#no-bean-chili

Chili per Hot Dog

This is classic diner-style hot dog chili: a smooth, spoonable, no-bean meat sauce built to hug a hot dog rather than stand alone as a bowl of chili. Simmering the raw ground beef right in water instead of browning it is the trick that keeps the texture ultra-fine and saucy, while chili powder, cumin, and a little ketchup and mustard give it that sweet-tangy, deeply savory coney-shop flavor. It reduces down into a glossy, clingy topping that stays put on the bun.