Italian Hot Dog

Get your mind out of the gutter.... I hear you all thinking..

Italian hot dogs... are one of the best foods in life. I am surprised at how many people haven't heard of them, let alone tried one. Living in NH I have to make them myself.. but it's easy...

Sliced potatoes, peppers, onions sauteed in pan or cooked in the oven until tender (not crispy) and then put on top of hot dog in a sub roll... It's the best. In NJ they have a special roll for the dog... but a sub roll works just as well.

Google it and see what you come up with...

Seaclusion said:

You of all people should know not to put potatoes, peppers and onions on the dog. It gets them all greasy and sticky. Then you have to hose them off.

Richard

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Well I make my potatoes and peppers and peppers in the oven, I also boil the hot dogs...

Jersey Chick said:

Mmm.... Italian hot dogs! My mom used to make those when we were kids - one of the only things better is a fried sausage-and-pepper-and-onions from a vendor on the Boardwalk...

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Yeah I like those also.... but Italian hot dogs are my favorite... I like them with mustard...

Siddow said:

You want a great dog? Go here. I don't know how they do it, but they make a plain old ketchup dog OUTSTANDING.

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It isn't that I like the grease... I make my potatoes and peppers in the oven and I also use 100% whole wheat sub rolls... and unfortunately Hebrew National 99% fat free all beef dogs... I can't go off the reservation that much..

Jersey Chick said:

So does my mom - she talks about getting them somewhere in Newark when she was kid, and how hers never quite tasted the same.

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Yeah... Newark is where the Italian Hot Dog was born... It's a Jersey thing..

When I was in NJ we stopped and had Marucca's Pizza... Gee I couldn't believe the size of the slice! I miss Jersey food... guess it's good I am in NH or I'd be back to being 25 pounds heavier...

You might like to read the conversations Italian Sausage Sandwiches vs Italian Hot Dogs

Shadow_Ferret said:

Reminds me of a Chicago-style hot dog, which I also hate. All that glop on there is disgusting.

A proper hot dog should have catsup and/or mustard with maybe sauerkraut and that's it. You should be able to hold it with one hand and still drive. Not worried about things plopping into your lap.

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I don't eat and drive.... I can't really enjoy the food, nor can I really concentrate on driving... I'm weird... I know..

Shadow_Ferret said:

Can I ask why they're called Italian? There is no pasta or spaghetti sauce or pamessan cheese on them.

Shouldn't they just be called Jersey dogs?

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They really aren't over all of Jersey just up north and on the Jersey Shore...

They have green peppers on them... perhaps that makes them italian...

tonyrocks922 said:

So many people here like ketchup on their hot dogs! I thought people on this board were smart!

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I like mustard... on mine.. am I smart... (PLEASE SAY YES)

Shadow_Ferret said:

The car thing was a joke. I hope everyone understood that.

Burgers are so much better to drive with.

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Hey, I'm blonde but I understood it was a joke...

However if you are eating a burger while driving.... don't get a whooper.

I think driving down the NJ Parkway eating a 1/2 gallon of melting ice cream in the summer is fun..

Shadow_Ferret said:

Maybe call them Newark dogs then.
We are. Catsup is the best on a dog. Every intelligent person knows that.

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Catsup or Ketchup has more sugar in it than a brownie..

I would rather have a brownie...