Cincinnati style chili is different than most other chili's. I think it is a combination of Greek and Lebanese? Not sure Here is our family recipe.
3 pounds ground beef
4 med onions minced
1 tsp allspice
6 bay leaves
1/2 tbsp crushed red pepper
2 dashes A-1 sauce
1 tsp cinnamon
3 tbsp chili powder
1 8 oz can tomato sauce
1 1/2 tbsp vinegar
1 glove garlic crushed
1/2 tbsp ground red pepper
3 tsp cumin 1 qt water
optional add 1 tsp unsweetened cocoa
Put raw ground beef and water (hot from the faucet) in a large pot. Stir to break up the ground beef. The easiest way is to smoosh it with your hands until it is all broken up. Stir in everything else. Bring to a simmer stirring now and then to keep the beef broken up. Simmer about 3 hours. Or cook 8 hours (reduce water a little bit) on low in the crock pot. Remove bay leaves. Add more or less ground and crushed red pepper to adjust the heat level.
Cincinnati style chili is served over spaghetti. A 3 way is chili over spaghetti topped with lots of shredded cheddar cheese, a 4 way add chopped onion on top of chili and a 5 way you put kidney beans on top of the onions. Top it all off with oyster crackers. MMMMMMMM!
A coney dog here is a hot dog with a little yellow mustard topped with chili, onion and cheese.
Hope you all enjoy this.