Ingredients
- 6 garlic (cloves minced)
- 3 onions (chopped)
- 1 spaghetti kidney beans onion cheddar cheese oyster crackers (chopped grated)
- 1 bay leaf
- 1,800 gr chuck (ground)
- 700 ml water
- 450 ml tomato sauce
- 45 gr chili powder
- 30 ml molasses
- 30 ml wine vinegar
- 14 gr sweet paprika
- 4 gr cumin (ground)
- 2 gr coriander (ground)
- 2 gr allspice (ground)
- 2 gr oregano crumbled (dried)
- 1 gr cinnamon
- 1 gr mace (ground)
In a large heavy kettle, cook the onions and the garlic in a little oil over moderate heat, stirring, until the onions are softened, add the beef, and cook the mixture, stirring and breaking up the lumps, until the beef is no longer pink. Add the chili powder, the paprika, the cumin, the coriander, the allspice, the oregano, the cinnamon, the cloves and the mace and cook the mixture, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the bay leaf, the water, the tomato sauce, the vinegar, and the molasses and simmer the mixture, uncovered, stirring occasionally and adding more water if necessary to keep the beef barely covered, for 2 hours, or until it is thickened but still soupy enough to be ladled. Discard the bay leaf and season the chili with salt and apper. Serve the chili as is or in the tradition Cincinnati 5-way: Ladle the chili over the spaghetti and top it with the beans, the onion, the Cheddar, and the oyster crackers. (Also over hot dogs.) Makes about 8 cups, serving 6.