Skyline Chili Copycat
This copycat chili has some ingredients that you wouldn't normally find in chili and it's served over spaghetti!
Picture update 12/13/2013
Before I begin...this was probably the most nerve-wracking recipe to make because I knew I had to get it PERFECT!!! My husband hails from Cincinnati and his mom makes it all the time. Now years later (as I update my old posts), I have had real authentic Skyline chili and although this is a great recipe, I do think my mom-in-law's is closer. The two recipes are just slightly different, but hers is a little closer in taste and method. I tend to make recipes as they are written, so don't shoot the messenger if this isn’t exactly what is expected with taste/method. Still, this is a great tasting recipe that will make for a great dinner!
What you need:
2 lbs. ground beef
2 cups onions, chopped
4 cups beef stock
2 cans (8 oz. each) tomato sauce
2 to 3 Tbsp. chili powder
2 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
2 3/4 Tbsp. cocoa powder
2 tsp. instant minced garlic
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp. ground allspice
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1 bay leaf
Toppings: chopped onions, FINELY SHREDDED cheddar cheese (HAS TO BE), and kidney beans - Skyline calls it a three-way with onions & cheese on spaghetti. A four-way is with onions, cheese & beans on spaghetti.
Directions:
Brown ground beef and onion over medium-high heat; drain. Try to crumble the beef up as FINELY as possible.
Add beef stock to beef mixture and simmer for 10 minutes.
Add remaining 13 ingredients. All the stuff up there! :) Simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour.
Remove bay leaf; skim off extra fat.
Serve over spaghetti (or hot dogs for chili dogs) and top with TONS of cheese and other toppings, if desired.
Recipe Source: Food.com
Originally posted on Fantastical Sharing of Recipes on September 8, 2010