Sweet And Sour Cocktail Dogs With Pineapple Recipes

COCKTAIL WIENERS

Steps:

• Stir barbeque sauce and grape jelly together in a slow cooker; add cocktail sausages and stir.
• Cook on Low for 2 to 3 hours.

SLOW COOKER SWEET AND SOUR COCKTAIL FRANKS

Steps:

• Combine first four ingredients in crockpot; mix well to break up jelly chunks. Cover and cook on HIGH 15-20 minutes to soften jelly and blend sauce ingredients. Cut hot dogs in bite-size pieces and add. Add pineapple. Cover and cook on HIGH for 2 hours; or LOW for 4 hours. Set control to LOW to maintain temperature while serving.

SWEET AND SOUR HOTDOGS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Cook frankfurters until browned. Reduce heat to simmer.
• In a medium saucepan over low heat, mix ketchup, red currant jelly and lemon juice until simmering, about 10 minutes.
• Pour ketchup mixture over frankfurters. Thoroughly coat frankfurters. Remove from heat and serve with toothpicks.

SWEET-SOUR FRANKS

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Set aside 1 cup pineapple and 6 tablespoons juice; refrigerate remaining pineapple and juice for another use. Dissolve bouillon in water. In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch, brown sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, bouillon and reserved juice until smooth; set aside., In a large skillet, saute the onion and green pepper in butter. Stir cornstarch mixture; stir into skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add the hot dogs and reserved pineapple; cook until heated through. Serve over rice.

PINEAPPLE SMOKIES

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, flour and mustard. Gradually stir in the pineapple juice, vinegar and soy sauce. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Add sausages; stir to coat. Cook, uncovered, until heated through, about 5 minutes longer. Serve warm.

SWEET AND SOUR COCKTAIL "DOGS" WITH PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• If using full-sized dog/franks, cut them into one-inch pieces.
• Over low heat, simmer catsup, jelly, lemon juice, and mustard together for about 3 minutes, stirring to mix well.
• Add"dogs" (whatever meat you select) and pineapple chunks and continue to simmer for about 15 minutes, or until"dogs" are hot.
• To serve, pour mixture into fondue pot or chafing dish to keep it hot during party serving period.
• Serve with toothpicks for spearing these tasty morsels.
• NOTE: Any dogs and sauce left in the cooking pot (not served) can be frozen to use for another party!
• VARIATION: This sauce is also delicious with meatballs.
• MAKE-AHEAD: These can be made up to 3 days before a party and refrigerated until time to reheat them.
• Or they can be frozen for up to 2 months before reheating.

CROCK POT SWEET AND SOUR KIELBASA

Steps:

• Place a sieve or colander over a bowl and drain the pineapple, reserving the juice.
• Put the pineapple chunks in the slow cooker and set the juice aside.
• Cut kielbasa into 1-inch to 2-inch lengths.
• Peel the onion and cut it into quarters. Cut the onion quarters crosswise into 1/4-inch slices.
• Cut the bell pepper into 1-inch chunks.
• Add the kielbasa pieces to the slow cooker along with the onion and bell pepper.
• To the bowl with the reserved juice, add the cornstarch and stir the mixture until smooth. Add the vinegar, soy sauce, and brown sugar; stir to blend.
• Pour the juice mixture over the kielbasa.
• Cover and cook on low for 4 to 6 hours.

COCKTAIL DOGS

Steps:

• Melt jelly and mustard together over low heat, stirring occasionally. Boil hot dogs for a minute or two; drain and add them to jelly mixture. slowly let mixture come to a boil. Cool and refrigerate until time to serve, then reheat before serving. These are better if made a few days ahead and reheated.