Sheriff Don's Coney Dog Sauce

The first 'coneys' appeared in 1914 in Ft. Wayne, IN and/or Jackson, MI (still hotly disputed). For sure, they DID NOT first appear in New York! The initial coney vendors were Greek immigrants and thus named their product after landing in New York and visiting the very memorable Coney Island amusement park. The original recipe called for beef hearts & kidney meat. However, those meats are rarely sold over the counter today, so an ideal substitute is all meat hotdogs. This also makes sense when you consider that the sidewalk cart vendors would have ground up their leftover hotdogs and added them to the next day's recipe, which gives the sauce it's distinctive deli-meat flavor.

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% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Add all ingredients, except hotdogs and minced garlic, to 5-qt Dutch Oven

Step 2

Use a meat masher to chop up meat and then a hand wand mixer to blend. Cook for 30-mins

Step 3

Place hotdogs and minced garlic in blender with some broth and blend

Step 4

Add blended hotdogs to Dutch Oven and simmer 30-mins or more

Step 5

Salt & Pepper to taste