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Air fryer Korean corn dog on a serving plate with ketchup and mustard
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Cheesy Air Fryer Korean Corn Dog

https://fryit.co/air-fryer-korean-corn-dog-recipe/
Move over classic corn dog, there's a new GOAT in town—Air Fryer Korean Corn Dog. This cheesy twist on the traditional carnival favorite makes for an excellent party appetizer. 😋 You'll have to fry it, to believe it!
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 26 minutes
Resting time 1 hour
Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 2 beef hot dogs
  • 1/2 mozzarella cheese block
  • 4 barbecue sticks / skewers

Dough

  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 3.7 oz (105 g)
  • 1 tsp instant dry yeast (1 tsp is about 1/2 packet) or 1¼ tsp for active dry yeast
  • 1/2 cup water lukewarm
  • 1.5 tbsp sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Breading

  • 1 cup frozen french fries
  • 1 cup bread crumbs

Condiments

  • ketchup to drizzle
  • mustard to drizzle
  • sugar for garnish

Instructions

  • First of all, thaw your frozen French fries. It will be easier to cut into cubes later.
    Dicing french fries on a chopping board
  • In a small container, combine lukewarm water and instant dry yeast together. Mix until the yeast is fully dissolved.
    Lukewarm water
  • In a separate large container, whisk the dry ingredients: flour, salt, and sugar. The flour should be an exact amount according to the ingredients listed above. Use a weighing scale rather than relying on measuring cups, otherwise your dough will be too tough.
    Flour on a digital weighing scale
  • Then, pour and mix the yeast slurry onto the dry ingredients container. Continue mixing until they’re homogenous and there are no more visible lumps. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise for an hour or until doubled in size.
    Mixing dough for cheesy Korean corn dog
  • Slice the hot dogs and mozzarella cheese into 2-inch long sections, or however you want it. Using a skewer, or disposable chopsticks, skewer the hot dogs and mozzarella sticks. Make sure there’s still space for you to hold on to. Then, set aside for assembly.
    Skewered Korean mozzarella corn dog on a chopping board
  • Prepare coating ingredients. Cut your French fries into small cubes and get the bread crumbs ready. Place them onto a loaf pan, separately. You can use anything large enough that can hold those ingredients.
    Korean cheese dog assembly ingredients
  • Preheat your air fryer to 350ºF (177ºC) for 4 minutes.
    Preheating air fryer to 350°F (177°C)
  • While the air fryer is preheating, assemble the Korean corn dogs.
    a. First, dip the skewered hot dogs into the dough. Make sure it’s completely coated. You can remove excess dough by hand.
    b. Then, immediately roll it into the chopped French fries.
    c. Finally, transfer it to your breadcrumbs plate and roll. Again, make sure it’s fully coated. Do this for all your Korean corn dogs.
    Putting together Korean mozzarella corn dog: adding dough, potato chunks, and bread crumbs
  • Air fry the Korean hot dogs for 10 - 13 minutes at 350ºF (177ºC). Add a liner to your air fryer basket, first. Then, transfer the prepared corn dogs into the air fryer basket. The corn dogs mustn’t touch each other. So, depending on your air fryer, the maximum amount could be two per batch. Don’t forget to flip halfway through.
    Korean corn dog in air fryer
  • Immediately after cooking, using tongs, press the corn dogs to form the round shape. Without doing this step, your corn dog will be flat like in the picture below.
    Flat Korean cheese dog
  • Serve and enjoy! Transfer onto a plate, sprinkle sugar, and drizzle ketchup and mustard.
    Air fried cheesy Korean corn dog

Notes

  • If your air fryer doesn't have a preheat button, set the temperature to 350ºF (177ºC) and let it cook for 4 minutes. Preheating is essential for a more accurate result.
  • The water must be lukewarm; otherwise, it might kill the yeast if it's too cold or hot. To check, you can use a thermometer, which should read around 98ºF to 105ºF (36ºC to 40ºC).
  • Precision is key! Use a weighing scale to measure the flour. It's difficult to coat the cheese-dog skewers with tough dough.
  • You can also cut the hot dogs and mozzarella into quarters. By doing so, you can alternate them in the skewer.
  • To allow the dough to stick to the corn dog skewers, wipe the hot dogs dry with a kitchen towel.
  • Right after air frying, form the corn dogs into a round shape using tongs.
  • You can add your own choice of condiment if you want.
  • Instead of drizzling ketchup and mustard, you can serve them as dipping sauces on the side.
  • I used a 6-quart air fryer to make this Korean Corn Dog recipe. Cooking time (and temperature) may vary depending on your air fryer and the number of servings you are making. For optimal results, begin with the lower end of the suggested cooking time.

Nutrition

Calories: 451kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 902mg | Potassium: 399mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 14IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 4mg
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