
Everyday meals
Shuco (Guatemalan hot dog)
The shuco is Guatemala's street hot dog: a grilled sausage in a small bun, topped with shredded cabbage, tomato and a homemade hot sauce. You eat it standing at a street corner, especially in the evening.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Sauce piquante
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
On the side
Nutrition facts
571 kcal per serving
- Protein
- 16.2 g
- Carbohydrates
- 54.6 g
- of which sugars
- 8.6 g
- Fat
- 30.3 g
- of which saturated fat
- 7.5 g
- Fiber
- 6 g
Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.
Instructions
- Finely shred the cabbage and red onion, put them in a bowl with the white vinegar and a pinch of salt, then massage for 2 minutes to soften the cabbage.
- Dice the tomatoes and green chili, add them to the cabbage and let sit 10 minutes at room temperature.
- Make the hot sauce: heat the oil in a small pan, sauté the garlic, bird's eye chili and half a blended tomato for 3 minutes, then stir in the vinegar, salt and let cool slightly.
- Grill the sausages in a pan or on the barbecue for 8 to 10 minutes, turning, until well browned and slightly crisp on the outside.
- Open the buns without cutting them all the way through and warm them in a hot oven for 1 minute.
- Fill each bun with a sausage, cabbage salad, a drizzle of mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard and hot sauce, then serve immediately.
Variations and tips
Vegetarian version. Replace the sausages with plant-based sausages or grilled black bean patties.
Using what's available. If bird's eye chili is hard to find, use a small hot red chili or a few drops of store-bought hot sauce.
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Original Ecomely recipe.

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