Cincinnati Chili Hot Dog Sauce Recipes

CINCINNATI CHILI

Steps:

• In a large dutch oven combine the water and tomato paste. Whisk together to combine.
• Crumble the meat with fingers and add to the liquid in the pot.
• Add all remaining ingredients to the pot and stir to combine.
• Bring pot of chili to a simmer over medium heat. Cover and lower heat. Let simmer for 2-3 hours stirring occasionally. Skim grease from the top as needed.
• Remove the chili from the heat and allow to cool to room temperature. Cover and store the chili in the refrigerator overnight.
• After chili has cooled overnight, using a spoon, breakup the grease on the top of the chili and remove completely.
• Bring the chili back to a low simmer over medium heat.
• Serve the chili warm over spagehtti noodles or over a hot dog.

AUTHENTIC CINCINNATI CHILI

Steps:

• Place the ground beef in a large pan, cover with about 1 quart of cold water, and bring to a boil, stirring and breaking up the beef with a fork to a fine texture. Slowly boil until the meat is thoroughly cooked, about 30 minutes, then remove from heat and refrigerate in the pan overnight.
• The next day, skim the solid fat from the top of the pan, and discard the fat. Place the beef mixture over medium heat, and stir in the onions, tomato sauce, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, chocolate, chili powder, salt, cumin, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, cloves, allspice berries, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 hours. Add water if necessary to prevent the chili from burning.

CINCINNATI CHILI DOGS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and golden in places, 8 to 10 minutes. Add garlic; cook 30 seconds more. Add ground beef and season with salt. Increase heat to medium-high and cook, breaking into bite-size pieces and stirring occasionally, until meat is browned in places and just cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in cocoa, cinnamon, and allspice; cook 1 minute. Stir in tomato sauce, 1 cup water, vinegar, Worcestershire, and chili powder. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thick and darkened slightly, 18 to 20 minutes. Remove from heat; cover to keep warm.
• Meanwhile, bring 2 inches of water to a boil in a large saucepan. Add franks, reduce heat to low, and simmer until plump and hot, about 5 minutes. Drain franks and place in rolls. Top each with chili, sprinkle with onion, drizzle with mustard, and top with cheese. Serve immediately.

CINCINNATI CHILI DOGS

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, cook and stir ground beef until no longer pink, breaking it into crumbles; drain., In a 3-qt. slow cooker, combine beef with 1 chopped onion; add the next 8 ingredients. Cook, covered, on low about 2 hours; add hot dogs. Continue cooking, covered, on low until heated through, about 2 hours longer., Serve on buns; top with shredded cheese and remaining chopped onion.

CINCINNATI CHILI HOT DOG SAUCE

Steps:

• Brown and drain the beef.
• Place spices in a tea bag or tea ball.
• Combine all ingredients in a large pot. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 3 hours or cook in a pressure cooker 1 hour.
• Serve over hot dogs with onions and cheddar cheese.

OSPIDILLO CAFE CINCINNATI CHILI NO. 2

Steps:

• In a large cooking pot, over medium-high heat, break up the burger into the chicken stock.
• Add all the remaining ingredients except for the bell pepper and the kidney beans, bring to a boil, and then lower the heat to a simmer (slightly bubbling).
• Cover, and allow the chili to simmer for three hours, stirring often.
• At the end of three hours, remove the garlic clove and the bay leaves and drop in the red bell pepper (or, substitute a jalapena pepper if you prefer just a litle heat).
• Simmer for two more hours, again stirring often.
• At the end of the two hours, remove the whole pepper and add the drained/rinsed kidney beans. Simmer for one additional hour, covered, and continue frequent stirring.
• Tips: If you see a need to add just a little additional chicken stock along the way, go ahead and do so, remembering that you will be topping spaghetti and/or hot dogs with this chili. Also, this is a very old recipe (1922) and any "tweaking" will probably not serve to improve it. Finally, make sure that your spices are fresh -- I prefer ancho chili powder but any variety will do.
• Condiments for the spaghetti dish version include diced sweet onion, sharp cheddar cheese and Tabasco sauce. Servings are based on spaghetti, not hot dogs.