Cincinnati Skyline Chili

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 163.

	this recipe	typical
liquid	0%	23%
fat	0%	1%
aromatics	34%	16%
acid	3%	0%
salt	1%	0%
vegetables and beans	0%	58%
collagen idx	0.8	0.8
marbling idx	0.6	0.6

Where it stands out

• #1 of 163 for gravy quality

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

	1-quart water, more as needed
907 g	2 pounds ground beef
	2 cups crushed tomato
300 g	2 yellow onions, diced
12 g	4 cloves garlic, minced
30 g	2 tablespoons cider vinegar
16 g	1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 g	1 bay leaf
32 g	1/4 cup chili powder
5 g	1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa
2 g	1 teaspoon cayenne
2 g	1 teaspoon cumin
3 g	1 teaspoon cinnamon
	1/4 teaspoon cloves, ground
9 g	1 1/2 teaspoons salt

Method: 5 steps, published by www.thespruceeats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“I grew up in Cincinnati and ate this regularly and especially while stoned. Try this instead. 3.2 pounds 80/20 ground beef. 6 cups water 4 oz tomatoe paste. 4 tbsp gebhardt chili powder 3 tbsp paprika 1 tbsp cocoa powder unsweetened. 1 tsp each of onion powder” — a cook

“This is the wrong recipe. 3.2 pounds 80/20 ground beef. 6 cups water. Use 4 oztomato paste. Its 4 tbsp Gephardt chili powder 3 tbsp paprika 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder 1 tsp each of garlic powder onion powder salt cumin and cayenne. 1/2 tsp each of ground ” — a cook