Posted: 05/21/2018

Coney Island Hot Dog Recipe

Name: Coney Island Hot Dog Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8 hot dogs
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb ground beef; 1/2 cup diced yellow onion; 2 1/2 tablespoons chili powder; 1 tablespoon cumin; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/2 teaspoon celery salt; 8 oz tomato sauce; 1/4 cup water; 1 tablespoon yellow mustard; 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce; 8 hot dog buns; 8 hot dogs; Shredded cheese, finely diced onion, and yellow mustard, for serving

Total Time: 45 minutes ★★★★ 3 Reviews Jump to Recipe

People may disagree on what makes an authentic Coney Island Hot Dog, but you will agree that this Coney Island Hot Dog Recipe is delicious! Perfectly spiced and full of flavor, this is one hot dog recipe you’ll want to keep on file!

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Originally posted June 2, 2012 – photos and post updated May 21, 2018

If you’ve been following Taste and Tell for awhile, you know that I kinda love hot dogs. In fact, I have posted full weeks filled with hot dog recipes. Well, it’s been way too long since I’ve even talked about a hot dog, so I decided to repost this Coney Island Hot Dog Recipe.

But here’s the thing – when I went back and remade the original recipe, I wasn’t totally in love with it. And one thing I’ve been trying really hard to do lately is to make sure every recipe I have posted here on Taste and Tell is a winner. This is also why you’ve seen a lot of oldies from the archives being reposted – I’m going back in and re-testing and tweaking recipes to make sure they are delicious.

Would you believe I made this Coney Island Hot Dog Recipe 4 times to get it how I wanted it? Let’s just say my family has had their fill of Coney dogs for the next little while. (Me, on the other hand? I don’t think I could ever get sick of them!!) So there are some changes to the recipe that I had posted here for a few years, but I really believe that the changes make this recipe so, so good.

I also want to mention that I read article after article online about traditional Coney Island Hot Dogs, and I am convinced that no one will ever agree on what a “true” Coney Island Hot Dog recipe is. And that’s ok by me. I’ve never been to Coney Island, and I’ve never had an authentic Coney Island Hot Dog. But I can say that these are delicious and 100% worth making. And that’s what really matters, right?

How to make this Coney Island Hot Dog Recipe

Start by browning the ground beef and onion. Then add your spices, followed by the tomato sauce, water, mustard, and Worcestershire sauce.
Simmer the mixture until it is thickened, about 20 minutes.

What to serve with Coney Island Hot Dogs

Potato Chips
Potato Salad
Fresh veggies and dip
Corn on the Cob
Sweet Potato Tots
Sautéed Green Beans with Cherry Tomatoes

More Chili Dog Recipes:

Chili Dog Nachos
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Jalapeno Chili Dog from Coupon Clipping Cook
Gourmet Chili Dogs from Bev Cooks

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Coney Island Hot Dog Recipe

★★★★

3.7 from 3 reviews

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Yield: 8 hot dogs 1x
Category: Main Dish
Cuisine: American

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People may disagree on what makes an authentic Coney Island Hot Dog, but you will agree that this Coney Island Hot Dog Recipe is delicious! Perfectly spiced, full of flavor, this is one hot dog recipe you’ll want to keep on file!

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Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
1/2 cup diced yellow onion
2 1/2 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon celery salt
8 oz tomato sauce
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon yellow mustard
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
8 hot dog buns
8 hot dogs
Shredded cheese, finely diced onion, and yellow mustard, for serving

Instructions

Place a large skillet over medium-high heat and add the ground beef and the onion. Cook, breaking up the beef as it cooks, until the beef is browned and the onion is soft. Stir in the chili powder, cumin, salt, garlic powder, and celery salt and cook for an additional 3 minutes. Stir in the tomato sauce, water, mustard and Worcestershire sauce. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes, or until thickened. (If the chili becomes too thick, add more water to loosen it up.)

While the sauce is simmering, heat the oven to 300ºF. Wrap the buns in foil and place in the oven and bake until heated through, about 10 minutes.

Put the hot dogs in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil and cook the hot dogs until they are heated through, 5-8 minutes.

To serve, place the hot dogs in the buns and top with the chili. If desired, top the chili with shredded cheese, finely diced onion and yellow mustard.