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 MR> I was reading an article about a local hot dog eating contest that
 MR> was featuring nationally known hot dog eaters and a type of hot
 MR> dog I had never heard of before. Dirty water dogs. According to
 MR> the article, dirty water dogs are push cart hot dogs warmed in 
 MR> beef broth and grilled before serving. It seems to be a New York 
 MR> thing and I've never seen them here. They sound good. Has anyone 
 MR> actually tried them?

Beef broth is a kind word. The vendors dump the dogs in
hot water in the morning, and by the end of the day, one
might think of the liquid as beef broth if one were hungry
enough. Salty greasy water is more like. Some carts might
grill the dogs briefly to get rid of the scum and so on,
but I've not encountered any that do. Funny thing is that
I have a meeting to go to in NYC in November, and one of
the participants wants to meet me a day early so we can
go and have hot dogs together.

I thoroughly disagree with parts of the below, especially
about the afternoon dogs being best (it sounds as though
this person is a nostalgic displaced New Yorker), but the
idea is there.

 The best dog, since the dawn of time and through the ages 
 never-ending, has been, and will always be, a Dirty Water 
 dog. Dirty Water dogs are those franks served up from an 
 umbrella-topped cart on virtually every street corner of 
 Manhattan, hot, fast and loaded to order for just a buck. 
 Dirty water really isn't dirty at all, though it sure 
 looks like it as the vendor lifts the lid to his steam 
 cart and sticks a long fork into a pit of roiling gray 
 foam. The liquid's not scum, but jeweled broth flavored 
 with the juices and salts and meaty liquor from that 
 day's batch of wieners (the later in the day, the better 
 the dog). The vendor shifts and spears -- whatever 
 frankfurter he finds is intense, juicy gold.

 Carey Sweet, www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2003-01-02/rest
 aurants/and-the-wiener-is/

Sabrett Onions in Sauce (for Hot Dogs)
cat: condiment, New York
yield: 1 c

1 1/2 ts olive oil
1 md onion, chopped
4 c water
2 Tb tomato paste
2 ts corn syrup
1 ts cornstarch
1/2 ts salt
1/4 ts crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 c vinegar

Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.

Saute sliced onion in the oil for 5 min, until onions are
soft but not brown.

Add water, tomato paste, corn syrup, cornstarch, salt, and red
pepper flakes, and stir.

Bring mixture to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 45
min. Add vinegar. Continue to simmer for an additiona1 30 to 45
min or until most of the liquid has reduced and the sauce is
thick.

recipes.calputer.com/sabrett-onions-in-sauce-for-hot-dogs-
recipe.html

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