Seattle Hot Dog Recipe - w/ Bacon Cream Cheese & Chips (2024)

FAQs

What makes a Seattle hot dog? ›

While there is some debate as to what exactly constitutes a Seattle dog, the general consensus is a hot dog in a squishy white bun, a squirt of cream cheese and a smattering of grilled onions.

A Seattle-style hot dog, locally referred to as a Seattle Dog, is a hot dog served in a bun slathered with cream cheese. In Seattle the dogs are sold from food carts, especially outside stadiums on game day and as a late-night meal outside the city's music venues.

Add water to a cast-iron skillet until it rises about 1/2 inch up the sides. Place the skillet over medium-high heat and cook until the water begins to boil. Add 1 hot dog to the pan along with 1 tablespoon of butter. Sear on each side until the water has boiled off and the hot dog is plump and beginning to brown.

Some hot dogs are made of only three ingredients: beef trimmings, salt, and seasonings. However, many hot dogs can also contain fillers, preservatives, and other artificial additives. Along with considering what hot dogs are made of, you should also consider the quality of the ingredients.

Eclipse, the half Mastiff, half black lab, gained notoriety for taking herself to the dog park on the bus. Her owner, Jeff Young, said that he used to take her to the Belltown dog park daily via bus. One day, he wasn't paying attention and she got antsy, so she got herself on the bus and got off at the dog park.

With no fillers — just juicy beef — they're gluten-free and bursting with home run flavor. The original Northwest beef frank favorite, our special blend of quality spices make them the designated hit of the season, and we've been thrilling M's fans since the 1990s with the official hot dog of the Seattle Mariners.

The topping duet of spicy beef chili and sweet cole slaw distinguish the Dixie Dog, a southern specialty that may also sport mustard and chopped raw onions. It's rarely called a Dixie dog in Dixie, where it is known simply as a hot dog with chili and slaw.

A danger dog is a hot dog that has been wrapped in bacon and deep-fried. It is served on a hot dog bun with various toppings. Also known as a bacon-wrapped hot dog, it was first sold by street vendors in Mexico.

Georgia. In Columbus, Georgia, a local favorite is the "scrambled dog," the exemplar of which was first served at the Dinglewood Pharmacy by "The Lieutenant" Charles Stevens over 50 years ago. The scrambled dog is a chopped hot dog covered by chili, onions and pickles with an accompanying portion of oyster crackers.

Sodium nitrite - A ingredient responsible for curing, sodium nitrite is 1)anti-oxidant which keeps hot dogs from quickly going rancid; 2) gives cured meats their characteristic pink color and their unique cured taste; and 3) inhibits many dangerous bacteria helping make the hot dogs much safer.

What is the best liquid to cook hot dogs in? ›

Poaching natural-casing hot dogs and then finishing them on a hot grill keeps them moist and juicy while getting just the right amount of char. Using a poaching liquid of beer and hot dog onions or sauerkraut infuses the franks with lots of extra flavor.

Keep in mind that all hot dogs need to be cooked to an internal temperature of at least 140°F. Each cooking method has their advantages. Stove top methods can be made all year round, and the skillet method offers a little pan-searing texture. Grilling gets it done fast and offers the most flavor.

In New York, the simple dog reigns supreme. A hot dog in the Big Apple is traditionally topped with a spicy brown mustard and either sauerkraut or onions sautéed with tomato paste.

A proper Chicago dog is an all-beef frankfurter (such as Vienna Beef) in a poppy seed bun, topped with yellow mustard, neon-green sweet pickle relish, chopped white onion, tomato slices, a dill pickle spear, pickled sport peppers and celery salt.

The canonical recipe does not include ketchup, and there is a widely shared, strong opinion among many Chicagoans and aficionados that ketchup is unacceptable. A number of Chicago hot dog vendors do not offer ketchup as a condiment.

Baltimore dogs have Bologna. You can't go wrong with meat wrapped in meat. You take the glaze and put it on your Bologna, delicately place it on the bun. I would put Mayo on this, but mustard is what they do in Baltimore.