The Quest

**Tracker123** · 07-14-2023, 04:24 PM

Originally Posted by DockShootinJack

I am searching for one. I have so far tried a copy cat of Varsity's chilli. It was a little too tomato-y for my taste. Lacked the richness. On my second attempt I winged it. It was better but still lacked the rich savoriness. I will eventually find it

Make your own red chili sauce is what I do. Begins with a rich red chili sauce made from scratch. Start with dried ancho chilies (poblano pepper allowed to ripened until red on the vine), fresh garlic, and salt. I grind the dried ancho chilies in my coffee grinder and store separately. The ancho chilies are very common in mexican grocery stores. No tomatoes are to be included in a chili sauce - we're not making a tomato sauce here. The intensity of the flavor depends upon how much water you add to make the sauce.

For the ground meat, don't choose hamburger meat at the grocery counter. That nasty stuff is the butchered parts left over and shoveled off the floor. Pick a cut on sale, then have them grind to the coarseness you like at no extra cost. You'd be surprised, doing this is actually cheaper than the packaged ground meat.

I grew up with this in West Texas following several generations there.

**DockShootinJack** · 07-15-2023, 02:52 AM

Originally Posted by Tracker123

Make your own red chili sauce is what I do. Begins with a rich red chili sauce made from scratch. Start with dried ancho chilies (poblano pepper allowed to ripened until red on the vine), fresh garlic, and salt. I grind the dried ancho chilies in my coffee grinder and store separately. The ancho chilies are very common in mexican grocery stores. No tomatoes are to be included in a chili sauce - we're not making a tomato sauce here. The intensity of the flavor depends upon how much water you add to make the sauce.

For the ground meat, don't choose hamburger meat at the grocery counter. That nasty stuff is the butchered parts left over and shoveled off the floor. Pick a cut on sale, then have them grind to the coarseness you like at no extra cost. You'd be surprised, doing this is actually cheaper than the packaged ground meat.

I grew up with this in West Texas following several generations there.

I have a grinder. At times we do grind our own. I will have to try the chilli sauce

**DockShootinJack** · 07-15-2023, 02:53 AM

Originally Posted by SuperDave336

I think these look and sound delicious.

They do look interesting

**Rojo** · 07-15-2023, 03:54 PM

Man Chili Dogs can be a food group like Tacos. I have to have fine chopped red onion and Grated Sharp Cheddar on top of mine.

**DockShootinJack** · 07-15-2023, 04:06 PM

They are one of my favorites. You can get good ones most places. Great ones are worth working for

**Tracker123** · 07-15-2023, 06:06 PM

Many years ago while in the 3rd grade, our class went to a meat packing plant for a tour. I saw how hot dogs and baloney is made. To this day, I won't touch the stuff.

**BuckeyeCrappie** · 07-15-2023, 06:07 PM

Also delicious with slaw…

**DockShootinJack** · 07-15-2023, 06:32 PM

Originally Posted by Tracker123

Many years ago while in the 3rd grade, our class went to a meat packing plant for a tour. I saw how hot dogs and baloney is made. To this day, I won't touch the stuff.

As an electrician I have been in a lot of fast food restaurants adding new equipment and such. Every one that I went to I decided I wouldn't eat at again. Before long I ran out of places to eat. I made a decision that it had not killed me thus far and went back to eating. Did some work at a bakery. Didn't take but a few days I didn't want to eat baked goods. OMG chicken processing plants.

**DockShootinJack** · 07-15-2023, 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by BuckeyeCrappie

Also delicious with slaw…

Not mine. Chilli and cheese

**SuperDave336** · 07-15-2023, 06:49 PM

Chili cheese jalapenos

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