Deep-Fried Mac and Cheese Balls with Waffle Iron Corn Dogs

S1 E22 | Rick Ingraham + Eleanor Kerrigan | Comedy Store Stories with Sources Rick Ingraham & Eleanor Kerrigan Spill | Something's Burning

Comedy Store insiders Rick Ingraham and Eleanor Kerrigan spill secrets about their time working the door — and plenty of names get dropped. While Bert fries up gooey mac and cheese balls and crisps corn dogs in a waffle iron, the stories keep coming.

Deep-Fried Mac and Cheese Balls

Ingredients

  • Macaroni
  • 4 tbsp butter (divided: 2 tbsp for the mac, 2 tbsp for the roux)
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1.5 lbs shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1 tsp Frank's Red Hot
  • ½ tsp mustard powder
  • ¼ tsp garlic powder
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • Panko

Steps

  1. Cook the macaroni.
  2. Combine the cooked mac with 2 tablespoons butter.
  3. In a separate pan, heat 2 tablespoons butter with the flour, then add the milk.
  4. Add the cheese into the sauce mixture.
  5. Add the hot sauce, mustard powder, and garlic powder to the sauce.
  6. Stir the noodles into the sauce.
  7. Form into balls, then dredge in the beaten eggs and into the panko.
  8. Deep-fry the mac and cheese balls until golden.

Waffle Iron Corn Dogs

Ingredients

  • Corn muffin mix
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • ½ cup cheddar cheese
  • 2 tbsp chives
  • Hot dogs

Steps

  1. Combine the corn muffin mix, egg, and sour cream; mix well, then stir in the cheese and chives.
  2. Cut the hot dogs.
  3. Pour batter into the waffle iron, place the hot dogs into the batter, then add more batter on top.
  4. Close the iron and cook until golden and set.

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