Classic Chicago Hot Dog

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I ate 3 Chicago dogs last time there, and yea it needs a pickle, but the cucumber is pointless and tasteless. The "neon green" relish is just a visual thing, it didnt taste any different than regular sweet relish. Btw "EVERYONE" knows you don't use ketchup on hot dogs, thats why he didn't list it duh. This was a pretty good recipe, and tasted better than 2 of the 3 dogs I had "IN CHICAGO".

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Being born and raised in Chicago I grew up (and out on Chicago style Hot Dogs. I read the previous reviews and must disagree with them since the pickle and cucumber are variants which can be added to the basic Vienna Chicago Hot Dog. One universal ingredient to the classic "Dog with everything" is Neon green relish. It is available directly from Vienna Meats of Chicago. But you can make your own to both please your palate and your eyes. Get a12 - 16oz. jar of the sweetest pickle relish you can find. Add a 1/4 tsp of Tumeric and 2 - 3 drops of Blue food coloring. Mix very well and enjoy.

By the way the order in which you build a Dog is very important.

1. Bun
2. Dog
3. Mustard.
4. Relish
5 Onion
6 Tomato
7. Celery Salt
(optional Cucumber spear
Mutually exclusive
(optional Pickle Spear
8 Sport Peppers

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It might be a good hot dog but it's not a true Chicago style hot dog. Where's the pickle? Where's the cucumber?

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This is by far the worst Chicago hot dog recipe I've ever seen. I signed up just to post a review! BOILED?!?!?! I didn't even look to see what the Idaho potatoes were for. Where's the pickle spear?!? Salt and pepper? Why not put ketchup on it? If you're looking for a good dog, with all the essentials: http://www.portillos.com/. All ingredients delivered right to your door minus the Idaho potatoes :-- (most of the nation can't provide the right ingredients. Don't listen to this goon and always dress the dog, not the bun...

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Made this for our Memorial Day gathering. We're from Texas and this was a whole new recipe. It was a BIG knockout. Everyone ate more than their fair share. It was great. Thanks Emeril.

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A Chicago-style hot dog also includes a pickle spear. The sweetness of the pickle spear plays off of the heat of the sport peppers and adds another texture - crunch - to the meal.

And, yes, in Chicago putting ketchup on a hot dog is considered sacrilegious. Do it and you'll be immediately known as an outsider.

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Emeril is Awesome because he makes chicago style hot dogs

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easy and intensions

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Come on, Emeril! You included fries -which aren't even a crucial companion to the Chicago hot dog- but you forgot two key ingredients on the actual dog that make it unique: pickles and cucumbers! Who does the research on these city-specific recipes? And brunoise tomatoes? It's a HOT DOG! Chicago hot dogs are definitely delicious, but they certainly don't require tomatoes fawned over in the Zagat's restaurant guide. Maybe next time it would be wise to focus on making sure the recipe is correct rather than trying to make exotic cuisine out of fast food. Note to those of you interested in this recipe: Use plain old diced or sliced red tomatoes, plain old diced onions, plain old yellow mustard, beef franks (Vienna brand if you can get them, sport peppers (you can usually find them in the international section of the grocery store, Claussen pickle spears, a plain old sliced cucumber, a sprinkle of celery salt (not celery seed and plain old sweet relish. It probably isn't likely that you'll find poppy seed-covered hot dog buns if it isn't a regional thing where you are. Some places here just use classic hot dog buns (not New England style, so you can too. No ketchup allowed!

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the real chicago dog is made similar to yours but now quite. i have been eating fj's dogs for over 35yrs. i grew up on these dogs and tom tom tamales since i was very young. so if you ever want to check out the real thing you need to swing by 7240 south western ave in chicago illinois. thats my rate and review. thanks jeana