Hot Dog Sauce
Ingredients
- 5 lbs ground beef
- 2 -46 oz cans tomato juice
- 5 tsp salt
- 3 large onions diced
- 1/2 cup chili powder
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 can tomato paste
Instructions
- Place hamburger, 1 can of juice and salt in a large kettle. Mix together well with your hands (like meatloaf).
- Cook over medium heat until meat is cooked through.
- While meat is cooking place onions and 1/2 cup water in a saucepan and cook until almost tender. Do NOT overcook! Set aside, but do not drain the liquid off.
- Once the hamburger is done, drain the grease it well. Return the hamburger to your kettle.
- Add in chili powder, pepper and sugar. Stir and mix really well.
- Add in onion and about 1/2 of the other can of tomato juice and the tomato paste. Keep adding juice until you have the consistency you want.
- Stir until all is well incorporated.
- Cook gently until thick enough for your hot dog sauce.
- It will thicken as it cools.
- Serve over hot dog with mustard and coleslaw.
Notes
This makes a very large batch.....great for a big party. It's like a chili dog without the beans.