Fairmont Style Hot Dog Sauce Food

FAIRMONT, WEST VIRGINIA HOT DOG SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. In a large pot heat olive oil and add onions till just tinder but not browned, crumble hamburger and sausage and just cover with water, work with hands to break up ground meats. Cook on medium for 1 hour.
• 2. Add remaining ingredients and simmer for two more hours.
• 3. If you like a thinner sauce add more water half way through the final two hours. If you like thicker, simmer awhile longer uncovered.

FAMOUS BUTLER HOT DOG SHOPPE CHILI SAUCE

Steps:

• Brown and chop the ground meat in a 4 quart.
• pan.
• Drain off excess grease.
• Add each of the spices, one at a time, and stir after each one.
• After all the spices are in the mixture, it should be a pastey consistency.
• Add the ketchup; stir in the water.
• Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
• Keep the heat low and simmer for 2 hours.
• Add the flour and water mixture.
• This mixture will blend easily if you mix in your blender before adding to the rest of the sauce.
• The excess sauce may be frozen.
• This sauce is supposed to be from the famous hot dog shop in my area.

WEST VIRGINIA STYLE HOT DOG

Steps:

• Grill, steam or boil the hot dogs. In the meantime, heat the Chili until hot throughout. Place each hot dog in a bun, and top each with a generous amount of Chili, coleslaw and yellow mustard, and then serve.
• In a stockpot or Dutch oven, combine the beef (do not brown first), onions, tomato sauce, paste, chili powder, sugar, salt, pepper, garlic salt and 2 cups water. Mix until combined, then add the bay leaves. Cover and simmer over medium-low heat for about 2 hours.
• Stir in the vinegar and simmer another 30 minutes.