Coney Island Hot Dogs With Damn – Good Garlic Sauce

My family really enjoyed this hot dog sauce. I got the recipe from Copy Kat Chat. The recipe comes from From Everything Tastes Better With Garlic.

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• Sauce

• 1  small yellow onion, chopped
• 2  tablespoons olive oil
• 2⁄3 cup  firmly packed chopped garlic
• 14 1⁄2 ounces crushed tomatoes
• 8  ounces tomato sauce
• 1  cup water
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1  tablespoon  packed brown sugar
• 1  teaspoon cumin
• 1  teaspoon paprika
• 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 12  ounces  ground chuck, cooked and crumbled

• Hot Dogs

• 4 -6  large  white  hot dog buns, split but not separated
• 4  tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temp
• 4 -6  large  hot dogs, grilled
• 1  small sweet onion
•  tangy yellow mustard (for serving)

Directions

1. To make the sauce -.
2. In a skillet, saute the onion in the olive oil over medium-low heat until translucent. Add the garlic and stir one to two minutes, do not brown.
3. In a large saucepan over medium heat combine the tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, garlic mixture, chili powder, brown sugar, cumin, paprika and salt. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to a simmer, continue to simmer about 1 1/2 hours (until thick). Stir in crumbled meat. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and chili powder.
4. To assemble the hot dogs –.
5. Heat a large skillet over medium heat, butter the buns and toast until golden. Add hot dogs to buns, spoon sauce and garnish with onion and mustard.
6. Variation –.
7. Damn – Good Sloppy Joe
8. Cook the sauce as described above using 1 1/2 pounds ground chuck, simmer long enough to spread on a sandwich.