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Cincinnati-Style Chili

Name: Cincinnati-Style Chili
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 2 pounds Ground beef; 1 Yellow onion, finely chopped; 3 Garlic cloves, minced; 15 ounces Tomato sauce; 4 cups Water; 2 tablespoons Chili powder; 1 ½ teaspoons Ground cinnamon; 1 tablespoon Unsweetened cocoa powder; ½ teaspoon Ground allspice; 1 tablespoon Apple cider vinegar; 1 ½ teaspoons Kosher salt; 1 pound Spaghetti; 2 cups Shredded cheddar cheese; 2 cans Dark red kidney beans, warmed; to taste Oyster crackers

Cinnamon-spiced chili over spaghetti, the five-way.

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Prep15 min

Cook1 hr 30 min

Serves8

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Cincinnati chili is its own food group: beef simmered with cinnamon, cocoa, and allspice, ladled over spaghetti and buried under cheddar. Order it the local way, the five-way, and do not apologize.

Ingredients

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8 servings or type

2 pounds Ground beef

1 Yellow onion, finely chopped

3 Garlic cloves, minced

15 ounces Tomato sauce

4 cups Water

2 tablespoons Chili powder

1 ½ teaspoons Ground cinnamon

1 tablespoon Unsweetened cocoa powder

½ teaspoon Ground allspice

1 tablespoon Apple cider vinegar

1 ½ teaspoons Kosher salt

1 pound Spaghetti

2 cups Shredded cheddar cheese

2 cans Dark red kidney beans, warmed

to taste Oyster crackers

Steps

Brown the beef with the onion and garlic in a large pot over medium-high, about 8 minutes, breaking it up fine.
Add the tomato sauce, water, chili powder, cinnamon, cocoa, allspice, vinegar, and salt. Simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally, until thickened but still saucy.
Cook the spaghetti as the package directs.
Serve the chili over spaghetti with beans, a mountain of cheddar, and oyster crackers. That is the five-way.

Tip: It is supposed to be thin, not thick. Cincinnati chili is a sauce for spaghetti, not a bowl chili.

Cincinnati-Style Chili

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