Skyline Chili

A tradition from Cincinnati Ohio. Enjoy!

• Ready In: 3 hrs 30 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1  quart water
• 2  lbs  ground chuck, crumbled
• 2  medium onions, finely chopped
• 6  cloves garlic, finely minced
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2  teaspoons cider vinegar
• 1  teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 10  peppercorns, ground
• 8  whole ground allspice
• 8  whole cloves, ground
• 1  large bay leaf
• 2  teaspoons salt
• 2  teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
• 1  teaspoon ground cumin
• 1⁄2 ounce  unsweetened chocolate, grated

Directions

1. Bring water to a boil in a large pot.
2. add the ground beef-raw-stir until seperated and reduce heat to simmer.
3. Add onions, garlic, tomato sauce, cider vinegar and worcestershire sauce.
4. Stir to mix well.
5. Add peppercorns, allspice, cloves, bay, salt, cinnamon, cayenne and chocolate.
6. Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer for 3 hours.
7. Cool and refrigerate overnight.
8. Skin off all of the fat and discard along with the bay leaf.
9. Reheat and serve over hot spaghetti.
10. Options are Cheddar cheese grated bacon bits red kidney beans onion oyster crackers.