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12 ways to serve up hot dogs and hamburgers

Here are 12 recipes (including vegetarian options) to kick off summer, including fresh takes on traditional favorites.

3. Mexican mummy dogs

A Palatable Pastime

By Sue Lau, A Palatable Pastime

Mexican mummy dogs

8 all-beef precooked hot dogs
2 extra-large burrito size soft flour tortillas or 4-6 very fresh corn or flour tortillas
1/2 cup canned refried beans
2 tablespoons butter
Salsa or nacho cheese dip (optional)
8 6-inch wooden skewers (optional)

1. Lay out a tortilla and spread refried beans all over one side in a thin layer.

2. Use a pizza cutter to cut tortilla in thin strips to make the “bandages.”

3. Pick up a strip and press on the hot dog, bean side facing the hot dog, and wind it around like a mummy, pressing firmly. Repeat with other hot dogs. Don’t worry if they are slightly messy. After they brown in the pan you won’t really notice it.

4. Heat butter in a non-stick skillet and brown hot dogs on all sides until crisp, turning gently. (If a piece of bandage comes loose, use a little bit of beans to stick it back down, like glue.)

5. Carefully insert a wooden skewer into one end.

6. Serve mummy dogs with salsa or warm nacho cheese dip.

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