Taco Dog - ★Cooking Recipes★

These rad taco dogs are made with spicy pinto beans, pico de gallo, hot dogs, bacon and a homemade sauce, all wrapped in a corn or flour tortilla.
Directions for: Taco Dog

Ingredients

Pinto Beans

2 cups dry pinto beans

1 bunch cilantro, chopped

2 Anaheim peppers, halved

Garlic powder

Salt and pepper

white onion, sliced into matchsticks

Sauce

2 cups mayonnaise

cup mustard

cup ketchup

Pico de Gallo

2 - 3 large tomatoes, chopped

white onion, chopped

bunch cilantro, chopped

lime, juiced

Salt, pepper and garlic powder

Assembly

white onion, chopped

4 hot dogs

8 strips raw bacon

8 corn or flour tortilla shells

Lime wedges

Directions

Pinto Beans

1. To make the beans, add dry beans to a large pot and cover with water.

2. Add onion, cilantro, and Anaheim peppers to the pot and season with a pinch each of salt, pepper, and garlic powder.

3. Cook over low heat for 2 to 3 hours until beans are tender, adding more water as it gets absorbed.

4. Repeat the process, adding water once an hour, until beans are soft.

5. Remove beans from heat and keep warm until assembly.

Sauce

1. To make the Sauce, stir together mayonnaise, mustard, and ketchup; set aside.

Pico de Gallo

1. To make the Pico de Gallo, stir together tomatoes, white onion, cilantro, and lime juice.

2. Season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder, to taste and set aside until assembly.

Assembly

1. Preheat grill.

2. To make the caramelized onions, stir and cook onions over medium heat for about 5 minutes, until golden brown; set aside.

3. Wrap the hot dogs with bacon and grill for 5 to 7 minutes, until bacon is crisp.

4. To assemble the hot dog, warm up tortillas on the grill.

5. Stack two tortilla shells, one on top of the other.

6. Cut cooked hot dog in half and place in the middle of the tortilla.

7. Top with reserved caramelized onions and Pico de Gallo.

8. Drizzle with Sauce and serve with a wedge of lime.

Tips and Substitutions

Special Equipment: Grill

Beans will take 2 to 3 hours to cook.

Leftover Pico de Gallo will keep for up to 3 days if covered and refrigerated.

Source and Credits

Courtesy of Maria Mazon of BOCA Tacos Y Tequila

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