Shoyu Hot Dogs

Method5 steps

1. 1

   Step 1: Cut each of the fully cooked hot dogs (12 oz) into five bite-size pieces. Heat a spoonful of cooking oil in a small pot over medium-high heat and sear all the pieces until lightly browned, a few minutes.

   Uses 12 oz fully cooked hot dogs (about 5–6 hot dogs) · A spoonful of cooking oil, for searing

2. 2

   Step 2: Add the 1 tbsp minced ginger to the seared hot-dog pieces and fry for another 1 minute, stirring until the ginger is fragrant.

   Fry ginger · 1 minUses Seared hot-dog pieces with cooking oil · 1 tbsp minced ginger

3. 3

   Step 3: Add the 1/2 cup water, 1/4 cup soy sauce and 1/4 cup brown sugar to the ginger-coated hot dogs. Bring to a boil, then reduce to low and simmer uncovered for 15 minutes.

   Simmer shoyu hot dogs · 15 minUses Seared hot dogs with fragrant ginger · 1/2 cup water · 1/4 cup soy sauce · 1/4 cup brown sugar

4. 4

   Step 4: Raise the heat to medium-high and let the sauce bubble and reduce for about 5 minutes, stirring and watching closely until it lightly glazes the hot dogs. Ensure the fully cooked hot-dog pieces are steaming hot throughout.

   Reduce shoyu glaze · 5 minUses Hot dogs in simmered ginger-shoyu-brown-sugar sauce

5. 5

   Step 5: Serve the glazed hot dogs and their cooked sauce over ready cooked rice, dividing the dish between two for the source lunch yield.

   Uses Hot shoyu-glazed hot dogs with reduced sauce · Cooked rice, for serving