I love chili, but I had never tried Cincinnati chili until a visit to a restaurant that specializes in chili.  I have always made my chili with three beans, but Cincinnati chili is just meat and onion.  It has a great flavor and tons of different spices that work together to make it super yummy!

Ingredients:

1 tbsp. vegetable oil

1/2 cup chopped onion – chopped.

2 lbs. ground beef

1/4 cup chili powder

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp cumin

1/4 tsp allspice

1/4 tsp cloves

1 bay leaf

1 square of unsweetened chocolate

2 (10.5 oz) cans of beef broth

1 (15 oz) can tomato sauce

2 tbsp cider vinegar

1/4 tsp ground cayenne pepper

To get started, chop up the 1/2 cup of onion.  Next, spray a large cooking pot with cooking spray.  Add the tbsp of vegetable oil and add the onion.  Cook on medium until onion becomes tender.

After the onions have cooked, add the ground beef and cook until browned.

Once the meat has browned, drain off any fat and return the pot to the burner.  Next it is time to add your broth and sauce.

Stir that up well and then begin adding the dry spices and the vinegar.

And last, but not least, add the block of chocolate to give it that rich flavoring!

Bring to a boil and then reduce heat.  Simmer for 1 1/2 hours.  Make sure you remove the bay leaf at the end of the cooking time, they are poisonous if consumed.

Serve the chili over Homemade Corn Bread or over spaghetti noodles!

The chili stores well in the freezer for reheating at another meal!

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Cincinnati Chili

Author: Heather

Recipe type: Chili

Serves: 8

Prep time:  15 mins

Cook time:  1 hour 30 mins

Total time:  1 hour 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp. vegetable oil
• ½ cup chopped onion – chopped.
• 2 lbs. ground beef
• ¼ cup chili powder
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp cumin
• ¼ tsp allspice
• ¼ tsp cloves
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 square of unsweetened chocolate
• 2 (10.5 oz) cans of beef broth
• 1 (15 oz) can tomato sauce
• 2 tbsp cider vinegar
• ¼ tsp ground cayenne pepper

Instructions

1. To get started, chop up the ½ cup of onion. Next, spray a large cooking pot with cooking spray. Add the tbsp of vegetable oil and add the onion. Cook on medium until onion becomes tender.
2. After the onions have cooked, add the ground beef and cook until browned.
3. Once the meat has browned, drain off any fat and return the pot to the burner. Next it is time to add your broth and sauce.
4. Stir that up well and then begin adding the dry spices and the vinegar.
5. And last, but not least, add the block of chocolate to give it that rich flavoring!
6. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat. Simmer for 1½ hours. Make sure you remove the bay leaf at the end of the cooking time, they are poisonous if consumed.
7. Serve the chili over Homemade Corn Bread or over spaghetti noodles!
8. The chili stores well in the freezer for reheating at another meal!

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