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NYC Pushcart Dog

Snap, kraut, and sweet onion sauce.

Flag of United StatesOrigin: New York City, United States
Our score: 8/10
NYC Pushcart Dog illustrated hot dog icon

Pinpointed origin: New York City, United States

The anatomy

Vessel
Steamed soft roll
Sausage
All-beef natural casing
Region
New York City
Ingredients
Sauerkraut illustrated ingredient icon

The quintessential street dog: a natural-casing all-beef frank from the steam tray, soft roll, brown mustard, kraut and a slow-cooked sweet onion sauce.

Method

  1. 1Warm the frank in the steam tray.
  2. 2Tuck into a soft steamed roll.
  3. 3Stripe with mustard.
  4. 4Top with sauerkraut and a spoon of onion sauce.

Tasting notes

Unfussy and perfect at 2am. The natural casing snap does the heavy lifting; the onion sauce is the secret weapon most people skip.