Quick Dinner: Spicy Sausage/Hot Dog Chili

I have plenty of time right now as I am working from home. I have been thinking what to blog about all day long and couldn't decide on any thing. After a brief trip to the grocery store, I suddenly had an idea as I stopped in the middle of aisle to explain it to my husband! He supports all my interests so he was happy to hear what I had plan for dinner and blog!

We both love spicy food and also have grown few kinds of peppers. To use up the garden pepper before it went bad, I made some sausage/hot dog chili. Do not confuse with the chili con carne or chili. Talking of chili, the first few months at US, I saw chili in the menu. I was so excited thinking it was like what we get in Nepal. But it was such a disappointment and loss of 5 bucks.

Anyways, the sausage chili I am talking here is a spicy sausage dish. It is really easy to make and takes less than 20 minutes.

Steaming Hot Sausage/Hot Dog Chili

Dice hot peppers of your choice. I have home scotch bonnet and chenzo peppers grown in my tiny garden. I use them in most of my dishes!

Home Grown Scotch Bonnet and Chenzo Peppers

Dice onions, bell peppers and tomato. Get different colors of bell pepper. Red, orange or yellow and definitely some green pepper. I forgot to buy green bell pepper so I used poblano peppers. I recommend various colors of pepper because it makes the dish look beautiful!

Diced Onions and Pepper

Mince ginger and garlic as well. Saute turmeric, ginger, garlic. Add diced onions and all peppers. Colorful the peppers, better the dish. Add sliced hot dog/sausage and saute for few minutes around 5-7 minutes.

Sausage and veggies in the pan

Add hot sauce and tomato ketchup and let it sit in low flame/heat for 2-3 minutes and your sausage chili is ready to be served! You can serve this as an appetizer or side for rice! Enjoy the spicy dish :)


Recipe - 15 minutes

• 1/2 Red Bell Pepper
• 1/2 Yellow Bell Pepper
• 1/2 Green Bell Pepper or 1/2 Poblano Pepper
• Ginger and garlic to taste
• 1 medium Tomatoes
• 1/2 Vidalia Onion
• 1/2 lb or 5 number Hot Dog/Sausage/Wiener
• Few hot peppers like Scotch Bonnet, Tabasco, Chenzo, Serrano, etc.
• 2 tbsp of Ketchup
• 1 tbsp of hot sauce
• Oil
• Turmeric
• Salt
• Cumin and coriander powder

1. Mince ginger and garlic. Fresh ginger and garlic always tastes better.
2. Dice onion, peppers, tomatoes, and hot dog.
3. Heat frying pan on medium heat. After the pan is hot enough, add oil (any kind of oil is okay).
4. Add turmeric, ginger and garlic and saute for a minute.
5. Add onion and saute for a minute or so.
6. Add hot dogs. Add all peppers and let it sit for 4-5 minutes stirring occasionally. 
7. Add tomatoes to the mix. 
8. Sprinkle salt, cumin and coriander powder to your taste.
9. Add ketchup and hot sauce and mix it well. 
10. Spicy sauage chili is ready to be served.