Flints Original Coney Island Sauce Food

FLINT'S ORIGINAL CONEY ISLAND

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in a heavy pan and cook over med to low heat until mixture cooks and becomes dry and crumbly.
• If it seems too wet or greasy, add a few crumbled saltine crackers.
• Best if made a day ahead and reheated in a frying pan.
• Freezes well.
• Note: I grind my hot dogs up in a blender with a little water.
• I also chop the onions using my blender with water.

CONEY ISLAND SAUCE - FLINT STYLE

Steps:

• Do not precook hamburger.
• Combine all ingredients in 2 quart.
• saucepan.
• Cover and cook on medium heat for 1 hour.
• Stir occasionally, blot to remove excess fat and liquid.
• Serve over cooked hot dogs.

FLINT CONEY ISLAND HOT DOG SAUCE

Steps:

• DO NOT brown ground beef before using. Combine ALL ingredients except hot dogs in a pot and simmer until thickened. Stir occasionally to ensure beef does not clump and cooks evenly.
• Grind the hot dogs very fine (or chop fine in food processor) stir into beef mixture and cook 15 minutes longer.
• Use over GOOD natural casing hot dogs (Koegel Vienna if possible) with chopped onion and mustard. The big secret in this recipe is the ground hot dogs. (Hint: Back home, I still used the Koegels' in the sauce, just the skinless ones).

GRAM'S FLINT CONEY ISLAND SAUCE

Steps:

• Prepare all the dry ingredients.
• Brown the ground beef and drain.
• Mix in all the remaining ingredients.
• Heat for 30 minutes and here's the secret --
• let it rest for at least 30 minutes before serving or better yet over night.