Cincinnati Chili 2 3 4 And 5 Way Recipes

Steps:

• In a medium, heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat, add the ground beef. Cook, breaking up any lumps, until the meat is just beginning to brown. Drain off any excess oil. Stir in the tomato paste and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the garlic, cocoa powder, chili powder and cinnamon, and stir and cook for another minute. Season with salt and pepper. Add the broth and vinegar, bring to a boil, cover, reduce the heat and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Reserve 1 cup for another use, such as Round 2 Recipe Chili Tostada.
• To serve, divide the spaghetti among 4 bowls. Top with the chili and then add the cheese (3-way), onions (4-way) and beans (5-way).
• In a medium, heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat, add the ground beef. Cook, breaking up any lumps, until the meat is just beginning to brown. Drain off any excess oil. Stir in the tomato paste and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the garlic, cocoa powder, chili powder and cinnamon, and stir and cook for another minute. Season with salt and pepper. Add the broth and vinegar, bring to a boil, cover, reduce the heat and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Reserve 1 cup for another use, such as Round 2 Recipe Chili Tostada.
• To serve, divide the spaghetti among 4 bowls. Top with the chili and then add the cheese (3-way), onions (4-way) and beans (5-way).

Steps:

• 1. In a deep kettle combine all the chili ingredients except meat and spaghetti. Cover and bring to a boil.
• 2. Crumble in the meat gradually and return to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 1-2 hours, uncovered, until chili is as thick as you would like.
• 3. Discard bay leaves. Serve in large flat soup bowls over cooked, hot spaghetti; with with toppings.
• 4. How Cincinnati eats Chili: 2-way = spaghetti w/chili 3-way = spaghetti, chili, shredded cheddar cheese on top 4-way = spaghetti, chili, onions or Red Kidney beans, shredded cheddar cheese on top 5-way = spaghetti, chili, onions, red kidney beans, shredded cheddar cheese on top

Steps:

• In a large pan brown ground beef along with onion, celery, bell pepper, and garlic, breaking up meat as it cooks.
• Drain any accumulated fat.
• Add rest of ingredients to pan, mixing well.
• Bring to a boil, then lower heat, cover, and simmer for 1 1/2-2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Adjust consistency with water as needed.
• Serve your chili as follows (items for the 3,4, and 5 way listed in ingredients- others may require items not listed).
• 3-Way: chili, spaghetti, and cheese.
• 4-Way: a 3-Way plus onions or beans.
• 5-Way: spaghetti, chili, onions, beans and cheese.
• Chili spaghetti: spaghetti with chili.
• Cheese coney: hot dog, bun, mustard, chili, and cheese.
• Chili cheese sandwich: a coney minus the hot dog.
• Cincinnati burrito: chili beans wrapped in a tortilla, topped with chili, onions, tomatoes, lettuce, cheese, sour cream, and black olives.
• Cincinnati potato: baked jacket potato topped with chili, diced onions, beans and shredded cheddar cheese.
• Chili-cheese fries: french fries topped with chili and shredded cheddar cheese.
• Low-carb Coney: 3 small hot dogs (about 1 1/2 regular) in a bowl covered with chili and cheese.
• Serve oyster crackers and hot sauce on the side (crackers doused with sauce) or as a topping, if desired.

Steps:

• For the chili: In a stockpot or Dutch oven, combine the tomato sauce, tomato paste, onions, chili powder, cocoa powder, sugar, kosher salt, cinnamon, cumin, garlic salt, allspice, pepper, cayenne, cloves, bay leaves, beef (do not brown first) and 2 cups water. Mix until combined. Cover and simmer over medium-low heat for approximately 2 hours. Stir in the vinegar and simmer for another 30 minutes.
• To serve: Serve on a bed of spaghetti and top with the beans, onions and a mound of cheese (or any preferred combination). Add hot sauce, if desired, and eat with oyster crackers.

Steps:

• Place the ground beef in a large pan, cover with about 1 quart of cold water, and bring to a boil, stirring and breaking up the beef with a fork to a fine texture. Slowly boil until the meat is thoroughly cooked, about 30 minutes, then remove from heat and refrigerate in the pan overnight.
• The next day, skim the solid fat from the top of the pan, and discard the fat. Place the beef mixture over medium heat, and stir in the onions, tomato sauce, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, chocolate, chili powder, salt, cumin, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, cloves, allspice berries, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 hours. Add water if necessary to prevent the chili from burning.

Steps:

• 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.