The NEW Build Your Own Arcade Controls
Main => Everything Else => Topic started by: Woodshop Flunky on July 25, 2011, 02:00:08 pm
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I know my arcade build would not have gone so well without the contributions of a lot of folks here. I lifted so many good ideas from you guys. So, here is a recipe that I have worked years to perfect as a token of my thanks. :cheers:
Now, some people don't realize that hot dog chili is not "eat it from a bowl" chili. If you are one of the folks that DO recognize this distinction, then you will appreciate this recipe. It is meat only and the process is as important as the ingredients. Also, this will make a LOT of chili. I've found that trying to scale down the recipe doesn't work well; something about making this much at once works better. No problem though... the portion you freeze will taste better in about a month. :)
Ingredient List (T = Tablespoon and t = Teaspoon)
1lb ground beef (I use 85/15)
1lb ground pork
(salt meat to taste)
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 medium onion - diced
1T + 1t onion powder
2t garlic powder
2t cumin
3T + 1t chili powder
2t crushed red pepper flakes
1t paprika
1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
3T yellow mustard
Two 8oz cans tomato sauce
8oz water
Place the oil in the skillet and caramelize the onions.
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Brown the beef and pork and add salt to taste. One thing you need is a cast iron skillet. Seriously... I would destroy an aluminum skillet making this recipe. This is because the texture of hot dog chili is very important. To get a fine texture I use a potato masher. My cast iron just laughs when I do this while my aluminum pans quake in fear in the cupboard.
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Now I mix all my DRY spices. BTW... I think this would make an outstanding dry rub for you BBQers out there. :)
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Transfer the meat to either a slow cooker, or a pot that can hold this much chili.
Add the tomato sauce and then add the spice mixture.
Finally add the yellow mustard and the water.
If on the stove, I let it simmer on low (covered) for about an hour. In a slow cooker, it takes about 3hrs. The reason for the additional cooking is to allow the meat to break down a little more. The result is a very good texture.
I was halfway done before I remembered to take a picture of the final product... YUM! ;D
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More Thoughts on Hotdogs...
When having hot dogs, it isn't necessary to serve cold stiff buns. When I make dogs I make sure the buns are steamed and soft (like the ballpark dogs we love!). To do this, I take all the buns out of the bag and stuff each one with a frank right off the grill. I replace each one back in the bag that the buns came in. The heat from the franks will steam the buns in the bag. In 5-10 minutes you will have a bag of steamed hot dogs that are to die for! Now, don't stuff them in the bag and then go play around a forget about them for an hour... you'll have a mess when you come back. You really need to serve them soon after they've steamed.
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Ah, another tube steak aficionado!
I will give this a try. I must admit I like Patterson's canned chili, so my palate may be permanently damaged already. Will give it a go!
I am a dry warmer rather than a steamer of buns. I warm them by putting them on top of the toaster oven and running it for 10 minutes. Or far side top rack of the grill if grilling. Steamed is awesome too.
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That sounds like a great recipe, but Im not a fan of cumin, it taste like BO smells. Dont like it. Thanks though nonetheless, especially since summer is here! I love me some good dogs!
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I need to stop by my local Wiener and get me some "ALL THE WAY" baby :o
Thanks for making my mouth watery for some tasty DOG TREAT. :P
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Wolf Brand Chili for the win.
Tossing a damp washcloth on the buns and nuking for 10 seconds for the win.
;D
I know Wolf rules in Texas. :)
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That sounds like a great recipe, but Im not a fan of cumin, it taste like BO smells. Dont like it. Thanks though nonetheless, especially since summer is here! I love me some good dogs!
Dude, cumin is essential for making great taco meat.
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That sounds like a great recipe, but Im not a fan of cumin, it taste like BO smells. Dont like it. Thanks though nonetheless, especially since summer is here! I love me some good dogs!
Dude, cumin is essential for making great taco meat.
Ok you got me, I agree, but it has to be VERY subtle. Like almost not there. You cant really taste it when its in there, but you can tell when its not. Kinda like bass guitar. You can only tell when its missing. ;D
I just hate when white people dump tons of cumin in things. :puke (Im half mexican and half german in case you were wondering)
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I just hate when white people dump tons of cumin in things. :puke (Im half mexican and half german in case you were wondering)
My wife was baking and accidentally grabbed cumin instead of cinnamon. Needless to say we couldn't salvage that batch.
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hungry :hissy:
maybe I will make this
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I just hate when white people dump tons of cumin in things. :puke (Im half mexican and half german in case you were wondering)
My wife was baking and accidentally grabbed cumin instead of cinnamon. Needless to say we couldn't salvage that batch.
Oh dear god. Yeah no joke. I would have hated to have been the first person to taste that.
My GF did the same thing when she was baking, she was making cookies, and her dumbass roommate mixed up the salt with the sugar. :dizzy:
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Luckily it never made it to the oven. She caught it right after she added it to the rest of the ingredients.
