Coney I Lander Chili Almost Recipes

JAMES CONEY ISLAND CHILI

Steps:

• Cut the chuck roast into small bite-sized pieces (diced).
• In a 4-quart saucepan, brown the diced chuck roast in vegetable oil, stirring frequently until lightly browned.
• Add beef broth and water.
• Simmer beef for 1 hour on medium-low heat.
• Place tomatoes with juice in blender and blend until pureed.
• Strain the tomatoes to remove seeds and pulp.
• After beef has been simmering for 1 hour, add 2 cups of the pureed tomatoes.
• Add all the spices to meat and tomatoes and stir well.
• Simmer for 45 to 50 minutes on low heat, stirring from time to time.
• Combine the finely crushed saltine crackers, masa harina, and enough water to make a medium thick, smooth mixture (thickening sauce).
• Slowly pour enough of the thickening sauce into meat and tomato mixture, to bring it to a thick state, stirring constantly. Depending on how much the liquid has been reduced, you may need less of the thickener.
• Simmer on low heat and stir until chili reaches the desired consistency and ready to be served.

ORIGINAL CONEY ISLAND CHILI

Steps:

• 1. Brown ground chuck in a skillet. Drain approximately half the residual oil. Add ground pepperoni and grated onion and brown for another minute or two.
• 2. combine in kosher salt, brown sugar, chili powder, cumin, celery seed, cayenne and combine to meat mixture.
• 3. Reduce heat and add tomato paste, liquid smoke and V8 juice and bring to a simmer.
• 4. When chili has come to a low bubbling simmer, add cornmeal and cook low and slow for another 15 minutes.
• 5. Ladle over hotdogs or grilled burgers. This is a welcome sauce for grated sharp cheddar cheese and minced onions, but a true Coney Dog uses classic yellow mustard and a sprinkling of onions. Enjoy!

COPYCAT LAFAYETTE CONEY ISLAND HOT DOG CHILI SAUCE DETROIT STYLE

Steps:

• In a large preheated pot, add lard (shortening), ground round, and cow heart (hotdogs), and simmer on medium heat until it seperates and browns. This mixture must be stirred regularly and mashed with a potato masher during process to create a kind of rough paste. Drain, but reserve the rendered fat and set aside for next step (yes, authentic Detroit style is kinda greasy).
• In a cast iron skillet on medium-high heat, add the rendered fat. Slowly, add cracker crumbs 1 spoonful at a time, stirring contstantly to make a roux. It should be a paste consistency but still able to flow, so add additional fat (butter or shortening) or more crackers, if needed, and continue stirring until it turns a nice woody brown.
• Add the roux to the meat pot along with chicken stock and simmer for 20 minutes at a slight boil, then add all remaining ingredients, and stir until mixed. Cover the pot and simmer for at least 3-hours (longer the better) stirring occassionally so it doesn't burn on bottom, adding water as necessary for proper consistency.
• Take out 1/3 of the mixture and put it in a blender and puree until smooth, then pour it back into the pot. Continue simmering, uncovered, for another hour, stirring occassionally so it doesn't burn on bottom, adding water if too thick or more roux if too thin, as necessary for proper consistency.
• When putting the sauce on your hot dog, the dogs must be grilled on a griddle or a cast iron skillet on medium low with a small amount of butter and vegetable oil. Constant turning of dogs is a must and they must never split open. You will be looking for a consistant light brown color with a darker line of brown on 2 sides. If dogs are straight they can be rolled back and forth regularily to insure even cooking with a large hamburger flipper. If curved use kitchen tongs and adjust next to the other dogs. NEVER BOIL A HOTDOG!
• Steaming buns is the best way in a home enviorment a chinese steamer basket works well or you can wrap them in paper towells and microwave 3 at a time on high for about 20 seconds. Open bun place dog spread slightly thinned yellow mustard over dog. Cover with Coney sauce then top with onions. Additional mustard may be added, however, cheese or KETCHUP is never allowed; lets leave that to the people in ohio, ok?

ORIGINAL CONEY ISLAND CHILI

Steps:

• Brown ground chuck in a skillet. Drain approximately half the residual oil. Add ground pepperoni and grated onion and brown for another minute or two.
• 2.
• combine in kosher salt, brown sugar, chili powder, cumin, celery seed, cayenne and combine to meat mixture.
• 3.
• Reduce heat and add tomato paste, liquid smoke and V8 juice and bring to a simmer.
• 4.
• When chili has come to a low bubbling simmer, add cornmeal and cook low and slow for another 15 minutes.
• 5.
• Ladle over hotdogs or grilled burgers. This is a welcome sauce for grated sharp cheddar cheese and minced onions, but a true Coney Dog uses classic yellow mustard and a sprinkling of onions.

CONEY I-LANDER CHILI (ALMOST)

Steps:

• Add 4 tablespoons of coconut oil to skillet, brown beef in it along with onions and garlic.
• Add all remaining ingredients and stir together well til they are combined. Cook about 15 minutes on medium low heat after bringing to a boil.
• When cooking is almost done, add the remaining 4 tablespoons of coconut oil.
• Serve on hot dogs with cheese and mustard!
• I hope you enjoy! this tastes so similar to the Coney Islander in Tulsa Ok, and I plan on fine tuning the recipe a little more possibly omitting the tomato paste and adding more mustard.
• OPTIONAL: Try adding 2 tsp vinegar, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp cocoa, 1 tsp allspice - it will get you closer...."Someone who knows" That was a comment on the original post. I can say that I have heard some of these ingredients are in the original recipe.