OT or not? Varsity Club chili dog sauce

RRP

GATraveller said:

Thanks for the recipe @rrp

You are also welcome - note that I just edited my post at the end about mixing the dry spices.

Botch

So, what's a keto substitute for a hot dog bun?  I really want to try this, and don't think a leaf of lettuce will do for a chili dog!  

GATraveller

Botch said:

So, what's a keto substitute for a hot dog bun?  I really want to try this, and don't think a leaf of lettuce will do for a chili dog!  

https://www.dietdoctor.com/recipes/keto-hot-dog-buns

DoubleEgger

GATraveller said:

Botch said:

So, what's a keto substitute for a hot dog bun?  I really want to try this, and don't think a leaf of lettuce will do for a chili dog!  

https://www.dietdoctor.com/recipes/keto-hot-dog-buns

That looks awful. Just skip the bun and eat it with a fork. 

GATraveller

DoubleEgger said:

GATraveller said:

Botch said:

So, what's a keto substitute for a hot dog bun?  I really want to try this, and don't think a leaf of lettuce will do for a chili dog!  

https://www.dietdoctor.com/recipes/keto-hot-dog-buns

That looks awful. Just skip the bun and eat it with a fork. 

Yea.....I've never tried any of that crap.  I used the googles and copy/paste.

DoubleEgger

GATraveller said:

DoubleEgger said:

GATraveller said:

Botch said:

So, what's a keto substitute for a hot dog bun?  I really want to try this, and don't think a leaf of lettuce will do for a chili dog!  

https://www.dietdoctor.com/recipes/keto-hot-dog-buns

That looks awful. Just skip the bun and eat it with a fork. 

Yea.....I've never tried any of that crap.  I used the googles and copy/paste.

Almond flour is ridiculously expensive as well. 

RiverBBQ

The Varsity is a just what doctor orders after a long night of drinking.   I took some out of town business associates there, they didn’t enjoy. One didn’t finish before he was running to the hotel. Colon cleanse quick-like.  Must take a lifetime of eating to get used to it. Been in my blood over 40 years. And will continue, however I prefer the Athens location. Never attempted to create it at home, I can’t do it justice

Jupiter Jim

RRP said:

per request by @rekameohs

RRP here...I have faithfully followed this recipe until yesterday when I added gochujang at the equivalent rate of one teaspoon per pound of meat. That has been just enough added kicker and I loved it!

Posted by: Chuck Lane on 2002/11/13 21:49:17 

Here's the best I've found so far:
1 pound ground chuck
1 3/4 cups water
2 tablespoons chile powder
2 teaspoons paprika
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic
1 teaspoon granulated onion
2 teaspoons salt
1 dash tobasco sauce

Put water and all ingredients except meat into saucepan and stir well. Add meat, breaking it up with your fingers as you go. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and leave uncovered until nearly all water is gone and the consistency is the way you like it. This is just about as good as the chili at the Varsity here in Atlanta. They make great chili dogs!
Regards,
Chuck Lane

RRP here again - I always stir the dry ingredients real well before adding to the water

Thanks, much appreciated. Jim 

Hub

mEGG_My_Day said:

That looks great @RRP.  I’m a bit lazy at times, so I use this 

I wish I could get an FO in Memphis!!! 

Holy Smokes!! Please tell me where to find this!

RRP

Epilogue: my 3 pound endeavor from yesterday yielded sufficient chili for 64 hot dogs! And yes, all that floating grease was stirred back in! BTW I tried it today for lunch and it ROCKED!

caliking

I wonder if searing the meat first with the spices would elevate the flavor. Otherwise it seems like the meat and spices are kinda boiled. 

Only one one way to find out, I guess. 

marysvilleksegghead

Dang Ron, ya mean you ate all 20# already?  It's only been 8 years:
http://www.greeneggers.com/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&Itemid=55&func=view&catid=1&id=983408

FlyOverCountry

That is a great recipe.  I bet it also lets you take a giant dump if you need one.  

mEGG_My_Day

Hub said:

Holy Smokes!! Please tell me where to find this!

I bought this at the original Varsity location in Atlanta.  

You can order online, but it’s pricey;

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

northGAcock

It’s a club now?

RRP

marysvilleksegghead said:

Dang Ron, ya mean you ate all 20# already?  It's only been 8 years:
http://www.greeneggers.com/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&Itemid=55&func=view&catid=1&id=983408

Actually by the time we had consumed all those Pearls the company imposed a new condition to the effect that next day HAD to be imposed. Of course that meant a major increase in price for us out here in Illinois! Besides that we had already decided Pearls weren't all that good anyway!

RRP

northGAcock said:

It’s a club now?

but their leather sleeved letter jackets make you stand out!

mEGG_My_Day

JRWhitee said:

GATraveller said:

Dante's was incredibly cool inside.  One of my first dates was there.

I used to go there often, the old location is across the street from my office. There was one at underground as well back in the 1990's

I found this picture I took inside Dante’s in December of 2011.  It was likely the last time I was in Dante’s:

alaskanassasin

How is the flavor profile compared to skyline? Skyline has some strong  clove flavor. I made it once. Never had varsity. 

Botch

alaskanassasin said:

How is the flavor profile compared to skyline? Skyline has some strong  clove flavor. I made it once. Never had varsity. 

I have three different Skyline recipes, none have clove and none taste quite like the real thing (and I ate it ~twice a week for 4 years in Dayton, plus every time I flew from SLC to DC via Cincinnati airport, which had one).  Maybe its the clove that's missing?  

alaskanassasin

My favorite cook book, The joy of cooking! Try it see what you think.