Chicago-Style Hot Dog

Course: Lunch / Hot Dogs

Cuisine: American - Chicago

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 5

Total Time: 20

Servings:

Calories: 294kcal

Author: Kris Longwell

Bring the taste of Chicago home with this classic all-beef hot dog topped with mustard, relish, onions, tomato, pickle, sport peppers, and celery salt on a poppy seed bun. A true Windy City favorite!

Print Recipe

Equipment

griddle, grill, steamer, or pot of boiling water
Steamer basket

Ingredients

8 beef frankfurters natural casing
8 poppyseed hot dog buns
yellow mustard
1 cup chopped onions
16 tomato wedges
8 Kosher dill pickle spears
16 sport peppers
celery salt

Instructions

Cook the hot dogs in boiling water, on a griddle, grill, or in a steamer. About 5 minutes.
8 beef frankfurters
Steam the buns for 1 minute.
8 poppyseed hot dog buns
Place the dogs in the buns, and then add the toppings in this order: Mustard, onions, tomato wedges (on one side), pickle spear (on the other side), peppers, and topped with a dash of celery salt. Serve at once!
yellow mustard, 1 cup chopped onions, 16 tomato wedges, 8 Kosher dill pickle spears, 16 sport peppers, celery salt

Video

Notes

NOTE: Watch the video near the top of the recipe for visual guidance.

For a Natural Casing Chicago-Style Hot Dog Kit, order from Vienna Beef.

The hot dogs will stay fresh (in the wrappers) in the fridge for a couple of weeks. They can be frozen for 2 to 3 months. Thaw completely before cooking them.

Remember: Chicagoans will tell you NO ketchup on a Chicago-style hot dog. (But we won't tell anyone if you add ketchup!).

Nutrition

Thank You! https://gethealth.info/chicago-style-hot-dog/%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cscript%3Ewindow.wprm_recipes = {"recipe-44949":{"type":"food","name":"Chicago-Style Hot Dog","slug":"wprm-chicago-style-hot-dog","image_url":"https:\/\/howtofeedaloon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Chicago-Style-Hot-Dogs-IG.jpg","rating":{"count":0,"total":0,"average":0,"type":{"comment":0,"no_comment":0,"user":0},"user":0},"ingredients":[{"uid":0,"amount":"8","unit":"","name":"beef frankfurters","notes":"natural casing","link":{"url":"","nofollow":"default"},"id":25198,"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"8","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"uid":1,"amount":"8","unit":"","name":"poppyseed hot dog buns","notes":"","link":{"url":"","nofollow":"default"},"id":25220,"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"8","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"uid":2,"amount":"","unit":"","name":"yellow mustard","notes":"","link":{"url":"","nofollow":"default"},"id":16409,"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"uid":3,"amount":"1","unit":"cup","name":"chopped onions","notes":"","link":{"url":"","nofollow":"default"},"unit_id":23259,"id":25221,"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}},{"uid":4,"amount":"16","unit":"","name":"tomato wedges","notes":"","link":{"url":"","nofollow":"default"},"id":25222,"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"16","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"uid":5,"amount":"8","unit":"","name":"Kosher dill pickle spears","notes":"","link":{"url":"","nofollow":"default"},"id":25223,"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"8","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"uid":6,"amount":"16","unit":"","name":"sport peppers","notes":"","link":{"url":"","nofollow":"default"},"id":25224,"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"16","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"uid":7,"amount":"","unit":"","name":"celery salt","notes":"","link":{"url":"","nofollow":"default"},"id":10971,"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}}],"originalServings":"4","originalServingsParsed":4,"currentServings":"4","currentServingsParsed":4,"currentServingsFormatted":"4","currentServingsMultiplier":1,"originalSystem":1,"currentSystem":1,"unitSystems":[1],"originalAdvancedServings":{"shape":"round","unit":"inch","diameter":0,"width":0,"length":0,"height":0},"currentAdvancedServings":{"shape":"round","unit":"inch","diameter":0,"width":0,"length":0,"height":0},"collection":{"type":"recipe","recipeId":44949,"name":"Chicago-Style Hot Dog","image":"https:\/\/howtofeedaloon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Chicago-Style-Hot-Dogs-IG-360x360.jpg","servings":4,"servingsUnit":"","parent_id":"44948","parent_url":"https:\/\/howtofeedaloon.com\/chicago-style-hot-dog\/"}}}