Coney Island Hot Dogs With Damn – Good Garlic Sauce - cooking recipe

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)

Preparation

To make the sauce -.
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.
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.
To assemble the hot dogs -.
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.
Variation -.
Damn - Good Sloppy Joe
Cook the sauce as described above using 1 1/2 pounds ground chuck, simmer long enough to spread on a sandwich.