Coney dog
Like Cincinnati's five-way-chili, Philly's cheesesteak and Chicago's deep-dish pizza, Detroit has its own local signature junk food: the Coney Island chili hot dog and loose meat chili-burger. In fact, there are hundreds of Coney Island hot dog restaurants in Michigan, and they all originated from two side-by-side restaurants on downtown Detroit's Lafayette Street, founded by the Greek immigrant Keros brothers right after World War I.
Instructions
1. Freeze the ground hamburger meat, then remove it from the freezer and regrind it in a food processor or an old-fashioned meat grinder.
2. Heat the vegetable oil in a non-stick pan. Add the chopped yellow onions and brown them. Add the ground meat and brown with the onions.
3. Add the garlic clove, chili powder, cumin, oregano and a pinch of cinnamon.
4. Add the water and bring the chili to a boil. Simmer for 30 to 45 minutes, or until the water has evaporated. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
5. Put the chili in a separate container and wipe the pan dry. Put the hot dogs in the pan and cook until the skin is lightly crisp. Place the dogs in their buns. Add the chili and a stripe of classic yellow mustard on top.
Tags: Coney Island