Wagyu bacon chili cheese dogs

smokingal

As a follow up to my Wagyu bacon smash burger post, I thought it necessary to make
some bacon chili cheese dogs.  I’m actually not that big on chili and don’t even get me
started on the use of beans.  When I discovered the Olneyville NY System hot wiener
spice mix, I was hooked.

The meat sauce is designed to have a fine texture to it and the flavor profile is sort of like chili
but not quite.

The meal started with some fresh baked sourdough hot dog rolls.

 

The hot dogs were from Snake River Farms.  I wrapped some of them in the Wagyu beef
bacon I previously made and left some of the dogs plain.

 

 

The meat sauce was crafted using trimmings from Wagyu short ribs and sirloin tip steak from
Wiens Wagyu and a sweet vidalia onion.  The meat and onions were diced, seasoned with
Olneyville NY System hot wiener spice mix, and run through a grinder using a fine grind.  The
meat was browned and a cup of beef broth was then added prior to joining the dogs on the Egg using cherry and hickory wood chunks at 225F.

 

 

After about an hour on the smoker.

 

 

I whipped up some cheese sauce using heavy cream, evaporated milk, and American cheese.

 

 

The dogs and meat sauce were done shortly thereafter.

 

 

Dinner was served.  It’s hard to see but there was plenty of cheese sauce underneath the meat.
The dogs were topped with onions and a sprinkle of celery salt.  Cheese fries were a must with
this meal.

 

 

The kiss of smoke was the perfect spice for the bacon wrapped dogs and meat sauce and
the homemade buns was so soft and fluffy, with a tinge of sourdough flavor.  Cheese smothered fries just make me giddy.  Despite my best efforts to remain conscious, I fell asleep on the couch shortly after eating this.

When I awoke after a quick nap, I feasted on what I prepared for dessert.  I have been meaning
to try a fruit swirl, crunch-based gelato for a while now.  This gelato started with fresh peaches
and strawberries which had been macerated in brown sugar and lemon juice.  This fruit mixture was then smoked with cherry wood chunks until tender.

 

 

The fruit was further softened by simmering in apple cider.  Pomegranate and peach balsamic
vinegars were added once the liquid had reduced, and this was then pureed until smooth and
chilled.

 

 

Flour, brown sugar, and cold pats of butter were coarsely mixed together to make streusel,
which was baked until crunchy and then chilled.

 

 

French vanilla bean gelato base was made and churned in the Gelato Pro and all the ingredients were added in layers into a pint sized ice cream container and placed in the freezer
to harden.

 

 

Balsamic strawberry-peach swirl crunch gelato.

 

 

I thought this might turn out overly sweet but it was just sweet enough.  The tart, smoky, fruitiness of the balsamic peach-strawberry puree along with the richness of the French vanilla base made me feel like I was eating cobbler ala mode next to a campfire.  Brain freeze be damned, this got gobbled down quickly.  Good eats.

g8golfer

Will you marry me? 

mEGG_My_Day

g8golfer said:

Will you marry me? 

If @smokingal does the food for your wedding, I sure would like an invitation!! That is just an awesome meal   

The Cen-Tex Smoker

You should post more cooks. 

smokingal

@The Cen-Tex Smoker  Not sure if you are being serious or sarcastic.  I'm shooting for one post a week.  At least until I can maneuver around my freezer. 

buzd504

Now you're just rubbing it in. 

Foghorn

Oh. My. Goodness. 

And I’ll speak for @The Cen-Tex Smoker. He’s being serious. You should post more cooks. 

johnnyp

very, very nice.

johnmitchell

  Fantastic as always... If the marriage doesn't work out with @g8golfer... Standing by 

JohnnyTarheel

As I said last post I’ll be your taste tester... Wow them dogs look great!! 

unoriginalusername

Slow clap. Amazing 

northGAcock

Gawjus pictures and grub. Love me some dogs.

gamason

That looks amazing. I would be in a food coma for sure.

fishlessman

ill take 3 all the ways to go   RI weiner sauce is pretty unique

Griffin

I'm a little disappointed in you. Do you mean to tell us that you did NOT smoke the American cheese before making the cheese sauce? LOL. Just kidding looks amazing.

bgebrent

Can I be your neighbor?

northGAcock

bgebrent said:

Can I be your neighbor?

Me Too.....?

tarheelmatt

Dang it girl! That's some good groceries there. 

The Cen-Tex Smoker

smokingal said:

@The Cen-Tex Smoker  Not sure if you are being serious or sarcastic.  I'm shooting for one post a week.  At least until I can maneuver around my freezer. 

dead serious. great looking and very interesting cooks. 

byrne092

top notch, top notch

TEXASBGE2018

It’s glorius!!!!

smokingal

@fishlessman RI wiener sauce is definitely wonderfully unique

@Griffin You know me well.  You know I thought about it, lol.  Just for .00001 seconds though since American cheese is perfect as is.  I did lightly cold smoke the gelato base with cherry wood dust, however.

@northGAcock Cute dog

Kent8621

we come through ATL alot i just need to know dining hours 

Plutonium

Dang this looks good! Well done sir!

Griffin

smokingal said:

@fishlessman RI wiener sauce is definitely wonderfully unique

@Griffin You know me well.  You know I thought about it, lol.  Just for .00001 seconds though since American cheese is perfect as is.  I did lightly cold smoke the gelato base with cherry wood dust, however.

@northGAcock Cute dog

I remember you from the other forum that we used to be one.

lkapigian

Foghorn said:

Oh. My. Goodness. 

And I’ll speak for @The Cen-Tex Smoker. He’s being serious. You should post more cooks. 

True, but could you lower the bar a bit so maybe I can at least touch it.....Incredible cooks and documentation ! Keep up the great work

northGAcock

smokingal said:

@fishlessman RI wiener sauce is definitely wonderfully unique

@Griffin You know me well.  You know I thought about it, lol.  Just for .00001 seconds though since American cheese is perfect as is.  I did lightly cold smoke the gelato base with cherry wood dust, however.

@northGAcock Cute dog

She can be yours 

Hook_emHornsfan_74

Think I gained 10lbs. just looking at the pictures.  

HoosierBBQ

This is a whole different level than i’m on. Well done once again!

alaskanassasin

HoosierBBQ said:

This is a whole different level than i’m on. Well done once again!

THIS ^^^^^

Botch

Wow. Just wow!  
 
And I find it interesting and frustrating that this thread, with so many photographs, loads instantly for me, while others are so slow that I can't even read them.