Cross Country Hot Dogs Recipes

HOMEMADE HOT DOG CHILI (+VIDEO)

Steps:

• Put a couple tablespoons of vegetable oil in medium sauce pan.
• On medium-high heat, saute onion until translucent, then add garlic.
• Stir for about a minute, then add ground beef.
• As beef begins to brown, use a potato masher to grind up the beef into small bits.
• Once brown, add in the rest of the ingredients (if your beef produced a lot of grease, you may want to strain some of that out first before adding the rest of the ingredients).
• Give it all a good stir to combine then reduce heat and simmer for about 15 minutes.
• Do a taste test at this point to see if it has enough salt.

CROSS-COUNTRY HOT DOGS

Steps:

• Preheat broiler with a rack in upper third. Split hot dog buns. Grill hot dogs over medium-high heat until charred in places, 3 to 4 minutes; tent with foil to keep warm.
• Philly Cheesesteak: On a rimmed baking sheet, toss peppers and onion with oil and season with salt and pepper. Broil until tender, 6 to 7 minutes. Broil hot dog buns until toasted, 1 minute. In a saucepan over medium heat, cook cheese, milk, and a pinch of salt, stirring, until cheese melts, about 2 minutes. Top buns with grilled hot dogs, peppers, onion, and sauce; serve.
• Muffuletta: In a small bowl, combine tapenade and artichoke hearts. Layer mozzarella into cut sides of buns; place on a rimmed baking sheet. Broil until cheese melts, 1 to 2 minutes. Top with hot dogs and olive-artichoke mixture; serve.
• Cubano: Layer ham and cheese into cut sides of buns; place on a rimmed baking sheet. Broil until cheese melts, 1 to 2 minutes. Top with hot dogs, mustard, and pickles; serve.

SPANK'N BACON HILLBILLY HARLOT

Steps:

• Fry 5 slices bacon in a skillet. Remove and set aside.
• Dice all peppers and onion and saute in bacon grease until cooked down a bit. Then stir in tomatoes, chili sauce, rice, brown sugar, Worcestershire, black pepper, pepper flakes and 2 1/2 cups water. Cover and simmer over medium-low heat, stirring it every so often, until the rice is done, about 25 minutes. Crumble cooked bacon and reserve some for garnish, then stir the rest into the sauce.
• Heat oil in a deep-fryer to 350 degrees F.
• Wrap your weenie in remaining 2 slices raw bacon. Flash deep-fry 1 1/2 minutes, then cook on flat top until bacon is crisp and weenie is plumped. Toast the top of the hot dog bun. Put weenie in the bun, then top with sauce. Sprinkle with remaining bacon bits.