Hi. I live in Houston but grew up eating Texas Hots on Lake Ontario in upstate NY. This is my mom's recipe, allegedly from Rudy's in Oswego, NY. The hot dog (a Hofmann's if you can find 'em) is served with mustard, chopped onions, and the Texas hot sauce only. No cheese!! My wife, a Texas native, thinks this is awful, but I make up a double batch and freeze it in small containers for myself. She can have her Wolf chili. Enjoy.

TEXAS HOT SAUCE

1 lb. ground beef
1 lg. onion, chopped
2 cups water
1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
3 Tbsp. chili powder
1 tsp. celery seed
1 tsp. crushed red pepper
1 tsp. dried thyme
1/2 tsp. dry mustard
1/2 tsp.ground allspice
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1/2 tsp. salt

Brown ground beef and onion in a large saucepan.

Add remaining ingredients and simmer for two hours.