Mr. Hawthorne makes the best hot dog chili.
Just ask him.
He'll tell you.
$2.74 for 2.21 pounds.
That's an amazing
$1.2398190045248868778280542986425/pound!
Mr. Hawthorne broke up the hamburger meat
into his skillet ...
... and constantly worked with it
to get the proper texture.
Keep breaking up the hamburger meat.
When the meat was browned,
Mr. Hawthorne added his seasonings -
salt and pepper
and 1 teaspoon each onion powder and
granulated garlic.
Next, he added in about 1/2 - 3/4 cup ketchup.
Dixie likes to stay close by,
as in guarding the kitchen.
Mr. Hawthorne kept working his meat.
Heh.
12.
The texture has to be exactly right.
Beau likes the aromas emanating from the cook top.
Mr. Hawthorne added in 1/4 cup Texas Pete ...
... and continued to work it.
Wait a minute.
Mr. Hawthorne just realized
I was giving out
his yet-to-be AWARD WINNING recipe
for hot dog chili.
So, he wants to Marie it.
Points to those who can get that reference.
Mr. Hawthorne suggested it.
And Mama Hawthorne would have gotten it.
As to Marie-ing it,
here's Mr. Hawthorne's secret ingredient:
Pour in 1 cup of fennel seeds
and 1 cup of caraway seeds.
Yeah.
That should do it.
Junior and Beau hangin' out in the kitchen.
Mr. Hawthorne and Dixie.
Mr. Hawthorne has lovely legs.
Mr. Hawthorne next added about 1/4 cup
water to deglaze the pan.
One thing I've noticed about
cooking with gas
is that the sides of the pans
get really hot.
You want to deglaze to get the goody bits
stuck on the hot sides worked into the chili.
He's still scraping the sides.
Check out the texture.
This is how Mr. Hawthorne likes it.
Very fine.
Taste test
and more Texas Pete went in.
The chili powder goes in at the very end.
One teaspoon at a time.
He probably used a heaping tablespoon.
I had two Hawthornelets
and 1 extra for dinner.
I lose count
since they're in and out of the house
all day.
With friends.
Actually,
I like it that way.
They ate every bit.
In the meantime,
I went out and picked
a pretty bouquet.
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