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Hot Dog Sauce

2 1/2 pounds lean ground beef

1 cup water

1/2 cup tomato sauce

1/3 cup ketchup

1/2 tablespoon salt

1/2 tablespoon pepper

1 T white sugar

1 T chili powder

2 T cumin

1 T onion powder

1 T garlic powder

crushed red pepper flakes to taste

Crumble ground beef into a Dutch oven over medium heat. Stir in water, and mash ground beef thoroughly with a potato masher. Stir in tomato sauce, ketchup, salt, pepper, sugar, chili powder, cumin, onion powder, garlic powder, and pepper flakes; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer, 60 to 90 minutes, until the sauce reaches a medium consistency that is not too soupy.  (or throw it all in a crockpot and cook on high for about 2-3 hours or low 4-5 hours, but brown meat first)

Serve with hot dogs on a bun and your favorite toppings, like mustard, or shreded cheese and chopped onion