Mr. Bill > wrote in
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> I have had this recipe for many many years...but never made it.
> Frankly, I questioned some of the ingredients....cocoa and allspice.
> @@@@@ Now You're Cooking! Export Format
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> Cincinnati Chili
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> 2 tablespoon peanut oil
> 1 pound ground pork, lean
> 1 pound ground beef, lean
> 4 onion; chopped
> 6 garlic clove; chopped fine
> 1 tablespoon cumin seeds, whole
> 4 tablespoon chili powder, hot; commercial
> 3 bay leaf; whole
> 2 teaspoon cinnamon
> 2 teaspoon allspice
> 2 teaspoon Tabasco
> 4 tablespoon cocoa powder
> 2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
> 4 tablespoon white vinegar
> 1 can pureed tomatoes, 28-ounces
> 1 tablespoon oregano
> salt, to taste
SNIP

Did a Google and came up with this,

http://americanfood.about.com/od/cla.../cinnchili.htm

1 quart cold water
2 lbs ground beef
2 cups crushed tomato
2 yellow onions, diced
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa
1/4 cup chili powder
1 tsp cayenne
1 tsp ground cumin
2 tbsp cider vinegar
1 whole bay leaf
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp salt
cooked spaghetti to serve chili over, optional

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regards,

piedmont (michael)

the practical bbq'r!; http://sites.google.com/site/thepracticalbbqr/

I lived in Cincinnati for five years. The first time I tried
Cincinnati Chili I didn't like it, and I had to eat it 3 or 4 times
before I grew to enjoy it. I forced myself to keep going back and it
grew on me. I still have a couple packs of Skyline CC mix in the
kitchen, which you just mix with ground beef and water and add the
spaghetti, beans, cheese, onions, both Skyline and Gold Star (the two
big CC chains in Cincinnati) are very secret about their recipes, but
the stuff in the packet tastes just like what I would get when I ate
there. Never tried to make it from scratch, but from everything I
heard it isn't Cincinnati Chili without the Cocoa and Cinnamon. And
to make CC authentic, it has to be served with oyster crackers on the
side and a couple of those little York Peppermint Patties for dessert.