Does anyone know of a recipe similar to Zeigler Red Hots?

[SherryT]

I've never known exactly WHY they're called "red hots"...yes, they're red, but not very hot (to me, anyway). I've always liked them split in half, seared in a CI skillet, then served on a bun w/mustard.

I've looked at a lot of the "Texas hot links" recipes, but as I've never, to my knowledge, eaten one, I don't know if they're similar.

Thanks!

 

[Brokenhandle]

So I now know you're not talking about the red hot candies I ate as a kid!

Ryan

 

[tallbm]

I've never known exactly WHY they're called "red hots"...yes, they're red, but very hot (to me, anyway). I've always liked them split in half, seared in a CI skillet, then served on a bun w/mustard.

I've looked at a lot of the "Texas hot links" recipes, but as I've never, to my knowledge, eaten one, I don't know if they're similar.

Thanks!

Don't have one but curious if you can find one.

The Texas Hot Links won't be very similar. There is a high amount of character and range of flavor(s) in a Texas Hot Link but all within a certain taste profile. If that makes any sense hahaha.

I believe I've eaten the red hots you are talking about or ones very similar.
The ones I've eaten taste good and they have a fairly straight forward flavor profile.

I prefer a red hot in a hot dog bun or part of a sandwich.
It seems 99% of the time I eat Texas Hot Link by slicing and dipping in mustard or bbq sauce or adding slices to a BBQ sandwich with a bbq meat like brisket, pulled pork, smoked turkey, or something else. Yeah they are great in a hotdog bun as well, but they almost demand to be treated differently lol :D

 

[Steve H]

Confused these with Zweigles!

 

[SherryT]

Confused these with Zweigles!

Don't feel bad...I thought I'd struck paydirt for a recipe then realized I'd read the name wrong.

I think it's a regional brand and, if it is, I probably won't have any luck. They taste, to me, kind of like bologna with a TINY bit of heat.

Perhaps it's mad-kitchen-scientist time...

 

[tallbm]

Don't feel bad...I thought I'd struck paydirt for a recipe then realized I'd read the name wrong.

I think it's a regional brand and, if it is, I probably won't have any luck. They taste, to me, kind of like bologna with a TINY bit of heat.

Perhaps it's mad-kitchen-scientist time...

Yeah that's the kind of flavor I was going to say but didn't want to get it wrong in case I ate a different brand.

I think if you do a general bologna/hot dog flavor and then add red food color, cayenne and a little more paprika, you will get in the ballpark :)

 

[rjob]

Found this Indgredents list on Publix website.

Zeigler Red Hots | Publix Super Markets

Imitation sausage. Artificially colored. A tradition of great taste. US inspected and passed by Department of Agriculture.

www.publix.com

 

[Steve H]

Found this Indgredents list on Publix website.

Zeigler Red Hots | Publix Super Markets

Imitation sausage. Artificially colored. A tradition of great taste. US inspected and passed by Department of Agriculture.

www.publix.com

The ingredients are readily available. The amounts. And process is another matter.

 

[SherryT]

"Imitation" sausage?

It's meat and other ingredients stuffed into a sausage casing...to me, that's a sausage. It might not be some "gourmet" masterpiece of a sausage, but it's STILL a sausage!

 

[Steve H]

"Imitation" sausage?

View attachment 655932
It's meat and other ingredients stuffed into a sausage casing...to me, that's a sausage. It might not be some "gourmet" masterpiece of a sausage, but it's STILL a sausage!

I'm betting the mixture is emulsified to become hotdogs.

 

[JckDanls 07]

Being from Rochester NY area... I remember the Red Hots and White Hots... They are a hot dog and not a sausage... I was just up there last July and my brother asked me to cook on the grill... he had both white and red hots... I cooked them to 165-170 degrees and they all about had a fit saying there was no way in hell they were done... I guess your suppose to cook them until they split open and get a lil char on them... My bad ...

But these are what I think your talking about... The meat is emulsified as a hot dog is ...

https://zweigles.com/how-to-choose-red-hot-vs-white-hot/

 

[Steve H]

Being from Rochester NY area... I remember the Red Hots and White Hots... They are a hot dog and not a sausage... I was just up there last July and my brother asked me to cook on the grill... he had both white and red hots... I cooked them to 165-170 degrees and they all about had a fit saying there was no way in hell they were done... I guess your suppose to cook them until they split open and get a lil char on them... My bad ...

But these are what I think your talking about... The meat is emulsified as a hot dog is ...

https://zweigles.com/how-to-choose-red-hot-vs-white-hot/

Yup! Up here. You burn those buggers!! There is another company that Sherry pointed out. Names are close. But 2 different brands. But.I'm thinking she is thinking of Zweigles too.

 

[SherryT]

Posting error...deleted

 

[SherryT]

Being from Rochester NY area... I remember the Red Hots and White Hots... They are a hot dog and not a sausage... I was just up there last July and my brother asked me to cook on the grill... he had both white and red hots... I cooked them to 165-170 degrees and they all about had a fit saying there was no way in hell they were done... I guess your suppose to cook them until they split open and get a lil char on them... My bad ...

But these are what I think your talking about... The meat is emulsified as a hot dog is ...

https://zweigles.com/how-to-choose-red-hot-vs-white-hot/

Yup! Up here. You burn those buggers!! There is another company that Sherry pointed out. Names are close. But 2 different brands. But.I'm thinking she is thinking of Zweigles too.

Nope! Zeigler's...

 

[Steve H]

Ok. But. Imitation sausages? Kind of derailed me there!

 

[SherryT]

Ok. But. Imitation sausages? Kind of derailed me there!

It says so right on the label...I was shocked (honestly, I don't think I've ever paid any attention to it...I just fry 'em up and eat 'em!).

 

[Steve H]

It says so right on the label...I was shocked (honestly, I don't think I've ever paid any attention to it...I just fry 'em up and eat 'em!).

I saw that on the bag! Perhaps not the greatest sales tactic?!

 

[bill ace 350]

Confused these with Zweigles!

I did too!

 

[SherryT]

I saw that on the bag! Perhaps not the greatest sales tactic?!

I know!

Still trying to figure out why they consider this "imitation" when it contains "basically" the same ingredients as a lot of other sausages.

Like I said earlier...ground up meat/spices/fillers stuffed into a casing = "sausage" to me!

 

[Fueling Around]

Back in MN they sell a few brands of hotdog appearing items, but do not call them "hotdogs" per se. They also are primarily chicken meat.
I'll best describe them as an "acquired" taste
Here's one brand

Viking Hot Dogs, Tenderbite Franks & More From Schweigert Meats

schweigertmeats.com