Ask and ye shall receive!
Friday night I mentioned that I had a craving for Chicago Style Hot Dogs. I don't remember why this might have been, but I think it's something along the lines of a blend of healthy and junk foods that appealed to me. That or I must have recently seen it on The Food Network and their subliminal advertising is working. Whatever the case, Melanie had no idea what I was talking about, even though she's probably been to Chicago dozens of times while I've never been in my life. Ok, I have landed at O'Hare airport before, but only to make a connection and I had neither the deep dish pizza or a hot dog while there.
Saturday morning I was trying to get a few things done around the house, and trying to keep an eye on the boys, when Melanie says she's going to make me the Chicago Dogs I've been craving. The night before she had no idea what I was talking about, so I hit Google Image Search for some pictures of exactly what I was describing, and based on those she put together a short shopping list of what was needed to make me a special lunch.
I gotta say, this was an awesome hot dog! It's my understanding that one of the ways it's ordered is to ask for a hot dog, and when queried about topping one says, "Drag it through the garden!" or close to that. I was unsure about poppy seed rolls for a hot dog, but they were great. One variation on ours was the use of chopped jalapeños instead of "sport peppers", the latter of which I had no clue about. I now think that these sport peppers are probably like pickled banana peppers, or pepperoncini that are often put on deli sandwiches, and that the vinegar from them would add a dressing for the cucumbers and tomatoes. To test this, on Sunday morning I made another Chicago dog with no jalapeños, but extra pickle. The heat from the peppers would have been nice, but the extra vinegar zing was good.
I give Melanie 5 stars for the Chicago Dogs!
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