Hamburger Wrapped Mozzarella Hot Dog
I’m taking an inspiration from my bacon wrapped pineapple mozzarella rings by combining my love of mozzarella and my love for hot dogs and hamburgers. Why not combine them and make them easy to eat in a hot dog bun? So whether you’re in the mood for a hamburger or a hot dog, now you can get to have both. And there you have the Hamburger Wrapped Mozzarella Hot Dog!
They are delicious with all the usual hot dog condiments like ketchup, relish, mustard, and sauerkraut. I just got back from my Chicago trip to teach at Weber so I think a Chicago-style hamburger dog with no ketchup but with cucumbers, pickled peppers, tomato, etc. might work. Maybe some slow cooked caramelized onions might be good also. Splash on some barbecue sauce for a pitmaster twist.
The important thing is to have fun and pile on whatever you like. I added some ground pork and beaten egg to my hamburger meat to make it more juicy and easier to hold its shape around the hot dog and mozzarella. You can replace the pork with beef if you prefer.
- Total Time: 50 mins
- Yield: 6 1x
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef 20% fat
- 1/2 lb ground pork
- 2 tablespoon SYD Hot Rub
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
- 1 tablespoon dry mustard powder
- 1/2 small onion, minced
- 3 mozzarella string cheese
- 6 classic sized (thinner than ballpark) hot dogs
- 6 hot dog buns
- BBQ sauce and/or hot dog condiments of your choice
Instructions
- Mix the first 8 ingredients (beef, pork, SYD rub, egg, soy sauce, granulated garlic, mustard powder and onion) in a large bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1-3 hours for flavors to blend
- Divide up the hamburger mixture in six piles
- Lay out a piece of plastic wrap about 8” x 10” on a flat surface
- Take one pile of meat and spread into a rectangle about 6” X 4” rectangle
- Place a hot dog in the middle of the meat pile.
- By pulling, split the string cheese in half and then into quarters. Put one quarter of string cheese on each side of the hot dog
- Carefully lift the plastic wrap and to mold the meat around the hot dog and cheese to form an approximately 1 1/2-inch roll. Twist the ends of the plastic wrap to hold the shape. Refrigerate to hold the shape and until you need to cook them.
- Repeat for remaining rolls
- Heat your grill to 350F (gas or charcoal) with a hot zone and a cool zone
- Remove the rolls from the fridge and unwrap the plastic.
- Place the rolls on the cool side of the grill and put some wood chips (or handful of pellets) on the hot side to generate some smoke as you want to smoke it first.
- Cook indirect for 30 minutes.
- Then move the hot dogs directly over the hot coals for a couple minutes flipping once, to make some nice grill marks on both sides. The hamburger meat is cooked when the meat thermometer in the ground meat area registers 160F.
- Toast your hot dog buns on the grill if you like
- Place the grilled hamburger wrapped mozzarella hot dogs into each toasted bun
- If you are making a batch of these for a party, wrap the cooked rolls in foil and keep warm
- Serve immediately with some barbecue sauce or your favorite condiments
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 35 mins
- Category: Entree
- Cuisine: American
One Comment on “Hamburger Wrapped Mozzarella Hot Dog”
Wow! This looks so amazing! I have to try it. I know what’s for dinner tomorrow night! Thanks for the amazing recipe!