Sonoran Hot Dog Recipe

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Jordon was chatting on Twitter and someone mentioned a Sonoran Hot Dog.  After Googling it, this is what I found.  It sounds amazing.

How to make the legendary hot dog.

The basic make-up of a Sonoran hot dog is a bacon-wrapped hot dog shoved into a soft Mexican roll topped with pinto beans, chopped tomatoes, onions, jalapeno sauce, cheese, mayonnaise, ketchup and mustard. They usually come with a roasted chili on the side – sometimes even with roasted green onions.

There are many variations and these hot dogs continue to evolve. It is rumored some Tucson vendors have even started topping theirs with crumbled potato chips. In Mexico, the variations become more elaborate with the option of chorizo, sour cream or crema, avocados, pineapples and more.

• Get a beef hot dog and wrap it like a mummy with bacon. Mesquite bacon is good.
• Fry it on a griddle until the bacon gets crisp. Some people like to fry the bacon a little first and then wrap it around the hot dog and then fry them both in the bacon grease.
• Take a hot dog bun or bolillo roll that has been slit to make a pocket in the middle. If you want you can toast them a little or, in the case of the bolillo roll, steam it for a minute to make it soft. Work with what you have on hand or what you feel like.
• Put mayo, mustard and ketchup on the bun and insert the bacon-wrapped dog. If you want to squirt the mayo on top, like they do at the stands, mix it with a little lemon juice or water to thin it out. Put it into a squeeze bottle or sandwich bag with a corner cut off and squeeze it on top when you are done, along with the mustard and ketchup.
• Add warm pinto beans, cheese (shredded Mexican cotijo cheese, cheddar, whatever), chopped tomatoes, chopped onions, sliced or blended jalapenos or some type of jalapeno/green chili salsa.
• “Just stick whatever you want on there, and whatever amount, to make it taste good.” (You hear this talking to many Mexican cooks)
• Roast a chili pepper to go on the side and have some cold coke ready (even better if in a glass bottle) for the complete experience.