Chili & Hot Dog Sauce
Use this Chili & Hot Dog Sauce at a barbecue, cook-out or just as a delicious family meal. A food processor is needed to mix some of the ingredients together. You can also have the mixture over hot dogs or served alone with your favorite sides.
Notes
- Great over hot dogs or served alone with your favorite accompaniments.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 pounds chuck steak, tenderized and diced finely
- 2 10.5-ounce cans beef broth
- 3 10.5-ounce cans water
- 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 14-ounce cans whole tomatoes, with juice
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 5 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 3/4 teaspoon seasoned salt, Lawry's
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon MSG, (Accent)
- 5 tablespoons saltine cracker crumbs, finely ground
- 4 tablespoons masa flour
- 1 1/4 cup water
Instructions
- Process tomatoes in food processor; strain seeds and pulp; measure out two cups for chili, mix ground crackers and masa with enough water to make thick/smooth sauce.
- In a 4-quart sauce pan brown diced chuck steak in vegetable oil, stir steak frequently until lightly brown.; add beef broth and water.
- Simmer beef mixture for 1 hour on medium low heat.
- After beef has been simmering for 1 hour, add 2 cups of tomatoes that have been processed in a blender with their juice; strain after processing to remove seeds and pulp.
- Add all spices to meat and tomatoes and stir well.
- Simmer for forty five to fifty minutes on low heat, stirring from time to time.
- Slowly pour enough of the thickening sauce into meat and tomato mixture, to bring it to a thick state, stir constantly.
- Depending how much the liquid has been reduced, you may need less of the thickener.
- Simmer on low heat and stir until chili reaches the desired consistently and ready to be served.
