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Puerto Rican hot dogs are piled high with ground beef, onions, mayo-ketchup, and papitas (potato sticks). Other variations may include toppings like sauerkraut, relish and mustard. But the ingredient that stands out, in my opinion, are the onions which are cooked in a savory sauce infused with sofrito, tomato sauce, and ketchup. These hot dogs are next-level delicious!

This Puerto Rican comfort food is super easy to put together on a busy weeknight. I love that this meal is also very kid-friendly. My kids love hot dogs with a side of veggies like carrot and cucumber sticks.

If you love Puerto Rican street food, check out these other recipes: alcapurrias., bacalaitos, empanadillas y sorullitos.

How to make Puerto Rican hot dogs?

Cook the ground beef

Place skillet over medium high heat. Brown your ground beef and remove any excess fat from your skillet. Add sofrito, tomato sauce, bouillon, onions and peppers. Add seasonings and cook for a few minutes until the vegetables become tender.

As for seasoning, I use my homemade adobo y sazón. They can easily be made with spices you probably have in your pantry. Add a little water if the picadillo dries up. Cover and remove from heat.

Cook the onions

Place a skillet over medium high heat. Add a drizzle of olive oil and the sliced onions. Sauté for about 2 minutes. Add sofrito, tomato sauce, ketchup, seasonings, and water. Cook for about 5 minutes or until the onions are soft and the sauce has thickened. Cover and remove from heat.

Cook the hot dogs

I like using Applegate hot dogs. They are free of preservatives, nitrates and nitrites. Add the hot dogs to a pot of boiling water. Cook for 5 minutes. Drain the water.

Assemble hot dogs

Place the hot dogs in the buns. Top with ground beef, onions, mayo-ketchup and a sprinkle of potato sticks on top. Serve and enjoy!

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Puerto Rican Hot Dogs (Hot Dog Boricua)

Puerto Rican hot dogs are piled high with ground beef, onions, mayo-ketchup, and papitas (potato sticks). The ingredient that stands out, in my opinion, are the onions which are cooked in a savory sauce infused with sofrito, tomato sauce, and ketchup. These hot dogs are next-level delicious!

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings 4 people

Ingredientes

6-8 hot dogs
6-8 hot dog buns
potato sticks
mustard opcional
saurkraut opcional
cheez whiz opcional

Ground beef

1 lb ground beef (85% lean)
2 tbsp sofrito
1/2 tbsp beef or chicken bouillon paste Better Than Bouillon
1/2 taza salsa de tomate
1/2 cebolla
1/4 green bell pepper
1/4 pimiento rojo
1 tsp adobo
1 tsp sazón
1/2 tsp cebolla en polvo
1/2 tsp ajo en polvo
1/4 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp ground oregano
1/4 tsp chili powder opcional
1/8 tsp smoked paprika opcional
1/8 tsp ground black pepper
water as needed

Onions

1/2 tbsp olive oil
1 onion thinly sliced
1 tbsp sofrito
2 tbsp salsa de tomate
1 tbsp ketchup
1/8 tsp cebolla en polvo
sal to taste
ground black pepper to taste
1/4 taza water or as needed

Mayo-ketchup

1/4 taza mayonnaise
2 tbsp ketchup

Intrucciones

Cook the ground beef

Place skillet over medium high heat. Brown your ground beef and remove any excess fat from your skillet.
Add sofrito, tomato sauce, bouillon, onions and peppers. Add seasonings and cook for a few minutes until the vegetables become tender.
Add a little water if the picadillo dries up. Cover and remove from heat.

Cook the onions

Place a skillet over medium high heat. Add a drizzle of olive oil and the sliced onions. Sauté for about 2 minutes.
Add sofrito, tomato sauce, ketchup, seasonings, and water.
Cook for about 5 minutes or until the onions are soft and the sauce has thickened. Cover and remove from heat.

Cook the hot dogs

Add hot dogs to a pot of boiling water. Cook for 5 minutes. Drain the water.

Assemble hot dogs

Place the hot dogs in the buns. Top with ground beef, onions, mayo-ketchup and a sprinkle of potato sticks on top. Serve and enjoy!

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Notas

Save my homemade adobo and sazón recipes!

I love using my homemade adobo y sazón. They can easily be made with spices you probably have in your pantry. The best part is they are free of MSG, artificial dyes and other harmful ingredients. Better health starts with these homemade spice blends!

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