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Everything bagel beer dogs are a great game day appy which are easy to make. Cocktail weenies are coated in a tasty coating and then served with an easy horseradish mayo dipping sauce. If you are looking for an appetizer or finger food recipe, this one is sure to have rave reviews. These bite sized mini corn dogs are a winner!
Looking for new appetizer or finger food ideas? Try these everything bagel beer dogs which boast cocktail weenies and a delicious beer-infused coating. Great for game day!
Looking for more appetizer ideas? You might like these chicken mozzarella sticks or how about egg rolls with firecracker sauce? Bloody Mary deviled eggs are also irresistible!
What You Need to Make Everything Bagel Beer Dogs
This recipe calls for wheat beer, eggs, flour, cornstarch, garlic, cocktail weenies, and everything bagel seasoning. For the easy horseradish mayo dipping sauce you’ll need ketchup, mayo, horseradish, and mustard.
There are different wheat beers to choose from. A wheat beer is brewed with a comparatively large amount of wheat compared to the barley in there. Any wheat beer will work for making this game day appy.
How to Make Everything Bagel Beer Dogs
The first step in making this appetizer or finger food is combining the beer with the eggs, flour, cornstarch, garlic, salt and pepper until you have a smooth batter.
Dip the cocktail weenies in the batter using a metal skewer to hold them and then put them in hot oil in a pot or Dutch oven. Cook the everything bagel beer dogs until golden brown.
Take them out of the oil and sprinkle with everything bagel seasoning. Do this immediately so the seasoning sticks. To make the easy horseradish mayo dipping sauce for your everything bagel beer dogs, combine the ketchup, mayo, horseradish, and mustard.
What are Corn Dogs Anyway?
Everything bagel dogs are a type of corn dog but they’re way better than the frozen store-bought kind! This tasty game day appetizer is basically a cornbread battered hot dog. So if you’re a hot dog fan and you want to make a tasty appetizer or finger food for game day, you will love these. The easy horseradish mayo dipping sauce is the perfect pairing too.
Why Use Beer in this Game Day Appy
Beer is a great ingredient to use when making batter or breading before frying. The bubbles in the beer add lightness as well as body to the batter. Some recipes call for soda water or a similar carbonated drink but beer does the same thing. Oh, and it adds a delicious flavour too!
Everything Bagel Beer Dogs FAQs
This appetizer or finger food will keep for a few days in the refrigerator but they won’t be as good as when served fresh. The batter won’t be as crisp or soft. They will still be good, but I’d recommend enjoying these on the day you make them. If you have friends coming over, this is a great game day appy and they’ll disappear fast.
Not a fan of horseradish, mustard or one of the other sauce ingredients? You can serve these with any dipping sauce you want or offer several at the table so people can choose their own. Anything from sweet mustard to ketchup or BBQ sauce would work. For a spicier kick, try chilli sauce or add some hot sauce to the easy horseradish mayo dipping sauce.
In Quebec, Canada, they’re known as pogos! The rest of Canada and the whole of the United States knows this special snack as the corn dog.
Everything Bagel Beer Dogs with Dipping Sauce Recipe
Everything Bagel Beer Dogs with Dipping Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 Cup beer, wheat
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/4 Cup all purpose flour
- 1 Teaspoon cornstarch
- 1/2 Teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 Teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 Teaspoon garlic powder
- 25 cocktail weenies, about 1 package
- 2 Tablespoons everything bagel seasoning
- 1/4 Cup ketchup
- 1/2 Cup mayonnaise
- 1 Teaspoon horseradish
- 1 Tablespoons dijon mustard
Instructions
- Heat canola oil in a Dutch oven or stockpot to 375 degrees F.
- In a large mixing bowl combine wheat beer, eggs, flour, cornstarch, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Whisk until smooth.
- Pierce cocktail weenies with a skewer to easily dip into the batter. Allow excess batter to drip off, then carefully add to the hot oil. Fry for 4 minutes, or until golden brown. *I worked in batches of 5 at a time. It is important not to overcrowd them or allow the batter to touch as they will stick. Batch size will depend on the size of the pot.*
- Once breading is golden brown remove from oil and rest on a wire rack lined baking sheet. Immediately sprinkle with everything bagel seasoning before oil dries so that it will stick.
- Prepare the dip. Combine ketchup, mayo, horseradish, and dijon mustard in a bowl and whisk until smooth.
Nutrition
Everything bagel beer dogs make a wonderful game day appy. This appetizer or finger food is easy to prepare and the dipping sauce is amazing too. Fans of hot dogs are going to love this stunning homemade corn dog version.
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Bella Bucchiotti is a Canadian-based syndicated food, travel, and lifestyle writer, photographer, and creator at xoxoBella. She founded xoxoBella in 2015, where she shares her love for food, dogs, sustainability, fitness, crafts, outdoor adventures, travel, and philanthropy to encourage others to run the extra mile, try new recipes, visit unfamiliar places, and stand for a cause. Bella creates stress-free and family-friendly recipes for weeknight dinners and festive feasts.
Five stars for this recipe! I was genuinely surprised by how much I enjoyed it.
I’ve made this recipe several times, and there is always no leftover. The whole family enjoyed it
This was a flavor explosion. Absolutely amazing!
My boyfriend would love these! Will be making!