns this morning. Take note,@Foghorn


Grilled up the Tejas. 


Lay down some of the Tejas drippings down in the cut roll, and a bit of the chili, so the chili hit the tongue before the meat. Then Tejas, chili, sharp cheddar, and onion. Flamed the cheddar and onions to add an extra flavor note to the whole mess. 

Plated shot with Zapps Voodoo chips. I have no idea why folks bother eating any other chips. 

This, my friends, is the face of glory. 


This honestly ranks as one of the best things I have put together. Instant foodgasm. 

And yes, those are crushed pork rinds on top. Because it seemed appropriate. And because I can. And because SWMBO is out of town. 

cali out

whoa. things just got serious up in here on the sausage front. I made 6lbs of brats yesterday and today I'm making 9.5 lbs of masalwurst and 10lbs of snake river farms brisket TX Beef Sausage. Still not worthy of this post but I'll post it up when I'm done. 

thetrim

That looks beautiful!

buzd504

caliking said:

buzd504 said:

Zapp's Voodoo chips are terrible.  Crawgators are the original and still the best.

My 4yo may fight you for saying that.

Are you talking about Zapps Cajun Crawtators, or some other chips called Crawgators? Couldn't find the later, but I'm happy to try them if I can find them around here.

Yes, crawtators, those.

And I'll fight your 4yo.

caliking

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

whoa. things just got serious up in here on the sausage front. I made 6lbs of brats yesterday and today I'm making 9.5 lbs of masalwurst and 10lbs of snake river farms brisket TX Beef Sausage. Still not worthy of this post but I'll post it up when I'm done. 

  Giddy up!!

I'll be up there in 2 weeks. I'll let you know how it turned out

thetrim

buzd504 said:

caliking said:

buzd504 said:

Zapp's Voodoo chips are terrible.  Crawgators are the original and still the best.

My 4yo may fight you for saying that.

Are you talking about Zapps Cajun Crawtators, or some other chips called Crawgators? Couldn't find the later, but I'm happy to try them if I can find them around here.

Yes, crawtators, those.

And I'll fight your 4yo.

Watch out @buzd504, he only dates models.

FarmingPhD

Can you share more about the homemade buns.  Those look great.

caliking

@buzd504 Got me some crawtators. 

And I’m sticking with the Voodoo. I like the vinegary tang. 

And said 4yo has some part of him flailing at nut level at any given time. Better wear a cup. 

Legume

I love the contrast between this post and the ones debating best packaged hot dog and where can you buy canned varsity chili.

just outstanding.

GATraveller

This is awesome! 

caliking

FarmingPhD said:

Can you share more about the homemade buns.  Those look great.

Modified from Jeffrey Hamelman's "Bread" 2nd ed.  Makes 10+ buns (depending on size). 

AP flour           500g
Milk                 230g
Egg                     1
Butter, soft      3 TBSP
Sugar              1 TBSP
Salt, table        2 tsp
Yeast               1 TBSP

- Mix the dry ingredients
- Add softened butter and incorporate until you have pea sized lumps
-Beat the egg and milk together, then add to dry ingredients.
- If using a KA, mix with dough hook at speed 1 x 5 mins, or until the dough comes together.
-Cover and rest for 20 mins
- Mix at speed 3 x 5 mins, or until a "tongue" forms and laps the side of the bowl. The dough should be pulling away cleanly from the side of the bowl.
 - Knead by hand briefly, to form a smooth ball.
-Cover and bulk ferment x 40 mins.
- Divide into 75g (or however many buns you want to make) sub-dough balls.
- Roll into 3.5-4" discs (or depending on the diameter of your burger patties) and lay on baking sheet lined with parchment. 
-Cover with plastic wrap and let rise for 1 hr. Turn oven on at 400°F.
- Bake for 10 mins or until  tops of buns are brown.
- Remove from oven and brush the tops with melted butter. 

I dare you to buy buns at the store after this I have bought buns only once (under duress) in the past 18mo or so, and I regretted it after taking the first bite. 

I have made a sourdough version of this recipe, which also turned out well. 

Hope you enjoy them as much as I do. 

caliking

Legume said:

I love the contrast between this post and the ones debating best packaged hot dog and where can you buy canned varsity chili.

just outstanding.

