Cincinnati Chili

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 quart water
• 1 lb raw ground beef
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans kidney beans, undrained (pinto beans are fine too)
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cider vinegar (red wine vinegar works too)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 3 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice (i tend to use closer to a full tsp. because i love it)
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• cooked spaghetti
• shredded cheddar cheese

Recipe

• 1 pour water into a large cooking pot (5-qt size)
• 2 crumble raw ground beef into water.
• 3 add beans, onions, garlic, tomato paste, vinegar, worcestershire sauce and all of the spices, salt and peppers.
• 4 stir together and bring to a boil.
• 5 reduce heat to low and simmer till meat is cooked and chili is thickened, from 45 minutes to an hour and a quarter (depending on how thick you like it).
• 6 when chili is nearly done, prepare spaghetti (as much as you need - think in terms of how much you would want if this were spaghetti sauce).
• 7 place drained spaghetti on plates and ladle chili over it.
• 8 top with shredded cheddar.