Copycat A&W Coney Island Sauce Recipe | CDKitchen.com (2024)

reviews & comments for a&w coney island sauce

1. Feather July 22, 2020

   Been looking for this recipie for years used to make when I worked there I am so excited to try this

2. Don May 7, 2016

   I grew up in Flint Michigan during the late 50's and early 60's. It Flint, they had Coney Island dogs and those from the A&W root beer drive-in. The sauce on the Coney's was a ground beef/ground hot dog chili-based topping... Not so with A&W.The Flint A&W drive-in Flint was located across from the county jailhouse. At that time, they used a delicious tomato based sauce... more like a freshly made thick Mexican salsa with chopped tomato. It was then topped with chopped sweet onions. I don't remember any beef being in it at all (but could have). I do remember it was slightly sweet. This could be the recipe, but I think that one or more of the measurements are wrong.Only Koegel's hog dogs were ever used at any hot dog joints in Flint (best in the world). I've been searching for the recipe for this sauce for many years. No luck. However, I may try a scaled down version of this with som modifications, because it might be close.

3. A&W Fan REVIEW:
   October 26, 2013

   I obviously had to scale this down considerably size wise for home use. Made as directed then let simmer in my crock pot. Very good! I have never seen Kogel franks but I used organic all beef franks and they were delicious with the sauce.

4. Canadian cook REVIEW:
   August 15, 2011

   This recipe has a very strong tomato base while other coney recipes do not. I question whether the person who submitted this recipe meant that we should add 1 1/2 cups of sugar. I made the recipe as printed and the sauce was quite sweet for a meat sauce - I had to tone down the sweetness by adding more vinegar. I also added more beef to make my end product look like the photo - without the addition of the beef the sauce was more tomato sauce than a beef sauce.

5. mbron REVIEW:
   May 13, 2010

   i have cooked enough that I should have known by looking at the ingredients that something was wrong with the recipe @ cups sugar waaayyyy too much and too much celery seed maybe even too much chili powder and not enough tomato find another recipe I agree with another post its like candy hamburger with celery seed

6. Guest Foodie April 3, 2010

   Well being a cook and also an avid internet researcher, I would venture to say there is a major type-o in the recipe. Most recipes only call for 1-2 tbsp of sugar so I would say it was supposed to be 2 tbsp of sugar, not 2 cups. and the celery seed was more than likely was supposed to be 1/4 tsp. I have not seen another recipe that used more than 1 tsp of celery seed. Adjust the salt as well, you want to stay alive long enough to make it again if it's good. I actually wouldn't even want to taste this recipe the way it is written. A&W has been a frequent of mine since childhood and I am making it a tradition with my kids, unfortunately they are disappearing as fast as our liberties are in this country. I hope to find a recipe or master my own that tastes like it soon. Good eatin' and God Bless

7. Guest Foodie REVIEW:
   January 15, 2010

   Ok, definately way, way too much sugar and celery seed. And I honestly believe the poster meant tomato PASTE, not puree. (Never seen a six oz can of puree) Anywy, definately not enough puree. I put in 2 -29 oz cans, extra vinegar and ketchup to help counter the sweetness, it's better but its still not very good. I have eaten at A&W's across the country and never had a dog that tasted like that. I will not make this sauce again.

8. Guest Foodie REVIEW:
   December 22, 2009

   Way too much sugar even when cut in half.

9. Guest Foodie November 3, 2009

   I agree a waste of and ingredients time. 1 6oz can of tomato puree not even close to enough. 4 tablesoons of celery seed way way to much

10. Rachael REVIEW:
    September 12, 2009

    Just drain the grease and cut back on the sugar, I did half the sugar and the recipe turned out great. WE LOVE IT

11. She McP REVIEW:
    February 24, 2009

    Instead of the tomato puree I used Campbells tomato soup and only made enough for dinner and had left overs.Taste just like the real thing. Sooo good!

12. score REVIEW:
    September 30, 2006

    I disagree with the previous review that only gave this 1 star.I use lean ground beef and drain it before adding the other ingredients. You definitely need to drain off the grease.I have never had A&W Chili Sauce, so I can't say if it compares as a copycat recipe or not. Regardless, this makes some darn good dog sauce.I make this for all of our large cookouts during the summer and people have come to expect that it will be there when we grill dogs. It is a bit sweet, but it's very tasty and I get lots of compliments on this recipe.

13. seiermom REVIEW:
    December 1, 2005

    I had a coney dog at A&W yesterday and it was nothing like this recipe. This recipe is a waste of ingredents. It taste like candied meat. Way to much sugar.Also it does not say to or not to drain the meat. Will not make again.UCK!