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Detroit Coney
Detroit, Michigan
A natural-casing frank under a loose, beanless beef chili, yellow mustard and chopped white onion.
Recipes
3
of 529 in the atlas
Sites
3
most from amazingribs.com
Languages
1
English
Usual build
3 of 4
parts in the median recipe · 1 have all
Detroit Coney, by the usual definition
- Natural-casing frank
- Chili or meat sauce
- Yellow mustard
- Raw onion
1 of 3 published recipes have every part; the median recipe has 3 of 4. Where the rest depart: no natural casing (2), mustard, unstated instead of yellow mustard (1).
| Recipe | Natural casing | Chili | Yellow mustard | Raw onion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| simplyscratch.comDetroit-Style Coney Dogs | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| amazingribs.comThe Authentic Detroit Coney Dog Recipe | ○ | ● | ● | ● |
| thesaltycooker.comAuthentic Detroit Style Coney Dogs | ○ | ● | ◐ | ● |
| Recipes with it | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
● has it · ◐ something else stands in · ○ left out
Everything its recipes use
The share of Detroit Coney recipes naming each component, by kind, with the share of all hot dogs as a tick.
Sausage
- Frank or wiener, type not stated66% · 2 · all 77%
- Natural-casing frankusual33% · 1 · all 1%
Bun or wrap
- Plain soft bun100% · 3 · all 56%
Cooking
- Grilled33% · 1 · all 18%
- Griddled or pan-fried33% · 1 · all 13%
Toppings
- Raw onionusual100% · 3 · all 37%
- Chili or meat sauceusual100% · 3 · all 6%
- Relish33% · 1 · all 5%
- Other hot peppers33% · 1 · all 8%
- Bell pepper33% · 1 · all 10%
Cheese
- Cheese, kind not stated33% · 1 · all 9%
Sauces and condiments
- Tomato sauce or paste100% · 3 · all 12%
- Yellow mustardusual66% · 2 · all 10%
- Mustard, kind not stated33% · 1 · all 33%
What sets it apart
- Chili or meat sauce in 3 of 3 recipes (100%), against 6% of all hot dogs: more than ten times as common.
- Tomato sauce or paste in 3 of 3 recipes (100%), against 12% of all hot dogs: 8 times as common.
- Yellow mustard in 2 of 3 recipes (66%), against 10% of all hot dogs: 6 times as common.
- Raw onion in 3 of 3 recipes (100%), against 37% of all hot dogs: 3 times as common.
The 3 Detroit Coney recipes
Each names the style in its title. Beside each, how much of the usual build it has.
- Authentic Detroit Style Coney Dogs · thesaltycooker.com2 of 4 usual parts · no natural-casing frank, yellow mustard
- Detroit-Style Coney Dogs · simplyscratch.com4 of 4 usual parts
- The Authentic Detroit Coney Dog Recipe · amazingribs.com3 of 4 usual parts · no natural-casing frank
Styles most like it
By what their recipes use more often than hot dogs in general.