For the Bloody Witches Fingers
Ingredients
- Whole30 compatible hotdogs (like Applegate or Pederson's)
- Almond slivers
- Compatible ketchup or BBQ sauce like Tessemae's, Primal Kitchen, or New Primal, or your own homemade version (See Below)
For the Whole30 Homemade BBQ Sauce
- 8 oz can compatible tomato sauce
- 5 dates, pitted and soaked in hot water for 5 minutes to soften
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon mustard
- 2 teaspoons compatible coconut aminos (like The New Primal or Trader Joes)
- 1/2 teaspoon compatible liquid smoke
- 3/4 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste (optional for thicker sauce)
Instructions
For the Whole30 Homemade BBQ Sauce
- Combine all ingredients in a blender (discarding the hot water from dates). Mix until smooth. Store in closed container in the fridge for up to 3 weeks.
For the Bloody Witches Fingers
- TO make bloody witches fingers, cut 3 small slits in a hot dog, about an inch down from the end. This will be the finger’s “knuckles.” Make sure to only cut 1/3-1/2 of the way through the hot dog and not too deep. Repeat an inch below the first set of 3 lines, so each hot dog has two sets of 3 slits or two knuckles.
- ROUGHLY tear off the end of the hot dog furthest away from the second knuckle to create the illusion it was severed.
- COOK hot dogs either in a pan on the stove over medium heat or in the oven at 350 for 10-12 minutes till heated through and deep reddish/brown on the outside.
- ONCE cooked, use the BBQ sauce or ketchup to stick the almond “finger nails” on each hot dog finger. Dip the non-fingernail end into BBQ sauce or ketchup to simulate blood. Serve warm and with extra sauce to dip