These chili dogs are an older recipe that I have revamped. In this amazing redo of them, I have a homemade chili sauce that we top the hotdog with. Everything is baked up in the oven for the perfect chili dog that you will absolutely fall in love with.
Shredding Cheese From a Block
For any recipe that calls for shredded cheese that will be melted, I will forever tell you that it is worth it to buy a block of cheese and shred it yourself. While grabbing a bag of shredded cheese that is ready to go may seem like a quick convenient option, it won’t perform as well in your recipe. Because pre-shredded cheese is covered in preservatives that keep it from clumping together in the bag, it won’t melt as well or taste as good as if you do it yourself. Shredding it from a block only takes a minute or two and is totally worth your time.
Cook the ground beef to start. Add the ground beef to a large skillet to start the chili followed by the onion and garlic. Cook until the meat is cooked through and the onion is translucent. Make the chili. Stir the seasonings into the cooked meat. Then add in the diced tomatoes (undrained), tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and liquid smoke. Bring to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes. Prepare the hot dog buns. Mix together the mayonnaise and mustard and spread some over each side of the hot dog buns. If you don’t like mayo or mustard, you can skip this step. You can also go with just one of the two. Put the chili dogs together. Put a hot dog in each of the prepared buns and top with the chili. Finally, add the cheese. Bake the chili dogs. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until the cheese is fully melted and the buns begin to crisp. Add additional toppings if desired (see more on this below). Enjoy!
To make the chili more spicy, add more cayenne pepper. To make it less spicy, omit the cayenne pepper altogether. You can even make the chili sauce in advance so it is ready to go for chili dogs. Just be sure to keep it in an airtight container in the refrigerator for no more than three days. If you make this chili dog recipe or any of my other recipes, I’d love to hear what you think! If you have leftover ingredients for chili dogs, I recommend storing them all separately according to package directions. Store the chili sauce in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to three days. Follow the directions on the recipe card starting with step five.
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