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Chilli Dog

A hot dog topped with a spicy beef chili, garnished with chopped red onion and shredded cheese.

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Why it works: Onion and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Chilli Dog

Timeat least 30 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Make the chili

  1. Fry the bacon over medium heat until it begins to get crispy.

  2. Add the chopped onions and fry over high heat, stirring often, until they begin to brown.

  3. Stir in the ground beef.

  4. Cook over high heat, stirring occasionally, until the beef is browned, a few minutes.

  5. When the beef is about halfway browned, stir in the chopped garlic.

  6. Once the beef is well browned, stir in the tomato sauce, molasses, and beef broth.

  7. Add all the spices except cayenne and stir well.

  8. Bring to a simmer and taste.

  9. Add salt or cayenne if needed.

  10. You can add more cayenne or chili powder if you like things spicy, but taste first before adding more.

  11. Cook the chili on a gentle simmer for at least 30 minutes before grilling the hot dogs.

  12. You can cook it several hours if desired, adding a little more beef broth here and there if the chili gets dry.

Grill and serve

  1. Grill the hot dogs over medium heat until they get a light char.

  2. Grill the hot dog buns briefly if desired, no more than a minute.

  3. You can paint the buns with olive oil or butter before grilling if desired.

  4. Place the hot dog in the bun, top with chili, sprinkle with chopped red onion and shredded cheese.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

784Calories
48 gProtein
39 gFat
64 gCarbs

Counts 15 of 16 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 15 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Beef100g cooked250
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Molasses1 tbsp (20g)58
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Red Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Cayenne1 tsp (1.8g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Hot Dognot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Garlic + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,082 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  3. Tomato + cumintop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,272 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  4. Garlic + tomatotop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,076 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  5. Clove + cumintop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,306 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Bacon
Its fat renders out and crisps, flavouring the base of the chili.
Ground beef
Provides the meaty body and browned flavour that make up most of the chili.
Onion
Softens and browns, adding sweetness and savoury depth to the chili.
Tomato sauce
Adds liquid and acidity, forming the saucy body of the chili.
Molasses or honey
Adds sweetness that balances the acidity and spice of the chili.
Chili powder
Contributes warm, earthy chili flavour and heat to the sauce.

The step that matters

Cook the chili on a gentle simmer for at least 30 minutes. Simmering lets the spices bloom and blend with the meat and tomato, while the sauce thickens. Rushing this leaves the chili tasting raw and watery.

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (onion, beef, garlic, tomato, sauce, molasses, cumin):

  1. Oreganofits better
  2. Corianderfits better
  3. Turmericfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against onion, beef, garlic, tomato, sauce, molasses, cumin. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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