Korean Corn Dog (Crispy Potato Coating)

What's in it

10 parts read from its 14 ingredient lines, its title and its method.

Sausage

• Frank or wiener, type not stated “8 sausages or hot dogs”

Bun or wrap

• Homemade batter or dough a heading in the list
• Panko or breadcrumb coating “2 cups (120 g) panko breadcrumbs”

Cooking

• Griddled or pan-fried from the method
• Deep-fried from the method

Toppings

• Fries or fried potatoes “12 oz (340 g) frozen french fries (about 4 cups when cut into small pieces, optional)”

Cheese

• Cheddar or American cheese “4 pieces American cheese slices (individually wrapped, optional)”
• Mozzarella or other melting cheese “4-6 sticks low moisture mozzarella cheese (or cheese blocks)”

Sauces and condiments

• Mustard, kind not stated “mustard”
• Ketchup “ketchup”

Against the usual Korean corn dog

It has 6 of the 7 parts of the usual Korean corn dog: homemade batter or dough, panko or breadcrumb coating, mozzarella or other melting cheese, deep-fried, ketchup and any mustard. Not on it: rolled in sugar.

Less usual for the style: fries or fried potatoes (in 20% of Korean corn dog recipes) and cheddar or American cheese (in 20% of Korean corn dog recipes).

A sausage, a stick of mozzarella or both, in a thick yeasted or rice-flour batter, often rolled in panko or diced potato, deep-fried, then rolled in sugar and striped with ketchup and mustard. In Korean it is simply 핫도그, hot dog.