podrão
In Rio De Janeiro, late-night noshers crowd around vintage VW vans that are now home to food trucks known for their Podrão (pronounced po’-drone). Hot dogs simmered in a tomato sauce with onions and peppers and then piled mile-high with every imagainable topping, Brazil's classic midnight snack is junk food at its finest.
prep time
20 Min
cook time
20 Min
method
Stove Top
yield
Serves 12
Ingredients
- FOR THE HOT DOG
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 medium white onion, thinly sliced
- 2 medium green bell pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 12 - all-beef, pork or turkey hot dogs sliced into thirds
- 2 - 14.5-ounce can stewed tomatoes
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 12 - hot dog buns
- - kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- TOPPINGS
- - ketchup, mayonnaise and mustard
- - hard boiled quail eggs
- - canned peas and/or corn, drained and rinsed
- - grated parmesan cheese
- - french fried matchstick potatoes
How To Make podrão
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Step 1Warm the oil in a stock pot and add the onion, pepper and garlic. Cook, stirring until softened.
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Step 2Add the hot dogs, tomatoes, oregano, salt and pepper and simmer over low heat for 15 minutes.
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Step 3Serve hot, scooping the sauce and a few hot dog segments into a bun with your choice of typical food truck toppings.
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