This is one of those recipes that I really enjoyed preparing. There are a lot of things that I miss about my country, but the three that I miss the most are my family, my friends and the food.
Medellin, like other cities in the world, has hot dogs stands on the streets and this recipe is very popular with them. In Colombia we don’t grill the hotdogs or salchichas, we boil them and the toppings include cole slaw, pineapple sauce, ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard and potato chips. When my friends and I would go out to dance, we would usually end up at one of the best hot dog stands located on Poblado Avenue in Medellin at 2 o’ clock in the morning. I really miss those times.
If you are a vegetarian, like my husband, you can buy veggie dogs and use the same toppings. I made them for him and he absolutely loved them.
I hope all of you have a great 4th of July weekend.
Ingredients
Pineapple Sauce (About 1 Cup)
2 cups fresh pineapple, peeled and cut into chunks
1/3 cup water
2 ½ tablespoons sugar or taste
1 ¼ teaspoon cornstarch
Juice of ½ a lime
Directions
1. Put the pineapple and water in a blender and blend until smooth.
2. Press the pineapple mixture through a sieve into a small saucepan. Discard the pineapple on the sieve.
3. Place the saucepan with the pineapple mixture over medium-low heat and add the lime juice and sugar. Cook, stirring for about 15 minutes.
4. In a small bowl blend the cornstarch with 1 tablespoon of water and then stir the mixture into the pineapple sauce.
5. Bring slowly to a boil, stirring until the sauce thickens. Simmer gently for 4 minutes while stirring.
6. Let it cool and transfer to a serving bowl.
Ingredients Hot Dogs
6 hot dogs buns
6 pork and beef hot dogs or veggie dogs
1 cup pineapple sauce
1 cup cole slaw
1 small bag potato chips, crushed into fine pieces
Mayonnaise
Ketchup
Mustard
Directions
1. In a medium pot bring water to a boil. Add the hot dogs to the boiling water and cover. Cook about 5 – 7 minutes.
2. Remove and drain on paper towels.
3. Place the hot dogs in the buns and top with pineapple sauce, coleslaw, mayonnaise, mustard and ketchup, topped with crushed potato chips. Serve and enjoy!
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Juju
on Jul 3rd, 2009
@ 7:45 AM:
Pineapple? Sounds delicious!
Erica
on Jul 3rd, 2009
@ 8:13 AM:
Hi Juju,
These hot dogs are absolutely delicious!
Tangled Noodle
on Jul 3rd, 2009
@ 8:41 AM:
I love the crushed potato chips! We prefer our ‘dogs boiled as well but I’m pretty boring about what I put on it – just ketchup or mustard. The pineapple sauce sounds really intriguing but it’s great to see that you also put coleslaw. In North Carolina, coleslaw is a preferred topping for hamburgers – now, I’ve got to try it with hot dogs!
Erica
on Jul 3rd, 2009
@ 11:07 AM:
Hi Tangled Noodle,
In Colombia we put coleslaw on our hamburgers too.
Felisha
on Jul 3rd, 2009
@ 4:22 PM:
Simply put–my hero. These are the recipes you can not find in the cookbooks from Colombia. I cant wait to show my husband. He will be licking his chops. I would LOVE to see the recipe for the hamburgers like the one I ate in Cali…the corn on the cob that you buy on the street…and my FAV Cholao
You too have a great 4th!
Erica
on Jul 3rd, 2009
@ 6:19 PM:
Thank you Felisha!
Kim
on Jul 4th, 2009
@ 12:07 AM:
Looks perfect for the holiday weekend. I’ve never thought of pineapple on a hot dog before, but I bet it’s good. Thanks for sharing..
Felisha
on Jul 4th, 2009
@ 10:01 AM:
I’ve also seen this with mozzarella cheese?
Erica
on Jul 4th, 2009
@ 10:43 AM:
Felisha,
That sounds delicious!
Pocky
on Jul 4th, 2009
@ 12:22 PM:
Pineapple sauce on a hot dog! That is really unique and creative. I bet it’s a great blend of sweet and savory.
Marta
on Jul 4th, 2009
@ 4:06 PM:
Deliciosos!!!!!
In Venezuela there’s also plenty of hot dogs sold in the street and they pile pretty much anything under the sky on them! these look delicious and certainly remind me of my home as well
nora@ffr
on Jul 4th, 2009
@ 9:59 PM:
deliciousness!! love the idea erica.. m sure my kids gonna love em
thanx for sharing
cheers!!
Cynthia
on Jul 5th, 2009
@ 1:16 AM:
I love how different and fantastically delicious your food is!
Erica
on Jul 5th, 2009
@ 8:10 AM:
Thank you all for the comments!
Lucia
on Jul 6th, 2009
@ 4:47 AM:
Sounds so good. I love your site. Very interesting and informative. I am sure my husband will enjoy this recipe!
Natasha - 5 Star Foodie
on Jul 6th, 2009
@ 10:26 AM:
I would love to try these fabulous hot dogs with pineapple sauce! Yum!
foodcreate
on Jul 6th, 2009
@ 2:49 PM:
Looks tasty ! and Delicious pinapple Yumm!
Thanks for sharing your recipe!
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Erica
on Oct 2nd, 2009
@ 8:16 AM:
Thank you, thank you for the wonderful comments!
