Hot Dogs for a Crowd

Yield: 145 servings, about 8 quarts sauce

Ingredients

• 10 pounds ground beef
• 5 cups chopped onions
• 2 medium green bell peppers, chopped
• 1 gallon tomato juice
• 1/2 gallon tomato paste
• 2 1/2 cups chopped celery
• 1/3 cup dried parsley flakes
• 3 tablespoons salt
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 145 hot dogs and buns

Instructions

1. In a large kettle, brown beef; drain. Add the next 11 ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 4 hours, stirring occasionally.
2. Heat the hot dogs; place in buns and top each with about 1/4 cup sauce.