Detroit chili sauce

A breakdown of how to make coney sauce for a proper Detroit coney dog.

This month's Sunday Supper theme of Creative Hot Dog Recipes is co-hosted by Stacy of Food Lust People Love and MaryEllen of Recipes, Food and Cooking. July is National Hot Dog month so Stacy and MaryEllen asked us to share our fun options for serving this kid friendly food. According to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council, consumers spend nearly 2 billion dollars a year on hot dogs in US supermarkets. That is a lot of hot dogs!!! I can understand it though.....I love the crunch of a…

Essentially Detroit style coney dogs consist of a steamed hotdog with a natural casing nestled into a soft bun and is topped with seasoned (no-bean) beef chili, yellow mustard and finely diced white onion. Yields 8 coney dogs in about 40 minutes.

Ok so here is another recipe that while not from Helen Reilly is still worth a good investigation as I consider it one of those recipes that...

Essentially Detroit style coney dogs consist of a steamed hotdog with a natural casing nestled into a soft bun and is topped with seasoned (no-bean) beef chili, yellow mustard and finely diced white onion. Yields 8 coney dogs in about 40 minutes.

Your classic wiener and bun combo, but the meaty chili sauce is what separates these Coney Island Hot Dogs from all other hotdogs. Top it with some cheese, onions, and mustard and this is a recipe you'll want to keep on file!

While nobody is exactly sure where the Coney Island hot dog originated, no other state has embraced this variation on the chili dog more than Michigan. While you'll find Coney dogs all over the state, three cities seem to take the dish more seriously than others.

Copycat Lafayette Coney Island Hot Dog Chili Sauce (Detroit Style)

Detroit Style Coney Sauce