Authentic Chicago Style Hot Dogs
If you've never had a Chicago style hot dog, you're in for a treat! Learn how to make authentic Chicago dogs at home in under 30 minutes!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 278kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 hot dogs
- 4 poppy seed hot dog buns
- ¼ cup diced white onion
- ¼ cup yellow mustard
- ¼ cup sweet pickle relish
- 12 sport peppers
- 4 dill pickle spears
- 1 medium Roma tomato (or 8 green tomato wedges)
Instructions
- Fill a 6 quart pot half way with water. Bring to a boil over high heat then turn down to low. Add hot dogs and simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
- Finely chop white onion and slice tomatoes into thin wedges. If using pickled green tomatoes, slice each tomato into 4 wedges.
- During the last 5 minutes of cooking the hot dogs, line the steamer basket with a paper towel and add hot dog buns. Place steamer basket over hot dogs and cover with the lid. Steam for 3 to 5 minutes or until buns are soft and squishy.
Assembly Instructions
- Add one hot dog in each hot dog bun and top with diced onion, relish, mustard, pickled green tomato wedges or ripe tomato slices, 1 dill pickle spear, and 3 sport peppers. Sprinkle with a dash of celery salt.
Notes
- Another option is to steam the buns in the microwave. Add a damp paper towel with the hot dog buns in the bag and microwave them in the unsealed bag for 30 to 60 seconds.
- Serve your Chicago dogs in these adorable baskets lined with red and white checkered paper for the full restaurant experience!
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- Check out the post to learn how to make poppy seed buns with plain buns, an egg wash, and poppy seeds!
- If you can't round up all the ingredients, you can purchase a hot dog kit with almost everything you need at TasteofChicago.com!
Nutrition
Serving: 1hot dog | Calories: 278kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 1071mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 10g
