This hot dog is loaded with all the goods!! We got grilled sausages, caramelised onions, homemade chili tomato sauce, gherkins, mozzarella cheese and more!!. How could you possibly say no to that!?
This is some incredible street food inspired, BBQ season food!! It’s easy to personalise, meaning you can add whatever type of sausage you want, any type of bun, any type of sauce, you get the idea.
What if I am Gluten Free!?
All you have to do is use a gluten free bun instead. I got them from the supermarket and they are so accessible!
What is the Best Way to Grill Sausages?
For me, I always get the perfect result when I grill them over high heat for 10-15 minutes. When it’s a thinner sausage, I lean more towards 10 minutes, and if it’s a thick sausage, I lean more towards 15 minutes.
As the sausages cook, I like to turn them every 2-3 minutes.
Of course, you don’t have to grill the sausages, you can pan fry them too. And the cooking times for pan frying and grilling are the same however, there is one thing you should know before grilling any ingredient on a griddle pan. And this is, do not add oil directly on a griddle pan before adding whatever the ingredient.
If you ever grill anything, weather it’s in a griddle pan or on the BBQ, put the oil on the ingredient first, then it’s ok to start grilling. If you add the oil directly on a smoking hot griddle pan, the oil can burn, which will not work out well for your sausages.
Can I Make These Hot Dogs in Advance?
Well, you could, but I do not recommend it because you want to serve the hot dog when the cheese is freshly melted, and when the bun hasn’t gone all soggy in the sauce.
However, you could you could prepare the sausages, the sauce, the caramelised onions and all the other condiments going in the hot dog in advance. Then constructing the hot dog will take no time at all.
However, with that being said, this recipe doesn’t take very long to cook so there isn’t much to stress about. It’s just a thought.
What type of sausages should I use?
This is where I don’t like to get too specific because it depends on what you like. You could use those red skinned sausages (I personally am not the biggest fan of those). Or, you could use chicken sausages, beef, pork, lamb, vegetarian, you name it!!
The beauty of this dish is that any type of sausage works! And any sausage will work beautifully with everything else going into this hot dog.
And as you can see, this is not your usual hot dog, there is a lot more going into it.
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Epic Chili Hot Dog Recipe
One delicious hot dog recipe, but this is not your usual hotdog. We got grilled sausages, caramalised onions, gherkins, spicy tomato sauce, melted cheese and more.
Ingredients
Sausages:
- 500 g of pork sausages (at least 6 sausages)
- Light oil such as vegetable or canola oil
- Salt and pepper for seasoning
Spicy Tomato Sauce:
- Half an onion finely chopped
- 1 dried chilli chopped
- 3 tomatoes quartered, de-seeded and finely diced
- 300 g of passata
- 2 tablespoons of water
- 1 pinch of sugar
- Salt and pepper for seasoning
Caramelised Onions:
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3½
onions peeled and sliced - 1 pinch of sugar
Other:
- 6 Hot dog rolls
- At least 6 teaspoons of Dijon mustard
- 150 g of pickled gherkins finely diced
- 30 g of baby rocket
- A bunch of basil picked and shredded
- 250-300 g of mozzarella cheese
Instructions
First step:
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Pre-heat your oven to 210 degrees Celsius.
Sausages:
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Put the sausages in a bowl, then add you oil and a pinch of salt and pepper. Toss together until the sausages are well coated.
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Pre-heat a griddle pan over high heat for 1-2 minutes, place the sausages in the griddle pan and fry for about 10-15 minutes turning every 1-2 minutes until cooked through.
Spicy Tomato Sauce:
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Pre-heat a pot or pan over medium heat, then add your olive oil. Start frying off your onions, chilli and garlic for about 30 seconds to a minute.
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Next, add your tomatoes and cook for a further 2-3 minutes, then add your passata and your water and stir through. Turn the heat up high, then once the mixture starts to boil, turn the heat down low and simmer for a further 5 minutes till you have a thick and chunky tomato sauce. Take the pot off of the heat and finish by seasoning with a pinch of salt, pepper and sugar.
Caramelised Onions:
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Pre-heat a pot or pan over medium-high heat, add your oil, then add your sliced onions and your sugar. Fry the onions for about 10-15 minutes stirring every minute or 2 until they are browned and caramelised.
Assembly:
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Use a serrated knife to open up your hot dog rolls, spread the dijon mustard in the bun, add a sausage, then add some of your caramelised onions, add your gherkins, then your rocket and basil, spoon some of the chili tomato sauce on top and then finish the hot dog with some mozerella cheese.
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Place on a baking tray lined with baking paper, and then place in the oven for about 15 minutes until the cheese melts and the bun gets lightly toasted.
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Garnish the hot dogs with some extra basil if you want, then serve them.
Recipe Video
Recipe Notes
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If you're a vegetarian, use vegetarian sausages.
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If you're gluten free, use gluten free buns.
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Don't put oil directly on the griddle pan. Put the oil on the sausages first and the grill them.
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Use a light oil with a high smoke point.
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Use whatever type of sausage you want.
If your all about hot dogs, then you’re probably all about Asian Meatball Subs too!
And you’re probably all about Beef Burgers as well!!
I know I’d love street foods but we don’t have anything like this locally. Maybe in Toronto. When I read the title I pictured the traditional western chili with beans and ground beef so your ‘chili’ is a revelation. I’ll have to try it one day.
In the meantime, I make a killer Japanese pancake (okonomiyaki) so your mention gave me a craving. What do you like in yours? Shrimp, surimi, bacon … on fried noodles …with or without a poached egg?
Well if you ever get the chance you should try it. Oh really!? They are so good, I had mine with these really nice noodles, and they topped the pancake with this dried flaked fish, bbq sauce and Japanese mayo (:
I’ve made and posted pics of this dish 3 times in 2016. I put on the okonomiyaki/bbq sauce, mayo and shaved bonito flakes but diced avocado is good too. There’s a dried green powdered seaweed that I’ve seen but not been able to find and buy locally.
https://aboleyn01.wordpress.com/2016/01/30/japanese-trio/
If you want to go over the top … the Hiroshima Style is the one with the noodles and poached egg. The pic is posted on my LJ.
http://a-boleyn.livejournal.com/172168.html
Thanks. They look fantastic (:
What a delicious post– and your photography is super! thanks!
Thank you Rhonda! Have a lovely day (:
These look amazing – actually, your whole blog looks fantastic! I host two recipe link ups, one on Sundays – Whats for Dinner (any kind of recipe) and one on Tuesday – taco tuesday (Taco inspired recipes). I’d be honored if you’d stop by and share some of your great food!
http://www.lazygastronome.com/whats-for-dinner-sunday-link-up-82/
Hi! Thank you so much for your comment (: I would love to share some posts on your blog!
these look so tasty!!!
Thank you Mel! Have a great day (:
Easy to make but looks great on the plate and very nice to eat – like restaurant styled food.
Often when people say “epic,” they’re exaggerating, but not here! That is truly an epic hot dog!
These are supposed to be chili dogs. Why are you calling for sausage? There are ingredients I have never heard of and I don’t know where to but them. It sounds really god, but I will omit some of the ingredients.
It’s a chili hot dog my friend, not a chilli dog. But yes you can add whatever you want to it. Thanks so much for the comment and I hope do a febulous job of the chili dog!! (: