Flints Original Coney Island Food

I've lived in Flint, Michigan my entire life, and I was brought up on Coneys. The recipe has always been kept "top secret", and every restaurant has a slightly different version. But my friend's grandmother opened and ran one of Flint's top Coney Island restaurants for many years, and she gave me this recipe. The original recipe calls for beef kidney, heart and suet. But guess what? That's what hot dogs are made from! That's why ground hot dogs are a good substitution. I've tried and tasted many copycat recipes for Coney sauce, but I'm convinced that this one is the best. Coneys are traditionally served using a steamed hot dog bun, a koegel vienna hot dog (any vienna hotdog will do) then topped with the sauce, yellow mustard and finely chopped onions. Yum! The friend also noted that if it tastes like something is missing.. add more cumin. By the way, Koegel Viennas are now available to order online!

Provided by BETHANY T.

Categories     Meat

Time 45m

Yield 8-10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

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Nutrition Facts : Calories 228.6, Fat 16, SaturatedFat 5.9, Cholesterol 53.1, Sodium 401.5, Carbohydrate 5.8, Fiber 2.1, Sugar 2, Protein 16.1

Make and share this Coney Island Sauce - Flint Style recipe from Food.com.

Provided by LoriDe

Categories     Meat

Time 1h15m

Yield 8-10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

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Nutrition Facts : Calories 247.2, Fat 13.5, SaturatedFat 5, Cholesterol 76.1, Sodium 321.4, Carbohydrate 6.3, Fiber 1.9, Sugar 3.2, Protein 25

This was published in the Flint Journal some time after the death of the man who created it. His wife allowed it to be published. There was some discrepancy over the use of beef heart or hot dogs as a main ingredient. I use hot dogs but feel free to experiment with beef heart. This was the cornerstone recipe for several local restaurants in the Flint area where I grew up and is a favorite memory of many who were raised here.

Provided by Chef Larz in Pennsb

Categories     Sauces

Time 45m

Yield 1 Pot

Number Of Ingredients 11

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This sauce is one of many recipes claiming originallity from the various "original Flint Coney Island Dog" restaurants throughout the Flint area. The basic difference between this and the New York "Coney Island Sauce" is that the Flint version is a much drier version than the wet New York style. This recipe's history was that it was obtained ingredient by ingredient from a freind of my wife's grandmother who worked at one of the "original" Coney Island restaurants... as with many of these types of foods... this recipe is a "SECRET."

Provided by jdrichardson

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 50m

Yield 3 oz per serving, 11 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

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Nutrition Facts : Calories 197.3, Fat 13.2, SaturatedFat 5.1, Cholesterol 48.6, Sodium 313.4, Carbohydrate 5.6, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 3, Protein 13.9

Flint is known for all their coney island places, and they have the best sauce in the country. Kogel Viennas are the ONLY hotdog! Mom saved this from the Flint Journal in 1978 and we have made it ever since. It makes a big batch, so I freeze what is left in meal size portions for 2-3 people. Sometimes I even make a double...

Provided by Vickey Yott Morrissey

Categories     Sandwiches

Time 1h35m

Number Of Ingredients 9

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