Ronni Lundy's Chili Bun - The Local Palate

Ingredients

• 1 hot dog bun
• Yellow mustard
• 3-4 heaping tablespoons chili (recipe at right)
• Chopped white onion
• Hot sauce
• 1 cup flat beer or water
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 6 saltine crackers, finely crushed (1/8 cup cracker meal)
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 2 teaspoons New Mexico ground red chile, or cayenne
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon