This copycat Puka Dog recipe is inspired by our recent trip to Kauai, where we enjoyed these Hawaiian Style Hot Dogs at Brennecke’s Beach. Hope you enjoy it!
Hawaiian puka dogs are Polish sausages wrapped in a sweet roll and topped with sweet mango mustard and pineapple relish.
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This copycat Puka Dog recipe is inspired by our recent trip to Kauai, where we enjoyed these Hawaiian Style Hot Dogs at Brennecke’s Beach. Hope you enjoy it!
Our spring break was just spent in one of the most beautiful places on Earth – Kauai, Hawaii! Family travel is so important to me, so I was thrilled to be able to take the boys to visit the “Garden Isle” (true paradise in every sense of the term). We got to go back to […]
Hawaiian puka dogs are Polish sausages wrapped in a sweet roll and topped with sweet mango mustard and pineapple relish.
The hot dog that enthralled Anthony Bourdain on Kauai is still a life-changer. The special ingredients that make the Puka Dog experience so good.
Hawaiian puka dogs are Polish sausages wrapped in a sweet roll and topped with sweet mango mustard and pineapple relish.
This copycat Puka Dog recipe is inspired by our recent trip to Kauai, where we enjoyed these Hawaiian Style Hot Dogs at Brennecke’s Beach. Hope you enjoy it!
Hawaiian Hot Dogs with Mango Salsa, that is, with zippy Pineapple Mustard. It's fun on a bun!
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Oh, Puka Dogs—I traveled across oceans to eat you, to taste your delicious meat slathered in tropical relishes and spicy sauces all wrapped up in a toasted bun. For weeks before going to Hawaii, I dreamed of you Puka Dog. I talked about the moment when I would finally wrap my lips around you. After arriving I was tempted several times to venture to your little stand, but I resisted temptation until I had company to join me. And then the day came, and you were everything I’d dreamed of. Some of you may remember that my motivation for trying Puka Dogs was from witnessing my culinary traveler hero, Anthony Bourdain, eat one on his No Reservations show in Hawaii. When I found out that there was a Puka Dog just minutes away from my hotel, I knew it was destiny. As soon as my boyfriend arrived fresh off the plane, I dragged him over to the Waikiki Town Center so we could try our first Puka Dog together. Interestingly, the meat was not a typical hot dog, but it was a polish sausage. They also had a vegetarian dog option, but we both went for the polish sausage. On mine I got Hot Chili Pepper sauce, Kuai Special (mango) relish, and Lilikoi mustard. My boyfriend got the Garlic Lemon Original Secret Sauce and guava mustard. So here’s genius of the Puka Dog—first of all, puka means hole in Hawaiian. Imagine taking a hot dog bun, but instead of slicing it down the middle creating a hole in the center. The bun is actually impaled on these spiky metal rods that put a hole in the bun and toast it from the inside. Then the sauce is squirted into the hole. The dog is inserted and it’s topped off again with some sauce. So you end up with a completely encased dog. This method could save the hot dog problems of the world—no more mustard, ketchup, or relish spilling everywhere! You could walk down the street chowing down on one of these dogs without a care in the world. And the taste is absolutely delicious. The meat was definitely better than mystery meat hot dog (though that has its place in the food world as well). And the sauces were amazing. Whether you like spicy or mild, you can have your pick. First you start of with the Garlic Lemon Secret Sauce, which comes in Mild Original, Spicy Jalapeno, Hot Chili Pepper, and Hot Hot Habanero. Then comes one of the amazing tropical relishes—Kuai Special (mango), Pineapple Field (pineapple), Polihale Sunset (papaya), Coconut Beach (coconut), Waimea Canyon (banana), and Na Pali Cruise (star fruit). If you’d rather go for traditional rather than tropical flavors, you can also get ketchup, mustard (yellow, Dijon, or Hawaiian Lilikoi), and Guava sweet pickle relish. The sauces I tried were wonderful—even though they are fruit based, they are not overly sweet and the Puka Dog maintains a nice, savory flavor. Until the rest of the world realizes the amazingness of the Puka Dog, it looks like you’ll have to travel to Hawaii to try one out. And it’s completely worth it. You can check out their Web site here: http://www.pukadog.com/
The hot dog that enthralled Anthony Bourdain on Kauai is still a life-changer. The special ingredients that make the Puka Dog experience so good.
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This copycat Puka Dog recipe is inspired by our recent trip to Kauai, where we enjoyed these Hawaiian Style Hot Dogs at Brennecke’s Beach. Hope you enjoy it!
Hawaiian puka dogs are Polish sausages wrapped in a sweet roll and topped with sweet mango mustard and pineapple relish.
