Carrot Hot Dog (from Clean Eating Veggie Girl)

Super weird. 

Day 4: Tell about a weird food combo that you love

Today's Vegan Month of Food topic is a tough one for me. I mean, really, is there any food combo that's just too weird? It will be super fun to click around and see what everyone else in the vegan world considers 'weird.' (use #veganmofo or #vgnmf15 on instagram or twitter or facebook or google)

I kept tasting that weird little piece, just to make sure. 

I think a carrot hot dog might qualify as 'weird,' especially for you non-vegans out there. It's like combining all the totally nasty stuff in a 'real' hot dog with all the natural stuff in a carrot. Is that weird? Not too weird for me. I think it's WEIRD to eat the ingredients in a 'real' hot dog. Trust me, these little carrot weirdos are super tasty and completely free of all the 'weird' stuff you might encounter at a meat-eaters BBQ.

Naked! 

Here's what you need:

(from Clean Eating Veggie Girl)

2 large carrots, peeled, cut to the length of a hot dog bun

1/4 C soy sauce

1/4 C water

1 T rice vinegar

1 T sesame oil

1/2 T cider vinegar

dash liquid smoke

1 clove garlic, minced

1/4 t dried ginger

1/4 t black pepper

1/8 t granulated onion powder

Here's what you do:

Simmer the carrots till fork tender, but not mushy. Whisk together the marinade and allow carrots to marinate for 24 hours. (Ziplock bag works great here)

Brown the carrots in a tiny bit of oil, drizzling in some extra marinade if desired. They should get nice and soft and brown, with small burned places.

Serve with the usual suspects. :) Weird, right?