Frostop Coney Sauce Recipe

Frostop Drive-in Coney Sauce Original Recipe posted by Mindy Minderman, daughter of the originator.  This is what I remember and love the most from Vincennes, Indiana in the 1970's.

This IS the ORIGINAL FROSTOP JERRY'S FAMOUS CONEY RECIPE! My Dad, Jerry Minderman built the first Frostop with Woody Allen, and then in the 60's turned it over to Bob Watson and Kenny McClure. We still have the original recipe in our Mother's handwriting! The original recipe (and huge aluminum ware pots it was cooked in) were then given to the new owners. IF this recipe does "not taste the same to you", you did not exactly follow the recipe! Also, everyone's taste buds are different and change as one ages, etc. REMINDERS: If if you can find someone to TRIPLE GRIND the ground beef for you...or if you have a home meat grinder (very important....this is what the Frostop did to create the very fine texture that the original coney sauce was famous for!)....OR if you can not grind it, KNEAD the ground beef for at least 5 minutes with your hands ( this will be very cold!!....so you can warm up the ground beef a little in the microwave if that helps you), DO NOT brown the ground beef...not even a little bit! ...put it in your pan RAW, Stir often so it does not stick to the pan...if so, it is ruined and it will taste burnt. The mixture will soon turn into a coney sauce! 

Coney Sauce freezes well in small containers. Do not add any water to coney sauce when warming up! 

***Buy 80-83% ground beef only!!***DO NOT skim off too much fat when cooking...my Dad said the fat is what gives the coney sauce it's flavor. So even when keeping to reheat or freeze, you need to make sure some fat/grease is in your containers) 

Frostop Jerry's Famous Coneys Recipe

(created by Jerry Minderman, Gladys Mansell ..my grandmother and Doris Brown):

 *3 lbs of Ground Beef (80-83%)

*2 medium cans of tomato PUREE (19 oz...or a total of 38oz of other sizes) ** Do not use tomato sauce!

*2 TB Chili Powder

* 1 TB Prepared (not dry) Mustard

* 1 TB Salt (regular)

*1 TB Black Pepper (regular)

*1 TB Worcestershire Sauce

* 1 Medium Onion -OR- 1/2 cup of frozen chopped onions

 In a large pan, mix all ingredients together well and bring to a boil.....stirring bottom VERY OFTEN.

Turn to LOW and cook slowly for 2.5 to 3 hours (Make sure you cook it this long!). Continue to watch and stir every so often, to keep coney sauce from sticking to the bottom of the pan.

So, this is the original Frostop Jerry's Famous Coneys recipe....some people tweak it, but I suggest not...unless you want a little more pepper.

Good Luck! The Jerry and Midge Minderman Family

(Children - Pat, Bill, Ann, Mindy and Matt)