Tyler's Dad's Ultimate Chili Dogs

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 beef hot dogs
• 4 hot dog buns
• 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese
• chili sauce
• extra virgin olive oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 2 1/2 cups ketchup
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 2 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard
• kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 sauce:.
• 2 heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
• 3 when hot, add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring, until it is soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
• 4 add the ground beef, breaking it up with the back of a spoon, and cook until nicely browned, about 10 more minutes.
• 5 stir in the ketchup, chili powder, and mustard and simmer for 15 minutes until thickened.
• 6 season with salt and pepper.
• 7 while the chili is cooking, get the grill going.
• 8 place a large grill pan on 2 burners over medium-high heat or preheat an outdoor gas or charcoal barbecue and get it very hot.
• 9 take a few paper towels and fold them several times to make a thick square.
• 10 blot a small amount of oil on the paper towel.
• 11 then carefully and quickly wipe the hot grates of the grill to make a nonstick grilling surface.
• 12 bring a pot of water up to a simmer and parboil the dogs for about 5 minutes.
• 13 take them out of the water, pat them dry, and grill them just long enough to mark them. (that'll give them a grilled flavor too.)
• 14 brush the insides of the rolls with olive oil and lay them face down on the grill; cook until toasty.
• 15 to serve, put a dog in each roll and top with the chili and some cheddar.