zxcvbob > writes:
>I thought the meat and onions were supposed to be *boiled* first. Then
>add chili powder, jarred spaghetti sauce, and lots of cinnamon. Serve
>over noodles with cheddar cheese, kidney beans, sour cream, etc. (yuck)

No, not sour cream. I'd agree with the yuk on that one.

Three things, as far as I'm concerned, define Cincinnati chili.
Boiled (rather, simmered) beef, for a fine texture. I refrigerate
overnight to remove excess fat. Greek-style spices: cinnamon,
allspice, paprika. The third is unsweetened chocolate, or cocoa
powder.

Lots of recipes are nothing more than a garden-variety chili con
carne with cinnamon added. As far as I'm concerned, that's not
Cincinnati chili.

In fact, in the Cincinnati area, there's only one restaurant I recall
that uses chiles at all (Empress -- you can see the dried red
chiles in their version). Some might use chili powder, but
that's probably not in the Skyline recipe.