Hot Dog Chili.
The closest recipe I have found to ENC red hot dogs at the corner stores. Pay attention to the cooking method.
This is not mine and is an adaptation of Jeff’s hot dog chili.
Jeff's Hot Dog Chili Recipe (allrecipes.com)
Ingredients:
- 1 pound of lean ground beef (you’re not really able to drain the fat off so use lean) deer or bison will work as well.
- 1/2 cup water (more if you want to cook it longer)
- ½ (10 ounce) can tomato sauce
- ½ cup ketchup
- 2 ½ teaspoons chili powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon of garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon white sugar
- 1 teaspoon onion powder (sometimes I’ve used dehydrated or fresh)
- 1-2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
Directions:
In a smallish round pot just big enough for it all (as tall as it is wide as you want to submerge as much of the meat in water as possible) put the water and beef in and begin to cook together using a wooden spatula or potato masher to break it up. Cooking it in the water makes the beef break up better, creating a smoother chili vs cooking it by itself, draining and then adding water. This creates a rougher chili.
After it begins to turn from pink, stir in tomato sauce, ketchup, chili powder, salt, black pepper, sugar, garlic, onion powder, and Worcestershire sauce.
Bring to a boil, then simmer over medium heat until beef is cooked, and chili thickens, about 20-30 minutes.
Additions:
This is the basic recipe, and you can add to it as you like as it is pretty flexible. Things I’ve added before but not all together I just tried several flavor variations:
- Small spoonful of bbq sauce.
- A small can of pork n beans (scandalous I know!)
- More onion and garlic,
- Small bit of adobo sauce from chipotles n adobo
Storing:
I bought the little clear plastic 2oz condiment containers with lids (think Japanese hibachi white sauce containers).
- I divide it up into these 2oz containers and freeze.
- One of these is good for 2 hot dogs.
- They only take about 45 seconds to thaw in the microwave.
- I also freeze larger 6-8oz size for bigger meals.