See notes at bottom for my review.

* Exported from MasterCook *

Hot Dog Sauce

Recipe By :The Hot Dog Sandwich Shop in Butler, Pa.
Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Condiments

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
2 pounds ground beef -- browned and drained
2 handfuls chopped onions
2 tablespoons salt
2 1/2 ounces chili powder
1 tablespoon ground cloves
1 tablespoon ground nutmeg
1 1/2 ounces paprika
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 small bottle ketchup
-Thickener-
2 cups all-purpose flour
7 cups water

Mix all ingredients in a Dutch oven.
Mix 2 cups of flour with 7 cups of water and stir into sauce; let
simmer for an hour.

Source:
"Compton in rec.food.cooking, September 7, 1997 in thread, "About
this Hot Dog thing""

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
NOTES : COMPTON:
The absolutely best way to eat a hot dog is with hot dog sauce from
The Hot Dog Sandwich Shop in Butler, Pa (for which I have the
recipe--one of those things I'll grab and take with me in case I have
to escape my burning house), served with chopped onions, ---and a dill
pickle spear in the bun.

This recipe was passed to me from an elderly lady who grew up eating
these dogs. If you are so lucky to be in Butler, the waitresses will
ask you if you want the hot dogs to have a pickle in the bun, and of
course you tell her yes. Then she will bellow "2 dogs--pickle
alsoo!!" to the cook at the other end of the room. And yes, that is
nutmeg and cloves in it.

DAMSEL (September 11, 1997)
Okay, gang . . . the test results are in!

Crash "It reminds me of Hungarian chili. Powerful stuff, but good."

We now have nearly a lifetime supply of a pretty darned good hot dog
sauce. In the year 2005, when we run out, I'm going to make a smaller
batch. This completely filled my Dutch oven.

This is how I served the dogs. Cooked the hot dogs in a frying pan
with just enough butter to keep them from sticking - cook until
browned. We got unsliced bakery buns (made for brats), sliced them
from the top instead of the side, then buttered and grilled them. We
had our dogs with a little of the sauce and some shredded cheddar
cheese. Yummm! I tried one with, and one without a pickle. I didn't
care for it with pickle.

This sauce should be used in about the same quantity that you'd use
ketchup. It's not the same as a chili dog topping, no, no, no! Hey,
anybody from the Twin Cities want a quart of hot dog sauce?

On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 12:41:05 -0500, Damsel in dis Dress
> wrote:

>See notes at bottom for my review.
>
> * Exported from MasterCook *
>

This looks good!

And it seems like it will be easy enough for me while I am still on a
walker and crutches....at least after it is made. I am finding I am
doing best with very little cooking right now...just heat and eat.

Thanks Damsel!!!!

Christine

On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 12:41:05 -0500, Damsel in dis Dress
> wrote:

>1 1/2 ounces paprika

Just rereading the recipe. Is this correct? That's a lot of
paprika!!!!!!

Christine

On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 11:47:41 -0600, Christine Dabney
> wrote:

>This looks good!
>
>And it seems like it will be easy enough for me while I am still on a
>walker and crutches....at least after it is made. I am finding I am
>doing best with very little cooking right now...just heat and eat.
>
>Thanks Damsel!!!!

You betcha! For one person, I'd suggest halving the recipe. It makes
a huge amount.

Enjoy!

On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 11:49:02 -0600, Christine Dabney
> wrote:

>On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 12:41:05 -0500, Damsel in dis Dress
> wrote:
>
>>1 1/2 ounces paprika
>
>Just rereading the recipe. Is this correct? That's a lot of
>paprika!!!!!!

Yep! Here's the original post:
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.f...0f189610914169

On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 12:49:20 -0500, Damsel in dis Dress
> wrote:


>You betcha! For one person, I'd suggest halving the recipe. It makes
>a huge amount.
>
>Enjoy!

Hmm...exactly how much does it make? Should I quarter it? I don't
eat hot dogs that often..but sometimes I get a craving for them....
I don't have your original post here, so I forget if you said it
freezes okay...does it?

I also noticed that there is a ton of Chili powder in the recipe
too... I might have to wait til I place another order to Penzeys, as I
think I used up almost all of my chili powder a few weeks ago.

Christine

On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 11:55:37 -0600, Christine Dabney
> wrote:

>On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 12:49:20 -0500, Damsel in dis Dress
> wrote:
>
>
>>You betcha! For one person, I'd suggest halving the recipe. It makes
>>a huge amount.
>>
>>Enjoy!
>
>Hmm...exactly how much does it make? Should I quarter it? I don't
>eat hot dogs that often..but sometimes I get a craving for them....
>I don't have your original post here, so I forget if you said it
>freezes okay...does it?
>
>I also noticed that there is a ton of Chili powder in the recipe
>too... I might have to wait til I place another order to Penzeys, as I
>think I used up almost all of my chili powder a few weeks ago.

The original poster said that s/he freezes it in zip-locks. I froze
mine in jars. Plastic bags would be a smarter choice is SO many ways.
A quarter of a recipe would probably last a lifetime for one person.
But it's definitely worth making. It's intense, but delicious!

On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 12:52:05 -0500, Damsel in dis Dress
> wrote:

>On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 11:49:02 -0600, Christine Dabney
> wrote:

>>Just rereading the recipe. Is this correct? That's a lot of
>>paprika!!!!!!
>
>Yep! Here's the original post:
>http://groups.google.com/group/rec.f...0f189610914169

Okay, it just seemed like a lot to me.

Guess I will have to wait a bit to fix this, unless I quarter the
recipe. Not enough chili powder or paprika right now. I have the
rest of the ingredients though...

My disability check just arrived, so soon....

Christine

Damsel in dis Dress > wrote:

> And yes, that is nutmeg and cloves in it.

The combination of nutmeg, cloves, and chili powder is reminiscent
of chorizo seasoning. I'm sure it's wonderful.

Steve

On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 19:23:07 +0000 (UTC),
(Steve Pope) wrote:

>Damsel in dis Dress > wrote:
>
>> And yes, that is nutmeg and cloves in it.
>
>The combination of nutmeg, cloves, and chili powder is reminiscent
>of chorizo seasoning. I'm sure it's wonderful.

It's a powerful flavor, but very good. Just use it in small amounts.