Texas Chili Dog Recipes

MY FAVORITE CHILI DOGS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook and crumble beef over medium heat until no longer pink, 8-10 minutes; drain. Add next 10 ingredients; simmer until thickened, about 45 minutes, stirring frequently., Cook hot dogs according to package directions. Place in buns and top with chili, red onion and yellow mustard.

TEXAS CHUCK WAGON CHILI DOGS

Steps:

• To make the chili: wash and pick over beans; put in a bowl and soak in water to cover overnight.
• Next day, drain and rinse the beans and put them in a pot with 1 ½ cans of the beef broth; bring to a boil; decrease heat and simmer the beans for 1 hour.
• In a medium pot, brown the ground beef; drain off all the fat.
• Melt the butter in a medium skillet; saute the onion over low heat until it is soft and transparent.
• Add in the garlic; saute for 1 minute.
• Add the onion mixture and tomato paste, chili powder, salt, water, crushed tomatoes w/ puree, ground marjoram, red pepper flakes, and cayenne to the beef mixture; mix well.
• Simmer the chili over low heat, partially covered and stirring occasionally, for 3 hours or until the beans are tender and the flavors are melded.
• If the mixture becomes too thick, add a bit more water or beef broth.
• Assemble: place hot dogs in buns, top with chili, cheese, and onion.
• Serve immediately.

CHILI DOGS

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add 1 chopped onion and 2 chopped garlic cloves and cook, stirring, until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add 1 pound ground beef, breaking it up with the back of a spoon, and cook until nicely browned, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in 2 1/2 cups ketchup, 1 teaspoon chili powder and 2 tablespoons yellow mustard and simmer until thickened, about 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Grill 4 hot dogs over medium-high heat, turning, until marked. Serve on grilled buns and top with the chili and shredded cheddar.