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Hot Dog Soup

This Hot Dog Soup is based off of the Vegetable Beef Soup, except that it uses chopped Hot Dogs for the Meat. Optionally with Potatoes, Pasta or both as a Soup Filler. It’s an incredibly easy and tasty recipe that comes together in about an hour, good any night of the week.

Hot Dog Soup Ingredients

Hot Dogs, Vegetables (Onion, Carrots, Celery, and Garlic), Tomato Paste, Beef Bouillon Cubes, Pimento Paste, Fat, Smoked Paprika, Lemon Juice, Chickpea Flour, Bay leaves. With or without Potatoes or Pasta.

Hot Dogs

Any kind of Hot Dogs you want to add (Pork, Chicken, or Beef). Slice or dice the Hot Dogs, throw into the pan with fat to brown before adding in the vegetables.

Fat

Use a light tasting EVOO or Neutral Oil as an all around fat to use for this soup. Other options are Beef Suet instead of the Oil, for an even more beefy taste, and is really the best for this soup. Optionally use minced bacon fried in the pan until crisp. Scoop that out to add back to the soup later or to top the soup when serving. Use the render bacon fat to fry up the Hot Dogs & Vegetables.

Vegetables

The Aromatic Vegetables used are Carrots, Celery, Garlic, and Onion. These are briefly cooked in Fat to soften, before pouring in the Soup Base. Additional Vegetables such as a Frozen Vegetable mix can also be included during the simmering time or towards the end, depending on how much softening they need.

Mirepoix Vegetables with Garlic
Mirepoix with Garlic

Mirepoix

  • 3-5 Cloves Garlic — minced
  • 2 Med Carrots — diced
  • 2 Stalks Celery — diced
  • 1 Med Onion — diced

Potatoes

Potatoes are optional and added last during the last 5–10 minutes of simmering the soup, depending on how large the potatoes are diced.

  • Peel 1 Medium-Large Potato and dice about 1/2 inch, about the same size as the Vegetables. Add to the pot during the last 5 minutes of simmering, mixing often and scraping the bottom to ensure nothing gets stuck. Then cover and remove from heat to rest for 20 minutes.
  • For larger diced Potatoes, about 3/4 inch or slightly larger. Add the Potatoes when 10 minutes of cook time remain and then rest for 20 minutes or a bit longer, until the potatoes are softened.
One med Potato med diced

Pasta

Pasta can be included instead of the potatoes, or use both. Measure out 1 Cup of short pasta like Macaroni, Cavatappi, Rotini, or Penne. Add it to the soup after the 20-minute simmer. Bring it back to a boil before covering and removing from the heat to rest 20 minutes. The pasta will further soften as the soups rests.

Cavatappi Pasta

Hot Dog Soup Base

The Hot Dog Soup Base is what brings it all together. Combine all the ingredients into a bowl and add it after the Vegetables have cooked and softened a bit. If a little heat is desired, add some Black Pepper, Chili Flakes, or Cayenne.

Meat & Vegetable Soup Base

Hot Dog Soup base Ingredients

  • 8 C Water
  • 1 C Tomato Paste
  • 4 Beef Bouillon Cubes
  • 1/2 C Sweet Pimento Paste 
  • 3 Tbl Smoked Paprika 
  • 2 Tbl Lemon Juice, & Chickpea Flour — each
  • 1/4 tsp Ground Bay Leaves — or use 3-5 Bay Leaves

Broth

Beef Bouillon is used for this soup. Use Maggi or Knorr Bouillon Cubes, Maggi is the best. Not only for exceptional flavor, but you get a lot for very cheap, about $5.00 CAD for 48 Bouillon Cubes. I do a Food for Thought Post just on Maggi Bouillon Cubes and why it really is the best and the various places it is used. Although the Beef ones can be hard to find.

Knorr is good too, but you only get 6 Bouillon Cubes for about $3.00 CAD. You can also use the equivalent amount of Beef Broth Powder. Another one that is good is Aurora Bouillon Cubes, and they’re cheaper too. Hands down though are the Maggi Bouillon Cubes, you just get so much, for cheaper and the Flavor is

Salt & Pepper Blend

If additional seasoning is needed to lift the flavors, use the Salt & Pepper blend to season as needed. Just combine all the ingredients into a small bowl and mix. I find this soup doesn’t really need it, but it’s there just in case. Optionally, just season with Pepper to add some heat if desired.

