Recipes
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 5 minutes
Serves: 2
Difficulty: Easy
A fiesta on a plate – crisp tacos shells with cool lettuce and zingy frankfurter fajita mix, topped off with salty cheese and tangy pink pickled onions.
Ingredients
2 x Herta frankfurters, cut into 1 cm pieces
4 x taco shells
1 x small onion, sliced
½ x red pepper, sliced
½ x green pepper, sliced
1 x little gem lettuce, shredded
1 x tbsp fajita seasoning
1 x tbsp vegetable oil
1 x small red onion, finely sliced
2 x limes, juiced
½ x tsp sugar
Pinch of salt
20g crumbled feta/salad cheese
Method
- Blanch the red onion in boiling water for 15 seconds, drain and add in the lime juice, sugar and a pinch of salt – leave to pickle and turn a vibrant pink.
- Mix together the frankfurter pieces, onion, red and green peppers, oil and fajita seasoning.
- Heat up a frying pan, and dry-fry the fajita mix for 4 minutes, until piping hot and charring slightly.
- Line the tacos with little gem lettuce and top with the fajita mix.
- Crumble on some feta cheese and top with the pink pickled onions.
Tips
- The fajita mix can be cooked in the air fryer.
- Make your own taco shells by using small tortilla wraps: fold them into a u-shape and stand in an up-turned muffin tray. Bake for 5 minutes at 180 degrees until crisp. Short on time, skip this and have soft tacos instead!
Notes
- The feta/salad cheese is similar to Mexican cotija cheese.
- The pickled onions and feta cheese could be exchanged for jalapeños and soured cream.
- A garnish of coriander would taste delish, but may make the dish look a bit too busy.
Nachos with cajun spiced frankfurter
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Serves: 2 (side dish)
Difficulty: Easy
Crisp tortilla chips with spicy pieces of cajun seasoned frankfurter pieces – layered with cheese and spring onion, then baked to oozy perfection.
Ingredients
2 x Herta frankfurters, sliced into ½ cm pieces
2 x tsp cajun seasoning
1 x tsp vegetable oil
100g plain tortilla chips
30g grated mozzarella cheese
30g grated cheddar cheese
1 x spring onion, sliced
Method
- Pre-heat your oven to 200ºC.
- Mix the frankfurter pieces with the oil and cajun seasoning until all the pieces are coated.
- Cook in a dry frying pan for 2 minutes until cooked through and slightly charred.
- Layer the tortilla chips in an oven proof dish with the frankfurter pieces, grated cheeses and spring onion.
- Bake for around 5 minutes, until the cheese is melted and oozy.
Tips
Can also be cooked in an air fryer: cook the frankfurter pieces in the air fryer first (5 minutes), then line the basket before adding the nachos, frankfurters, cheese and spring onions and cook for a further 3 minutes.
Notes
Optional side serving suggestions: guacamole, salsa, soured cream – wouldn’t put anything on top as it would hide the product.
Smokey BBQ hot dog pizza
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Serves: 2
Difficulty: Easy
A smokey BBQ based pizza, with pieces of Herta frankfurters, red onion and sweetcorn.
Ingredients
2 x Herta frankfurters, cut into ½ cm discs
1 x pre-made 10-inch pizza base
1 x tbsp tomato puree
1 x tbsp BBQ sauce
¼ x tsp smoked paprika
½ x tsp sugar
Pinch of salt
½ x red onion, diced
40g frozen sweetcorn
50g grated mozzarella
Method
- Pre-heat your oven to 220ºC.
- Mix the tomato puree, sugar, BBQ sauce, pinch of salt and smoked paprika together.
- Spread the mixture out on the pizza base and then sprinkle over the grated mozzarella.
- Add the rest of the toppings.
- Pop the pizza into the oven for 8-10 minutes, until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
Tips
Can also be made as a ‘french-bread’ pizza by slicing a baguette in half and using this as the pizza base: great for cooking in the air-fryer.
Notes
- For added zing, a dash of chilli powder to your base and jalapeños on top.
- This would work well with a drizzle of ranch dressing on top.
Spicy rice with frankfurter
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Serves: 2
Difficulty: Easy
A summery spiced rice dish, with peppery frankfurters, vibrant red peppers and sweet green peas.
Ingredients
4 x Herta frankfurters, sliced into 1 cm pieces
2 x pouches of microwave rice
2 x small white onion, finely diced
2 x cloves of garlic, minced
½ x red pepper, small dice
1 x tbsp tomato puree
1 x tbsp vegetable oil
1 x tbsp medium curry powder
½ x tsp salt
160g frozen peas
120ml water
Method
- Heat the vegetable oil in a large frying pan or wok.
- Fry the onion until soft (around 2 minutes), then add in the minced garlic and quickly stir through.
- Add in the curry powder and tomato puree, and fry for another minute.
- Add 120ml of water to loosen the mixture and add in the frankfurter pieces, red pepper, rice, salt and frozen peas.
- Cook for another 5 minutes, frequently stirring, until piping hot.
Tips
If you prefer to cook your own rice, this works best when it is cold and is a great way to use up leftovers.
Notes
- Add some fresh chilli for extra zing.
