When chili is put into a hotdog, it will never be the same. While hotdog is already a very tasty snack, a chili dog can be compared to heaven on earth! Chili dog, as opposed to a regular hotdog, is already a full meal, not to mention, the chili adds the extra “spice” and the extra kick in your favorite hotdog sandwich.
How to make a chili dog? The simplest way is to fry your favorite hotdog, put it in a hotdog bun, and heat the canned chili you can buy in nearby groceries and supermarkets. That can suffice but the canned chili will not compare to the savory taste of real homemade chili.
The difference of chili in chili dogs to the chili with nachos or a regular chili is that chili dogs’ flavor is more of onion than of chili pepper or tomato. Apart from that, the meat is chopped finer than the meat in a regular chili since the chili in chili dogs are used as a condiment.
Here’s how to make a chili dog that is tastier than the canned ones and made right at your own home.
Here’s what you need to make a chili dog:
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 large onion, diced
• ½ to 1 cup of chili powder
• tomato paste
• salt and black pepper
• Frankfurt hotdogs
• hotdog buns
How to make a chili dog is very simple. Follow these instructions and you’ll have a very tasty meal in no time.
1. In a skillet, cook the ground beef over high heat until the beef turns brown. Make sure that the beef is ground very finely. If it is still in lumps, break it off to cook it evenly. Your chili dog should not be lumpy. Add a few teaspoons of salt while the beef is cooking.
2. While the beef is cooking, dice the onions into small cubes. Add it to the beef and cook it until the onion becomes soft.
3. When the beef and onion are cooked, add the tomato paste and the chili powder. Add some water to dissolve the tomato paste and the chili powder. If you think your chili isn’t hot enough, you can add more chili powder until you are satisfied.
4. Cook them under medium heat and stir occasionally. Cook your chili for about five to ten minutes.
5. Once your chili is done, grill your Frankfurt hotdogs over coal or using on-stove grills.
6. While your hotdogs are grilling, slice your hotdog buns in half and toast them in an oven toaster. Be careful not to over toast and burn your buns.
7. Place your grilled Frankfurt hotdogs on the toasted buns. Add some mayonnaise or mustard, on your desire. And finally, add your chili on top of your hotdog. You can spread some separately sautéed onions for presentation and extra onion taste.
And that’s it, folks, how to make chili dogs everybody will surely love in seven easy steps!
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