Wrigley Field Chicago Style Grill Cart Hot Dog Recipes

CHICAGO-STYLE HOT DOG

Steps:

• Bring a pot of water to a boil. Reduce heat to low, place hot dog in water, and cook 5 minutes or until done. Remove hot dog and set aside. Carefully place a steamer basket into the pot and steam the hot dog bun 2 minutes or until warm.
• Place hot dog in the steamed bun. Pile on the toppings in this order: yellow mustard, sweet green pickle relish, onion, tomato wedges, pickle spear, sport peppers, and celery salt. The tomatoes should be nestled between the hot dog and the top of the bun. Place the pickle between the hot dog and the bottom of the bun. Don't even think about ketchup!

CHICAGO-STYLE HOT DOG

Steps:

• Steamed Hot Dog
• Cook in a steamer basket set in a pot with a few inches of simmering water, covered, 5 to 7 minutes; add buns during the last minute.
• Bread-and-Butter Relish
• Combine 1 cup diced bread-and-butter pickles, 1 tablespoon diced pickled cherry peppers and 1 teaspoon sugar in a small bowl.
• Yellow Mustard
• White Onion
• Celery-Salt Fries
• Bake 2 cups frozen french fries as the label directs. Toss with 1/2 teaspoon celery salt, and salt to taste.
• Sport Peppers (or other pickled hot peppers)

WIENER'S CIRCLE CHICAGO STYLE HOT DOG

Steps:

• Place char-broiled hot dog in bun. Top with mustard, relish, onions, pickles, and tomatoes. Finish it off with a dash of celery salt. Hot sport peppers are optional.

CHICAGO DOG SALAD

Steps:

• In the bottom of a large bowl, combine mustard, vinegar, sugar, and about 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil. Add the onions, cabbage, romaine, tomatoes, and pickles and toss the salad. Season with salt and pepper, adjust seasonings, and reserve.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add in remaining 1 tablespoon vegetable oil (1 turn of the pan) then arrange the sliced dogs in a single layer. Sear them a couple of minutes on each side. Remove to paper towels to drain.
• Mound up the salad on plates, top with seared dogs, and serve.

CHICAGO-STYLE HOT DOG WITH HOMEMADE RELISH

Steps:

• Set up a large pot with a steamer insert and steam the franks until warm, about 5 minutes. When the franks are almost done, place the buns on top of the franks to steam, 1 to 2 minutes. Place the franks in the buns and top each with some of the onions, 2 peppers, some Homemade Bread and Butter Relish and slather with mustard. To serve, top the franks with a handful of Hand Cut Fries with Celery Salt, wrap each frank in foil and let steam, 2 to 3 minutes, before eating. Eat on the towel-lined trunk of a car.
• Combine the pickles, peppers and sugar in a bowl and mix well. Serve.
• Fill a 6-quart heavy pot or Dutch oven two-thirds of the way full with oil. Heat the oil over medium-high heat until a deep-fat thermometer registers 375 degrees F.
• Cut the potatoes lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick sticks. Fry the potatoes in batches, until golden brown, 8 minutes per batch. Transfer the potatoes with a slotted spoon to a paper-towel-lined baking sheet. Sprinkle with celery salt and serve immediately.