The charismatic Sonic is crazy about Hot Dogs, and after trying his recipe, Chili Dog a la Sonicchances are you do too: the basics are no mystery, since the process involves putting a sausage in a bun, but once you try them with the sauce and a few other added things there is no turning back. Are you curious like a hot pepper? If you have a frying pan, At VidaExtra we have the official recipe for you.
The Sonic Chili Dog: a recipe with history
Sonic likes Chili Dogs, and that’s canon in both the video games and the TV series and Paramount movies. In fact, the special birthday present his friends prepare for him in Sonic Generations is a huge, special version presented with a bow. But that wasn’t always the case.
The origin of Sonic’s obsession with Chili Dogs dates back to the paperback adventures of the SEGA standard-bearer when they were published by Archie Comics. Specifically, from the first issue of Sonic the Hedgehog where, as a bonus, the hedgehog himself shared his own secret recipe.
Over the years we’ve seen different variations of the same recipe, in different adaptations and video games. In Sonic Unleashed, for example, the ingredients of the Chili Dog depend on the location of Don Fachio. However, the original recipe from the comics is still the most widespread and, we won’t deny it, it’s delicious.
Ingredients of the Sonic Chili Dog
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Chili Dog a la Sonic |
Difficulty: Easy |
For 4 people |
Cooking: hour and a half |
Elaboration: 15 minutes |
Total time: less than two hours |
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Preparing Sonic’s Special Chili Sauce
- Add the half kilo of ground beef (1 pound according to the original recipe) to the pan and begin to brown with a splash of oil until it acquires a certain brown color. From there, add the chopped green and red peppers, the mushrooms and the onion and stir everything so that the ingredients are distributed and mixed well in the pan.
- Once the meat and ingredients are perfectly mixed, add the tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce, the crushed tomatoes (the ones sold in a can are perfect), the barbecue sauce of your choice and leave it on medium-high heat for approximately half an hour.
- After the time has passed, add the teaspoon of chili powder, cumin, oregano and red beans (preferably drained) to the pan and cook over low heat for an hour.
How to make the Chili Dog a la Sonic
- With the Chili Dog sauce ready, prepare the sausages in a pan with a splash of oil. Meanwhile, open the Hot Dog Bun and toast it, being careful not to break it in two halves.
- Once the sausages are ready, the best part comes: add them to the freshly toasted Hot Dog Bun, add about two tablespoons of Chili Dog sauce and, if you want, add melted cheese to taste on top or let the diners serve themselves freely at the table.
Taking advantage of the launch of Super Monkey BallSEGA released a completely original variant of the recipe called Banana Chili Cheese Dogs which shows the preparation process and changes to some of the quantities and ingredients, including banana or yellow pepper chillies to give it a look that matches the bananas that Ai Ai likes so much and adding 60 ml of honey as a special touch to the sauce to combine it with the result. In the official video you can see all the ingredients and the process, which will serve as a reference for the preparation of the originals, although we are not responsible for the results of this alternative recipe.
What we do know is that the Chili Dog a la Sonic They are a sure-fire and hearty dish that you can surprise fans of the hedgehog and any video game lover with. You can adjust the quantities depending on the number of diners, but with a hot dog and some snacks you will be more than satisfied. Even with homemade Nuka Cola. Which doesn’t mean you can’t use the Chili sauce in other dishes. For Sonic it might be sacrilege, but if you don’t have any more sausages or bread, we are convinced that you won’t have anything left once you try it.
