Friday, February 12, 2010

conies

You probably noticed on my sidebar, that I've been having a Coney dog attack this week. I finally gave in, and made myself one, so I am happy to report I can once again live a normal life, craving free. The Coney, or Coney Island hot dog, has nothing to do with Coney Island, by the way, but is named for preparation style, rather than location. The birthplace of the Coney is actually right here in the Midwest.

Did you know "dog" has been used as a synonym for sausage since 1884? Accusations that sausage makers used dog meat, date to at least 1845. Appetizing, huh? The earliest usage of hot dog in clear reference to sausage appeared in the 28 September 1893, The Knoxville Journal.

It was so cool last night that the appearance
of overcoats was common, and stoves and grates
were again brought into comfortable use.
Even the weinerwurst men began preparing
to get the "hot dogs" ready for sale Saturday night.


Willow's Coney Dog Sauce


1 pound lean ground beef
2 cups ketchup
2 tsp cumin
1 tsp onion powder
3 Tbsp chili powder
1 Tbsp sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1 cup water


Brown ground beef, remove from pan and drain well. In hot pan, add remaining ingredients, mix well, add meat and simmer 5-10 minutes until thick.

What's your favorite way to eat a dog? Or do you call them frankfurters, franks, wieners, or weenies?

68 comments:

  1. Perfect! I have been craving a Coney for a week, and didn't have an onion! Now the snow is melted off the streets...I'm off to the store!

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  2. No cheese on your coney Willow?

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  3. Nope, I don't like cheese on mine. Just onions!

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  4. I love my hot dog with mustard and sauerkraut, but your recipe looks bloody good. After a trip to the market, I am going to try it out. Ye Gods...I'm getting behind; I haven't done the skillet lasagne yet.

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  5. That looks wonderful!

    My favorite way of enjoying the (very) occasional hot dog is to use a grilled bratwurst on a buttered and grilled bun, a smear of Dijon mustard, a little chopped onion -- accompanied by very cold Champagne to cut the grease. Heaven!

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  6. I like slaw dogs the best, but if I'm making them myself it's usually just mustard and relish. Mmmmm. Now I'm hungry!

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  7. mmm...that would be so good tonight...mustard, chili and onions please!

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  8. look at that puppie willow! you rock!!! ha!! steven

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  9. Definitely "hot dog." And this is exactly how I like to eat 'em!

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  10. Now I have the craving.

    We have a place in Maine called wasses hot dog stand It's great.
    Always a line even in snow.
    The smell of the onions makes you turn around and get one.

    yvonne

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  11. Ever since reading about hot dog ingredients years ago, I haven't eaten one--seriously--for years. Joe loves 'em, though. I make them for him now and then. Mostly in summertime, but every once in a while he'll like them in winter with chili sauce over them, and he likes them sliced lengthwise with cheese in them. I cringe thinking of it. Haaaa!

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  12. Sue, yeah, the ingredients do leave a little to be desired, but at least there's hopefully no dog in them. I don't eat them very often, but every once in a while I have to have one!

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  13. Hot Dogs sold at Cony Island's Amusement Park are by Nathan's Famous. I guess if you Googled the boardwalk there, the history of the hot dogs would come up. The also sell knishes, at Cony Island, which are mashed potatoes in a small pocket shape, which are fried. Both are really great! A ride on the carousel is a must.

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  14. i do my chili dog with sour cream on top.
    omg!!!

    xx

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  15. Pass the chips please! You're making my hungry here. Yummy! Thanks for the history on "the hot dog"... they hit the spot anyway :)
    The Bach

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  16. OH, too late to go out for a dog tonight. But, tomorrow is just a few hours away. Dogs with all the fixings. Yeah.

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  17. I call them any of those things. I like them with sauted peppers and onions and mustard. I have my Magpie piece done. I will put it up soon.
    QMM

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  18. chili, onions, sour cream, & cheese on top of mine please! I've felt in a "dinner slump" lately, I think I'll use your inspiration & make this tomorrow night :)

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  19. My favorite way of eating a dog is absolutely unhealthy. Dog on a bun with a strip of bacon wrapped around it, a piece of sliced cheese on either side of the dog, and hamburger relish on top. Wrapped in tin foil and baked. We call it a whistle dog, but I'm not sure that's really the name. Yummy, and so full of not so good ingredients, but the Coney dog is my next adventure.

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  20. Renee, sour cream on top? Okay, I've gotta try it!

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  21. Irene, that whistle dog sounds like something else! Never heard of it, but it sounds amazing.

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  22. I love coney dogs! And that picture makes me almost (almost)being the key word, run to the store, but for right now I will just sit here and slobber all over myself.

