Prep
15 minutes
Cook
20 minutes
Serves
4
Level
Griddle
medium-high, medium, medium-low
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Yield & Time Serves: 4 hot dogs Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 35 minutes Hussey Hot Dog Chili Chili Ingredients 1 lb ground beef (80/20 preferred) 1/3 cup ketchup 1 tablespoon Heifer Dust (OR substitute: 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp black pepper, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp onion powder) 1 tablespoon Fiesta Dust (for chili-style flavor) 1 teaspoon beef bouillon powder (beef powder) 1/4 cup water (plus more as needed) Chili Instructions Preheat griddle or skillet...
Yield & Time Serves: 4 hot dogs Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 35 minutes Hussey Hot Dog Chili Chili Ingredients 1 lb ground beef (80/20 preferred) 1/3 cup ketchup 1 tablespoon Heifer Dust (OR substitute: 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp black pepper, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp onion powder) 1 tablespoon Fiesta Dust (for chili-style flavor) 1 teaspoon beef bouillon powder (beef powder) 1/4 cup water (plus more as needed) Chili Instructions Preheat griddle or skillet...
Chili Ingredients
- •1 lb ground beef (80/20 preferred)
- •1/3 cup ketchup
- •1 tablespoon Heifer Dust (OR substitute: 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp black pepper, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp onion powder)
- •1 tablespoon Fiesta Dust (for chili-style flavor)
- •1 teaspoon beef bouillon powder (beef powder)
- •1/4 cup water (plus more as needed)
Grilled Cheese Hot Dogs Ingredients
- •4 hot dogs (crosshatched or split for extra texture)
- •4 top-split hot dog buns
- •1/4 cup mayonnaise (for bun toasting)
- •1 cup shredded white cheese
- •1 cup shredded yellow cheese
- •Optional: 1/2 cup pimento cheese
- •2 tablespoons butter (for griddle finish)
Instructions
- 1Preheat griddle or skillet to medium-high.
- 2Add ground beef and break into very fine crumbles while browning.
- 3Drain or move excess grease aside.
- 4Add Heifer Dust (or SPGO), Fiesta Dust, and beef bouillon.
- 5Stir and let spices bloom for 30 seconds.
- 6Stir in ketchup.
- 7Add water and mix until smooth and spoonable.
- 8Reduce heat to low and simmer for 5–7 minutes until slightly thickened.
- 9Chili should be saucy, not dry.
- 10Preheat griddle to medium-low for buns and medium for hot dogs.
- 11Score hot dogs in a crosshatch pattern OR split down the center without cutting through.
- 12Cook hot dogs until browned and crispy in the cuts.
- 13Spread mayonnaise inside each bun.
- 14Toast cut-side down until lightly golden.
- 15Place hot dog into toasted bun.
- 16Add optional pimento cheese inside bun or on dog.
- 17Layer white and yellow shredded cheese generously over and around the dog.
- 18Place assembled hot dog cheese-side down onto griddle to form a cheese crust (cheese skirt).
- 19Cook on low until cheese crisps and browns.
- 20Flip carefully to lightly toast the opposite side.
- 21Remove from griddle and rest for 1–2 minutes.
- 22Spoon warm Hussey Hot Dog Chili over each grilled cheese hot dog.
- 23Serve immediately while cheese crust is crispy and chili is hot.
Hussey's Egg-Griddle Tips
- ▸Note: This is a smooth hot dog chili — no beans, no chunks — built specifically to sit perfectly on a grilled cheese hot dog.
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