Skyline Chili

Submitted by Leisel Malan

(from Cincinnati, OH) This is one of my favorite recipes!

Combine: 2 lbs. hamburger (don’t brown first)

2 chopped onions

1 qt. water

Simmer together for 30 minutes

Add: 2 cans (8 oz. each) tomato sauce

½ tsp. Allspice

¼ tsp. garlic powder

4 Tbsp. chili powder

1 tsp. red pepper

¼ tsp. cloves

½ oz. unsweetened chocolate

2 T. vinegar

1 bay leaf

2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

2 tsp. cinnamon

1 ½ tsp. salt

4 drops Tabasco sauce

Simmer uncovered for 2-3 hours until thickened. Refrigerate overnight (to further thicken).

Cook Angel Hair spaghetti as directed. To serve, put spaghetti on each plate. Cover with heated chili. Load on lots of grated cheddar cheese on top. This is a traditional “3-way”.

If you want a “4-way”, add a layer of hot beans under the cheese. For a “5-way”, add a layer of hot beans and fresh chopped onions under the cheese.

Serve with oyster crackers.

**The only real way to eat this is not the normal spaghetti technique of swirling. It tastes much better, and way different, (trust me) if you cut it and scoop the pile into your mouth. I’m a firm believer about eating it this way. 

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