Banh Mi Spiral-Cut Hot Dogs Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 to 3 large carrots
• peeled and coarsely grated
• 1 small daikon
• peeled and coarsely grated
• 1 English cucumber
• peeled
• seeded
• and coarsely grated
• 2 tablespoons kosher salt
• 6 tablespoons sugar
• 1 cup rice vinegar
• 1 or 2 serrano chiles
• stemmed
• halved lengthwise
• and seeded
• Pickled vegetables
• 1/2 bunch fresh cilantro
• roughly chopped
• 4 grilled spiral-cut hot dogs
• 4 hot dog buns
• Mayonnaise
• Sriracha hot sauce

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, toss the carrots, daikon, and cucumber with the salt.
2. Let stand for 1 hour.
3. Drain, squeezing the vegetables to get rid of their excess water.
4. Put the vegetables in a zipper-top plastic bag.
5. In a small bowl, whisk together the sugar and rice vinegar until the sugar is completely dissolved.
6. Add the vegetables, along with the chiles.
7. Seal the bag, squeezing any air out.
8. Let stand at least 1 hour.
9. The longer the vegetables marinate, the more pickled theyll taste.
10. Place the grilled hot dogs in the buns.
11. Build your dog.