Salt & Pepper Blend

Salt & Pepper Blend Ingredients

  • 1 Tbl Sea Salt
  • 1 tsp Black Pepper
  • 1/2 tsp White Pepper

How to make Hot Dog Soup

First, prepare the Soup Base & Vegetables, along with any Meats that will be used, set aside. Brown the Meat in Fat, add the Vegetables to cook a few minutes, then the Soup Base and simmer. Take it off the heat to cover and rest to finish cooking the Vegetables and cool the Soup down for serving. Adjust the seasoning if needed.

Meat & Vegetable Soup Base

Soup Base

Add all the ingredients together in a bowl for the soup base and set aside until needed.

Mirepoix with Garlic

Mirepoix with Garlic

Prepare the Vegetables and place into another bowl. Set aside the meat.

Fried Hot Dog Slices

Meat

Heat a deep skillet or soup pot over medium heat with fat and add the meat to brown.

Fried Hot Dogs & Mirepoix with Garlic

Vegetables

Add the Vegetables and continue to cook for about 5 minutes, just to soften and mixing frequently.

Pot of Hot Dog Soup

Simmer

Add the Soup base and mix while bringing it to a boil over Max heat. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer for 20 minutes. Cover and remove from the heat to rest 20 minutes. Adjust the seasoning if needed before serving.

Buttered Dinner Rolls

Oven Fresh Buttered Dinner Rolls are also exceptional! Slathered with Butter and dipped into the Soup to soak it up and munch on. You can make the Classic Dinner Rolls, or prepare them as Split Rolls, or Clover Rolls.

Dinner Rolls

Grilled Cheese Sandwich

A Grilled Cheese is great with this soup too for a Soup & Sandwich Combo!

Double Cheese Slice Grilled Cheese
Hot Dog Soup

Hot Dog Soup

This Hot Dog Soup is based off of the Vegetable Beef Soup, except that it uses chopped Hot Dogs for the Meat. Optionally with Potatoes, Pasta or both as a Soup Filler. It's an incredibly easy and tasty recipe that comes together in about an hour, good any night of the week.
Servings: 10 Bowls
Prep10 minutes
Cook 30 minutes
Rest20 minutes

Equipment

  • 1 Deep Skillet or Soup Pot
  • 3 Bowls

Ingredients

  • 1 pack Hot Dogs
  • 1/4 C Fat - see notes
  • 1 Large Potato - Optional, diced
  • 1 C Short Pasta - Optional

Soup Base

  • 8 C Water
  • 4 Cubes Beef Bouillon
  • 1 C Tomato Paste
  • 1/2 C Pimento Paste
  • 3 Tbl Smoked Paprika
  • 2 Tbl Lemon Juice & Chickpea Flour - each
  • 3-5 Bay Leaves - or 1/4 tsp ground bay leaf

Mirepoix

  • 3-5 Cloves Garlic
  • 2 Med Carrots
  • 2 Stalks Celery
  • 1 Med Onion

Instructions

  • Prepare the soup base, combining all the ingredients into a large bowl. Mix well and set aside until needed.
    Optionally, peel and dice a Potato and place into a bowl filled with water.
    Prepare the Mirepoix Vegetables and set aside the meat.
  • Heat a deep skillet or soup pot over medium heat and add Fat & Meat to brown while mixing.
    Add the Mirepoix and mix while cooking for about 5 minutes.
  • Turn the heat up to max, add the soup base and mix while bringing to a boil. Reduce the heat back to medium and simmer for 20 minutes. Mix every so often, scraping the bottom.
    If adding Potatoes, when 5–10 minutes of simmer time remain, strain out the potatoes and add them to the pot to cook. About 5 minutes for 1/2 inch diced Potatoes, or 10 minutes for larger diced potatoes. Mix every so often, scraping the bottom.
  • If adding in short pasta, add it here after the 20-minute simmer. Bring it back to a boil, then cover and remove from heat to rest 20 minutes.
    Adjust the seasoning if needed before serving, using two, half cup ladles per bowl. Serve with Dinner Rolls, Crackers, or a Sandwich.

Notes

 
For the Fat or Oil, a light Tasting EVOO or Neutral Oil can be used as an all around Fat. Beef Suet is best, and elevates the beefiness in the soup. Butter, Bacon Grease or Lard can also be used.
 
 
Course: Lunch, Main Course, Soup
Cuisine: Canadian
Keywords: Hot Dog Soup, Hot Dog Soup with Pasta, Hot Dog Vegetable Soup, Hotdog Soup, Wiener Soup
Author: JAH

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