Let's Talk BBQ
Outdoor Cooking Equipment => Grills & Smokers => Gas Grills => Topic started by: Smokin Don on October 03, 2016, 10:11:39 PM
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Oct 03 2016
In 1958 I turned 16 and bought my first car, a 1947 Ford Coup. A favorite thing was to just cruise around.
My hometown of Ohio City was pretty small so our favorite place to cruise was the main drag in Van Wert Ohio. A favorite hangout there was the B&K Root Beer Drive In. You could get two Coney dogs, fries and a mug of root beer, I think for less than $2. It was also popular to cruise through several times during a night to see who was there.
They are still open during the summer; I ate there several years ago but just didn’t seem as good as I remember. It looks the same as it used to.
I get hungry for Coney or chili dogs and have tried different recipes. For tonight’s I had looked up a copy of B&K Coney Dog sauce and this recipe was in quite a few places and about the same ingredients. I had usually browned my beef first and then added the sauce and seasoning. It looked like here it was just add all the ingredients and simmer an hour or so.
I made my Coney sauce this afternoon and had some good old fashioned hot dogs from my butcher Kah Meats to use. I had leftover corn chowder to have with the dogs.
I did the hot dogs on my Weber Spirit heated on med. to 400 deg. and did the dogs 4 minutes per side. When the split they are just right! We heated up the chowder and Coney sauce. My wife just had sauce and shredded cheddar on her dog and I had sauce and chopped onion on mine.
Tasted pretty great!! As good as they used too? Well no but I am not 16 anymore either!!! The recipe does make pretty good sauce!
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Smokin Don
recipe:
B&K CONEY DOG SAUCE
2 lbs ground beef
1/4 cup chopped onion
4 1/2 teaspoon chili powder Mexene
1/8 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups catsup
2/3 cup water
Mix uncooked ground beef and water. Add the remaining ingredients.
Cover and simmer for 1 hour in a heavy saucepan. Remove from heat and add 2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar.
Serve it over your favorite hot dog and enjoy!!!!
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All I can say Don is you have done it again
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This is something I will have to make! Leftover sauce would be like a sloppy joe!
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The only problem with that plate is the one dog... you got room for another Don :P
Fantastic!
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Looks great Don! Will have to try your recipe soon as I have ten hotdogs inthe freezer made by Miesfeld's, the makers of the very best bratwursts.
That last pic looks like you're needing that waxy paper the vendors wrap their dogs in!
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The only problem with that plate is the one dog... you got room for another Don :P
Fantastic!
I used to be able to down two of them but not any more Mike! :) Don
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Great story, and thanks for the recipe! Looks delicious!
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Here in Minnesota we have a great Coney place. They do something different to the bun. I just assumed this was how a Coney is made. Here is a pic of one.
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So is their a difference between a Coney dog and a chili dog?
I'll take two SD
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Here in Minnesota we have a great Coney place. They do something different to the bun. I just assumed this was how a Coney is made. Here is a pic of one.
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161004/f1588108fb46a458d9ebc6a46ce0c93b.jpg)
So is their a difference between a Coney dog and a chili dog?
I'll take two SD
Pappy that looks great also
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Dang, now I want some good dogs!!!! Great looking dog, guys. And Don, thanks for posting that recipe. It's a keeper.
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For Pappy and all, there are probably as many recipes for Coney or Chili Dogs as there are recipes for chili. I think they are all good!!! :) Don
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They both look great to me, reminds me of the ones we got near the railroad depot in Jackson MI in the 80's. I think it was 6 of them for 5 bucks back then. :)
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They both look great to me, reminds me of the ones we got near the railroad depot in Jackson MI in the 80's. I think it was 6 of them for 5 bucks back then. :)
The good old says