Cincinnati Chili Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 pounds ground chuck
• 4 cups water

  (or use tomato juice)
• 1 can tomato sauce

  canned (15 ounces)
• 4 ounces tomato paste
• 1 large onion

  chopped
• 4 cloves garlic

  minced
• 1/4 cup chili powder

  more or less as desired
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground all spice
• 1 teaspoon milled black pepper
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 5 whole bay leaves
• 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate
• 1.5 teaspoons vinegar

  I used red wine vinegar
• 2 large dashes Worcestershire sauce
• Cooked spaghetti noodles, shredded cheddar cheese, kidney beans, chopped onions, oyster crackers.

Instructions

• 1 Combine all ingredients in a large pot.
• 2 Break up the uncooked beef as fine as you can with a wooden spoon, or use a
  potato masher.
• 3 Cook on medium-low heat, uncovered, for two hours, stirring every 20 mins.
• 4 When done, you can mash the chili again with wooden spoon or potato masher for a
  finer texture, or use a stick blender to partially blend it.
• 5 Serve with your favorite fixins! See the recipe notes for the traditional "ways"
  to serve Cincinnati Chili.

Nutrition Info