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Traditional Chicago Dog

Chicago-style hot dog

Tom Jackson · atbbq.com · 8

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Chicago-style hot dog, with 8 of the 9 usual parts; not on it: celery salt.

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What's in it

10 parts read from its 8 ingredient lines, its title and its method.

Sausage
  • All-beef frank “8 Hot dogs (Use all beef hot dogs for best results)”
Bun or wrap
  • Poppy seed bun “8 Hot dog buns (Use poppy seed buns to be authentic)”
Cooking
Toppings
  • Raw onion “1/2 white onion, diced”
  • Relish “8 tsp Chicago style relish”
  • Pickle spear “8 Kosher dill pickle spears”
  • Fresh tomato “1 Tomato cut into 8 wedges”
  • Sport peppers “1 Pepperoncini or banana peppers, sliced (Use sport peppers to be authentic)”
  • Other hot peppers “1 Pepperoncini or banana peppers, sliced (Use sport peppers to be authentic)”
Sauces and condiments

Against the usual Chicago

It has 8 of the 9 parts of the usual Chicago-style hot dog: all-beef frank, poppy seed bun, yellow mustard, relish, raw onion, fresh tomato, pickle spear and sport peppers. Not on it: celery salt.

An all-beef frank on a poppy seed bun, usually topped with yellow mustard, bright green relish, chopped onion, tomato wedges, a pickle spear, sport peppers and a dash of celery salt. Ketchup is traditionally left off.

Ingredients as published (8)

  • 8 Hot dogs (Use all beef hot dogs for best results)
  • 8 Hot dog buns (Use poppy seed buns to be authentic)
  • 8 tsp Chicago style relish
  • 8 Kosher dill pickle spears
  • 1 Pepperoncini or banana peppers, sliced (Use sport peppers to be authentic)
  • 1/2 white onion, diced
  • 1 Tomato cut into 8 wedges
  • 8 tsp yellow mustard

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