Michigan Hot Sauce

Recreate the Northern New York roadside stand staple in your own kitchen! This sauce is a key ingredient for an Upstate New York Michigan, which is a red hot (usually a Glazier hot dog) on a New England Style Roll, with meat sauce, mustard, and onions.

Course Main Courses

Cuisine Upstate New York

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 3

Total Time 3 15

Servings Servings

Calories 110kcal

Author Jennifer Morrisey

Equipment

Lodge 6 Quart Enameled Cast Iron Dutch Oven. Blue Enamel Dutch Oven (Blue)
Crock-Pot Cook & Carry 6-Quart Oval Portable Manual Slow Cooker | Stainless Steel (SCCPVL600S)
KitchenAid Gourmet Stainless Steel Wire Masher, Black

Ingredients

1 29- ounce can of tomato sauce
2 pounds hamburger
4 tsp. chili powder
2 tsp. dried onion
2 tsp. garlic powder
3-4 Tablespoons hot sauce such as Frank’s
2 tsp. black pepper
2 tsp. cumin

Instructions

Mix all ingredients together, except meat.
Add meat raw and mash with a potato masher while the sauce is cooking. It is important to mash the meat while it is raw, to get the consistency right! Michigan sauce, traditionally, is a very thick sauce that doesn’t have meat chunks.
Simmer 2-3 hours, stirring and mashing with the potato masher occasionally.

Notes

You can also cook Michigan sauce in a slow cooker. Follow the instructions, but cook for on low for about 6 hours.

Michigan sauce is a pretty thick sauce when it’s done, and doesn't have clumps of meat, that's why the potato masher is the best tool for this job.

This recipe makes a fairly large batch. You can freeze Michigan sauce in small portions to enjoy later. A typical serving of Michigan sauce is roughly 1/4 cup, so I freeze 4 servings (1 cup) in a freezer-safe plastic storage container.

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