Sonoran hot dogs
Bacon-wrapped hot dogs from the air fryer tucked into soft buns with warm pinto beans, pico de gallo and stripes of mayo and mustard, the way Tucson makes them.
- 35 min total
- 20 min hands-on
- Follow-a-recipe easy
- Serves 4
- About $1.67 a serving
- 540 calories
- Dairy-free
Dolly says: Read the steps once before you start. Everything goes smoother after that.
Ingredients
For 4 servings.
- 4 hot dogs
- 4 slices bacon
- 1 can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
- 4 hot dog buns
- ½ cup pico de gallo
- 2 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp yellow mustard
- 2 tbsp pickled jalapeños (optional)
From your pantry
- 1 pinch salt
Each serving has about 540 calories, 19 g protein, 40 g carbs and 34 g fat, and costs about $1.67 at typical US grocery prices. Both are estimates from what the recipe uses.
Missing something?
- No pinto beans? Black beans or kidney beans work.
- No pico de gallo? Salsa works.
- No yellow mustard? Dijon mustard works.
Steps
Tap an underlined word for a quick explanation.
Wrap each hot dog in a slice of bacon in a tight spiral, tucking the ends under so they stay put.
Dolly’s tip: Stretch the bacon a little as you wrap. It clings better and cooks evenly.Heat the air fryer to 375°F for 3 minutes.
Timer: 3 min
Air fry the hot dogs seam side down for 10 to 12 minutes, turning halfway, until the bacon is all over.
Crispy. Crispy means the outside is dry, firm and crunchy. It comes from high heat, a little oil and room in the pan, because crowded food steams and goes soft.
How you’ll know: It sounds crunchy when you tap or bite it, and it doesn’t flop when you lift it.
Timer: 11 min
Food safety: Cook bacon until it’s crisp and no longer translucent.
While they cook, warm the beans with the salt in a small over medium for 5 minutes, mashing about half of them with a fork.
Saucepan. A saucepan is a pot with tall, straight sides and one long handle. It’s for things that need depth, like rice, sauces or a few boiled eggs.
How you’ll know: The food fills it about halfway, leaving room to bubble without spilling over.
Medium heatTimer: 5 min
Open the buns, lay them in the air fryer for 1 minute to warm, and take them out.
Timer: 1 min
Spoon beans into each bun, add a hot dog, and top with pico de gallo, a zigzag of mayo and mustard, and jalapeños.
Plan this in Dollop, and get the grocery list
Dollop puts this dinner on a night that suits your week, lists only what you still need to buy, and walks you through each step while you cook.
