Name: Dogo Sonorense de Hermosillo
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6 dogos
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 6 all-beef frankfurters (the long thin kind, not bun-length cocktail dogs); 6 strips thin-cut bacon; 6 bolillos or pan estilo media noche, split lengthwise without cutting all the way through; 2 tablespoons pork lard (manteca de cerdo) or bacon drippings; 2 cups frijoles puercos (refried pinto beans cooked with lard), warmed and loose; 1 large ripe Roma tomato, finely diced; 1 small white onion, finely diced; 1/4 cup Mexican-style mayonnaise (Mayonesa McCormick or Mayonesa con Limon); 3 tablespoons yellow mustard; 3 tablespoons salsa de tomate (ketchup made with cane sugar, like Del Fuerte); 1/2 cup grated queso Chihuahua or queso asadero (optional but common at the carretas); 6 chiles gueros (yellow wax chiles, also called chile caribe); Maggi Jugo or salsa Huichol, for serving; Lime halves, for serving; Kosher salt

Question 1

How do I wrap a hot dog in bacon without toothpicks for a dogo sonorense?

Accepted Answer

Spiral one strip of thin-cut bacon around each frankfurter from end to end, overlapping just slightly. Lay the wrapped frank seam side down on the comal for the first 90 seconds to set the bacon. As the bacon renders, it shrinks onto the frank and seals itself in place.

Question 2

What is a chile guero toreado?

Accepted Answer

A chile guero toreado is a yellow wax chile bruised whole on a dry hot comal until the skin blisters and turns translucent gold, about 4 to 6 minutes. It is not roasted or fried, just shocked with heat and finished with kosher salt and lime. One goes alongside each dogo sonorense.

Question 3

What bread should I use for a dogo sonorense?

Accepted Answer

Use a Sonoran bolillo or pan estilo media noche, split lengthwise without cutting through. Steam it wrapped in a damp cotton cloth for 3 to 4 minutes so it goes soft and pliable, then toast the cut side briefly in the rendered bacon fat. A crusty roll fights the soft beans and frank.

Question 4

Can I use thick American bacon for a Sonoran hot dog?

Accepted Answer

No. Use thin-cut bacon, the kind sold for breakfast in Mexican supermarkets. Thick American slab bacon will not render fast enough and the frankfurter inside will dry out and split before the bacon crisps. Thin bacon shrinks onto the frank in 8 to 10 minutes and turns dark amber on every side.

Question 5

What are frijoles puercos and can I substitute canned refried beans?

Accepted Answer

Frijoles puercos are pinto beans simmered until tender, then mashed in pork lard with crumbled chorizo. They are loose, glossy, and rich, not the stiff paste from a green can. Canned American refried beans are not a substitute. Make them from scratch or buy fresh frijoles puercos from a Mexican carniceria.

Question 6

Can I assemble dogos sonorenses ahead of time?

Accepted Answer

Wrap the franks in bacon in the morning and refrigerate them on a tray, then cook to order in the evening. Frijoles puercos can be made up to three days ahead and reheated with a splash of broth to loosen them. Chiles gueros can be toreado up to two hours before serving and held with their salt and lime.

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Dogo Sonorense de Hermosillo

Ingredients

all-beef frankfurters

thin-cut bacon

bolillos or pan estilo media noche

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Ingredient	Quantity
all-beef frankfurtersthe long thin kind, not bun-length cocktail dogs	6
thin-cut bacon	6 strips
bolillos or pan estilo media nochesplit lengthwise without cutting all the way through	6