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Old Fashioned Hot Dog Meat Sauce (Grandpa’s Style)

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Ingredients
  

  • - 2.5 lb ground beef 80/20
  • - 3–4 cups cold water
  • - 2 large onions chopped (half reserved)
  • - 4 cloves garlic minced
  • - 2 tsp chili powder
  • - 2 tsp paprika
  • - 2 tsp cumin
  • - 2 tsp salt
  • - 2 tsp black pepper
  • - 1 tsp allspice
  • - 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • - 1/2 tsp ground cloves
  • - 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
  • - 1/4 cup ketchup
  • - 6 oz tomato paste
  • - 4 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • - 3 Tbsp brown sugar
  • - 3 Tbsp molasses
  • - 2 shots whiskey

Instructions
 

  • Cook onions in oil 5 minutes.
  • Add beef, cover with water, and boil. Break into small pieces.
  • Stir in spices. Simmer 1 1/2 hours.
  • Mix ketchup, paste, Worcestershire, sugar, and molasses. Stir in. Simmer 30 minutes.
  • Add whiskey, taste, and adjust.
  • Skim grease; serve hot over hot dogs.

Notes

- Freezes up to 3 months.
- Flavor improves next day.