Impress Your Friends with Your Own Gourmet Hot Dogs in Under 15

Instead of higher priced items, restaurants across the country are offering up their well dressed version of common fare. They are turning sandwiches, hot dogs, suasages and burgers into gourmet delights.  For more, read the article...Sandwiches Go Gourmet

Here's one way you can impress your friends and go gourmet without the hassle in under 15 minutes.  Take the lowly hot dog. 

It is a canvas just waiting to be painted and the bun is its frame.  First it is going to need a great sauce.  I use my Smokin' Agave Gourmet BBQ Sauce.  The ingredients of tomato, chilies, and liquid smoke pair perfectly with the hot dog.  Then it is going to need some toppings.  If you want to up the smokiness and the heat, add a little chopped chipotles in adobe sauce.  Next we need texture.  Sprinkle some chopped celery over the top.  Now we need something to hold the ingredients in place...cheese.  Slices of Monteray Jack placed over the top would compliment the heat of the chipotles or if you skipped the chipotles perhaps some Pepper Jack cheese would be a  better choice.  Then place the hot dogs back on the cool part of the grill and cover or under the broiler in your oven just long enough for the cheese to melt.  I think I have a cold beer in the frig...

The Sauce Lady