Cachorro-quente paulista

What's in it

8 parts read from its 13 ingredient lines, its title and its method.

Sausage

• Frank or wiener, type not stated “8 unidades de salsichas (cozidas)”

Bun or wrap

• Plain soft bun “4 unidades de pão de cachorro-quente”

Toppings

• Grilled or sautéed onion from the method
• Potato chips or potato sticks “Batata palha (a gosto)”
• Bacon “300 g de bacon”

Cheese

• Cream cheese, requeijão or catupiry “Requeijão cremoso (a gosto)”

Sauces and condiments

• Mustard, kind not stated “Mostarda e ketchup (a gosto)”
• Ketchup “Mostarda e ketchup (a gosto)”

Against the usual Cachorro-quente

It has 3 of the 8 parts of the usual Brazilian cachorro-quente: potato chips or potato sticks, ketchup and any mustard. Not on it: tomato sauce or paste, mashed potato, sweet corn, peas and mayonnaise.

Less usual for the style: bacon (in 13% of Cachorro-quente recipes) and cream cheese, requeijão or catupiry (in 6% of Cachorro-quente recipes).

Sausages simmered in a tomato sauce with onion and peppers, in a soft roll, piled with some mix of mashed potato, sweet corn, peas, straw potatoes (batata palha), grated cheese, ketchup, mustard and mayonnaise.