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Seattle-Style Hot Dogs

By Jessica Rudolph

Published on May 2, 2023

Time

30 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Seattle-Style Hot Dogs

Ingredients

4 all-beef hot dogs 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 cup thinly sliced onion Pinch table salt 4 hot dog buns 4 ounces cream cheese, softened

Before You Begin

Top these dogs with ketchup, mustard, sriracha, barbecue sauce, and/or sliced fresh or jarred jalapeños.

Instructions

  1. Split each hot dog lengthwise, stopping short of cutting completely in half, so dogs are hinged on 1 side.
  2. Heat oil in 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Add onion and salt and cook until onion is well browned but still has some texture, 7 to 10 minutes. Transfer onion to bowl; cover to keep warm.
  3. Place hot dogs cut side down in now-empty skillet and cook over medium heat until well browned, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to plate.
  4. Place buns in now-empty skillet and cook over medium heat until warmed and lightly toasted, about 1 minute per side. Transfer to platter.
  5. Spread cream cheese evenly over interiors of buns, add hot dogs, and top with onions. Serve.
Seattle-Style Hot Dogs
Photography by Steve Klise. Styling by Elle Simone.

Seattle-Style Hot Dogs

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Time

30 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Ingredients

4 all-beef hot dogs
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 cup thinly sliced onion
Pinch table salt
4 hot dog buns
4 ounces cream cheese, softened

Test Kitchen Techniques

Ingredients

4 all-beef hot dogs
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 cup thinly sliced onion
Pinch table salt
4 hot dog buns
4 ounces cream cheese, softened

Test Kitchen Techniques

Ingredients

4 all-beef hot dogs
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 cup thinly sliced onion
Pinch table salt
4 hot dog buns
4 ounces cream cheese, softened

Test Kitchen Techniques

Why This Recipe Works

To craft hot dogs just like they do at Seattle street carts, we started by sautéing onions until they just began to caramelize. We then seared all-beef hot dogs (butterflied for even more surface area for flavorful browning) and added them to buns with a swipe of softened cream cheese. We topped the hot dogs with the sautéed onions and then set out lots of condiments for guests to customize their own dogs, in true street-cart fashion.

Before You Begin

Top these dogs with ketchup, mustard, sriracha, barbecue sauce, and/or sliced fresh or jarred jalapeños.

Instructions

  1. Split each hot dog lengthwise, stopping short of cutting completely in half, so dogs are hinged on 1 side.
  2. Heat oil in 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Add onion and salt and cook until onion is well browned but still has some texture, 7 to 10 minutes. Transfer onion to bowl; cover to keep warm.
  3. Place hot dogs cut side down in now-empty skillet and cook over medium heat until well browned, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to plate.
  4. Place buns in now-empty skillet and cook over medium heat until warmed and lightly toasted, about 1 minute per side. Transfer to platter.
  5. Spread cream cheese evenly over interiors of buns, add hot dogs, and top with onions. Serve.

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