Grammy's Kitchen · Chili · Vegetarian Cincinnati Chili
One of 163 chili recipes we measured
It ranks #1 of 163 for gravy quality among the chili recipes we compared. 2 cooks on www.simplyrecipes.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 163.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 411% | 23% |
| fat | 0% | 1% |
| aromatics | 117% | 16% |
| acid | 5% | 0% |
| salt | 3% | 0% |
| vegetables and beans | 236% | 58% |
| collagen idx | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| marbling idx | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 454 g | 16 ounces sliced cremini mushrooms |
| 170 g | 1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste |
| 1183 g | 5 cups water |
| 227 g | 1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce |
| 150 g | 1 large yellow onion, minced (about 3 cups) |
| 18 g | 6 cloves garlic, minced |
| 24 g | 3 tablespoons chili powder |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon ground cumin |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
| 2 g | 3/4 teaspoon ground allspice |
| 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves | |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper |
| 8 g | 2 teaspoons kosher salt, plus more to taste |
| 32 g | 2 tablespoons vegan Worcestershire sauce (see recipe note) |
| 288 g | 1 1/2 cups brown or green lentils (preferably French green lentils du Puy; do not use red lentils) |
| 15 g | 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar |
| 14 g | 1/2 ounce chopped unsweetened chocolate, optional |
| Oyster crackers | |
| Finely shredded plant-based cheddar | |
| Minced yellow onion | |
| Hot cooked spaghetti |
Method: 7 steps, published by www.simplyrecipes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.