After a recent trip to Kauai, Shane Eubanks of Insider Travel Group generously agreed to write a guest review of his visit to one of the quirkiest hot
But before it disappears altogether, I'd like to introduce you to a little tropical awesomeness. If you've ever been to Po'ipu or Waikiki, HI, you have probably heard of the world famous Puka Dog. If you've ever eaten one, you know you want to eat another one (or five). And well, unless you live in Hawai'i it's not easy. If you haven't eaten one (or five), you can make this reasonable facsimile at home to whet your appetite. "Puka" means "hole" in Hawaiian so a Puka Dog is a bun with a hole poked in it, filled with special garlic sauce, your choice of fruit relish, and either a vegetarian hot dog or polish sausage. The one I tried (and then decided to make) is mango chutney and aioli. Make this, marvel at the wise Hawiians who know exactly how to treat a hot dog properly, then resolve to visit as soon as possible to have one of these for your very own! Or you know, have five, I won't judge... I got the recipe for the Hawaiian sweet bread from allrecipes. The recipe for the chutney, which I altered slightly, came from simplyrecipes. The aioli is a very simple mayo that I added a ton of garlic to. Let me just say, you may never eat another condiment again. Holy cats. This looks like a lot of work. But once you've got the chutney and aioli made, they're good for several weeks in the fridge so you can use them again and again. And you will want to. Oh my yes. You will want to... Start with the bread as it needs time to stir up and also to rise. Bread Machine Hawaiian Sweet Bread * 1 cup warm water * 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract * 1/4 teaspoon lemon extract * 2 eggs * 4 tablespoons margarine * 5 tablespoons white sugar * 3 cups all-purpose flour * 3/4 teaspoon salt * 2 tablespoons dry milk powder * 2 tablespoons dry potato flakes * 1 tablespoon active dry yeast Add ingredients to your bread machine as the manufacturer's directions suggest. Set your machine to the dough setting. When your machine is done working its magic, divide dough into 8 sections and roll into "bun" shaped loaves. Set in a warm, draft-free spot to rise about an hour and a half until not quite doubled. Bake at 350° for about 30 minutes, or until bread is nicely browned and when you thump the crust, it sounds hollow. Notes: Next time I'm adding 3-5 more Tbs sugar. As is, this is very good, nay, exceptionally good bread, but not quite as sweet as Hawaiian sweet bread. Also, I haven't tried it, but I imagine that this would freeze pretty well so if you wanted to make this well in advance, you could. I did the chutney next as it required some cooking. Mango Chutney * 2/3 cups sugar * 1/3 cup distilled white vinegar * 2 large mangoes peeled and cut in 3/4-inch pieces * 1/2 medium onion, chopped * 1/4 cup golden raisins * 1 tsp minced fresh ginger * 1 garlic clove, minced * 1 teaspoon mustard seeds, whole * pinch teaspoon red chili pepper flakes (hot) Combine sugar and vinegar in a pot. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Add remaining ingredients and simmer uncovered until syrupy and slightly thickened, 30 to 45 minutes. Stir occasionally during cooking. Keep refrigerated in airtight container. Tip: For an interesting way to use up chutney, try it on pancakes! I used my basic pancake recipe, substituted coconut oil for the oil, added coconut oil to the cooking pan for extra measure, and tossed in a banana and 1/4 C hazelnuts. Macadamia nuts would be a great way to embellish, also. You won't be disappointed! Garlic Mayo (Aioli) * 1 cup vegetable oil * 1 egg * 1 tablespoon lemon juice * scant 1/2 teaspoon salt * 6 garlic cloves pulverized into a paste Ever since my friend Monte told me how, I've used an immersion blender to make my mayo. Put the egg, lemon juice, salt, and garlic paste into whatever vessel you're using to make the mayo in. I recommend something with tall sides like a glass. Buzz it a tad with the blender to combine. Pour the oil on top of that. Insert your blender again. Starting at the bottom, turn the blender on, and slowly draw it up through the oil. Watch the mayo appear before your very eyes. If you have a little oil left at the top, just run the blender up and down through the mixture a few times to incorporate. Store in an airtight container in the fridge. Assembly: Take your beautiful, beautiful bun: Poke your beautiful, beautiful puka: This is an apple corer, but you can use a knife. Slather the inside with your beautiful, beautiful chutney and aioli: You may say, "My goodness! Isn't that a lot of bread?!" And the answers is, "Yes, yes it is." But the real question is, "Does it matter?" And the answer is, "No, no it does not!" Insert your veggie dog/polish sausage/100% all beef frank. You may also say, "My goodness! What happened to that poor hot dog?" To which I reply, "Sorry, it's a microwaved veggie dog. Not the best for photography, but it tastes great anyway." Review: I think I'll call these "Haole Holes." They're not quite the same as the real thing, but oh so tropical and oh so delicious! These dogs go to 11!
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This copycat Puka Dog recipe is inspired by our recent trip to Kauai, where we enjoyed these Hawaiian Style Hot Dogs at Brennecke’s Beach. Hope you enjoy it!
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This copycat Puka Dog recipe is inspired by our recent trip to Kauai, where we enjoyed these Hawaiian Style Hot Dogs at Brennecke’s Beach. Hope you enjoy it!
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