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Chicago-Style Hot Dog Recipe

American · Main course · 15 min total

A classic Chicago-style hot dog is an all-beef frankfurter nestled in a poppy seed bun, topped with yellow mustard, neon green relish, fresh chopped onions, tomato slices, sport peppers, and a dash of celery salt. This recipe captures the authentic Windy City experience.

Ingredients

• 4 all-beef hot dog franks
• 4 poppy seed hot dog buns
• 4 tablespoons yellow mustard
• 4 tablespoons sweet pickle relish (neon green preferred)
• 4 tablespoons chopped white onion
• 8 tomato wedges (2 per hot dog)
• 4 sport peppers (or pickled jalapeño slices)
• 1 teaspoon celery salt

Instructions

1. Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add the hot dogs and boil for 5 minutes until heated through. Alternatively, grill or steam the hot dogs.
2. While the hot dogs cook, prepare the buns by steaming them or toasting lightly. Place each bun in a serving dish.
3. Place a cooked hot dog in each bun.
4. Top each hot dog with 1 tablespoon yellow mustard, 1 tablespoon neon green relish, 1 tablespoon chopped onion, 2 tomato wedges, 1 sport pepper, and a generous pinch of celery salt.
5. Serve immediately.

Tips

• Use only all-beef franks for authentic flavor.
• Neon green relish is traditional; if unavailable, use sweet pickle relish.
• Never add ketchup – it's a Chicago sin.
• Sport peppers can be found in jars; substitute with pickled jalapeño if needed.

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