Aunt Isabelle's Cincinnati Chili

Name: Aunt Isabelle's Cincinnati Chili
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 12-16 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 cup onion, chopped; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 lb ground beef; 1 lb ground lamb; 2 tablespoons cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander; 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice; 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper; 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes; 2 tablespoons tomato paste; 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar; 2 tablespoons honey; salt & pepper; 2 (15 ounce) cans kidney beans, rinsed and drained (optional); 4 ounces monterey jack cheese, grated (optional); 4 -6 scallions, thinly sliced (optional); 1 lb linguine, cooked (optional)

Submitted by ccferne

"Aunt Isabelle's original recipes are cryptic to say the least. All she did was list the ingredients, and she expected the user to intuit the method(s). I have successfully made this as a vegetarian dish by substituting TVP (textured vegetable protein) for the beef AND lamb, and also as a somewhat lower cholesterol dish by subsituting ground turkey for the beef AND/OR lamb."

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Ready In:: 1hr 30mins
Ingredients:: 21
Serves:: 12-16

ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 lb ground beef
1 lb ground lamb
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
¹⁄₂ teaspoon ground coriander
¹⁄₂ teaspoon ground allspice
¹⁄₂ teaspoon ground cardamom
¹⁄₂ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons honey
salt & pepper
2 (15 ounce) cans kidney beans, rinsed and drained (optional)
4 ounces monterey jack cheese, grated (optional)
4 -6 scallions, thinly sliced (optional)
1 lb linguine, cooked (optional)

directions

Heat oil in large soup kettle.
Add onions and garlic; saute till onions are tender.
Add meat(s) and saute until browned.
Add spices and saute for 2 minutes.
Add tomatoes, tomato paste, vinegar, honey, salt & pepper.
Reduce heat to low and simmer at least one hour, or until serving time (or transfer to slow cooker).
Serve with any or all optional ingredients to achieve 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, or 5-way Cincinnati Chili.

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ccferne

Culver City, 0

Fannie Farmer is my favorite GENERAL cookbook. I also like all the Moosewood series and Helen Brown's West Coast Cookbook. Theoretically, I'm retired, but I do a lot of volunteer work for the League of Women Voters.

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