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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.

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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

  1. 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.
  2. Dice the tomatoes and green chili, add them to the cabbage and let sit 10 minutes at room temperature.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Open the buns without cutting them all the way through and warm them in a hot oven for 1 minute.
  6. 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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