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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (284g) Recipe makes 10 servings
Calories 245
Calories from Fat 135		(55%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 15.0g	23%
	Saturated Fat 6.0g	29%
	Monounsaturated Fat 6.4g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0.6g
	Trans Fat 0.8g
Cholesterol 61mg		20%
Sodium 757mg		31%
Potassium 578mg		16%
Total Carbohydrate 8.7g		2%
	Dietary Fiber 2.1g	8%
	Sugars 3.6g
Protein 19.3g		38%
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Skylike Chili - Skyline Chili Copycat

Recipe #110548 | 1¾ hours | 15 min prep | add private note

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By: Tornado Ali
Feb 7, 2005

A copycat of Skyline Chili, true Cincinnati chili, except it's less greasy! I combine all the dry spices times ten and keep the "Skyline Spice Mix" in a jar cannister. One batch of chili will use 3/8 cup of spice mix. The spice mix is also tasty as a meat rub for steak, pork and chicken.

SERVES 10 -12 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

2 lbs ground beef
2 cups chopped onions
4 cups beef stock
2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
2-3 tablespoons chili powder
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
1/2 ounce grated unsweetened chocolate or 2 3/4 tablespoons cocoa
2 teaspoons instant minced garlic
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper or cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 bay leaf or 1/8 teaspoon bay leaf powder

Toppings

chopped onion (optional)
finely shredded cheddar cheese (certainly NOT optional)
kidney bean (optional)

Directions

1
Brown ground beef and onion.
2
Drain.
3
Add beef stock to beef mixture and simmer 10 minutes.
4
Add remaining 13 ingredients, simmer uncovered 1 hour.
5
Remove bay leaf, skim off extra fat.
6
Serve over hot spaghetti, or hot dogs in buns for chili dogs.
7
Top with plenty of cheese and other optional toppings.

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From: stealmystapler

On Nov 8, 2009

My boyfriend and his family grew up with Skyline, so I had no choice but to grow to enjoy it. Not living in Skyline country, a copycat recipe was necessary - I've been making this for years now! I highly recommend it. The only change we have made is to get 85/15 or 90/10 beef and boil it in the beef stock rather than cooking it in the pan. You can get a much closer consistency to Skyline's twice ground meat that way.

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From: Chef #1181769

On Oct 19, 2009

If you want chili that tastes just like the chili you get at Skyline Chili in Cincinnati, use this recipe! Recently my husband and I stopped in Cincinnati on our way to Pittsburgh and had dinner at Skyline Chili. We liked it so much we went to the nearest grocery store and bought a few cans of Skyline Chili to take home. Knowing the canned chili wouldn't last long, I looked for a copycat recipe and found this one. I followed it exactly (and I used a stick blender to get the right consistency.) I was very pleased with the resulting chili and my family raved about it. :c) It is better than the canned chili, by the way. Thanks so much!

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From: Vragis357

On Oct 28, 2007

This tastes the closest to Skyline chili I've ever had. I only did a couple things differently. First, I salted to taste. 1/2 a tsp doesn't really cut it. More importantly was how I cooked the meat. The first time I followed the recipe I browned the meat and onion like it said to. This made for a bit chunkier chili than Skyline variety. This time I cooked the onions (which should be closer to minced than chopped) with a wee bit of olive oil, then threw in the beef raw along with the stock and stirred it well to break apart the meat. I let the mixture then come to a boil while I prepped the other ingredients, stirring occasionally. Cooking the meat this way made for a smoother texture this time around. Enjoy!

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From: bobo3039

On Aug 14, 2005

This is my favorite chili. The combination of spices makes for a wonderful final result. And even though many might think chocolate is a bizarre addition to chili, it just adds a little mellowness to the chili. I serve this over pasta with lots of cheese, onions but NO beans.

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