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Title: Cincinnati chili recipe
Post by: Knoxious on August 08, 2016, 09:46:17 AM
Dan keeps bringing this up and my stomach starts grumbling every time.  I've tried a couple of recipes but I wasn't happy with the results.  And I don't like the frozen Skyline from the grocery store either.  Does anyone have a recipe that they really like?
Title: Re: Cincinnati chili recipe
Post by: fancypants on August 13, 2016, 06:56:11 PM
Oh!  I do!!!  Actually, my MIL does. I'll cal and ask her for it just like I do every time I make it.


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Title: Re: Cincinnati chili recipe
Post by: wherestheportojohn on August 19, 2016, 08:26:20 PM
fp,
And why have you not posted the recipe yet?!?!?
Title: Re: Cincinnati chili recipe
Post by: Knoxious on August 25, 2016, 09:58:06 AM
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Title: Re: Cincinnati chili recipe
Post by: siamesedream on August 25, 2016, 12:29:23 PM
 :snowball:
Title: Re: Cincinnati chili recipe
Post by: caribougrrl on August 25, 2016, 12:37:45 PM
I learned from an episode of Chopped that Cincinnati chili has spaghetti in it.  Which makes me think it might be similar to Windsor-Detroit chili which has elbow macaroni in it.

In which case, I can tell you how my grandmother made chili.  Saute an onion in fat from the can of fat. Add ground beef thawed or frozen, whichever, and brown it.  Add a chopped green bell pepper and stir around a bit.  Pour in enough canned tomato to make you happy.  Mush it up with a potato masher if the tomato pieces are too big.  Add two cans of kidney beans, liquid and all.  Add a can of Heinz baked beans in tomato sauce.  Bring to a boil, add enough elbow macaroni to soak up the liquid.  When the macaroni is cooked, it's ready to serve.  Put a container of chili powder on the table so everyone can spice it to their own liking.



Title: Re: Cincinnati chili recipe
Post by: hally on August 25, 2016, 02:35:18 PM
On my way through Ohio a few years ago I decided I had to stop and try it. Whatever the big chain is out there. I did not like the chili particularly at all. Forget about that it's just wrong to eat it with spaghetti.
Which I did not do.
Title: Re: Cincinnati chili recipe
Post by: Knoxious on August 25, 2016, 04:00:50 PM
I learned from an episode of Chopped that Cincinnati chili has spaghetti in it.  Which makes me think it might be similar to Windsor-Detroit chili which has elbow macaroni in it.

In which case, I can tell you how my grandmother made chili.  Saute an onion in fat from the can of fat. Add ground beef thawed or frozen, whichever, and brown it.  Add a chopped green bell pepper and stir around a bit.  Pour in enough canned tomato to make you happy.  Mush it up with a potato masher if the tomato pieces are too big.  Add two cans of kidney beans, liquid and all.  Add a can of Heinz baked beans in tomato sauce.  Bring to a boil, add enough elbow macaroni to soak up the liquid.  When the macaroni is cooked, it's ready to serve.  Put a container of chili powder on the table so everyone can spice it to their own liking.




What I'm looking for is different from that (or how I imagine that).  Yes, it has spaghetti in it, but there's an interesting blend of seasonings that make it unique.  Vinegar, garlic, chocolate, chili powder, cumin, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, etc. 
Title: Re: Cincinnati chili recipe
Post by: hally on August 25, 2016, 04:42:20 PM
What I'm looking for is different from that (or how I imagine that).  Yes, it has spaghetti in it, but there's an interesting blend of seasonings that make it unique.  Vinegar, garlic, chocolate, chili powder, cumin, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, etc. 
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/cincinnati-chili-recipe2.html (http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/cincinnati-chili-recipe2.html)
Title: Re: Cincinnati chili recipe
Post by: Knoxious on August 25, 2016, 05:05:35 PM
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/cincinnati-chili-recipe2.html (http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/cincinnati-chili-recipe2.html)

yeah, I think that's the one that I pulled the aforementioned ingredients from.  I've been holding out for a CH recipe, but since fancypants ain't go time for us, I guess I'll give that one a shot.
Title: Re: Cincinnati chili recipe
Post by: The Turtle Whisperer on August 25, 2016, 06:13:35 PM
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/cincinnati-chili-recipe2.html (http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/cincinnati-chili-recipe2.html)

With the cloves, cinnamon, bay leaf, and chocolate, it's a bit closer to a mole sauce than it is a Chili, but, it's a relative to Chili just like mole. 
Title: Re: Cincinnati chili recipe
Post by: Natasha on August 27, 2016, 10:50:04 PM
I have no idea what it is but I googled and there's a recipe on the topsecretrecipes.com website. But you have to pay for it. He does say in the description that there's no chocolate or Coca Cola in it, and you can tell that from the ingredients list on the cans.
Title: Re: Cincinnati chili recipe
Post by: fancypants on September 06, 2016, 01:08:47 PM
Arrrgggg!!!  I can't find it!  I guess I have to call my MIL.


