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Detroit-Style Coney Dog

Authentic Detroit-style Coney Dogs featuring grilled all-beef hot dogs topped with rich homemade Coney meat sauce, yellow mustard, and diced onions.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 8 hot dogs
Course: Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: American, Michigan
Calories: 430
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

Coney Sauce
  • 1 lb lean ground beef
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 0.5 small onion finely minced
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 8 oz tomato sauce
  • 0.5 cup beef broth
  • 1 tbsp yellow mustard
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 0.5 tsp garlic powder
  • 0.5 tsp onion powder
  • 0.5 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp brown sugar
  • salt and black pepper to taste
Assembly
  • 8 all-beef hot dogs
  • 8 split-top hot dog buns
  • 2 tbsp butter for buns
  • 1 cup white onion finely diced
  • yellow mustard for serving

Equipment

  • Large skillet
  • Medium saucepan
  • Wooden spoon
  • Grill or grill pan

Method
 

  1. Melt butter and sauté onion until soft.
  2. Add garlic and cook 30 seconds.
  3. Brown ground beef, breaking into very fine crumbles.
  4. Stir in remaining sauce ingredients.
  5. Simmer 25 to 30 minutes until thickened.
  6. Grill hot dogs until browned.
  7. Toast buttered buns.
  8. Place hot dogs in buns and top with Coney sauce, mustard, and diced onions.

Nutrition

Calories: 430kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 18gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 65mgSodium: 980mgFiber: 2gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 8IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 8mgIron: 20mg

Notes

Prepare the meat sauce a day ahead for even richer flavor. Freeze leftover sauce for up to three months.

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