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Coney Island Hot Dog — traditional dish from Brooklyn, United States
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Nutritional Values

🔥450kcal
💪22gProtein
🌾35gCarbs
🥑25gFat
🌿2gFibre
⚖️250 gServing

* Per serving · 250 g. May vary.

Allergens

🌾 Gluten

Coney Island Hot Dog

How to order / say it
Say it Coney Island Hot Dog — [KOH-nee Eye-land Hahwt Dawg]
Order I'd like a Coney Island hot dog, please.
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A hot dog topped with seasoned ground beef, onions, and mustard.

Why try it?

Embodied in New York's iconic amusement park culture, this dish represents the city's fast-food innovation and lively urban street life.

How it tastes

The combination offers a savory, spicy flavor with a hint of smokiness from the frankfurter, accented by the tang of mustard.

Origin & History — first documented: 1910

The Coney Island hot dog emerged in the early 1910s at Coney Island, made famous by vendors as a remedy for amusement park goers seeking something quick and delicious.

Recipe

Ingredients

  • 🌾 2 pieces hot dog buns
  • 🥩 2 frankfurters
  • 🥩 100 g ground beef
  • 🧄 50 g onions
  • 2 tbsp mustard
  • 🧂 1 tsp cayenne pepper

Method

  1. 1 Cook the frankfurters in boiling water for about 5 minutes.
  2. 2 Sauté ground beef with onions and cayenne pepper until fully cooked.
  3. 3 Place frankfurters in the buns and top with beef mixture.
  4. 4 Drizzle mustard over the top and serve immediately.
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