Coney Island Hot Dog
If you asked me if I like hot dogs 🌭, my initial answer would be “no”. I don’t really care for them! But in the past, it did happen that after bar hours, I stopped with my girlfriends and had one. Would I go and have one again… still “no’ unless I’m in Detroit, Michigan.
When I was living in Windsor, Ontario, we used to go out quite often to Detroit back in the 80s’. After the bars closed, we just headed back to Canada 🍁. One night, I was out with my dear friend Bill (I miss you man 😥… you left us way too early), he took me to the American Coney Island Diner and my opinion about “hot dogs” totally changed that night.
It has nothing to do with the cocktails 🍸 we had that evening! It was those delicious Coney Island Hot Dogs! Something about them sets them apart from whatever I’ve had in the past. It wasn’t a “chili” dog per se because there were no beans in it. It was simply a Coney Island Hot Dog with an amazingly flavorful meat sauce, topped with prepared yellow mustard and chopped white onions.
I haven’t had one since my last visit in the 80s’. One night, I was telling David about them saying that the day we travel and visit Michigan, we have to stop to get a Coney Island Hot dog. As usual, David challenged me and the next thing you know, I recreated a version of it! The flavors were amazing plus I couldn’t resist serving it with my homemade Hot Dog Buns… yum 😋!
Do I have them every month? Of course not! On the other hand, I appreciated having a pretty similar recipe to the original so I don’t have to spend a ridiculous amount of airfare to enjoy a Coney Island Hog Dog! If you live near the Detroit area, or you’ve visited and had one, you’ll understand what I’m talking about. Now for the rest of you, you just have to try one… they are absolutely amazing! Another recipe you might also enjoy is my Michigan Hot Dogs. I had them in Montréal and they’re similar but still different… another one to add to your folder 📁.
Bon Appétit!🍽
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– California Burgers
– Italian-Style Bruschetta
– Chicken Gyros
– Carnival Hot Dogs
– Easy Chicken Quesadillas
– Calzone
– Baked Chicken Drumettes and Wings
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Coney Island Hot Dog
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Ingredients
- 1 lb. (500g) lean ground beef
- 1/2 cup white onions, finely chopped
- 3 large cloves garlic, pressed
- 1 can (6 oz.) tomato paste tips & tricks
- 1/2 cup low-sodium beef broth
- 2 tsp. brown sugar, such as demerara
- 4-5 tbsp. prepared yellow mustard
- 1 tbsp. dried onion flakes
- 2 tsp. chili powder
- 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 tsp. celery seed
- 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
- 1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper (I always use mixed peppercorns), or to taste
- 1/4 tsp. garlic salt, or to taste
Directions
- In a large skillet over medium heat, brown ground beef, breaking it down into small pieces. Halfway thru cooking, add onions and cook until they begin to turn translucent. Stir garlic in and cook for an additional minute.
- Add remaining ingredients and stir well. Simmer uncovered for 15 minutes or until sauce thickens. Meanwhile, cook the hot dogs.
- To serve, place a cooked hot dog (either grilled or boiled) on top of a steamed or heated bun. Ladle on a big scoop of Coney Island meat sauce, and finish with yellow mustard and chopped white onions.
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I was truly amazed by the flavour of the sauce, it’s a perfect combination of ingredients. The finished hot dogs were delicious! Thank you for sharing your recipe, Francine!
I am so happy you enjoyed this recipe! Thank you so much Jody for sharing your review! Francine