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  23. That looks divine! I think I can smell the wonderful aroma....

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  24. I made some this week and put the cheese in a jar stuff melted on the top along with chili cheese fries. And why did I do this?!!...your sidebar gave me a mouth watering taste for 'em! Thanks they were great. Your photo looks deelish!

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  25. I'm stuffed to the gills on salmon and quinoa, and this is STILL making me hungry. Kudos to you.

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  26. I call 'em dogs.

    My favorite way to eat them is:

    1. With my husband
    2. In the summer
    3. Bought from a "dirty water" hot dog stand
    4. Sitting on the tailgate of my pickup truck, preferably after an afternoon of hard outdoor/garden labor
    5. Ketchup, mustard, sauteed onions, and sauerkraut
    6. A cold can of root beer or cream soda

    All requisites must be met simultaneously to produce the perfect-for-me dog experience.

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  27. plain hot dog with dijon mustard and ketchup -- none of that other fancy stuff!

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  28. Hot dogs are not my favourite but your recipe could change that Willow. It sounds like the perfect comfort food, xv.

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  29. This is a Sloppy Joe from where I hail. We usually serve them on hamburger buns, and are made with hamburger not hot dogs.

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  30. We still have a Coney Island hot dog place, here in Worcester but I no longer partake of them...Mom loves 'em tho' and still calls 'em "hot dogs" :)

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  31. We call them "Hot Dogs" and I like to eat mine with mustard, relish, onions and sauerkraut or any combination if I cannot have all four. But a good Chilli Dog is good too. I have never had a Coney dog before and it sounds similiar to a chilli dog, so I would probably like it. And I love the onions on them.

    But now I am hungry for a hot dog and it is morning here. Oh well, frozen waffles will have to do.

    God bless.

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  32. We just call em chili dogs. I like em with mustard, onions and chilli and cheese. Or just grilled over a campfire with mustard. Or in a bun with sauerkraut and mustard. That is good, too.

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  33. Yum! That looks good even at 8:30 in the morning! LOL!

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  34. Mrsupole said "sauerkraut"! MMMMMMM!!

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  35. Great... another blogger inducing this pregnant woman into another craving! Oh the heartburn!

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  36. Sorry about that MG! I had heartburn so bad when I was pregnant, that I would carry a big bottle of Mylanta in my purse.

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  37. I didn't even know what a coney was when I arrived - I thought it was a little animal.

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  38. We eat hot dogs... And I actually don't even eat them on a bun, normally I'll only eat them cut up in cheese maceroni. So good!

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  39. Yum!!

    I figure when I'm craving a certain food intensely, there's something in it my body really needs.

    Lovely pic, and .. horrifying history of hot dogs. Dog meat? YUCK!

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  40. @ Reya, there's a weird reference to that in the movie "Battle Beyond the Stars"...ahem...but I'll spare the details...

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  41. It’s good to learn the history of hot dog!

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  42. I am always late for commenting when I get to you, Willow. 41 comments already, wah! We call them Heiße Würstchen, if you care to know. I mentioned your Manor Ball in my post today, still makes me dreamy. Did you see the Vienna Opera Ball last night? Do they show that in Ohio?

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  43. I call a hot-dog a hot-dog, but a Coney is hot dog with chilli and onions, and plenty of both. Yours looks delish Willow. It's true that you can get hot-dogs at Coney Island, but Coney dogs originated in Detroit. The first Coney Island restaurant was established in Detroit by Greek immigrants in 1917. The Coney dog is THE represnative food of the Motor City and Coney Island restaurants abound. They offer Coneys along with other traditional Greek foods. It's good to have a Coney with a greek salad.

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  44. Hey, Hilary, how fun to live in the birth place of the Coney! A Greek salad sounds wonderful pair with one. Mmm-mmm.

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  45. Well, I am glad to say that is one craving I have not had. Not something else sweet or bad for you I need to add to my already bad cravings. but why is it the bad cravings are ohhhhso good? :)

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  46. Well, another culinary challenge..never heard of a Coney before, not even in Coney Is. Sounds good enough for me!!

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  47. We always call sausages, 'dogs' in England.

    We don't get decent 'dogs' here so I've stopped eating them!

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  48. Coney Island looks delicious. At Toronto hot dog stands, I like diced onions, sliced olives, honey mustard, ketchup and very few hot peppers. I always ask for extra well cooked. Mmm makes me HUNGRY.

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  49. Interesting recipe. It feels like it could be terribly messy to eat, though...

