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Brazilian Hot Dogs (Cachorro Quente)
Brazilian Hot Dogs, also known as Cachorro Quente, are a popular street food. This recipe features hot dogs in tomato sauce with an array of toppings. It's so generously loaded that you can barely fit it in your mouth!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 8 hot dogs
Calories: 2989 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Brazilian
Ingredients
For the Brazilian Hot Dogs
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 medium yellow onion small diced (or white onion)
- 1 green pepper small diced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 cups tomato sauce I used a slightly chunky marinara
- 1 cup water
- salt to taste
- Ground black pepper to taste if you are a fan of spicy food, you may add a pinch of red pepper flakes although the Authentic Brazilian hot dog is not spicy
- ⅛ teaspoon dried oregano
- 8 hot dog links on each sausage, make a lengthwise cut that goes from one end to the other. The cut must be superficial, i.e., less than half of the thickness of the sausage. NOTE: If you prefer, you can slice the sausage into rounds to heat through in the sauce!
- 8 hot dog buns
Toppings
- shredded mozzarella optional
- Condiments ketchup, yellow mustard, and mayonnaise
- Cooked yellow corn kernels
- Shoestring potatoes
- chopped cilantro or parsley
Instructions
- Prepare the sauce: Heat a medium nonstick saucepan over medium heat; then, add the oil and butter. Once the butter melts, sauté the onion and bell pepper until softened, about 3-4 minutes. Add the garlic and let it cook, stirring constantly, for 30-60 seconds. Do not let it brown!
- Stir in the tomato paste, tomato sauce, water, salt, pepper, and oregano. Once it starts to boil, reduce the heat to medium-low, cover the pan, and let it simmer for about 12-15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Heat the sausage: Remove the lid, add the sausage links to the tomato sauce, and let them cook until heated through, about 5-7 minutes. TIP: Make sure the sausage is covered in tomato sauce to absorb the sauce and get plump!
- Right before serving, assemble our loaded hot dogs: Place a warm or hot sausage link into each bun, and then spoon about 2 tablespoons of the cooked tomato sauce on top of the sausage. Sprinkle over some shredded mozzarella cheese and let it melt. Then, add the condiments, corn, shoestring potatoes, and cilantro. TIP: Only assemble the hot dogs before serving them, to prevent the bread from becoming soggy!
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Notes
- Mustard, ketchup, and mayonnaise are the preferred choices for condiments in Brazil. Other suggested toppings: steamed peas, pico de gallo, grated Parmesan cheese, shredded lettuce, chopped olives, grated carrots, mashed potatoes or Brazilian potato salad (instead of shoestring potatoes), a dollop of requeijão cheese, etc. Typical toppings vary from one region of Brazil to the next.
- How to Store
- FRIDGE: Store the hot dogs in tomato sauce in an airtight container in the fridge for about 2-3 days.
- FREEZER: After cooling completely, you can freeze the sausage in tomato sauce in a freezer-safe container for up to 1-2 months.
- THAWING: Thaw it in the fridge before reheating!
- REHEATING: Before serving, reheat it in a saucepan over medium-low heat until heated through.
Nutrition Information
Calories
298.9kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
35.6g
(12%)
Protein
10.1g
(20%)
Fat
13.4g
(21%)
Saturated Fat
4.2g
(21%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3.6g
Monounsaturated Fat
4.6g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
24mg
(8%)
Sodium
836.3mg
(35%)
Potassium
371.2mg
(11%)
Fiber
2.3g
(9%)
Sugar
6.5g
(13%)
Vitamin A
395.8IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
18.7mg
(21%)
Calcium
88.9mg
(9%)
Iron
3.3mg
(18%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8hot dogs
Amount Per Serving
Calories 2989
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 298.9kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 35.6g | 12% |
| Protein | 10.1g | 20% |
| Fat | 13.4g | 21% |
| Saturated Fat | 4.2g | 21% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3.6g | 21% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4.6g | 23% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 24mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 836.3mg | 35% |
| Potassium | 371.2mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 2.3g | 9% |
| Sugar | 6.5g | 13% |
| Vitamin A | 395.8IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 18.7mg | 21% |
| Calcium | 88.9mg | 9% |
| Iron | 3.3mg | 18% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.