Prepping for a backyard cookout? Some of our other favorite foods to serve at a cookout are Best Baked Beans Recipe, Raspberry Pretzel Salad, Hawaiian Macaroni Salad, and Classic Frog Eye Salad!
Sweet & Sticky Copycat J Dawgs Hot Dog Sauce
I recently read an article on Chowhound about how it is completely against the rules to eat ketchup on hot dogs as a grown-up. Apparently it’s a kid-thing only to have anything “sweet” on a hot dog and ketchup has sugar in it. Well, I’m gonna break that rule because it’s ridiculous and because there are a whole bunch of us so-called grown-ups who are kids at heart. And anyway, those hot dog police have probably never had the chance to try the awesomeness that is this copycat recipe for J Dawgs hot dog sauce. If you aren’t from Utah County or didn’t go to BYU, then you have probably never heard of J Dawgs. But stick with me here, because this seemingly silly little recipe for hot dog sauce is going to totally change the way you feel about the humble hot dog that is typically overlooked at summer barbeques in favor of more “grown-up” fare. I get it. I was never a huge hot dog person either. But then J Dawgs came along and my world was turned upside down. And took the “no ketchup on hot dogs” rule to a whole new level of ridiculousness. J Dawgs started as a little hot dog stand in a shack south of campus in 2004 during my senior year. When I was in law school, it was a quick walk from the law building to the original shack location and its popularity was such that there was always a wait to get one of their amazing creations stuffed with toppings and dripping with their signature sweet J Dawgs hot dog sauce. It’s no ball park, game-day hot dog with traditional mustard. It’s a whole new approach and flavor profile for a hot dog and it rocks my world. Especially with plenty of sauerkraut (try it! you will like it! don’t be afraid!) and sometimes with the extra diced onions. Another thing that J Dawgs does that sets its hot dogs apart is to cut diagonal slashes into each hot dog before grilling them, which creates more surface area for the sauce. They kind of start to curl up on the grill a bit and get all blistery on the outside. And for an authentic J Dawgs experience, you can wrap your finished hot dog up in foil to keep them warm and to keep the drippy, stickiness of the sauce getting on your hands to a minimum. With the 4th of July and summer barbecues coming up, you definitely, really, absolutely, must give this sauce a try. Maybe with a nice, fresh squeezed homemade lemonade!
More great summer grilling recipes!
Perfect Grilled Pork Chops with Sweet BBQ Pork RubGrilled Cilantro Lime Chicken ThighsGrilled Santa Maria Tri-TipBlackened Salmon TacosRed, White, and Blueberry Bacon Burger with Basil AioliGrilled Thai Pork Tenderloin with Coconut Lime Peanut SauceGrilled Mexican Street Corn Dip
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