I admit that there are hundreds of recipes for Chicago style hot dogs. Having grown up in Chi-Town, it was not uncommon for me to buy Chicago style hot dogs in local restaurants and from any number of street vendors. The Chicago Style Hot Dog was and still is a daily part of native Chicagoans life.
Now that I have been
away from my hometown for decades, I have found it hard to capture the exact
taste of a true Chicago style hot dog. However, I could be just more than a little bias
on the subject.
Therefore, searching
my memory for what I have been missing, I have pulled together these
ingredients to recreate what I believe is the closest I will come to a true Chicago
Style Hot Dog.
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Chicago Style Hot
Dog
Ingredients:
Large Vienna Beef Hot Dogs in their natural
skins
Steamed Poppy Seed Bun/ Wheat Buns
Mustard
Diced Spanish Sweet Onions
Sweet Pickle Relish
Tomato wedges
Celery Salt or Gumbo File
Kosher Dill Pickle
Serrano Sport Peppers
Cucumber, sliced
Ketchup, If Desired
Directions:
There are four methods for cooking a Chicago Style Hot Dog.
- Use an Old Fashioned Hot Dog Roller
- Deep fried hot at 375 degrees for 2 to 3 minutes, no more than that amount of time,
- Steam it, or
- Grill it.