Korean Street Cheese Corn Dogs Recipe & Video - Seonkyoung Longest (2024)

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What are Korean corn dogs actually called? ›

Korean Corn Dog- 감자핫도그 (Gamja Hotdog)

Koreans have every reason to be proud of their corn dogs like New Yorkers do of their beloved bagels. The battered and deep-fried street food version of a K-corn dog is one of the most popular in the country.

Corn dogs are not new in the US, but what sets Korean corn dogs apart is Koreans use fermented flour instead of cornmeal to make them tastier and crispier. Some people also use gluten-free flour, but this choice is tricky and needs to be mastered first since flour is an essential ingredient in Korean corn dogs.

Corn cheese is a near perfect example of anju, the genre of Korean food that's meant to be served along with alcohol. It's a fondue-like concoction of canned corn topped with bubbly, molten cheese, a sweet-savory-cheesy combination that should be familiar to anyone who's had buldak or cheesy tteokbokki before.

Glutinous rice flour: Glutinous rice flour gives the dough a little bit of chewiness while making it crispier and lighter. Granulated sugar: Sugar adds sweetness to the coating. This is typical of the Korean corn dog. Instant dry yeast: Yeast is what gives the batter that light, airy texture.

Unlike American corn dogs, Korean corn dogs (called hot dogs in Korea) use a wheat or mochi (rice flour) batter in place of cornmeal, resulting in a chewier texture.

When ready to serve, sprinkle with the granulated sugar if desired and drizzle with the Boom Boom Sauce and ketchup or mustard, if using. Serve warm.

American corn dogs are battered in a cornmeal batter and Korean corn dogs are battered in a yeasted dough or a rice flour batter. Korean corn dogs are also finished with a sprinkling of sugar. And last of all, Korean corn dogs don't actually have to have hot dogs in them.

Korean Corn Dogs are usually filled with cheese or hot dogs, and coated with Panko. The dogs can be coated chips, potatoes or french fries or even ramen.

A delicious dog wrapped in sweet corn batter fried to a crispy golden-brown. Don't forget the ketchup or mustard! Served with your choice of small Fries, small Tots or Tree Top® Applesauce and a drink.

What is a Korean cheese dog? ›

Korean Cheese Dog: A gooey corn dog filled with mozzarella, cheddar or cream cheese. You can even choose to go full cheese or half-and-half. Potato Corn Dog: Also known as a “Gamja Hot Dog”, these corn dogs are coated with french fries or sweet potatoes. Don't worry, you can even use frozen fries!

It's a hangover from the Korean War (1950-1953), when US army bases would hand out American food such as Spam, hot dogs, chocolate and slices of cheese to locals. Alice's grandmother remembers when they first started eating cheese in Korea.

The simplicity of the ingredients — canned corn, mayonnaise and mild shredded cheese — yields a nearly effortless banchan, or side dish, that smells and tastes like comfort. It's extremely kid-friendly, but is also enjoyed as anju, or food that pairs well with alcohol.

Daehak corn has high starchiness, which makes it chewy and flavorful. Superior in flavor and quality, even people who do not normally like corn eat 3-4 corns at a time.

A corn dog is a cooked sausage stuck on a wooden stick, dipped in cornmeal batter, and fried until the batter is crisp on the outside. The sausage is a type commonly called a “hot dog" or “frankfurter" in the US.

In 1941, an Oregon diner named Pronto Pup was selling a cornmeal-battered hot dog on a stick, and then-owners George and Vera Boyington claimed to have invented it. Pronto Pup is still in existence today, the restaurant still claims to have created the original hot dog on a stick, per Minnesota Public Radio.

The 1849 book Dongguksesigi contains a recipe for the dog meat dish bosintang. Some people have historically associated Sambok, the three hottest days of summer according to the lunar calendar, with the consumption of bosintang, a dog meat-based dish, although this practice is increasingly rare.

The fillings in a Korean “corn” dog can vary from fish sausages, which are exactly what they sound like (mild in flavor and not too fishy), to entire sticks of cheese. There might just be a regular hot dog in there, or a combination of both sausage and cheese.