Mcsweeneys Michigan Sauce Recipes

WORLD'S BEST MICHIGAN HOTDOG SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Fry hamburg in skillet breaking into pieces as you would for a meat sauce or for sloppy joes.Drain off excess fat after hamburg has cooked.
• 2. Mix all the ingredients together (except hotdogs and buns) in a saucepan.Heat on low until just below the boiling point.
• 3. Cover and simmer for 30 to 45 minutes.Serve over hotdogs on hotdog rolls.

GRANDMA SLATTERY'S MICHIGAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Saute the onion in butter until soft. Stir in the vinegar, brown sugar, lemon juice, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, tomato sauce, and tomato paste. Stir to blend.
• When the mixture begins to simmer, add the raw ground beef breaking it into pieces with a wooden spoon. Simmer for 20 to 30 minutes. Serve over steamed hot dogs. Of course you can add some raw onions if you want.

MICHIGAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix tomato sauce, hot sauce and seasonings in a large saucepan.
• Add raw ground beef and mash with potato masher while cooking.
• Cook on medium heat for 30 minutes until beef is browned, then simmer on low for 2-3 hours.
• (Sauce will be very thick) Serve Michican Sauce over steamed hot dogs in a steamed bun and top with chopped raw onions.

MARION'S MICHIGAN SAUCE FOR HOT DOGS

Steps:

• Finely chop onions and saute in a little olive oil until tender.
• Add ground beef and cook until browned. Separate meat so it is broken into very fine pieces of meat.
• Add rest of ingredients, mix, and cook over low heat on the stove 1 hour or more.
• This could be cooked in a crockpot on low for six hours.
• Serve as a topping on hot dogs.