A Chicago Style Hot Dog
published by Anastasia Zoldak on May 5, 2009
I used this recipe when I lived in Kansas and I got homesick for Chicago. In this hot dog recipe, you will not find any ketchup and that is because a true Chicago-Style Hot Dog does not use any!
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Makes 8 Chicago-Style hot dogs with 2 dogs left over
Ingredients
- 1 package of Vienna Beef hot dogs – For the best result it must be an all beef hot dog!
- 1 package of hot dog buns with the poppy seeds – Don’t use the plain ones!
- Yellow Mustard
- Sweet Pickle Relish
- 1 Yellow Onion – finely chopped
- 1 large Tomato cut into eighths – Ripen it up on your kitchen counter and never put it in the fridge.
- Kosher Dill Pickle Spears
- Dell Alpe Sport Peppers – This brand is the best one out there!
- Celery Salt
Method
- Steam the hot dogs in a steamer for 5 to 7 minutes.
- Steam the buns for 2 minutes.
- Place the toppings on the hot dog in the following order:
- Mustard
- Sweet Pickle Relish
- Chopped Onions
- Two Tomato Wedges
- One Pickle Spear
- Two Sport Peppers
- Dash of celery Salt
A great meal for everyone in the family, just take the sport pepper off for the kids!
