Rochester NY Garbage Plate

This is a Rochester, NY staple! It's not for the faint of heart or the carb and calorie conscious! The meat sauce is sweet, savry with a little heat. Served on top of a bed of french fries mac salad cheese burgers and/or another Rochester staple Zweigle's Red or White Hot hotdogs. If you can't get Zweigle's in your area you can use any quality german style hotdog.

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% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the ground beef and cook until browned, about 3 minutes.

Step 2

Add the onion, garlic, chili powder, and cumin to the pan. Cook for 1 minute, stirring frequently.

Step 3

Add beer to the pan, stir to combine, and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 10 minutes or until the beer has reduced by half.

Step 4

Add the tomatoes, mustard, and baked beans, bring back to a simmer, and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook, uncovered, for 10 minutes, stirring frequently.

Step 5

Once the sauce has thickened, season to taste with salt and pepper and keep warm until you're ready to assemble your garbage plates.

Step 6

Meanwhile, cook fries according to package instructions. Once cooked, transfer to a large serving platter.

Step 7

Top fries with macaroni salad, then nestle the cheeseburgers and hot dogs into the macaroni salad and fries, spacing them out as evenly as possible.

Step 8

Spoon the warm hot sauce evenly over the garbage plate, drizzle with ketchup and mustard, and serve right away with white bread and pats of butter on the side.