Pseudo Cinncinnati Chili Recipes

Steps:

• Place the ground beef in a large pan, cover with about 1 quart of cold water, and bring to a boil, stirring and breaking up the beef with a fork to a fine texture. Slowly boil until the meat is thoroughly cooked, about 30 minutes, then remove from heat and refrigerate in the pan overnight.
• The next day, skim the solid fat from the top of the pan, and discard the fat. Place the beef mixture over medium heat, and stir in the onions, tomato sauce, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, chocolate, chili powder, salt, cumin, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, cloves, allspice berries, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 hours. Add water if necessary to prevent the chili from burning.

Steps:

• For the chili: In a stockpot or Dutch oven, combine the tomato sauce, tomato paste, onions, chili powder, cocoa powder, sugar, kosher salt, cinnamon, cumin, garlic salt, allspice, pepper, cayenne, cloves, bay leaves, beef (do not brown first) and 2 cups water. Mix until combined. Cover and simmer over medium-low heat for approximately 2 hours. Stir in the vinegar and simmer for another 30 minutes.
• To serve: Serve on a bed of spaghetti and top with the beans, onions and a mound of cheese (or any preferred combination). Add hot sauce, if desired, and eat with oyster crackers.

Steps:

• Crumble raw meat into cold water in medium stock pot. DO NOT brown meat.
• Add all remaining ingredients and bring to a boil over medium high heat.
• Lower heat and simmer for 3-4 hours.
• Serve over spaghetti with cheddar cheese and onions, on hotdogs with mustard, cheddar cheese and onions, or in a bowl with cheddar cheese, onions and oyster crackers. I put a little hotsauce on mine!

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook the beef, pork and onions over medium heat until meat is no longer pink, breaking meat into crumbles. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. Add the beans, tomatoes, vinegar, cocoa, sauces, sugar and seasonings; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours., Discard bay leaves. Serve with spaghetti. If desired, garnish with cheese, sour cream, tomatoes and onions.

Steps:

• Bring 2 1/2 quarts of unsalted water to a boil in a soup pot. When the water reaches a rapid boil, add the spaghetti and cook until tender 7 to 9 minutes.
• Meanwhile heat the oil on high heat just until hot. Using your fingers crumble the ground beef into the skillet. Immediately wash your hands with soap and hot water.
• Peel and coarsely chop the onion, adding it to the skillet as you chop.
• Stir the meat occasionally.
• Rinse and seed the pepper and cut ii into 1/4 inch dice. Cook, stirring frequently until the ground beef is finely crumbled and completely browned, about 2 minutes Reduce the heat to medium.
• Add the tomato sauce, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder, cumin, cinnamon, allspice and cloves.
• Stir to mix well.
• Reduce the heat to simmer, and continue to cook, stirring from time to time, until the pasta is done. Season with cayenne pepper and slat, to taste if desired.
• Meanwhile, rinse and drain the beans, and place in a microwaveable safe bowl.
• Cover with a paper towel and microwave 1 minutes at high or until heated through.
• To serve, divide the spaghetti among 4 serving bowls.
• Top each serving with chili, 1/2 cup kidney beans and 1 tablespoon shredded cheese. Serve at once.