Skylike Chili - Skyline Chili Copycat

Description: A copycat of Skyline Chili, true Cincinnati chili, except it's less greasy! I combine all the dry spices times ten and keep the "Skyline Spice Mix" in a jar cannister. One batch of chili will use 3/8 cup of spice mix. The spice mix is also tasty as a meat rub for steak, pork and chicken.

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs ground beef
• 2 cups chopped onions
• 4 cups beef stock
• 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 2 -3 tablespoons chili powder
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 ounce grated unsweetened chocolate or 2 3/4 tablespoons cocoa
• 2 teaspoons instant minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper or 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 bay leaves or 1/8 teaspoon bay leaf powder
• chopped onion (optional)
• finely shredded cheddar cheese (certainly NOT optional)
• kidney bean (optional)

Steps:

1. Brown ground beef and onion.
2. Drain.
3. Add beef stock to beef mixture and simmer 10 minutes.
4. Add remaining 13 ingredients, simmer uncovered 1 hour.
5. Remove bay leaf, skim off extra fat.
6. Serve over hot spaghetti, or hot dogs in buns for chili dogs.
7. Top with plenty of cheese and other optional toppings.