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Coney Sauce Recipe

Hot Dog Sauce: This isn’t your regular chili dog topping—it’s smoother, sweeter, and has the perfect balance of tang, spice, and beefy goodness.
Course Condiment, Sauce
Cuisine American
Keyword Hot Dog Sauce
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 171kcal
Author Jason Decker

Ingredients

Instructions

  • In a large skillet or saucepan, add the ground beef and water over medium heat.
    ½ pound ground beef, ½ cup water
    Raw ground beef and water added to a skillet, ready to break down into the fine-textured base for Coney Sauce Recipe.
  • As the beef starts to cook, use a spatula or potato masher to break it down into very fine crumbles.
    Ground beef cooked down into a finely textured base in the skillet, ready for the Coney Sauce Recipe spices and condiments.
  • Continue cooking and stirring for about 5 minutes until the meat is fully cooked and finely textured.
    Ketchup, mustard, sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, and Coney Sauce Recipe spices added to the cooked beef in the pan.
  • If the meat still looks chunky, add an extra splash of water and use a fork or potato masher to further break it down.
    Coney Sauce Recipe simmering in the pan after the sauce and spices are stirred in, beef evenly coated and starting to thicken.
  • Stir in ketchup, mustard, sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, and all spices.
    ¼ cup ketchup, 1 tablespoon yellow mustard, 1 teaspoon granulated sugar, 1 teaspoon white vinegar, 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, 1 teaspoon sweet paprika, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoon ground cumin, ½ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon black pepper
    Coney Sauce Recipe partway through its simmer with a few tablespoons of water added to keep the texture smooth and spreadable.
  • Mix everything well, ensuring the meat is evenly coated with the sauce.
    Finished Coney Sauce Recipe pulsed to a perfectly smooth, spreadable consistency in the pan, ready to spoon onto hot dogs.
  • Reduce heat to low and let the sauce simmer gently for 20-30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
    Close up of Coney Sauce Recipe on a spoon over the simmering pan, showing the fine-textured beefy sauce ready to top hot dogs.
  • If the sauce gets too thick, add a few tablespoons of water to maintain a smooth texture.
  • For an extra-smooth texture, once the sauce has simmered: Use a food processor or immersion blender to pulse the sauce a few times. Alternatively, mash it further with a fork or potato masher. The final sauce should be thick but spreadable, not too chunky and not too watery.

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Notes

  • Use a potato masher to break down the beef into small pieces while cooking. This gives it that classic Coney texture.
  • Simmer on low heat so the sauce thickens slowly and flavors come together.
  • Make it ahead of time – this sauce is even better the next day!
  • Double the batch and freeze half for easy meals later.
  • Add water as needed during cooking to keep the meat tender and moist.
  • Taste and adjust the spices at the end. Add a dash more vinegar, mustard, or sugar depending on your preference.

Nutrition

Calories: 171kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 527mg | Potassium: 235mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 331IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 2mg