Coney Island Sauce for Hotdogs

Growing up near Middletown, New York, the Coney Island restaurant was and still is a famous eatery where locals go to enjoy their famous Coney Island Hotdogs. This recipe is pretty close to the taste of their sauce.

Ingredients:

1 pound hamburger meat
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup minced onion
2 8-ounce cans tomato sauce
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon salt

Brown the hamburger meat, chopping the meat to small crumbly pieces. Add water, onion, tomato sauce and seasonings. Combine thoroughly and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and allow to simmer for at least 15 minutes.

Use this sauce on top on a hotdog in a bun. Traditionally, Coney Island restaurant always put mustard and chopped onions on the hotdog in addition to the sauce.

Enjoy!

Vegetable Soup

Here's a favorite for a cold winter day.

In a large stockpot bring the following ingredients to a boil:

• 2 beef shin bones
• 1 1/2 gallon of water
• salt to taste

Turn back heat to low and simmer for one hour.
After one hour, add these ingredients:

• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 4 large carrots, chopped
• 1/2 small head of cabbage, chopped
• 4 potatoes, diced
• 1 quart of canned tomatoes

Continue to simmer until all ingredients are tender.

Enjoy!