Ingredients
- 1. The Dog- All Beef- contains no fillers.
- Don't even think about using a dog made from turkey, chicken or pork.
- Best Brands: Vienna Beef or Red Hot Chicago Brand Dogs.
- I use Nathan's
- 2. Relish- Classic Chicago Dogs are famous for their sweet, bright neon green relish.
- Any sweet relish will work.
- Best Brands: Vienna Relish,
- Rolf's "Deli Style" Sweet Pickle Relish and
- Super Sweet Green Pickle Relish from Puckered Pickle Co.
- I use Vienna Relish.
- 3. Mustard- Any Brand Yellow Mustard
- Don't ever use Brown or Dijon.
- Best Brands: French's or Plochman's
- I use French's.
- 4. The Pickle- The classic Chicago Dog will either have a pickle spear or pickle slice.
- The pickle should have a nice crunch and a mild flavor. Refrigerated pickles are the best.
- Don't use mushy pickles or pickles that are sour and/or spicy
- Best Brands: Claussen Kosher Dill or Kosher Dill Puckered Pickle Co
- 5. Onion- any white onion chopped, will be fine.
- I use Vidalia sweet onions.
- 6. Tomato- A vine ripe red tomato from your garden is ideal or buy a nice quality red tomato.
- Cut the tomato into thin wedges.
- Don't Chop or Slice your tomato
- 7. Sport Peppers- An essential topping for a Chicago Dog is the Sport Pepper.
- Sport Peppers should always remain whole.
- Don't slice or chop the sport peppers. Don't use peppers that are too hot.
- Best Brands: Vienna Brand Sport Peppers
- I use Vienna Brand Sport Peppers.
- 8. Celery Salt- Celery salt, also known as the "secret ingredient"
- Celery Salt is often described as the defining ingredient of an "Authentic" Chicago Hot Dog.
- Best Brands: celery salt can be found at any grocery store.
- 9. Poppy Seed Bun- An authentic Chicago dog has to be on a poppy seed bun
- Chicago Style Hot Dogs are traditionally served on a steamed poppy seed bun.
- Poppy seed buns are often hard to find outside the Chicago area but can be purchased online.
- Best Brands: S Rosen's Mary Ann Hot Dog Buns.
- I order S Rosen's Mary Ann poppy seed hot dog buns online.
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A Fantastic Hot Dog Everyone Will Love
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