Cincinnati Chili Dogs

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• cincinnati chili, empress - cincinnati chili
• 12 all lamb hot dogs, all beef can be used, simmered not grilled
• 12 soft hotdog plain buns, do not get crazy here and use poppy seed buns, it's simply not acceptable
• 8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, finely grated
• 2 cups yellow onions, fine shop
• 1/4 cup yellow mustard, liberally squirt it on the bun, no substitutes

Recipe

• 1 make empress - cincinnati chili, this will take several hours to reduce down to the proper consistency.
• 2 dice the onions and grate the finely grate cheddar cheese. tip: place the cheese in the freezer for 15 minutes before grating and it will be easier to work with.
• 3 gently simmer the hotdogs until warmed through and hot, do not boil them to death! they just have to be heated through.
• 4 open up your hotdog bun, squirt with yellow mustard, add the hotdog, top with chili, onions & cheese!
• 5 grab a bunch of napkins cuz this gets messy! enjoy!
• 6 you will have plenty of chili leftover to enjoy over spaghetti noodles another day or serve both!