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hot dogs with onion and tomato relish

(2 ratings)
Blue Ribbon Recipe by
Catherine Cappiello Pappas
Amityville, NY

A great way to jazz up a summer classic!

Blue Ribbon Recipe

These are no ordinary hot dogs to yawn over. If you've ever wondered how to make a gourmet hot dog at home, this is it. The relish is so simple to make and tastes amazing. Better than anything you'd find at the store. It's spicy, sweet, and zesty. It's perfect served hot over the pan grilled hot dogs and cheese. An awesome way to dress up hot dogs.

— The Test Kitchen @kitchencrew
(2 ratings)
yield 8 serving(s)
prep time 5 Min
cook time 15 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For hot dogs with onion and tomato relish

  • 8
    hot dogs
  • hot dog buns
  • 8 slice
    American cheese
  • 1 tsp
    butter
  • fresh avocado, sliced for garnish, optional
  • ONION AND TOMATO RELISH
  • 1 lg
    sweet onion, sliced
  • 1/2 lg
    jalapeno, chopped with seeds
  • 1 lg
    vine ripe tomato, quartered
  • 2 clove
    garlic (large), chopped
  • 1 Tbsp
    Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 c
    ketchup
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1/2 tsp
    garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp
    ground cumin
  • 1/4 tsp
    black pepper
  • 1 Tbsp
    balsamic vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp
    honey
  • 1 tsp
    brown sugar
  • 1 Tbsp
    olive oil

How To Make hot dogs with onion and tomato relish

  • Pouring olive oil into a pan.
    1
    Heat a large frying pan with a tablespoon of olive oil.
  • Adding onions, garlic, and jalapeno to the pan.
    2
    Add the onions, garlic, and jalapeno. Sauté until the onions are slightly golden.
  • Adding quartered tomatoes.
    3
    Add the tomato and continue to sauté until the tomato is soft.
  • Combining sauce ingredients in a bowl.
    4
    In a small bowl, combine the Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, vinegar, honey, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, ground cumin and brown sugar.
  • Stirring sauce ingredients together.
    5
    Stir together and add to the pan.
  • Simmering the sauce.
    6
    Simmer on low while the hot dogs finish cooking (5-10 minutes, stirring occasionally).
  • Putting butter in a pan.
    7
    Heat another large frying pan with a teaspoon of butter.
  • Cooking hot dogs in a skillet.
    8
    Add the hot dogs and cook until a beautiful golden color.
  • Heating the hot dog buns.
    9
    Heat the hot dog buns.
  • Adding American cheese to the hot dog buns.
    10
    Place the sliced American cheese on the bun.
  • Placing hot dogs into the buns.
    11
    Top with the hot dog.
  • Topping the hot dogs with relish.
    12
    Then add the onion/tomato relish.
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