Skyline Chili

Name: Skyline Chili
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 30 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
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

Submitted by Diana Adcock

"A tradition from Cincinnati Ohio. Enjoy!"

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Ready In:: 3hrs 30mins
Ingredients:: 16
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

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

Questions & Replies

Could beans be added to this recipe to make it a more traditional style chili that is eaten with a spoon out of a bowl?... I want to make this for a chili cook off but if I serve it over spaghetti it probably won’t count... if so what beans would be best and how much of the liquids would I need to increase?

Stephanie G.

Reviews

us cincinnatians love our skyline over spaghetti, on cheese coneys so many out of towners love it

shannonherrington
I grew up eating Skyline Chili but I have lived in Alaska for the last thirteen years. This recipe really took me home again. I used two quarts of water by accident and only realized my mistake after all the ingredients were added. I drained off a quart of liquid but kept it in reserve. as the chili cooked I periodically added it back bit by bit over three hours to keep the consistency right. The final product was phenomenal.

mike.gutierrez
I've used this recipe numerous times and it is delicious!

MicheleE