Spanish Hot Dog Sauce Recipe

October 23, 2020June 12, 2023

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Whether you call it Coney sauce, chili sauce or Spanish Hot Dog Sauce, it’s a favorite that takes you right back to your childhood. This restaurant-style hot dog sauce has the perfect amount of spice to top off your favorite dog!

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Looking for an easy hotdog sauce recipe? You’re in luck. I’ve got a simple Coney sauce recipe that is sure to please.

This chili sauce for hot dogs is actually a copycat recipe from B & K Root Beer Stand in Logansport, IN. My girl, Maryann, got this recipe from a friend and co-worker, and Maryann made these for my family when we visited over Labor Day.

Let me tell you. Husbands and kids alike love chili dogs. Top your dogs with a heap of Spanish sauce, and then sprinkle on some shredded cheddar cheese. Yummy!

This brings me to another good point. I had no idea that Coney sauce is also called Spanish sauce. Maryann and her mother-in-law, Beth, taught me this.Coney sauce, Spanish sauce and chili sauce are all interchangeable names for a hot dog topped with a delicious tomato-based or ketchup-based sauce.

Sometimes chili sauce contains beans and sometimes it doesn’t. It’s truly just a matter of preference. If you’re looking for a bean-based Coney Island sauce, check that out here.

What is Spanish Sauce for hot dogs?

Spanish hot dog sauce is another name for Coney sauce and/or chili sauce. The easy hot dog sauce is tomato-based, spiced with chili powder.

How to Use Leftover Coney Island Sauce?

There’s countless ways to use leftover Spanish hot dog sauce. Serve it like Soppy Joes on a bun, top a baked potato with leftover chili sauce and shredded cheese, use it in chili or taco soup as the meat or make nachos!

How to Make Spanish Sauce for Hot Dogs

Step By Step Instructions

In a large skillet, mix raw ground beef and water.
To the mixture, add onion, ketchup, chili powder and salt.
Simmer for 1 hour, stirring frequently.
Right before serving, add vinegar and stir.
Serve over hot dogs, and add shredded cheese if desired.

For the full recipe and ingredient list for copycat B & K Spanish Sauce, scroll to the bottom of this post.

Recipe FAQs

If desired, use dehydrated chopped onions in place of fresh, chopped onions.
If you prefer a looser, wetter chili hot dog sauce, add more water while simmering.
Add salt to taste, starting with 1 teaspoon and going up to 2 teaspoons.
White vinegar gives a nice little tang to this copycat B&K root beer Spanish sauce recipe. Start with 1 tablespoon and add up to 2 tablespoons total of white vinegar based on your taste buds!
As you can see from above, be sure to taste this sauce as it cooks so that you can alter the flavor to fit your tastes!

More Kid Friendly Ground Beef Recipes:

Cheeseburger Quiche

Cheeseburger Turnovers

Hamburger Goulash

Mexican Lasagna

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Spanish Hot Dog Sauce

Whether you call it Coney sauce, chili sauce or Spanish Hot Dog Sauce, it's a cult favorite that takes you right back to your childhood. This restaurant-style hot dog sauce has the perfect amount of spice to top off your favorite dog!

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Cook Time1 hour hr

Total Time1 hour hr 5 minutes mins

Course: Entree, Main Course

Cuisine: American

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Servings: 12

Calories: 241kcal

Author: Barbara

Ingredients

2 pounds ground beef raw
2/3 cup water
1/4 cup diced onion
2 cups ketchup
4 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
1 – 2 teaspoons salt
1 – 2 Tablespoons white vinegar

Instructions

In a large skillet, mix raw hamburger and water; add onion.
Heat until it comes to a simmer; add ketchup, chili powder and 1 teaspoon salt.
Simmer for 1 hour, stirring frequently. If the mixture becomes too dry, add more water, a little at a time.
Taste, and add up to another teaspoon salt.
Right before serving, stir in white vinegar, starting with 1 tablespoon and adding up to 1 additional tablespoon based on flavor.

Notes

If desired, use dehydrated chopped onions in place of fresh, chopped onions.
If you prefer a looser, wetter chili hot dog sauce, add more water while simmering.
Add salt to taste, starting with 1 teaspoon and going up to 2 teaspoons.
White vinegar gives a nice little tang to these copycat B&K root beer Spanish sauce recipe. Start with 1 tablespoon and add up to 2 tablespoons total of white vinegar based on your taste buds!
For a classic Coney dog recipe, try this version!

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