Coney Island Hot Dogs With Damn – Good Garlic Sauce

• 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)

1. To make the sauce -.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. To assemble the hot dogs -.
5. 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.
6. Variation -.
7. Damn - Good Sloppy Joe
8. Cook the sauce as described above using 1 1/2 pounds ground chuck, simmer long enough to spread on a sandwich.

sauce, yellow onion, olive oil, garlic, tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, chili powder, brown sugar, cumin, paprika, kosher salt, ground chuck, buns, unsalted butter, hot dogs, sweet onion

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/coney-island-hot-dogs-with-damn-good-garlic-sauce-315706 (may not work)