Coney Island Hot Dogs With Damn €“ Good Garlic Sauce

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 small yellow onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2/3 cup firmly packed chopped garlic
• 14 1/2 ounces crushed tomatoes
• 8 ounces tomato sauce
• 1 cup water
• 1 1/2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 12 ounces ground chuck, cooked and crumbled
• 4 -6 large hot dog buns, split but not separated
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temp
• 4 -6 large hot dogs, grilled
• 1 small sweet onion
• tangy yellow mustard (for serving)

Recipe

• 1 to make the sauce -.
• 2 in a skillet, saute the onion in the olive oil over medium-low heat until translucent. add the garlic and stir one to two minutes, do not brown.
• 3 in a large saucepan over medium heat combine the tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, garlic mixture, chili powder, brown sugar, cumin, paprika and salt. bring to a boil and reduce heat to a simmer, continue to simmer about 1 1/2 hours (until thick). stir in crumbled meat. taste and adjust seasoning with salt and chili powder.
• 4 to assemble the hot dogs –.
• 5 heat a large skillet over medium heat, butter the buns and toast until golden. add hot dogs to buns, spoon sauce and garnish with onion and mustard.
• 6 variation –.
• 7 damn – good sloppy joe
• 8 cook the sauce as described above using 1 1/2 pounds ground chuck, simmer long enough to spread on a sandwich.