Lauren's Cincinnati Chili

I have searched far and wide for a recipe that compares to Goldstar or Skyline chili, to no avail. Finally, I took a number of decent recipes and blended them together with the help of a former Goldstar Chili employee. It's still not the same, but it feeds my cravings. The most important things about the chili is how you prepare the beef and the cinnamon and chocolate. I recommend refrigerating the chili overnight. It always tastes better the next day.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 3 hr
• Total Time: 3 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 301 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground allspice
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cloves
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 2 onions, finely chopped
• 1 quart water
• ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 pounds extra lean ground beef
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 2 teaspoons black pepper
• ½ ounce unsweetened baking chocolate

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cook the beef and onion in a large skillet over medium high heat, breaking up beef into tiny pieces, just until meat is no longer pink. Drain and place in a large Dutch oven or slow cooker. Stir in the water, garlic, cumin, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaves, tomato sauce, and chocolate. Simmer over medium low heat for 3 to 5 hours.