That's how I roll (pun very much intended).

tarheelmatt

I promised I'd never eat another hotdog on a nudist beach.  Never say never...

caliking

tarheelmatt said:

I promised I'd never eat another hotdog on a nudist beach.  Never say never...

As long as you have someone to lick the chili off your hot d...

buzd504

caliking said:

@buzd504 Got me some crawtators.

And I’m sticking with the Voodoo. I like the vinegary tang. 

And said 4yo has some part of him flailing at nut level at any given time. Better wear a cup. 

Interesting.  I've never gotten a vinegar tang from the voodoo - just a cloudy mishmash of flavors.  I usually like a vinegar chip.

I see 4yo doesn't fight fair.  I may have to rethink my strategy.

bluebird66

Awesome job!

20stone

Legume said:

I love the contrast between this post and the ones debating best packaged hot dog and where can you buy canned varsity chili.

just outstanding.

I call those posts "One step away from takeout"

NDG

WOW !!  Everything looks ridiculously good !!!   I want to try the buns . . but @caliking could you PLEASE post your recipe using SD starter (by weight if possible) ?

I have repeat cravings for three simple things that I must quench or things get bad: 1) pizza 2) buffalo wings 3) chili dog (usually skyline bc I grew up with it but love homemade & yours looks absurd)  

tarheelmatt

caliking said:

tarheelmatt said:

I promised I'd never eat another hotdog on a nudist beach.  Never say never...

As long as you have someone to lick the chili off your hot d...

Is that a statement or offering to hit up a nudist beach? 

caliking

tarheelmatt said:

caliking said:

tarheelmatt said:

I promised I'd never eat another hotdog on a nudist beach.  Never say never...

As long as you have someone to lick the chili off your hot d...

Is that a statement or offering to hit up a nudist beach? 

Could be both. I'm pretty everyone would pack up and go home soon after I got there.

caliking

NDG said:

WOW !!  Everything looks ridiculously good !!!   I want to try the buns . . but @caliking could you PLEASE post your recipe using SD starter (by weight if possible) ?

I have repeat cravings for three simple things that I must quench or things get bad: 1) pizza 2) buffalo wings 3) chili dog (usually skyline bc I grew up with it but love homemade & yours looks absurd)  

I've tried a sourdough version a couple of times, and they were pretty good too. 

AP flour           425g
Milk                 195g
Egg                     1
Butter, soft      3 TBSP
Sugar              1 TBSP
Salt, table        2 tsp
SD starter        150g

You will likely get more rise/oven spring if you use bread flour. 

NDG

@caliking thanks . . same 1 hr rise for that ratio of SD ?

caliking

NDG said:

@caliking thanks . . same 1 hr rise for that ratio of SD ?

Sourdough will take longer. Bulk ferment will take 2-3 hrs (or more) depending on the temp in your kitchen. Let it rise until 1 1/2 -2 times its original size. Maybe 2 folds in the first hr.

Then shape the buns and let them proof, covered at room temp for 1-2 hrs (do the finger poke test to check if they're done). Or proof in the fridge overnight. 

Dyal_SC

 This might be my most favorite post ever on the forum. Daggome...  Will be trying the buns ASAP. Thx a lot for sharing the recipe.

And don’t feel embarrassed about the tubular and testicular shaped vittles... many of our finest delicacies are in the shape of tubes and b@lls:  Bananas, hotdogs, chili dogs, corn dogs, sausages, shishkebobs, popcicles, meatballs, smoked turtle eggs, Scottish eggs, etc...  the list is infinite. Lol 

caliking

Dyal_SC said:

 This might be my most favorite post ever on the forum. Daggome...  Will be trying the buns ASAP. Thx a lot for sharing the recipe.

And don’t feel embarrassed about the tubular and testicular shaped vittles... many of our finest delicacies are in the shape of tubes and b@lls:  Bananas, hotdogs, chili dogs, corn dogs, sausages, shishkebobs, popcicles, meatballs, smoked turtle eggs, Scottish eggs, etc...  the list is infinite. Lol 

True dat !

Hope you like the buns. They are significantly better than store buns in terms of taste, flavor, and texture.