Name: Cincinnati Chili
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 4 cloves garlic, minced (about 4 teaspoons); diced raw onions; 4 cups water plus ½ cup water; ½ teaspoon ground allspice; 2 medium onions, finely diced (about 2 cups); 2 pounds ground beef; 1 tablespoon coconut aminos; 1 bay leaf; 1 batch Zucchini Noodles; 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 2 tablespoons cider vinegar; 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper; ½ tablespoon salt; ¼ cup mild chili powder; 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa; ¼ teaspoon ground cloves; 1 (14.5 ounce) can crushed tomatoes

Preparation info

Serves
6 to 8

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

Well Fed 2

By Melissa Joulwan

Published 2013

About

Cincinnati Chili can be endlessly entertaining. First, there’s the double-entendre involved in ordering your favorite toppings. Do you want a 2-way (chili+spaghetti) or a 3-way (add onions)? Then there’s the legend that it was first served in 1922 at a hot dog stand outside a burlesque theater. This chili is different from its Southwestern cousin because of seasonings like cinnamon, allspice, and cloves – familiar flavors for the immigrant cook from Macedonia who invented it. In this versio