Whenever You're Feeling Good and Hungry....

It's Skyline Time!

So, I figured that since I'm born and raised in Cincinnati and frikin love Cincinnati style chili that I should have my own secret recipe.  I think my chili pallet is pretty refined, so I should be able to come up with some pretty good stuff.  This first batch turned out ok.  Consistency was right on, but it was lacking in overall flavor, especially that deep earthy goodness flavor.  For the next batch I will add some beef base, increase the amount of chili powder, cocoa powder, and cinnamon, and decrease the amount of clove and allspice.  I think i'll also cook the next batch longer.  Here's the recipe and some chili porn.

1 large onion minced
1.5 Ground beef
1 tsp garlic powder
1.5 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

¼ tsp ground clove
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon red (cayenne) pepper
2tbls Kosher salt
1 can tomato paste

1tsp cocoa powder

2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon cider vinegar

1 tbls black pepper

1 bay leaf

1 ½ Quarts of Water

Procedure

Not rocket science here- combine all ingredients and simmer for 1 hour.