Heavenly Hot Dog Sauce
Description
Try this hot dog sauce recipe and take ordinary franks to a whole new level. The meaty topping has a bite but can be customized to your taste preference.
Ingredients
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2 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
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1 cup water
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1/2 cup tomato sauce
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1/3 cup ketchup
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1 tablespoon white sugar
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1 tablespoon chili powder
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1/2 tablespoon salt
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1/2 tablespoon pepper
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crushed red pepper flakes to taste
Directions
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Crumble ground beef into a Dutch oven over medium heat. Stir in water, and mash ground beef thoroughly with a potato masher. Stir in tomato sauce, ketchup, sugar, chili powder, salt, and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until the sauce reaches a medium consistency that is not too soupy, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.