Vietnamese Hot Dogs (Triangle Cakes)

Name: Vietnamese Hot Dogs (Triangle Cakes)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 8 hot dogs
Ingredients: 3 eggs; ⅓ Cup granulated sugar; 3 tbsp milk; 3 tbsp melted butter; ½ cup all-purpose flour; ¼ tsp salt; 1 tsp vanilla extract; sausages; Cheese (Laughing Cow cheese, Mozzarella cheese, Chedda cheese); Vietnamese pork floss (chà bông); liver pate; Sweet fillings (nutella, peanut butter, chocolate, fruit jam...)

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Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Servings
8 hot dogs
Course
Snacks
Cuisine
Vietnamese

Vietnamese Hot Dogs (Triangle Cakes)

Gael Pickett

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Vietnamese Hot Dogs are far from their name. With no buns in sight, they resemble cakes with savory or sweet fillings. Simple to prepare, they're a beloved snack for every Vietnamese kid.

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Ingredients

Servings

Batter (I highly recommend using a scale to measure the ingredients)

3 eggs (room temperature)
⅓ Cup granulated sugar (80g)
3 tbsp milk (room temperature)
3 tbsp melted butter
½ cup all-purpose flour (90g)
¼ tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract

Filling

sausages
Cheese (Laughing Cow cheese, Mozzarella cheese, Chedda cheese)
Vietnamese pork floss (chà bông)
liver pate
Sweet fillings (nutella, peanut butter, chocolate, fruit jam...)

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Instructions

Prepare the fillings:

Thinly slice the sausages.
Dice the Laughing Cow cheese and any other cheeses.

Make the batter:

Mix the milk with melted butter and vanilla extract.
Whisk the eggs with salt on medium speed until tiny bubbles form. Gradually add the sugar in 3-4 portions to the mixture. Continue whisking the eggs until the mixture thickens and turns a pale yellow color. As the liquid egg reduces, the volume will expand, and the mixture will become quite foamy (approximately 5-6 minutes).
When the egg mixture achieves ribbon consistency (lifted, it falls and forms a ribbon that slowly dissolves on the surface), drizzle the butter-milk mixture over the eggs while continuing to beat at low speed.
Sift the flour over the bowl of eggs in two batches, continuing to beat at low speed to ensure even incorporation.
Once the flour is just incorporated, gently fold the mixture with a spatula, making sure to scrape any remaining flour from the bottom of the bowl.

Cook the cakes:

Preheat the sandwich maker. For added flavor and a crispy crust, brush melted butter onto the mold. Once it's hot enough, pour about 1 tbsp batter into the mold.
Add the fillings atop the batter, then pour another layer of batter to cover them.
Allow it to cook for 3 minutes or until no steam is releasing from the sandwich maker.
Take the cakes out of the mold and enjoy!