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  50. Spacedlaw, oh, it IS terribly messy to eat, and must be done hunkered over a plate or napkin. That's where the term Sloppy Joes comes from. (that's a sandwich made only with the ground beef part of the Coney)

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  51. *Bon appetit!*

    Viennese call them "Frankfurter" - Frankfurters call them "Wiener" (i.e. Viennese). There are hot dog stands (Würstlstandl) all over Vienna. One if close to the opera and I have seen quite a few people enjoying their hotdog in tux and long evening dress. In short, Frankfurters are sacred in Vienna. Just don't call them Viennese Dogs (that makes also my Maxie very unhappy!). ;-)

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  52. Here's a picture of Viennese in evening robe, eating hot dogs. ;-)

    Btw, I eat them once a year, at 11PM of the Museums Night. That's when my feet are just about to give up and I realize all of a sudden that looking at all those museum exhibitions made me extremely hungry!

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  53. chili dogs are good or just with mustard and relish. On Cape Cod there is still an A&W rootbeer place much as it was in the 60's. They sell hot dogs and hamburgs really cheap and every Wednesday there is an antique car show in the parking lot. All the cars sit there with their hoods up so you can see the insides.

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  54. I like a simple Casper's dog...dog, mustard, relish, quarter tomatoes tucked in , lightly salted and grated cheddar! I'm grabbing my keys now...need to buy some dogs!

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  55. I like veggie dogs cooked on the grill or over a bonfire. They're best with a little black charred on them for that smokey taste. And I only like ketchup on them. Guess I'm kind of bland : )

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  56. i too find a hot dog craving almost impossible to resist - fortunately like with you, they don't happen too often.

    your coney dog sounds yummy..and what a tantalizing pic. if i have a dog onions and spicy mustard are a must! i like an authenitic chicago dog - something about that neon relish that makes it glow.

    nathans on coney island rocks!!

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  57. Merisi, thanks for the link to that great pic of hot dogs before the opera in Vienna! What a fun tradition.

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  58. Can I have a veggie one please!!!!?
    Sounds, and I'm sure, smells good though and my DH will gobble one with you!

    I went to Barry's blog and will be listening and ringing my bell on that day - thank you for making me aware that another brave soul is winning the fight!

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  59. That looks delicious willow. It is not a food that is all that popular up here in Yorkshire, but I must say I really fancy one after seeing your recipe.

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  60. Yum! I love conies! I just try not to think of what's actually in the hot dog.

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  61. Must you ALWAYS make me hungry right after I've already eaten???

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  62. so glad you got your coney dog...

    love getting cravings satisfied...

    wishing you a wonderful valentines weekend, my friend

    sending love,
    kary
    xxx

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  63. We like our hot dogs barbequed with plenty of dill relish.

    Mmmm.

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  64. I will give the recipe to Patty. So she can make us some.

    We use the newer Nathan's all beef hotdogs now. They got a snap to them when you bite into them. They are really delicious.

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  65. I am late to this one, but ah, it seems to have created a craving in me. I used to love those things. I'll probably give your recipe a go this weekend. Since we (unlike the rest of the country evidently) didn't get any snow these past couple of weeks, I can probably even grill them.

    Tom

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  66. MOTH & I take turns each year cooking a special Valentine's Day dinner. If this doesn't win his heart forever, nothing will! Now off to the Wine Store to find the perfect wine match for this culinary treasure.
    Millie ^_^

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  67. I call mine a "hot dog" and I like them roasted on a handheld spit over a fire (1st best) from a cookout grill (tied for 1st best), fried (3rd best), steamed from a hot dog cart (4th best), or I guess, boiled (bleh! 5th best).

    I like 'em with a bun, toasted or un, with relish and mustard and I ABHOR THE USE OF KETCHUP philosophically, but I put it on there anyway, because I am a hypocrite where gourmet-style scruples conflict with gourmand-style appreciation. To be frank, the ketchup does detract from the dog, but unless I'm in a severe appreciate the dog mental mode, it adds to the dish.

    In fact, to me, every extra beyond the requisite mustard & relish tends to obscure the dog. But as long as we're talking good quality toppings, it can still be to the benefit of the dish! Onions, chili, even cheese or sport peppers, a pickle spear - whatever have you, the whole "Chicago Style" - I'll eat the hell out of that! Extra with the fixins'! Yum.

    But the purist in me will still take the relish and mustard only and say "that's a great hot dog." No amount of piled high Awesome Dog (love it though I do) will scritch the itch for a good ol' plain ol' hot dog with mustard & relish.

    I used to eat 'em straight out of the freezer. Fully-cooked, flash frozen.

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  68. Dogimo, you take the prize for the most delightful read on dogs. I never top mine with ketchup, either, since it does completely detract from the flavor of the dog. I am, however, an all American ketchup lovin' kinda girl. I can't eat fries without a huge puddle of ketchup for dipping.

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