Olga
on Oct 4th, 2009
@ 1:36 PM:
Thanks for visiting my blog; glad you liked the squash soup recipe.
This hotdog is mouth watering! Actually after going salsa dancing, I usually crave some food, and this would definitely satisfy!
Nicole
on Oct 13th, 2009
@ 6:41 PM:
yummmmyyyy:) in cali we add bacon and mozarella cheese.
Patty
on Nov 1st, 2009
@ 8:57 PM:
OH. My. Gosh! Pineapple on my hot dog! That is brilliant! I just happened to buy some sausages the other day, so I’ll definitely be giving this recipe a try! No doubt it is absolutely delicious! Thanks for sharing!
Janis Bland
on Nov 4th, 2009
@ 6:58 PM:
¡Muy interesante!
This reminds me of a West Virginia hot dog. In certain parts of the state, the perfect dog requires a steamed bun, boiled dog, topped with a chili sauce of finely ground meat, and then a finely chopped and creamy slaw.
Respondon
on Nov 11th, 2009
@ 9:48 PM:
Now that’s a recipe I never thought I would see online, or anywhere for that matter. I completely forgot about the pineapple sauce and the crushed potato chips. It’s like being on a street corner in Bucaramanga or Bogota again. 30 years ago I lived with a host family in Bogota where the matriarch was convinced that hot dogs were made from stray cats (and then there were the pinchos…), so I just stopped telling her what I had for lunch.
Nats
on Dec 18th, 2009
@ 9:32 AM:
I tried explaining how different Colombian hotdogs were to my husband, and he just looked so confused lol Maybe I will make them for him so he can he how much better they are! =)
Jackson Asasia
on Dec 27th, 2009
@ 6:09 AM:
Thanks for the nice recipe, Erica. It seems to be very delicious, according to the images.
I bookmarked it and sent a link to my sister, asking her to cook it ASAP =)
Regards,
Jackson Asasia
Alex Harvey
on Jan 12th, 2010
@ 12:35 AM:
I remember having some dogs out in Belem in Medellin with all these ingredients, and as the guy said up top, a big slab of mozzarella covering it…wow they were killer!
La Gringa
on Jan 16th, 2010
@ 1:11 PM:
There is a place that puts bacon on there hot dog here in Colombia..its great with the cheese, pineapple, and the chips…. I love Colombian hot dogs.
April Ballesteros
on Jan 19th, 2010
@ 6:16 PM:
I am so excited to have found your site! My husband is from Bogota, Colombia and we have 2 children ( a girl 4 and a boy 1). I want to be able to cook good traditional Colombian food for them from time to time. Pedro has spoken of the “perro calientes” from the street vendors. Cant wait to make this for him and your mom’s tamales too!
Thank you for sharing!
Claudia
on Feb 8th, 2010
@ 12:55 PM:
NO LO PUEDO CREER!!!! POR FIN!!!!
Thank you. I cannot wait to make the hot dogs.
For me, being from Cali, it was the perros de la 44.
My mouth is watering just thinking about having one (or two) with Coca Cola.
Gracias!
Anonymous
on Mar 23rd, 2010
@ 12:12 PM:
I made this on Saturday, and I actually could not stop eating it.
Andrea
on Mar 23rd, 2010
@ 2:03 PM:
So cool that you have a recipe for these infamous hot dogs! But you forgot the quails eggs!!! Two quails eggs should be added on top… And maybe you should add how to upgrade the hot dog, by turning them into “Perras calientes”. Add bacon and melted mozarella cheese on top of the chips, and extra sauce… mmmm
Tatiana
on Mar 29th, 2010
@ 10:40 PM:
Gracias por la receta,
Sabes? yo juraba que no era mayonesa sino alguna otra salsa que no se conseguia aqui.
Yo vivo en Long Island NY y de vez en cuando manejamos una hora solo para comer perros en un sitio Colombiano en Queens…. lol… que aficion.
Voy a ensayar los tuyos, asi puedo comer mas seguido.
Anonymous
on Apr 4th, 2010
@ 9:59 PM:
I made these for my Easter party today and everyone loved them. Thank you so much for your recipes.
Carlos
on Apr 10th, 2010
@ 2:35 PM:
I really miss Colombian hotdogs. But I think they are better with chuncks of pinapple and not just the sauce, the way we eat them in Bogota. We also don’t add coleslaw and use chopped onions.
Sara
on Apr 12th, 2010
@ 10:04 AM:
We made these hot dogs yesterday for some friends and they loved them. Different and delicious.
Margot
on May 14th, 2010
@ 6:27 AM:
What an exotic version of hot dog! My family would love it
wahid
on Jun 16th, 2010
@ 7:54 AM:
wow.. it is nice.. it must be deslisious. I’ll try..
Anonymous
on Jul 9th, 2010
@ 7:18 PM:
We made these last sunday and they were a hit. Thank you….delicious with that pineapple sauce.
JORGE
on Aug 2nd, 2010
@ 1:13 PM:
DON’T FORGET THE QUAIL EGGS ON TOP
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on Aug 17th, 2010
@ 4:08 AM:
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TERESA
on Aug 19th, 2010
@ 3:57 AM:
NO SOY MUY FANATICA DEL PERRO CALIENTE.
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