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Where's the Cole Slaw?
I'm from WV, and around these parts you put slaw on your dog.
And much like the chilli distinction, the slaw you put on your dog is NOT the same as regular cole slaw. Also I don't mean sour crout either... cole slaw.
Try it sometime, you'll like it!
That is, unless you are me. I have too many food allergies, I eat everything plain.
Oh and btw:
"Dude, cumin is essential for making great taco meat."
Pretty sure I heard that in a porno once. ;)
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Where's the Cole Slaw?
I'm from WV, and around these parts you put slaw on your dog.
My dad loves the slaw, and my wife puts sharp chedder on her chili dog. For me though, it's mustard, chili, and raw onion. I also love a relish dog, and I love a Chicago, but I never make them at home. I've tried it before, but the folks in my neck of the woods don't seem to go for it. The one thing that has been a regular success has been the chili, so that's what I usually serve.
Ate some leftover last night... :)
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Haha Howard I can totally see you being one of those bubble kids thats allergic to everything. :P
I was reading today that some group wants to put warning labels on hot dogs because of the fat content how "bad they are for you". Their argument is that if you eat a hot dog a day for 10 years, you are more likely to develop colon cancer by 15%!!!! :o They compared them to being as bad as cigarettes. ::)
I swear, sometimes the people in this country piss me the hell off. And who the hell would eat a hot dog everyday for 10 years anyway? :dunno
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I swear, sometimes the people in this country piss me the hell off. And who the hell would eat a hot dog everyday for 10 years anyway? :dunno
<***quietly backs out of the room***>
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Waiting for the sequel - burger chili recipe....
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I swear, sometimes the people in this country piss me the hell off. And who the hell would eat a hot dog everyday for 10 years anyway? :dunno
<***quietly backs out of the room***>
:lol :cheers:
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No joke I think we might need a recipe thread now. Or a whole forum.
**edit**
crap we DO have a recipe thread.... how did I miss that one?
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Waiting for the sequel - burger chili recipe....
I don't think I could a Burger with Chili. Ground beef overload. I do make a really mean burger though. I don't really follow any recipe, but I can lay out what I make. These guys are not healthy, but damn delicious....just the way a burger should be. For purposes of titling them, I guess I'll call them....
Vigo's Magical Burgers:
- First grab 1 pound of lean beef, it makes 2-4 burgers. Mix in teriyaki sauce, soy sauce and sesame oil. I don't measure, but the ingredients are at about a 3:2:1 ratio to each other. The meat should be saturated, but not drippy. Toss in about a teaspoon of garlic powder and a teaspoon of ground pepper. The soy sauce is salty enough, so no salt needed.
- Now grab some delicious cheese and make into small slices. Mozzarella or chedder work great, and I recommend spending the extra money on some high grade cheese that will taste like magic velvet when melted. Grab about 1/3 to 1/2 pound beef, and throw a few slices inside the middle of the beef and compact the burger tightly. Oh yeah, we're going Juicy Lucy Style! 8)
- Now grill those up, sear first at high heat, then lower down the temp to get the inside since these are huge burgers. Now fry or grill up some bacon (the maple kind, yeah) and drain all the grease as you cook. Less greasy = more crispy. Also, some sauteed onions or onion rings as toppings do amazing good.
- When your burgers are almost done, toss more cheese on top, If you really want to get crazy with the cheese, grill the cheese on a well oiled pan for about 20 seconds and flip. This part is an art; you want your cheese to be browned and melty for fromage perfection.
- Not any buns will do, get big old kaiser rolls. Slap butter all over the inside of the bun and grill the insides for a few minutes. Now throw everything together; the burger, the bun, the external cheese, the onions or onion rings. Now grab some bbq sauce and put it on your burger as well, I am currently using Jack Daniel's Hickory Brown Sugar BBQ sauce. You can also sub BBQ sauce with pulled pork.
Be careful on that first bite, burgers with boiling cheese inside must be eaten with caution. Also, bison makes for great burger meat as well, if you can get a hold of some. Trust me, its amazing. ;)
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hungry again :hissy:
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Holy ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- Vigo, that sounds amazing. :cheers:
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You forgot the crucial first step of removing the random hotdog that your neighbor left on your grill first....
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Holy ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- Vigo, that sounds amazing. :cheers:
Hey, Thanks! I can gurantee if you had a grill out with Woodshop Flunky's Hotdogs and my hamburgers, it would be the stuff spoken of in legends. :lol
You forgot the crucial first step of removing the random hotdog that your neighbor left on your grill first....
Yeah...Thankfully that stopped after I removed the propane tank and locked it in my garage. Coincidentally, my neighbor bought himself a grill 2 days later.
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You should go grill something on his grill....
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I'm afraid I'll find a human femur.