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[ailbhe]

We have four Quorn hot dogs. What should we do with them? Neither Quorn nor hot dogs would ordinarily be part of our diet.

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[pauamma]

I remember eating Quorn sausages once, and they tasted decent. I'm not sure how you would cook them (I assume pan-broil them, but not sure about the specifics), but if they're already inside hotdogs, I would think that's already taken care of. If there's nothing else in the dogs that you object/are allergic to, I would eat them, perhaps after warming them per instructions on the package.

[tasseltip.livejournal.com]

Do members of your family eat mild curry or casseroles? Can use a mix/prepared base, or just fry in pieces with some vegies and then cook in a 'wet' ingredient like tomatoes or coconut cream?

[sinboy.livejournal.com]

Grilled, and eaten on a bun with sauerkraut and mustard.

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

I've never had that specific brand, but I've never encountered a fake attempt at a hot dog that was even remotely worth attempting to eat. Me, I'd throw 'em out.

But, if they ARE worth eating, well, there are many good ways to eat hot dogs. One is to dice them, then sautee them with onions, sauerkraut, and caroway seeds. Another is to grill them, put them on a bun, and top with various things, which might include pickle relish, spicy brown mustard, seasoning salt, sauerkraut, or, for the younger set (and me when nobody's watching), yellow mustard and ketchup.

[ruthi.livejournal.com]

slice, fry, pour scrambled eggs over, make an omlette?

[erik]

Cut up in baked beans. The Heinz canned beans people in the UK eat at breakfast would work.

[megamole.livejournal.com]

Some form of free-form sculpture.

[heraldis.livejournal.com]

with ordinary hotdogs I since 'em up thin, fry 'em up and bung 'em in tomatoey pasta. Would this work with quorn?

[myfirstkitchen.livejournal.com]

We usually do this with frankfurters (we buy chicken or veggie ones when they're on offer sometimes): http://www.nigella.com/recipe/recipe_detail.aspx?rid=177 and happily cut down the number of frankfurters based on what we have.

[megamole.livejournal.com]

Icon love!

[clarahippy.livejournal.com]

The quorn hotdogs are actually better than any other fake hotdogs I have tried.

[cabbagemedley.livejournal.com]

This is what I always do with ordinary hot dogs made of reclaimed horror meat. I've no experience of Quorn hot dogs, but I'd definitely try them this way.

[the0lady.livejournal.com]

I don't normally go in for meat substitutes, but if and when that does happen, then bangers and mash are the best way to go. The creamy mash, savoury gravy and fresh peas camouflage the flavour to the point where it doesn't actually make much difference what's in the sausages. (Knowing what goes into British "sausages", I wouldn't be surprised if that's the original idea behind non-vegetarian bangers & mash, to be honest! =))

[cabbagemedley.livejournal.com]

(If you would ever like hot dogs to be a regular part of your diet, I know my mum got some lovely ones from one of the regulars at Reading farmers' market - possibly Dew's Meadow, though could be someone else. Much better than horror meat.)

[ailbhe]

The idea of eating "meat"-containing hot dogs gives me the horrors, but I could cope with totally fake ones! I'm picky about what meat I will eat.

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

Hrm. Do you have access to actual GOOD hot dogs? 'Cause the ones I eat contain beef and spices.

INGREDIENTS: Beef, Water, Contains 2% or less of: Salt, Sodium Lactate, Spice, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Paprika, Sodium Diacetate, Garlic Powder, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite, Flavorings.

That's the ingredient list for Hebrew National kosher hot dogs. They're the ones I eat, and they're actually tasty.

[baratron.livejournal.com]

I'm trying to resist the urge to say "throw them out"! I used to eat Quorn before I was vegan, but always the Quorn pieces or mince, never the other things.

Are you certain they are dairy-free?

Otherwise, I guess you use them like real hot dogs and see what you think. I'd recommend Tivall hot dogs over the Quorn ones though (kosher pareve, so dairy-free and available from Sainsbury's or local health food shops), or the Fry's vegan ones. Both frozen. Ah... except I think these are both soy-based. Bugger.

If it's sausages you're craving rather than hot dogs specifically, Linda McCartney, Vegetarian's Choice, or Wicken Fen. Not completely certain which of those use soy protein, but Linda Mc is definitely wheat and pea protein.

[ai731.livejournal.com]

They might be nice chopped into macaroni & cheese.

[ailbhe]

I get very nervous about meat if it's not certified organic raised. I'm not entirely a natural omnivore, I think.

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

That seems entirely fair. I don't have nervousness around non-organically-raised meat, but I do have some moral qualms. I eat it anyway, but I feel more comfortable when I can get the organic, free-range meat from animals that actually had real lives that involved "walking around freely outdoors" and "eating actual food, like grass and stuff".

There exist certified organic hot dogs, made with actual Ingredients That Are Found In Real Food, though. But, being as they are expensive, it's only worth buying them if you actually LIKE hot dogs.

[hilarityallen.livejournal.com]

Leave one outside on the patio and see how long it takes to decompose.

[purplexoo.livejournal.com]

I'd chop then up in a cheese sauce and serve with pasta. Or with Beans, have you tried the Suma Organic Baked Beans, they are so nice, don't taste at all like Heinz!

[nolly.livejournal.com]

I've not tried Quorn myself, but I've got a friend who quite likes it.