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Chicago-style hot dog
All-beef frank 'dragged through the garden' on a poppy seed bun
A Chicago dog is one of the city's proudest foods, sold from hot dog stands across the city and outside Wrigley Field: an all-beef frankfurter in a steamed poppy seed bun, 'dragged through the garden' with yellow mustard, bright green relish, onion, tomato, a pickle spear, pickled sport peppers and celery salt. Chicagoans have one firm rule: never ketchup. Chef's tip: steam the buns instead of toasting them, so they are soft and warm and hold everything together.
- Total time
- 25 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp yellow mustard
- ½ white onionfinely chopped
- 1 tomatocut into 8 thin wedges
- ½ tsp celery salt
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Bring a pan of water to a simmer, then turn off the heat and add the 4 all-beef frankfurters. Leave 6–8 minutes, until hot all the way through and steaming when cut. A common mistake is boiling them hard, which splits the skins.
8 minStep 2: Steam the 4 poppy seed hot dog buns in a covered sieve over the pan for 1 minute, until soft and warm.
1 minStep 3: Put a frank in each bun and zig-zag with 4 tbsp yellow mustard, then spoon on the 4 tbsp bright green sweet pickle relish and ½ white onion.
2 minStep 4: Tuck 2 1 tomato wedges along one side and a 4 dill pickle spears spear along the other, add 2 8 pickled sport peppers or small hot pickled chillies and finish with a pinch of ½ tsp celery salt.
2 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 440 kcal
- Protein
- 16 g
- Carbs
- 38 g
- Fat
- 24 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does chicago-style hot dog take?
- About 25 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 10 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- What can I use instead of white onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
- What can I use instead of tomato?
- Tinned chopped tomatoes: a 400g tin for about 6 tomatoes (in cooked dishes, not salads).
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