Chili Dougs

doug81 · 13th September 2009, 4:16 PM

I saw something on foxtel about hot dogs in the USA, and I saw someone make a chili dog and it looked fantastic! So I've made Chili Dougs at home and took a couple of pics.

First make a batch of chili. I made enough for about 6-8 dogs, so you can vary it from there.

1 diced onion
2 tsp crushed garlic
2 tsp chili powder
2 tsp dried chili flakes
1 tsp smoked paprika
1/2 tsp ground cumin
5 splashes of tabasco
splash of olive oil

fry this off for a minute or two, then add a 400gm tin red kidney beans (thoroughly rinsed) and 400gm beef mince, Once the beef has browned, add 2 diced sticks of celery and one diced red capsicum, one tin of diced tomato and 2 tblsp tomato paste. Get it to bubbling point, then cook this on low for a while (I turned the burner on and off for an hour, but 15 minutes on low would be fine, just keep stirring so it doesn't burn).

Once you've made the chili, it's obviously fairly simple. Butter the buns, add a cooked sausage (I used italian pork sausages), the chili you've just made, grated cheese, american mustard and sliced spring onions.

It's a pretty simple dish, and the chili is obviously versatile (nachos etc), but combining with the other stuff to make Chili Dougs is a dish you will eat way too much of!

chrispy711 · 13th September 2009, 4:22 PM

oh man your killing me. hungover as all fuck.
could murder one of those.

Amfibius · 13th September 2009, 10:04 PM

That looks bloody good Doug! Thanks for the recipe, i'll try making that soon

doug81 · 13th September 2009, 11:09 PM

whoops, forgot the tin of tomato

all fixed now, enjoy

Boolen · 13th September 2009, 11:55 PM

Will have to try it with spring onions

We usually do crispy fried onions on ours

spilla2003 · 14th September 2009, 5:08 PM

I'm making this right now, and it tastes pretty awesome.

I think next time I'll just go a little easier on the chilli powder/flakes.

doug81 · 14th September 2009, 5:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boolen

Will have to try it with spring onions

We usually do crispy fried onions on ours

Onion rings would be an awesome side for this...

Quote:

Originally Posted by spilla2003

I'm making this right now, and it tastes pretty awesome.

I think next time I'll just go a little easier on the chilli powder/flakes.

I like it spicy, but 1 tsp of the chili's would probably be enough to still give it a kick

evilgnome · 14th September 2009, 8:52 PM

That looks GOOD.

Ill probably make something similar tomorrow. No sausage so maybe a sloppy joe type thing.

Gibbon · 16th September 2009, 6:31 PM

Yum, they look good!

I have to say though, my wife would have some kind of seizure if she saw your stove

zdream · 16th September 2009, 7:01 PM

OMG me and gf making these right now! shes simmering the sauce and the sausages are grilling away

doug81 · 17th September 2009, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gibbon

Yum, they look good!

I have to say though, my wife would have some kind of seizure if she saw your stove

yeah, I know. It needs a good clean, but I cbf. We're moving out soon, and will do a proper detailing then. Will have a nice s/steel kitchen shortly, and will be kept very clean at all times (or so I say now

)

TomKat · 17th September 2009, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doug81

yeah, I know. It needs a good clean, but I cbf. We're moving out soon, and will do a proper detailing then. Will have a nice s/steel kitchen shortly, and will be kept very clean at all times (or so I say now

)

I was thinking the same thing about the stove.. It looks like its going to be hard to get off.

DavidRa · 17th September 2009, 12:18 PM

Hmm. My kids and wife can't handle hot chilli - just how hot is this (compared to say Nandos or oPorto chilli and the like)? Would it still taste OK without the chilli powder and flakes? I think they'd be OK with the tabasco alone ...

doug81 · 17th September 2009, 3:21 PM

kinda on the spicy side. you could always just make it without tabasco or chilli's and have a bottle of tabasco so people can decide how hot they want it? keep the smoked paprika though (if you have it), it's not spicy but adds a great flavour to it.

DavidRa · 17th September 2009, 3:22 PM

Cool. It's always tough to tell how spicy these things end up when different cooking methods create different strengths

Edit: It was made without the chilli and was found to be ... quite bland really, even for the non-lovers of chilli. It needs at least a little of the chilli (perhaps 1/2 the chilli powder) to liven it up a bit. Also recommend a little more garlic; and make the buns bigger and more solid (the typical buns from your Tip Top and so forth are too fragile).

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DavidRa Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,307	Hmm. My kids and wife can't handle hot chilli - just how hot is this (compared to say Nandos or oPorto chilli and the like)? Would it still taste OK without the chilli powder and flakes? I think they'd be OK with the tabasco alone ... __________________ Can I become the otherwise unremarkable shrinking man? Losing > 100kg in 6.5 years (Currently: 196kg --> 175 kg, 9 belt notches). Folding as djr 45,000 Club @ 4,000,000 Points Milestone Earlier: Folding as djr(at)wamoz(dot)com 20,000 Club @ 250,000 Points Milestone Blogging at http://www.pdconsec.net/blogs/davidr/

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Boolen Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: 5th row Posts: 76	Will have to try it with spring onions We usually do crispy fried onions on ours

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spilla2003 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Posts: 763	I'm making this right now, and it tastes pretty awesome. I think next time I'll just go a little easier on the chilli powder/flakes.

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Gibbon grumpy old man Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: NSW Posts: 4,458	Yum, they look good! I have to say though, my wife would have some kind of seizure if she saw your stove

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DavidRa Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,307	Cool. It's always tough to tell how spicy these things end up when different cooking methods create different strengths Edit: It was made without the chilli and was found to be ... quite bland really, even for the non-lovers of chilli. It needs at least a little of the chilli (perhaps 1/2 the chilli powder) to liven it up a bit. Also recommend a little more garlic; and make the buns bigger and more solid (the typical buns from your Tip Top and so forth are too fragile). __________________ Can I become the otherwise unremarkable shrinking man? Losing > 100kg in 6.5 years (Currently: 196kg --> 175 kg, 9 belt notches). Folding as djr 45,000 Club @ 4,000,000 Points Milestone Earlier: Folding as djr(at)wamoz(dot)com 20,000 Club @ 250,000 Points Milestone Blogging at http://www.pdconsec.net/blogs/davidr/ Last edited by DavidRa; 17th September 2009 at 8:27 PM.