Green Chili Mole Hot Dogs

This hot dog is fiesta ready. (Sommer Collier/ASpicyPerspective.com)

This green chile hot dog from Sommer Collier of A Spicy Perspective will make you say OLE!  Plus a quick and easy mole sauce gives these Mexican style hot dogs a serious wow-factor.

Cook Time:20 min

Prep Time:15 min

Total Time:35 min

Servings: 8

Ingredients:

2 dried Ancho chiles

4 dried Pasilla chiles (New Mexican, California, Anaheim)

1 Tb..butter

1 medium onion, chopped

3 cloves garlic, minced

2 tsp. dried oregano

2 cups chicken stock

1 Tb. masa (you can sub a handful of broken-up tortilla chips)

3 Tb. creamy peanut butter

1 Tb. honey

2 oz. chopped Mexican chocolate (or bitter chocolate + a pinch of cinnamon)

8 hot dog buns

8 hot dogs

2 ripe avocados, sliced

1 jar Green Chile or Salsa Verde (I used 505 Green Chile)

3/4 cup pico de gallo

1/2 crumbled California Queso Fresco

Preparation:

Fill a bowl with boiling hot water.

Place the chilies in the bowl to soften for15 minutes.

Meanwhile add the butter and onion to a sauce pot over medium heat.

Saute for 2-3 minutes, then add the garlic.

Saute another minute and add all the mole ingredients except for the chocolate. (This includes the softened peppers. Remove the stems and seeds).

Simmer for 10-15 minutes.

Carefully puree the mole base using an immersion blender.

Then stir in the chopped chocolate.Salt and pepper to taste.

Preheat the grill to high heat. Grill the hot dogs for 5 minutes, rotating once or twice.

Place each hot dog in a bun and top with mole, green chili, avocado slices, pico de gallo, and queso fresco.