Sriracha Honey Grilled Hot Dogs
Unbelievably tasty grilled hot dogs glazed with sriracha honey sauce, grilled to caramelized perfection and topped with simple homemade coleslaw. To make it even more delicious, these are spiral cut hot dogs!
For more interesting hot dog recipes, check out my BBQ bacon hot dogs and pretzel wrapped hot dogs.
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Summer grilling is never complete without a row of hot dogs sizzling on the grill! Hot dogs and burgers are the quintessential summer barbecue foods that we make several times a month. So why not have some fun with the flavors?!
Why keep making plain-old hot dogs when you can dress them up in different flavors and add fun toppings. These grilled hot dogs are marinated in sriracha honey sauce and grilled to a fire-kissed perfection. The way fire caramelized this sauce on hot dogs is like a spicy-sweet heaven for your taste buds.
But that’s not all! To keep even more sauce on the hot dogs and to infuse more smoky grill flavor, I’ve cut them on a spiral. Spiral cut hot dogs, hold more sauce and since the casing is sliced, even more smoky flavor is infused into the meat.
I topped off these awesome hot dogs with some easy, homemade coleslaw. Just for a nutty, crunchy kick, I added some cashews to my coleslaw. It was a great pairing to these flavor-bursting dogs.
Ingredient Notes and Tips
Hot dogs – make sure to use your favorite hot dogs, they are the star of the recipe after all.
Slaw mix – to save yourself buying a few extra ingredients and steps, you can use a pre-shredded slaw mix.
Sriracha sauce – make sure to use sriracha sauce, not any other hot sauce! It has a specific flavor. Don’t worry about getting a big bottle because it’s great is so many recipes, like Sriracha chicken tacos, sriracha chicken tenders, and so much more.
Cashews – make sure to use unflavored, or lightly salted roasted cashews. if you don’t want to use cashews, you can substitute almonds or pecans.
See the recipe card below for the full list of ingredients and instructions.
How To Grill Hot Dogs
To cut the hot dogs on the spiral: you will want to use a sharp knife and work carefully. Lay the hot dog on the cutting boars, starting at the top and holding your knife on on about 30 degree angle (1), start slicing the hot dog skin while turning the hot dog with your hand (2). Make sure not to cut all the way through!
Combine the sriracha, honey, lime juice, and soy sauce in the mixing bowl, and add the hot dogs (3). Let them sit and marinate while you prepare the grill.
Make sure to clean the grill grate and preheat it before adding the meat. Once the grill is hot, place hot dogs on a grill and brush a little more sauce over them. Save the sauce to brushing later!
Grill until completely cooked, turning each hot dog onto the other side half way through the cooking (4). After returning, brush them with some more sriracha honey sauce (5).
You can brush them one more time, about a minute before taken the off the grill.
PRO TIP: During like last couple of minutes of cooking, place the buns onto the grill to get them nice and toasty.
How To Make Coleslaw
Add the slaw mix and chopped cashews to a mixing bowl.
Whisk together sugar, vinegar, mayonnaise, sour cream, salt and pepper until completely mixed.
Add the dressing into the bowl and mix everything very well, until the cabbage is evenly coated.
Recipe FAQs
Absolutely! You can spiral cut the hot dogs and mix them with the sriracha honey sauce ahead of time. Place it all into an air-tight food storage container or leave it right in the mixing bowl, just make sure to cover the mixing bowl air-tight. Store it in the refrigerator for about 1 day, not longer. Then, grill them the next day.
You can also make the coleslaw ahead of time and store it separately, in an air-tight food storage container, in the refrigerator.
The grilled hot dogs themselves and the slaw are gluten free, yes. You will want to make sure that the hot dogs that you buy are gluten free. Use gluten free hot dog buns or eat it without a bun if needed.
Yes of course! You can reheat them in a microwave to make it quick and easy but the skin will not be crispy. If you want to re-crisp the skin, simple reheat them in a preheated cooking pan, over medium heat. You can also use an air-fryer to reheat them at about 360° and just for a minute or two.
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Sriracha Honey Grilled Hot Dogs Recipe
Ingredients
- 8 hot dogs slow smoked hickory would be best
- 1/4 cup Sriracha
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 Tbsp low sodium soy sauce
Coleslaw:
- 2 cups shredded coleslaw mix
- 2 Tbsp white wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 2 Tbsp sour cream
- 1/2 cup chopped cashews
- 1 tsp white granulated sugar
- Salt to taste
- 1/4 tsp black pepper to taste
Instructions
- To cut the hot dogs on the spiral: you will want to use a sharp knife and work carefully. Lay the hot dog on the cutting boars, starting at the top and holding your knife on on about 30 degree angle, start slicing the hot dog skin while turning the hot dog with your hand. Make sure not to cut all the way through!
- Combine the sriracha, honey, lime juice, and soy sauce in the mixing bowl. (Set a tablespoon or so aside to drizzle the hot dogs later!) Add the hot dogs to the bowl. Let them sit and marinate while you prepare the grill.
- Make sure to clean the grill grate and preheat it before adding the meat. Once the grill is hot, place hot dogs on a grill and brush a little more sauce over them. Save the sauce to brushing later.
- Grill until completely cooked, turning each hot dog onto the other side half way through the cooking. After returning, brush them with some more sriracha honey sauce. You can brush them one more time, about a minute before taken the off the grill.
- To make the slaw: Add the slaw mix and chopped cashews to a mixing bowl. Whisk together sugar, vinegar, mayonnaise, sour cream, salt and pepper until completely mixed. Add the dressing into the bowl and mix everything very well, until the cabbage is evenly coated.
- Place each hot dog on a bun. Top it off with some slaw and drizzle with a little more sriracha honey sauce.
Notes
- Hot Dog Buns: During like last couple of minutes of cooking, place the buns onto the grill to get them nice and toasty.
- Make Ahead: You can spiral cut the hot dogs and mix them with the sriracha honey sauce ahead of time. Place it all into an air-tight food storage container or leave it right in the mixing bowl, just make sure to cover the mixing bowl air-tight. Store it in the refrigerator for about 1 day, not longer. Then, grill them the next day.
You can also make the coleslaw ahead of time and store it separately, in an air-tight food storage container, in the refrigerator.
Nutrition
Originally published on Will Cook For Smiles in August 2015.
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I have made this several,times, it IS delicious
Thanks, Candy!
This is perfect for summer getaway. Looks delicious.