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CINCINNATI SKYLINE CHILI 
Basic Ingredients:

1 qt. water
2 lb. ground beef
2 onions, chopped
4 cloves garlic
2 tbsp. vinegar
1 tsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 bay leaf
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
5 whole allspice
3 tbsp. (or more) chili powder
16 oz. tomato sauce
1/2 oz. baking chocolate

Optional:

finely grated cheddar cheese
chopped onions
hot dogs
spaghetti
oyster crackers

Boil water and raw ground beef slowly for 30 minutes (don’t brown ground beef ahead of time - Crumble it into small bits and boil it). Add other ingredients and cook over low heat for at least 1 hour. (I think the chocolate is the secret to the special flavor!) Stir often. Refrigerate overnight and then skim off fat.

Can be served in a variety of ways. Add kidney beans, top with finely grated cheddar cheese and/or chopped onions. Serve over hot dogs or cocktail franks in pastry, or over cooked spaghetti. Oyster crackers on the side.

Enjoy!

Serves 8.

Submitted by: Sally Anne

recipe reviews
Cincinnati Skyline Chili
   #63909
 Janice Wilke (Michigan) says:
Fantastic ! Made this for church gathering and people were coming back for seconds and thirds!! The chocolate and cinnamon gave the recipe the excellent flavor.
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 Rb (South Carolina) says:
I had this receipe before and lost it. This chili is extremely close to Skyline. I'm gonna have me some skyline tonight!
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 Janice Wilke (Michigan) says:
Absolutetly delicious!! Made this for church and had none to bring back home. Three people asked for recipe. Even the kids liked it.
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 Wolfie J. (Oklahoma) says:
I tried this sorta kinda chili-like stuff but am from South and just couldn't handle it. Also couldn't give it away. Friends are Southerners too. Make mine meat/spices... just not the ones here. Nothing else! Not wrong, just different tastes.... Interesting.
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 Sara L (Georgia) says:
I've had a lot of lame homemade Cincinnati chili, but this one was darn good! To make it more like Skyline, I chopped up the beef after I boiled it (just fished it out w a slotted spoon, chopped, then put it back in the broth). And I added A LOT more water -- like maybe 2 cups. Cincinnati chili is kind of brothy, not thick and gloppy and the extra water mellows the spice. The family loved it, even the one from Cincinnati!
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 Pennylane (Maryland) says:
Excellent! Whole family loved it. I let it simmer for quite some time to thicken and served it with cheese, chopped onions, and spaghetti. Definite keeper!
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 Jenny (Hawaii) says:
Looks good... I finally found a recipe that calls for boiling the chicken. Those other network chefs don't know how to make it Cincinnati style!
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 BobB (Costa Rica) says:
YEAH !!! Nice recipe. A bit different than the conventional ...but the chocolate/cinnamon/all-spice add a nice twist. I sweetened it up a bit with some triple sec orange liquor and it gave it a tad of a citrus taste ...really nice !!!

YEAH !!! We will make this one again.
Gringo Bob
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 BobB (Russian Federation) says:
YEAH !!! Nice recipe. A bit different than the conventional ...but the chocolate/cinnamon/all-spice add a nice twist. I sweetened it up a bit with some triple sec orange liquor and it gave it a tad of a citrus taste ...really nice !!!

YEAH !!! We will make this one again.
Gringo Bob
   #173225
 BobB (Russian Federation) says:
YEAH !!! Nice recipe. A bit different than the conventional ...but the chocolate/cinnamon/all-spice add a nice twist. I sweetened it up a bit with some triple sec orange liquor and it gave it a tad of a citrus taste ...really nice !!!

YEAH !!! We will make this one again.
Gringo Bob

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