Frankfurters for kids

I have to admit I eat frankfurters sometimes. Sometimes I serve them to Ninka for supper, too. I’m well aware that frankfurters are a load of crap. They’re not healthy food. I try to buy “the more expensive ones”, but even when I get Ninka’s favourite ham frankfurters, at the price of decent deli meat, I still have no idea whether they’re any better than the ones that cost 12 PLN a kilo.

Ninka doesn’t like fancy inventions such as “veal frankfurters” at 42 PLN per kg, and she has no taste for “rabbit frankfurters” at 54 PLN per kg. For her, the ham ones are best. Maybe because they look no different from, say, those crappy Berlinki. As for me, both the price and the “made from ham” bit leave me feeling relieved that perhaps what we’re eating isn’t entirely sh…

But what can I do? Ninka, as you know, is a fairly picky eater, and I’m happy whenever she likes anything at all.

Today I decided to make her frankfurters a little differently. That turned out to be a mistake. I won’t pretend the idea was a success. Still, I’m posting the recipe because I tried it myself and… well, I think less fussy children might like it. It certainly looks fun on the plate, and for kids who eat with their eyes it’ll be just the thing.

I didn’t invent this recipe. A friend once posted a photo of one of these marvels on Facebook. In fact, it’s so primitive that I wonder whether its sheer primitiveness lowers the tone of Prymitywna Kuchnia. But a recipe’s a recipe. It shouldn’t go to waste 😉 So give it a go. Experiments like this are worth trying in your own kitchen, even if mine wasn’t a resounding success (Ninka eventually ate one frankfurter with spaghetti whiskers, then asked me to cook her another one without the pasta and with a bread roll on the side). Just don’t overdo it. Children, like rabbits, don’t much care for being lab animals. I recommend it!

At a glance: 

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Serves: 1 portion

How many calories: we don’t begrudge children their calories

Ingredients for a child’s supper:

• 2 good-quality frankfurters (preferably made from ham)
• 22 strands of spaghetti
• ketchup

Recipe for children who aren’t fussy eaters:

I broke the uncooked spaghetti strands in half. I washed the frankfurters, dried them with a paper towel and cut them into about 15 pieces.

I pushed 3 short strands of spaghetti into each piece of frankfurter (you can see how in the photo below). I prepared all the pieces like this.

I brought water to the boil in a large pot and dropped the frankfurters into the boiling water. I simmered them for about 7 minutes, then drained the frankfurters and spaghetti. All done. I served them with ketchup. Enjoy!