Hot Dog Chili
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This recipe is great for beer marinated chili dogs, which you can read about here.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 1 large onion fine dice
- 2 shallots fine dice
- 3 garlic cloves
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons chili powder (for homemade version, see below)
- 1/3 a can of chipotles (optional)
- Beer or coca-cola for sweeter chili
- - makes about 1/2 cup -
- 10 chiles
- 7 bay leaves
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 2 teaspoons oregano
- 1 teaspoons cumin or 12 coriander seeds
Procedures
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1
On high heat, brown ground beef in a saucepan. Drain grease and remove meat.
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Add a small amount of oil to the pan. Sautee onions and shallots for two minutes, then add garlic.
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Toss in two tablespoons of tomato paste and cook through. Add chili powder (you can always add more later) and some salt and pepper.
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Deglaze with beer (or use coke if you like a sweeter chili), then add meat back in.
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Once boiling, turn down heat to a simmer. Cook down slowly to a nice thick chili consistency, adding more seasoning, sugar, or chipotle as desired.
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Grill marinated dogs on a charcoal grill.
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Place dog in bun. Add chili, cheese and chopped onions. Or make a nice creamy slaw if you want to go southern style. Open beer and enjoy.
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Homemade Chili Powder
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Mix it up real good!
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