*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                 Cinfully Good Chili (Sinfully Good Chili)

Recipe By     : Judy Myers (CPFD36B)
Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Meats                            Chili

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1 1/2  ts            Salt
   1      lb            Ground chuck
   2                    Onions -- finely chopped
   2      cl            Garlic -- minced
   1      c             Tomato sauce
   2      tb            Catsup
   1      c             Water
   1      tb            Red wine vinegar
   1      tb            Chili powder
   1      tb            Paprika
   1      ts            Black pepper
     1/2  ts            Ground cumin
     1/2  ts            Turmeric
     1/2  ts            Majoram
     1/2  ts            Allspice
     1/4  ts            Nutmeg
     1/2  ts            Cinnamon
     1/4  ts            Ground cloves
     1/4  ts            Mace
     1/4  ts            Ground coriander
     1/4  ts            Ground cardamom
     1/2                Bay leaf
   1      ts            Honey
     1/2  oz            Unsweetened chocolate -- grated
                        Tomato juice -- as needed
   9      oz            Thick spaghetti --
                        - cooked, buttered
  16      oz            Can kidney beans --
                        - drained, heated
   2                    Onions -- chopped
     3/4  lb            Cheddar cheese -- grated

Sprinkle 1/2 ts salt in a large skillet. Heat to medium and add the
meat, the first 2 chopped onions that appear first in the recipe, and
the garlic. Cook until meat is browned but still soft.

Add tomato sauce, catsup, water, and vinegar. When mixture boils, add
the rest of the salt, remaining spices and herbs, honey, and
chocolate. Adjust seasonings, adding more salt if it needs perking
up, more cumin for a more strident chili flavor, more cinnamon and
mace if you want it more aromatic, more cardamom for more band and
more chocolate for more body.

Cover and simmer on very low heat for about 1 hour, stirring and
tasting occasionaly, adding tomato juice if it is getting too dry. It
should be a thick sauce. Discard bay leaf.

For 5-way chili (use small oval plate if available), layer spaghetti
on the plate, top it with chili, then with a sparse layer of kidney
beans & then choped, raw onions. Pat on the cheese while the chili is
still hot and serve immediately, with oyster crackers on the side.
You may, if desired, omit either the beans or onions, or both, for
3-way chili or 4-way chili.

Yield: 4 Servings

Formatted by: Norma Wrenn (NPXR56B)


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