American🥬 Vegetables

Science-Made Carrot Hot Dogs

Name: Science-Made Carrot Hot Dogs
Total time: 6 h 45 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ~4 cups water; ~½ cup vinegar; ~2 tsp savory spices; ~1 tbsp liquid smoke; ~2 tbsp roasted vegetable bouillon paste; ~3 tbsp soy sauce; ~6-8 medium carrots

⏱ 405 min

Grilled carrots infused with hot dog-like flavors through a savory umami brine, then cooled and refrigerated to develop a satisfying snap. A vegetarian take on the classic cookout staple.

Low-cal

Adapted from a video by America's Test Kitchen

We Used Science To Fix the Carrot Dog

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Ingredients

water~4 cupsest.
vinegar~½ cupest.
savory spices~2 tspest.
liquid smoke~1 tbspest.
roasted vegetable bouillon paste~2 tbspest.
soy sauce~3 tbspest.
carrots~6-8 mediumest.

Steps

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1
Trim carrots with a vegetable peeler to shape them into hot dog-like cylinders.
2
Combine water, vinegar, savory spices, liquid smoke, roasted vegetable bouillon paste, and soy sauce in a pot to create a flavored brine.
3
Add the trimmed carrots to the brine and bring it to a boil.
4
Simmer the carrots for 15 minutes, then remove the pot from heat and let the carrots cool completely in the brine.
5
Transfer the cooled carrots and brine to the refrigerator and chill for at least 6 hours or up to one day. This extended cooling allows the brine flavors to fully penetrate the carrot while the cooked flesh firms up.
6
Remove the carrots from the brine, pat them dry, and grill them for a few minutes over heat until they develop browning and char marks.

Science-Made Carrot Hot Dogs

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