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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 and 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 and 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

Ingredients

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

Ground beef

1 lb ground beef (85% lean)
2 tbsp sofrito
1/2 tbsp beef or chicken bouillon paste Better Than Bouillon
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1/2 small onion
1/4 green bell pepper
1/4 red bell pepper
1 tsp adobo
1 tsp sazón
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp ground oregano
1/4 tsp chili powder optional
1/8 tsp smoked paprika optional
1/8 tsp ground black pepper
water as needed

Onions

1/2 tbsp olive oil
1 onion thinly sliced
1 tbsp sofrito
2 tbsp tomato sauce
1 tbsp ketchup
1/8 tsp onion powder
salt to taste
ground black pepper to taste
1/4 cup water or as needed

Mayo-ketchup

1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 tbsp ketchup

Instructions

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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Notes

Save my homemade adobo and sazón recipes!

I love using my homemade adobo and 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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