Virtually every tortería serves this torta, split hot dogs griddled and tucked inside bread. Instead of ketchup and relish, you dress your dog with all the typical torta condiments. Good old yellow American...
Rather than being cooked in salted water, the pasta is treated like risotto-simmered in stock and stirred until cooked and creamy-which gives it plenty of time to pick up meaty flavors.
If I could only have one dessert sauce this-without a doubt-would be it. Caramel sauce is the most complex tasting sauce I know and it goes with every flavor in the pastry kitchen: apples, nuts, berries,...
Listen, this dish is indulgent, and makes a bit more than two responsible adults should finish in one sitting. But for crying out loud, live a little. (And anyway, the kale keeps it virtuous.)