Authentic Coney Island sauces DO NOT contain tomato products! Maybe the A&W recipe does but not the good ones. I wish people would start getting this right.

Unfortunately, the comment about tomato products not being in an authentic Coney Island dog is far from true, maybe your version doesn't, but most do!

I think coney sauce is very much a regional thing. I am originally from Jackson, MI... Many coney island restaurants there. The sauce there does not have tomato products in it. Where we live now, NW Indiana, you can't find anything like it.

Sue from Jackson, MI probably doesn't realize she is from the birthplace of coney sauce, not as you would think, New York. It was invented in 1914 by a Greek immigrant and Michigan now has many regional twists on the original. Being a native New Yorker, this is not easy to swallow but facts are facts.

Coney sauce originated with Nathans coney Island Hot dogs from Coney Island NY. It is of Greek origins and contains no tomato products unlike chili sauce which is completely different. But hot dogs and coneys vary greatly throughout the U.S.

Mark - You are correct that Coney sauce is a Greek recipe without tomato products. Coney sauce did not originate with Nathan's however the recipe was brought over by Greek immigrants and has been served in the U.S. as early as 1881. That's a good 33 years prior to Nathans opening.

In addition Tom from Arizona is also correct: the no tomato recipe is served throughout Michigan, Illinois and parts of Wisconsin. These are the states that Greek immigrants migrated to after arriving in the U.S. An original Coney was an All beef dog grilled on a flat top not boiled ugh. Served in a steamed bun, with Coney sauce, mustard and diced onion and that is it. No pickles no cheese just a straight forward Coney dog.

As far as I know, all the Coney sauces I've eaten have either tomato paste or ketchup in them. However one of the critical elements is yellow mustard! I have lived and eaten coney dogs in Cleveland, Buffalo, New York and Pittsburgh and they all had both of those ingredients. Anyway, eat hearty however you like 'em!

Good sauce, easy to make. For people who say no tomato or no bean, they are wrong, just as the people who say it must have them. It's called personal preference. It also has to do with regional preference. That said, this is a good recipe.

BINGO David. To each, his or her own. So many want to think they have the only right answer. Not one showed any tangible proof.

BTW, this recipe was very good and Nathans dogs were on sale where I live. Life is sweet!

I'm with Steveo. I'm from north east PA where we do the authentic Coney Island sauce straight from the "real" Coney Island, and he's right, there are NO tomato products in the real stuff at all.

No tomato in the sauce! Gotta try Rudy's in Toledo

I am from Toledo and now live in West Virginia. I grew up on Rudy's Hot Dogs! Sure, do miss them.

Very good recipe!! I love these and they taste a lot like the Coney Island hot dogs.

I love this recipe. It is a hit with friends and family. Quick and easy to whip together before a cook out or get together.

Great recipe! We added 1/2 fresh chopped Jalepeno Pepper and 1/2 fresh chopped Anaheim Pepper. Use Vidalia onion for a sweeter taste or yellow onion for less sweetness.

EXCELLENT recipe as is. Jeff's additions also excellent. Have tried both ways...

This is EXCELLENT. It also freezes well..

I love this recipe... And anytime someone is over and try's it.. They ask me for the recipe... This is a keeper.. Kids love it also :)

It was really good... Hard to find the Ground Cumin...

Been to Coney Island. Having eaten many chili dogs in my life, this the very best recipe follow it, don't make any changes. This chili is for real!!!

Only damn yankees put beans in chili. Chili with beans is chili con carne con frijolees. In making sauce for chili dogs, no beans, diced onions, mustard, pickles if desired, shredded cheese on top. I add chopped oinions, lettuce, sweet relish, tomatoes and sweet relish. Make a slightly different version for Pedernales river chili, favorite of LBJ.

Serve over hot dogs? You MUST serve over Nathan's ONLY! I'm from Philly and I know that! Wing Bowl!

Where I live (Laredo, TX) there are no Coney Island style hot dogs, so this recipe is a plus, and my kids loved it...

To be honest with anyone from the Detroit Metro-Michigan area, 99.9% of the coney islands there use a frozen chili made by Nathans. (I have worked at 6 different establishments.) It comes in large cubes that you just add to some boiling water. The difference is any spices or differing water amounts that they add to the cubes.

I wish there was a way to buy or get the recipe for that frozen chili, that would be the coney chili of my youth!

I used skirt steak that was butterflied and tenderized by buther... called "Aracherra." Grilled the skirt steaks seasoned with s&p and a ground Mexican chili mix. After grilled, I cut the steaks against the grain in strips then ran the knife the other way to make a very small dice.... Also, steeped 4 dried chiles, 2 Chile Nuevo Mexicano and 2 guajillo in hot water and when soft blended with a bit of the water...added about 3 T of this mix... Also a table spoon of Heinz chili sauce... oh, and one small can of diced green chili's.... It's all been simmering on a low bubble for an hour and it tastes great. Didn't use tomato past... used 6 in 1 puree'd tomatoes... They're awesome for pizza. The Heinz chili sauce seems to give the sauce a nice vinegary tang. This is my first ever account of my cooking. Oh..And also, I'm going to put some fresh oregano from my garden in near the end when the chopped skirt steak is tender beyond belief. Let me know if you try this version. I'm going to use this chil sauce for Nathans hotdogs, grilled on bakery fresh buns with "koops" deli mustard, chopped fresh onion, garden tomato slice, celery salt and sport peppers. Can you tell I'm a Chicagoan? Have fun cooking. Just do it!

Just tasted it, awesome. I could eat on a bun like a sloppy joe. I'll try it on a dog tonight.

My mom made a sauce like this but with a twist. Substitute condensed tomato soup for tom. paste and nutmeg to taste instead of cumin. Also, make sure the beef is finely ground.