Recently I tried a simple texas weiner style sauce that came out well. I see through many posts and recipes for the "authentic" version that whatever way you choose to make it it had to have certain characteristics to get it to whatever authentic version you remembered. I can't imagine the old Greek getting too complex and time consuming when he made his batch. I do remember it had a looser consistency and little or no meat. Reddish, somewhat salty, spicy, yes, yes, yes.
My latest trial was to get a can (14 oz) of broth. I used chicken, low sodium. Heated this up in a small saucepan then tasted. Not enough salt...added 1 tsp. Good. My standby spice pepper is the coarse ground red pepper powder I get at asian markets. Added two rounded Tablespoons. After it bubbled a while I added three tablespoon of dissolved corn starch. (I added two at first then needed one more). Things started looking real good but I couldn't stop yet so I added 1 tsp vinegar and a pinch of cayenne. A few more things like garlic powder may be added but this was simple with minimal ingredients and low cost. It was ready in less than a half an hour. The hot dogs were grilled, buns steamed, and mustard and much minced onions were added prior to pouring on the sauce. May not have been "authentic" but darned good and simple to make.
My latest trial was to get a can (14 oz) of broth. I used chicken, low sodium. Heated this up in a small saucepan then tasted. Not enough salt...added 1 tsp. Good. My standby spice pepper is the coarse ground red pepper powder I get at asian markets. Added two rounded Tablespoons. After it bubbled a while I added three tablespoon of dissolved corn starch. (I added two at first then needed one more). Things started looking real good but I couldn't stop yet so I added 1 tsp vinegar and a pinch of cayenne. A few more things like garlic powder may be added but this was simple with minimal ingredients and low cost. It was ready in less than a half an hour. The hot dogs were grilled, buns steamed, and mustard and much minced onions were added prior to pouring on the sauce. May not have been "authentic" but darned good and simple to make.