Marion's Michigan Sauce for Hot Dogs

Recipes for this Northern New York specialty are closely guarded like Barbecue down South. Try this with chopped onions on your hot dogs for a new taste treat.

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Serves: 12-24

Ingredients

• 1  lb ground beef
• 1  medium onion
• 3  tablespoons brown sugar
• 3  tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 4  tablespoons chili powder
• 1  tablespoon yellow mustard
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1  cup water
• 1  teaspoon garlic powder
• 1  teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon pepper

Directions

1. Finely chop onions and saute in a little olive oil until tender.
2. Add ground beef and cook until browned. Separate meat so it is broken into very fine pieces of meat.
3. Add rest of ingredients, mix, and cook over low heat on the stove 1 hour or more.
4. This could be cooked in a crockpot on low for six hours.
5. Serve as a topping on hot dogs.