Looking for eastern KY/southwest WV style hot dog chili recipes.
Looking for eastern KY/southwest WV style hot dog chili recipes.
by Cayenneman50
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Cayenneman50
I grew up in the Hatfield/McCoy region of eastern KY, on the KY/WV border. Hot dogs were a way of life there and the style of chili/sauce from there is quite different than any style from other areas of the US. I have been accumulating recipes and trying them all out to find my favorite. Wondering if anyone had a recipe that isnt just one I can find with a Google search cuz Ive searched Google recipes and there aren’t many that are along the style Im talking about. Thanks for any help!
pork_chop17
I’m from NE TN. We had similar chili an I’ve also been on a quest for it. This is the closest I’ve found. One trick the recipie doesn’t tell you is add a few cups of water to the ground beef when you start cooking it and stir really good, it will cause the meat to fall into tiny pieces that you are looking for. I usually simmer this in the crock pot for a couple hours as well.
Hot Dog Chili
INGREDIENTS • 1 lb ground beef • 1 onion, finely chopped • 2 cloves of garlic, minced • 1 can (15 oz) tomato sauce • 1/4 cup ketchup • 2 tbsp chili powder • 1 tsp paprika • 1 tsp cumin • 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper • Salt and pepper to taste
PREPARATION STEPS 1. In a large skillet, brown the ground beef over medium heat, breaking it up into small pieces with a spoon.
2. Add the chopped onion and garlic to the skillet and cook until the onion is translucent.
3. Stir in the tomato sauce, ketchup, chili powder, paprika, cumin, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper.
4. Reduce the heat to low and simmer the chili for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. After this point is where I move it to a crock pot pot for 4 to 6 hours
5. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
mtbguy1981
You should definitely cross post this to r/hotdogs!
This does not look appetizing. Where is the hot dog!?
innicher
My entire family was born and raised in WV. I was born there but we were the family that moved away for my father’s job. Having authentic WV hot dogs was always a big deal on our vacations back.
Here’s my beloved WV grandmother’s recipe for hot dog chili. It’s for sure 50+ years old.
Hot Dog Chili -1 lb hamburg (she always wrote it that way) -1 med onion, diced -1 can tom paste (I use 6 oz size) -3 cans water -1/2 C catsup (that’s her spelling) -1 tsp vinegar -1 1/2 Tbs chili powder -1 tsp salt
Do not brown hamburg. Combine all ingredients and cook slowly for 1 1/2 hours. Can also add 1 Tbs Worcestershire sauce and 2 Tbs brown sugar.
I haven’t made this in ages! These days I just buy Castleberry hot dog chili sauce from Walmart since it’s just my husband and me now. I always make my hot dog WV style, but my husband doesn’t like it. He does chili, cheese, and onion on his.
My dear grandmother taught me how to cook on my summer vacations with her. Lots of happy memories of cooking in the kitchen with her. In the afternoons we’d sit on her front porch as she read the newspaper, and I’d read through her recipe collection to copy the treasured family ones on index cards.
THANKS for the unexpected trip down memory lane today as we watch WV play college football. My grandmother never missed watching a game!
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I grew up in the Hatfield/McCoy region of eastern KY, on the KY/WV border. Hot dogs were a way of life there and the style of chili/sauce from there is quite different than any style from other areas of the US. I have been accumulating recipes and trying them all out to find my favorite. Wondering if anyone had a recipe that isnt just one I can find with a Google search cuz Ive searched Google recipes and there aren’t many that are along the style Im talking about. Thanks for any help!
I’m from NE TN. We had similar chili an I’ve also been on a quest for it. This is the closest I’ve found. One trick the recipie doesn’t tell you is add a few cups of water to the ground beef when you start cooking it and stir really good, it will cause the meat to fall into tiny pieces that you are looking for. I usually simmer this in the crock pot for a couple hours as well.
Hot Dog Chili
INGREDIENTS
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 can (15 oz) tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 2 tbsp chili powder
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• Salt and pepper to taste
PREPARATION STEPS
1. In a large skillet, brown the ground beef over medium heat, breaking it up into small pieces with a spoon.
2. Add the chopped onion and garlic to the skillet and cook until the onion is translucent.
3. Stir in the tomato sauce, ketchup, chili powder, paprika, cumin, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper.
4. Reduce the heat to low and simmer the chili for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. After this point is where I move it to a crock pot pot for 4 to 6 hours
5. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
You should definitely cross post this to r/hotdogs!
You may need to search West Virginia hot dog sauce. That gives me more results that look right, including https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/katie-lee/west-virginia-style-hot-dog0-3363668
This does not look appetizing. Where is the hot dog!?
My entire family was born and raised in WV. I was born there but we were the family that moved away for my father’s job. Having authentic WV hot dogs was always a big deal on our vacations back.
Here’s my beloved WV grandmother’s recipe for hot dog chili. It’s for sure 50+ years old.
Hot Dog Chili
-1 lb hamburg (she always wrote it that way)
-1 med onion, diced
-1 can tom paste (I use 6 oz size)
-3 cans water
-1/2 C catsup (that’s her spelling)
-1 tsp vinegar
-1 1/2 Tbs chili powder
-1 tsp salt
Do not brown hamburg. Combine all ingredients and cook slowly for 1 1/2 hours. Can also add 1 Tbs Worcestershire sauce and 2 Tbs brown sugar.
I haven’t made this in ages! These days I just buy Castleberry hot dog chili sauce from Walmart since it’s just my husband and me now. I always make my hot dog WV style, but my husband doesn’t like it. He does chili, cheese, and onion on his.
My dear grandmother taught me how to cook on my summer vacations with her. Lots of happy memories of cooking in the kitchen with her. In the afternoons we’d sit on her front porch as she read the newspaper, and I’d read through her recipe collection to copy the treasured family ones on index cards.
THANKS for the unexpected trip down memory lane today as we watch WV play college football. My grandmother never missed watching a game!
Here is a post I just made in the WV sub with a test batch of a recently acquired recipe. [https://www.reddit.com/r/WestVirginia/comments/1o9zwxw/looking_for_eastern_kysouthwest_wv_style_hot_dog/](https://www.reddit.com/r/WestVirginia/comments/1o9zwxw/looking_for_eastern_kysouthwest_wv_style_hot_dog/)
My mom was from WV and I love a WV hot dog! Drowning in nostalgia