Slow Cooking Thursday – Coney Island Sauce for Hot Dogs

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Though formerly an Island, Coney Island is a peninsula located in south Brooklyn, NYC. Famous for its beach on the Atlantic, Coney Island once hosted a major resort. It was also well known for its amusement parks.

A “Coney Island hot dog” is a hot dog with “Coney sauce,” a kind of chili without beans. In reality, Coney sauce did not originate on Coney Island but is thought to have been invented in Michigan.

We celebrate Labor Day this weekend, the last official holiday of the summer in the US! This recipe would be a tasty addition to your backyard picnic.

This tangy chili meat sauce is thick so it won’t make your bun soggy or drip all over your shirt! If you are feeding a hungry bunch, double the recipe.

Coney Island Sauce

1/2 cup chopped onion
1 clove minced garlic
1 tbsp. butter
1 lb. lean ground beef
2 tbsp. yellow mustard
2 tbsp. cider vinegar
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp. hot pepper sauce
1 cup ketchup
2 tsp. Watkins Paprika
2 tsp. Watkins Chili Powder

Sauté the onions and garlic in the butter. Add the ground beef, cook until brown, drain off excess grease. Combine all of the other ingredients and mix well. Add mixture to the ground beef mixture and stir to combine. Pour into slow cooker and cook on low for approximately two hours for the flavors to blend.

I simmered this in my small slow cooker. If you double or triple the recipe for a crowd use a larger slow cooker. This recipe makes about 3 cups of thick meat sauce, enough for 8 to 10 hot dogs or hamburgers.

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