Cincinnati Five-Way Chili - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 tablespoon chili powder
    2 teaspoons ground cumin
    2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
    1 teaspoon ground coriander
    1 teaspoon sweet paprika
    1/4 teaspoon cayenne
    1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
    1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
    1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds
    1 tablespoon canola oil
    2 lbs ground beef
    1 medium onion, finely chopped
    2 garlic cloves, minced
    2 1/2 cups tomato sauce
    1 1/2 cups water
    1/2 cup commercial barbecue sauce (a sweet, nonsmoky variety)
    2 tablespoons ketchup
    1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
    1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
    1 (1 ounce) unsweetened chocolate square
    2 bay leaves
    1 lb thick spaghetti, cooked
    2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
    1 cup finely chopped onion
    1 (16 ounce) can kidney beans, drained and warmed
Preparation
    In a small bowl, combine the first 9 ingredients; set aside.
    In a large pot, heat the oil over medium-high heat.
    Add in ground beef; cook until meat is browned, breaking up into small crumbles with a wooden spoon.
    When the beef is browned, add in onion, garlic, spice mix; stir/saute 1 minute.
    Add in tomato sauce, water, BBQ sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, chocolate, and bay leaves.
    Bring mixture to a simmer, stirring occasionally.
    Simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour (it should look more like a thick sauce than the chili most people are used to).
    Remove bay leaves.
    To serve five-way: distribute spaghetti among 8 bowls; spoon chili over spaghetti.
    Top chili with cheddar cheese, onion, and kidney beans.

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