knock off of The Varsity chili dog sauce

QDude

How many dogs will the recipe "cover"?

RRP

Just 1 batch, though I always do two batches, should give you about 9 one quarter cups of finished chili dog sauce which will be enough for 18 chili dogs, but maybe you want more!

Timbo66

Thanks a lot REP.

Looper

Wow, thanks for the recipe!  I'm going to make this today!

Timbo66

I ment RRP. Got to love auto correct. LoL.

jrb06

O.K. made a batch and the flavor is great but, am I missing something because it turned out more like a mixture of taco meat. I was expecting it to thicken up like a sauce. I did simmer it till most of the water was gone but it never turned into a sauce or thick soup consistency.  

GrannyX4

Made it last night and MDSH thought it was wonderful. Thanks for posting the recipe.

RRP

jrb06 said:

O.K. made a batch and the flavor is great but, am I missing something mbecause it turned out more like a mixture of taco meat. I was expecting it to thicken up like a sauce. I did simmer it till most of the water was gone but it never turned into a sauce or thick soup pconsistency.  

Sounds like the meat was too coarse. Though it is a bit tedious to do I wear a pair of gloves and stand there and pull the meat apart real fine so in goes in raw, cold and already in a suace like consistency.

Acorn

Awesome, I can't wait to try this.......its more like a meat sauce.

THANK YOU for sharing. 

RRP

Acorn said:

Awesome, I can't wait to try this.......its more like a meat sauce.

THANK YOU for sharing. 

You're welcome and being in Hotlanta you can be a judge of how close you think it is to The Varsity variety!

BTW I have not mentioned this before but I also use this in ABTS! Gives them a change up taste!

Looper

Made it this morning and had it for lunch.  Turned out perfect! Thanks for the fantastic recipe!

Carolina Q

RRP said:

... being in Hotlanta you can be a judge of how close you think it is to The Varsity variety!

So can you.

http://secure.thevarsity.com/shop/home-products/varsity-chili-in-a-can.html

SmokeyPitt

I blame you for this @rrp. You flung a cravin on me.

RRP

SmokeyPitt said:

I blame you for this @rrp. You flung a cravin on me.

LOL! me bad! I hope jrb06 sees this post as this picture confirms the consistency of the meat sauce I get from finely breaking up the raw meat to start with. Now to start a knock off of those fries!

flynnbob

I spent many a night walking on North Avenue across the interstate from Towers Dorm to the V.  I think I have had every menu item in the place including a beer from time to time (not sure if they still do that).  My daughter just committed to UGA with their fancy meal program but I survived on the V and Junior's Grill for four years.  Good memories.

SmokeyPitt

It would be hard to do a knock of off the fries...I'm pretty sure you need 86 year old grease!  These were the first fries I have had in 2014, and I must say they were outstanding. 

@flynnbob- I don't believe I have ever had beer at the V.  I will surely check next time I am there.

jrb06

Thanks I see it now. I mashed and crunched the meat but I guess it needs to be finer. I did used meat that was precooked so that may be the problem.

RRP

jrb06 said:

 I did used meat that was precooked so that may be the problem.

Yup!!!

LBC Dawg

Did it yesterday. Got a 4.5 lb brisket flat and ground it up. used 1.5 lb for the chili sauce. turned out great. made some duck fat sliders with the rest and grilled some dogs. chili cheese sliders and dogs. forgot to take any pics but they were damn good. 

BOWHUNR

LBC Dawg said:

made some duck fat sliders 

YUM!!  That sounds great!

Mike

Richard Fl

NDG said:

Sounds great.  My top 3 cravings that must be satisfied monthly go in this order:  1) Wings, 2) Pizza 3) Chili Dogs.  I use an overpriced can of skyline chili for my coneys, but I will give this a try!

My friend Lamb Chop got this in the '70's from the Skyline owner.

Chili, Beans, Skyline

This one is mine from the early '70's that mother and daddy liked.  I got it from the man who started the "Skyline"Chili Franchise. He was a client of mine in Miami.

INGREDIENTS:

2 lbs Beef, Ground

4 Onions, Chopped Fine

2 Cloves Garlic, Minced

1 1/2 Tbs White Vinegar

1 Large Can Tomato Paste

4 Tbs Chili Powder

1 tsp Cinnamon

1 tsp Cumin Powder

1 tsp Red Peppers

4 Dry Red Peppers

5-6 Bay Leaves

1 tsp All Spice, Ground

2-3 Tsp Worchestire Sauce

Salt/Pepper to taste

2 quarts Water

Procedure:

1. Cook all in one uncovered pot on low flame, I like to use a cast iron pot, may add chili or kidney beans, drain juice from can before using.

Recipe Type: Crock Pot, Dutch Oven, Main Dish

Source

Author: "Skyline Chili Chain" Miami, '70'S, From The Creator/Originator of The "Skyline Chili" Franchise

Source: Gloria Williams

dldawes1

Love that Varsity !!!!!

 

 

Central_Bama_Egger

Sorry to be late to the party. But you guys suck with all these awesome places near you. I have a sonic drive thru in town. I'm sitting here in complete envy.

DMW

Central_Bama_Egger said:

Sorry to be late to the party. But you guys suck with all these awesome places near you. I have a sonic drive thru in town. I'm sitting here in complete envy.

I know what you mean, we have a Sonic, McD, and Arby's.

warwoman

I wish I had a Sonic in our little town!

cdthomas23

I finally got a chance to try this this weekend. Great stuff. By the way, for a better consistency, I actually took my immersion blender to it. This made it turn out great. It also seemed to be better after sitting in the fridge for a day for a second batch of chili dogs. Thanks again for posting. This is a keeper.

RRP

Thanks, man...I was just the carrier of that recipe, not the creator! BTW I could never consume that size batch in one or two days so that's why I mentioned the puck sizes for freezing to have on hand.

DaveRichardson

RRP said:

Acorn said:

Awesome, I can't wait to try this.......its more like a meat sauce.

THANK YOU for sharing. 

You're welcome and being in Hotlanta you can be a judge of how close you think it is to The Varsity variety!

BTW I have not mentioned this before but I also use this in ABTS! Gives them a change up taste!

As a native Atlantan, this sounds AMAZING!  Will have a batch running this weekend!  Thanks @RRP!!!

eggLaTech

@rrp sounds and looks great. Thanks for posting it. Can't wait to make some tomorrow.

DaveRichardson

SmokeyPitt said:

It would be hard to do a knock of off the fries...I'm pretty sure you need 86 year old grease!  These were the first fries I have had in 2014, and I must say they were outstanding. 

@flynnbob- I don't believe I have ever had beer at the V.  I will surely check next time I am there.

No beer on the menu, but between college kids and bums around the Original location, a beer'd be easy to come by!