Ingredient List
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
  • 2 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tbsp kosher salt
  • 1 tbsp onion powder
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 8 oz tomato paste

Perfect Hot Dog Chili

Prep
5M
Cook
25M
Total
30M
Skill
Easy
Yield
3 cups
CUISINE
American
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  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 1/2 cups water

With your hands, break apart ground beef into the water until no chunks of meat remain. Add more water as necessary. Then mix in...

  • 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
  • 2 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tbsp kosher salt
  • 1 tbsp onion powder
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 8 oz tomato paste

Bring to a boil and simmer for around 30 minutes until reduced to a nice chili sauce consistency.

Add some crackers and enjoy it as a regular chili, or serve it with hot dogs or chili cheese fries — whatever you like. Enjoy!

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Author
Dave Joyce
This chili is the closest recipe I've ever come to mimicking my local town's favorite hot dog chili sauce. People would order this chili by the case load just to get some in their house, but no need for that. Just follow this recipe and find your way to the perfect delicious chili.
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