Lauren's Cincinnati Chili

Cincinnati's famous chili dates to 1922 when a Moravian immigrant created a dish with Middle Eastern spices including cloves, cinnamon, and allspice; along with chocolate, cayenne pepper, Worcestershire, and tomato sauce; and used the mixture to season ground beef. Served over spaghetti, the spicy dish with many variations has been a hit every since.

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

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 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
• 2 pounds extra lean ground beef
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 2 teaspoons black pepper
• 1.5 teaspoons salt
• 0.5 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1.5 teaspoons ground allspice
• 1.5 teaspoons ground cloves
• 0.5 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.