Easy Hot Dog Chili Recipe That's So Versatile! • The Simple Parent (2024)

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What is the secret to amazing chili? ›

Elevate your chili recipe by adding an extra layer of flavor. Cocoa powder, bacon, cinnamon, ground coffee and tomato paste will all add a rich sweet & salty flavors that are sure to surprise and delight.

The Best Chili for Chili Dogs

I'm also a firm believer that the chili should be beef only — no beans or vegetables. This one is a classic combination of beef, spices, and tomato sauce with a bit of ketchup and Dijon mustard, which compliment all-beef hot dogs perfectly.

FAQ: What is the difference between traditional chili and hot dog chili? Hot dog chili has a sweeter taste and is made with ketchup. Traditional chili tends to have a spicier flavor and chunkier texture.

Most Common Chili Spices. Cumin, Chile Powders, and Paprika are the most common spices in chili followed by garlic, onion, coriander, Mexican oregano, and bay leaves. These ingredients can be combined to create a savory and well-balanced pot of top notch comfort food.

Add a secret ingredient or two

Some people swear that a shot of bourbon adds the perfect level of heat, while others use coffee, cinnamon or chocolate to add an extra depth of flavor. Sometimes, all you need is an acidic ingredient (like lime juice or vinegar) at the end to bring the flavors together.

There's a bit of a discrepancy as to what makes chili for a hotdog different from the regular chili you eat from a bowl. According to cooking blog, The Country Cook, hotdog chili is thicker than regular chili and uses tomato paste. The blogger also defines hot dog sauce as just a little thinner than hot dog chili.

What Is The Difference Between Hot Dog Sauce And Chili? Hot dog chili is often referred to as hot dog sauce or hot dog chili sauce. It has a thinner consistency than classic chili so it can easily be ladled over hot dogs. Hot dog chili is slightly sweeter and also doesn't generally have beans in it.

A chili dog is usually any type of hot dog in a bun topped with chili that has beans in it. A coney dog is specifically a beef frankfurter topped with an all-meat sauce made with a number of spices and no beans!

They might seem like different names for the same style of hot dog, but Coney Island dogs are smothered with a meat sauce that's not exactly chili—plus onions and yellow mustard. Chili dogs can be topped with meat and bean chili as well as cheese or cheese sauce.

What is a hot dog with chili called? ›

Chili dog – the generic name for a hot dog served in a bun and topped with some sort of meat sauce, such as chili con carne. Often other toppings are also added, such as cheese, onions, and mustard.

Directions. In a large skillet, cook the beef, onion and celery over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the tomato sauce, brown sugar, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder, mustard and salt. Bring to a boil.

Sodium nitrite - A ingredient responsible for curing, sodium nitrite is 1)anti-oxidant which keeps hot dogs from quickly going rancid; 2) gives cured meats their characteristic pink color and their unique cured taste; and 3) inhibits many dangerous bacteria helping make the hot dogs much safer.

You don't boil Nathan's hotdogs, you grill them. Nathan's are not seasoned for boiling, they're seasoned to be grilled. Just heat them on a try non-stick pan. Roll them around so they're evenly toasted.

Over the years, I've dabbled with a variety of spices and ingredients in my own version, trying to achieve a deeper flavor. I've tried everything from hot sauce to chipotle in adobo, but there's one ingredient that I now always add, and it gives my chili the richest, deepest flavor: cocoa powder.

With only about 1 tablespoon per pot added toward the end of the cooking process, the vinegar will make the flavors more vibrant without overwhelming the dish with its biting tang. Through just a splash, everything becomes a little brighter, and the chili's flavors are more balanced.

The brown sugar gave it a sweet/tangy flavor that reminded me of BBQ-sauce! Th chili was so good - it was hard to stop eating it! I did had some extra veggies (1 cl. garlic, 1 celery stalk, 1 carrot, 1 bell pepper, 1 hot pepper) and used a can of diced tomatoes rather than tomato juice.