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Title: Re: Cincinnati chili recipe
Post by: Knoxious on September 06, 2016, 04:00:58 PM
Too late, fp.  I already starved to death.
Title: Re: Cincinnati chili recipe
Post by: BonitaApplebum on September 07, 2016, 05:09:05 PM
:roll:

Surely SOMEONE in the CH has made it hir life work to proclaim the joys of Cincinnati Chili! How could we solve this mystery?
Title: Re: Cincinnati chili recipe
Post by: ihop on September 20, 2016, 08:50:29 AM
:roll:

Surely SOMEONE in the CH has made it hir life work to proclaim the joys of Cincinnati Chili! How could we solve this mystery?

 :roll:
Title: Re: Cincinnati chili recipe
Post by: tenacious1 on September 21, 2016, 09:06:52 PM
Here you go. We've enjoyed this recipe since 2004 -- there's a date on the print out -- and we love it. DH lived in Ohio for high school and college. He says this tastes just like the real thing.
http://www.recipegoldmine.com/chili/skyline-chili.html (http://www.recipegoldmine.com/chili/skyline-chili.html)
Title: Re: Cincinnati chili recipe
Post by: BonitaApplebum on September 22, 2016, 07:57:03 AM
Tenacious for the win!!
Title: Re: Cincinnati chili recipe
Post by: caribougrrl on September 22, 2016, 08:21:22 AM
Here you go. We've enjoyed this recipe since 2004 -- there's a date on the print out -- and we love it. DH lived in Ohio for high school and college. He says this tastes just like the real thing.
http://www.recipegoldmine.com/chili/skyline-chili.html (http://www.recipegoldmine.com/chili/skyline-chili.html)

I viscerally disturbed by the idea of boiling the ground beef.  I mean, I kind of know that in any sauce the beef is technically boiled/simmered, but usually it's browned first...
Title: Re: Cincinnati chili recipe
Post by: BonitaApplebum on September 22, 2016, 10:19:39 AM
I viscerally disturbed by the idea of boiling the ground beef.  I mean, I kind of know that in any sauce the beef is technically boiled/simmered, but usually it's browned first...

I know! I read that part a few times to make sure I was following properly.  :nono:
Title: Re: Cincinnati chili recipe
Post by: tenacious1 on September 22, 2016, 12:27:58 PM
You don't brown the onions either. A bit of the raw onion taste comes through. Try not to think of it as "chili" when you make it or eat it. It's not really like chili or spaghetti but is something else entirely.

I always short cut the recipe by adding less water so we can eat it in an hour or so. It's better when we plan ahead and let it simmer all afternoon in the crock pot.
Title: Re: Cincinnati chili recipe
Post by: The Turtle Whisperer on September 22, 2016, 07:10:29 PM
I viscerally disturbed by the idea of boiling the ground beef.  I mean, I kind of know that in any sauce the beef is technically boiled/simmered, but usually it's browned first...

believe it or not, a lot of taco meat is done that way in the SW. 
Title: Re: Cincinnati chili recipe
Post by: BonitaApplebum on September 22, 2016, 07:18:03 PM
believe it or not, a lot of taco meat is done that way in the SW.

I thought about that! I've seen recipes/techniques that describe it. I've never tried it, though.
Title: Re: Cincinnati chili recipe
Post by: fancypants on September 24, 2016, 04:08:36 PM
I think that's pretty close to the recipe I remember. I asked my MIL and she was all "some cinnamon, and, you know, the other things, and you Dan use grated chocolate or brown sugar or none of that. It's just whatever you want it to be."  I know for a fact she has the recipe written on an index card and just won't give it to me. She's weird that way.

We make Cincinnati chili but we just use the Gold Star package seasoning my FIL sends us.


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Title: Re: Cincinnati chili recipe
Post by: diablita on September 24, 2016, 04:49:09 PM

We make Cincinnati chili but we just use the Gold Star package seasoning my FIL sends us.


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He sends it to you as a peace offering :D

My paternal grandmother used to do that, or she'd give out recipes but not share her mods for them.


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Title: Re: Cincinnati chili recipe
Post by: tenacious1 on September 26, 2016, 05:56:27 PM
Did anyone make it yet? How did it turn out?
Title: Re: Cincinnati chili recipe
Post by: The Turtle Whisperer on September 26, 2016, 07:18:32 PM
I thought about that! I've seen recipes/techniques that describe it. I've never tried it, though.

You have to really lean on the seasoning to get it to work.  That's why it's typically garlic and onions. 
Title: Re: Cincinnati chili recipe
Post by: DocBuzzkill on September 29, 2016, 06:54:18 PM
Did anyone make it yet? How did it turn out?

I'm going to try it!  We lived in Cincinnati (near suburb) for 9 years, and there was a Skyline Chili right by our research labs.  A group of us ran together, and once a month, we go to Skyline for lunch after our run.  One of the chemists (now a patent attorney) used to say "A 5K equals a 3-way."  :)
Title: Re: Cincinnati chili recipe
Post by: tenacious1 on October 05, 2016, 10:19:42 AM
Cool! You'll be able to tell us if it tastes authentic.

I'm planning to cook a batch tonight. My crock pot died so simmering all day while I'm at work is not an option. I'll be short cutting the recipe by cutting the water in half. I've done this before and it's not as good but it will do in a  pinch.