Best West Virginia Style Hot Dog Recipes

West Virginia Style Hot Dog image

Provided by Katie Lee Biegel

Time 25m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 16

4 hot dogs
4 hot dog buns
1 cup Chili, recipe follows
1 cup store-bought coleslaw
1 tablespoon yellow mustard
2 pounds lean ground beef
1 medium yellow onion, grated
One 16-ounce can tomato sauce
One 12-ounce can tomato paste
2 tablespoons chili powder
2 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon garlic salt
2 bay leaves
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar

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.

West Virginia-Style Hot Dog image

Provided by Katie Lee Biegel

Time 2h40m

Number Of Ingredients 0

Steps:

Grilled or Boiled Hot Dog
Cook on hot oiled grates, turning, until charred, about 5 minutes. Or cook in boiling water or beer, 4 to 6 minutes.
Chili
Combine 1 pound ground beef, 1/2 grated onion, 1 cup tomato sauce and one 6-ounce can tomato paste in a large pot. Stir in 1 tablespoon each chili powder and sugar, 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt, 1/2 teaspoon each pepper and garlic salt and 1 cup water. Add 1 bay leaf, then cover and simmer over medium-low heat until thick, about 2 hours. Stir in 1 1/2 teaspoons white wine vinegar and simmer 30 more minutes. Remove the bay leaf.
Coleslaw
Yellow Mustard