Tyler's Dad's Ultimate Chili Dogs

Total Time: 40 mins
Preparation Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4


• 4 beef hot dogs


• 4 hot dog buns


• 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese


• chili sauce


• extra virgin olive oil


• 1 medium onion, chopped


• 2 garlic cloves, chopped


• 1 lb lean ground beef


• 2 1/2 cups ketchup


• 1 teaspoon chili powder


• 2 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard


• kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 sauce:.


• 2 heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.


• 3 when hot, add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring, until it is soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.


• 4 add the ground beef, breaking it up with the back of a spoon, and cook until nicely browned, about 10 more minutes.


• 5 stir in the ketchup, chili powder, and mustard and simmer for 15 minutes until thickened.


• 6 season with salt and pepper.


• 7 while the chili is cooking, get the grill going.


• 8 place a large grill pan on 2 burners over medium-high heat or preheat an outdoor gas or charcoal barbecue and get it very hot.


• 9 take a few paper towels and fold them several times to make a thick square.


• 10 blot a small amount of oil on the paper towel.


• 11 then carefully and quickly wipe the hot grates of the grill to make a nonstick grilling surface.


• 12 bring a pot of water up to a simmer and parboil the dogs for about 5 minutes.


• 13 take them out of the water, pat them dry, and grill them just long enough to mark them. (that'll give them a grilled flavor too.)


• 14 brush the insides of the rolls with olive oil and lay them face down on the grill; cook until toasty.


• 15 to serve, put a dog in each roll and top with the chili and some cheddar.