I’ve loved hot dogs as long as I can remember. Hot dogs topped with good ole’ fashioned chili sauce! Some even go so far as to top that chili with a helping of coleslaw too.
How do you prefer topping your hot dog? Typically for myself it is chili, mustard and onions. Sometimes slaw on top. If I’m just having a chili bun though, which is a thing, it’s the bun with mayonnaise and chili.
Regardless of how you top them, hot dogs are a favorite for many.
- 1.5 lbs Ground Beef
- 1/8 c Ketchup
- 1 tsp Hot Sauce
- ½ Medium Onion Minced (Keep the other half as a condiment for the Hot Dogs)
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
- 1 tsp Onion Powder
- ½ tsp Worcestershire Sauce
- ¼ c Beer (optional)
- 3-4 c Water
- ½ tsp Paprika
- Pinch Sugar
- 1 tbs Chili Powder
- 2 tbs Tomato Paste
Cover the ground beef with water and break up the meat completely. Next, add the beer (if using), diced onion, Worcestershire, ketchup, hot sauce sauce and spices and start on Medium High to bring to a rapid boil.
Reduce and simmer. You can cook it down faster if needed on a higher temperature, just until most water is reduced. Stir occasionally.
When water is reduced, add tomato paste to thicken. Stir to incorporate.
Serve as a hot dog topping.
Leftover chili sauce freezes well.
Julia's Southern Hot Dog Chili Sauce
Print RecipeIngredients
- 1.5 lbs Ground Beef
- 1/8 c Ketchup
- 1 tsp Hot Sauce
- ½ Medium Onion Minced (Keep the other half as a condiment for the Hot Dogs)
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
- 1 tsp Onion Powder
- ½ tsp Worcestershire Sauce
- ¼ c Beer (optional)
- 3-4 c Water
- ½ tsp Paprika
- Pinch Sugar
- 1 tbs Chili Powder
- 2 tbs Tomato Paste
Instructions
Cover the ground beef with water and break up the meat completely. Next, add the beer (if using), diced onion, Worcestershire, ketchup, hot sauce sauce and spices and start on Medium High to bring to a rapid boil.
Reduce and simmer. You can cook it down faster if needed on a higher temperature, just until most water is reduced. Stir occasionally.
When water is reduced, add tomato paste to thicken. Stir to incorporate.
Serve as a hot dog topping.
Leftover chili sauce freezes well.
13 Comments
Mary N
June 5, 2017 at 4:16 pmThanks for sharing your recipe with us at Weekend Potluck, Julia 🙂 I love chili dogs…one of my favorite foods! Hoping you can link back to the party for a possible feature. Thanks for all your awesome shares! Hope you have a great week!
Julia
June 5, 2017 at 7:25 pmYes, I sure will. I was leaving to go out of town Friday morning and in a rush. I am linking back now 🙂
Mary N
June 6, 2017 at 4:13 pmYou're such a great supporter of WPL – Thanks for all your shares!!
Mary Lotempio
June 10, 2017 at 11:26 pmThis recipe is right on time, I just bought hot dogs, and now i'm going to make this sauce. I love hot dog sauce and never knew how to make it.
Thanks for sharing!
Julia
June 12, 2017 at 6:18 pmI hope you enjoy the recipe Mary!
Jennifer Galer
June 26, 2017 at 5:35 pmWhen do the onions go in? Are they considered a "spice"?
Julia
June 26, 2017 at 7:44 pmJennifer,
Thank you for pointing that out. I have updated the post 🙂
Maribeth
June 28, 2017 at 1:24 pmLooks yummy! We will probably grill hot dogs on the 4th.
Julia
June 28, 2017 at 3:47 pmThank you 🙂
Anonymous
September 2, 2017 at 5:54 pmI really wish you'd remove the beer, it's been Proven that ALCOHOL DOESN'T COOK OUT IT'S DOESN'T COOK OUT you really don't need it in there
Julia
September 4, 2017 at 9:01 pmThat ingredient is optional.
MARGARET JOHNSON
June 11, 2018 at 7:11 pmDo any of you have any pressure cooker recipes??
Julia Jordan
June 11, 2018 at 7:17 pmI’m afraid I don’t at this time. I’ve never used a pressure cooker for preparing meals. I do have a few slow cooker recipes. I’m considering adding some pressure cooker recipes in the future.