Looking for something a little different?! This sonoran hot dog is delicious. Next time I’ll load up on more guac, fatter hot dogs and really just pile everything on there. Oh, and make a good pico de gallo, it brightened the whole entire dish up. So let’s break it down.
What is Pico de Gallo?
Pico de gallo, referred to as salsa fresco, is a type of salsa. It’s a fresh, uncooked mixture of chopped tomatoes and onions, cilantro, fresh chiles, lime juice, and salt.
While traditional salsa has a thinner consistency with more liquid, pico de gallo is chunky, with each chopped ingredient distinctly visible
I first had this hot dog at a little hot dog stand and I’ve been totally sold on it ever since. It’s like the best of everything all piled on top of a hot, juicy hot dog. Definitely not your ordinary dog and this big guy will certainly be a winner at any party you decide to throw. Plus, it’s super easy and your guests can technically choose to build it any ol’ way they want to. Clearly the Sonoran Dog way is the best, but feel free to change things up a little.
Ok, so a sonoran has a juicy hot dog, pinto beans, cheese sauce (or cheese but I’ve only had it with sauce so I had to copycat it), guacamole, bacon, pico de gallo and cilantro cream or sour cream. Yeah she’s loaded! I know, it’s craziness but it is so darn good!
Sonoran Hot Dog
Sonoran Hot Dog
Ingredients
- 4 Hot Dogs
- 4 Buns
- 2 slices Cooked and crumbled bacon
- Guacamole
- Pinto Beans
Cilantro cream
- 1/3 Cup Sour Cream
- juice of 1/2 lime
- salt to taste
- few leaves of cilantro
- [Cheese sauce]
- Cilantro
- Pico De Gallo
Instructions
- In a saucepan over medium heat, warm the pinto beans, stirring occasionally.
- In a blender, pulse the sour cream, lime juice, salt, and cilantro until smooth.
- Grill the hot dog, and toast the buns on the grill.
- Add the cheese sauce, pinto beans, guacamole, pico and bacon and drizzle the cilantro sauce.
- Garnish with cilantro and enjoy!
I just moved to Tucson recently and I see these on the menu at practically every restaurant I go to! I haven’t tried one yet, so maybe I will make homemade ones this weekend!
Oh man! I wish I was down there. We had a place here that sold them and they went out of business.
Woah. Now you're talking. I'm typically a Chicago dog kinda gal, but you could get me on board with this!
Yum! This sounds DELICIOUS!
Oh my goodness…that looks so good!!! Why have I not thought of that before!?
You're not going to believe this – I'm from Tucson, Arizona – capital of Sonoran cuisine – but had never had a Sonoran dog until a few weeks ago when I went to Tucson to visit my mom and had one from a food truck. Yours looks like a DElish version!
Donna
I have seen so many dressed up dogs lately — what a come back the lowly hotdog has made. This looks so yummy — the guacamole sounds good on it. Joni
This sounds great, love a good dog.
Guacamole!?…SIGN ME UP!!!