I admit it - I LOVE Cin Chili mix

theyolksonyou

@DoubleEgger when did you get out?  96 for me

DoubleEgger

Same here. Had to make sure I got out before the Olympics

RRP

DoubleEgger said:

RRP said:

4Runner said:

Is it for hotdog chili?

NO! But do you want a GREAT knock off chili for dogs like that served by The Varsity in Atlanta? I'll be glad to share it!

I lived across the connector from the V for several years at the North Avenue Trade School. I'd love that recipe sir. 

Here you go!!!

Varsity Chili Dog Knock Off Sauce

Posted by: Chuck Lane on 2002/11/13 21:49:17 

1 pound ground chuck

1 3/4 cups water

2 tablespoons chile powder

2 teaspoons paprika

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1/2 teaspoon cumin

1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic

1 teaspoon granulated onion

2 teaspoons salt

1 dash tobasco sauce

Put water and all ingredients except meat into saucepan and stir well. Add meat, breaking it up with your fingers as you go. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and leave uncovered until nearly all water is gone and the consistency is the way you like it. This is just about as good as the chili at the Varsity here in Atlanta. They make great chili dogs!

Regards,

Chuck Lane

RRP here…Here you go - trust me this is really good! I make double batches and then scoop into a measuring cup making “pucks” drop them on a cookie sheet OR onto Saran wrap and then freeze. Pull out one at a time - and believe it or not they will last a year or more frozen!

theyolksonyou

so you too suffered through the building of the shaft...

DoubleEgger

Thanks RRP! 

4Runner

Is this it?

Hot Dot Chili

Posted by: Chuck Lane on 2002/11/13 21:49:17 

In Reply to: Chili Dogs posted by JimW on 2002/11/13 18:01:00

JimW,

Here's the best I've found so far:

1 pound ground chuck

1 3/4 cups water

2 tablespoons chile powder

2 teaspoons paprika

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1/2 teaspoon cumin

1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic

1 teaspoon granulated onion

2 teaspoons salt

1 dash tobasco sauce

Put water and all ingredients except meat into saucepan and stir well. Add meat, breaking it up with your fingers as you go. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and leave uncovered until nearly all water is gone and the consistency is the way you like it. This is just about as good as the chili at the Varsity here in Atlanta. They make great chili dogs!

Regards,

Chuck Lane

500

RRP said:

UrbanForestTurnings said:

Think the next ThrowDown prize might be cincinnati chili

Clarification please! You mean the PRIZE would be cincinnati chili or the Thrown Down item (recipe)?

I would be up for a Cincinnati-style Chili Throwdown.  Lived there for 7 years.  I always ordered a 4 way with onions, add some hot sauce on top.  Eat it with a fork and knife, cutting through the layers.  Sop up the remaining chili with oyster crackers.

RRP

4Runner said:

Is this it?

Hot Dot Chili

Posted by: Chuck Lane on 2002/11/13 21:49:17 

In Reply to: Chili Dogs posted by JimW on 2002/11/13 18:01:00

JimW,

Here's the best I've found so far:

1 pound ground chuck

1 3/4 cups water

2 tablespoons chile powder

2 teaspoons paprika

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1/2 teaspoon cumin

1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic

1 teaspoon granulated onion

2 teaspoons salt

1 dash tobasco sauce

Put water and all ingredients except meat into saucepan and stir well. Add meat, breaking it up with your fingers as you go. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and leave uncovered until nearly all water is gone and the consistency is the way you like it. This is just about as good as the chili at the Varsity here in Atlanta. They make great chili dogs!

Regards,

Chuck Lane

Must be an echo in here...

fishlessman

is it a law to use orange cheese with Cincinnati-style Chili, i have an urge to make it with real cheese can one just use a regular sharp cheddar

SGH

The Cin Chili is great no doubt. It's even greater with the addition of beans, just ask @Mickey

RRP

SGH said:

The Cin Chili is great no doubt. It's even greater with the addition of beans, just ask @Mickey

Yupp on the added beans, plus Rotel plus Hot V8!

Botch

Okay, all this talk about Skyline got me hungry; I'm cooking up a batch right now (supposed to be rainy/snowy/cold all weekend, so it's a good time).  I have three different recipes, none of them nail it perfectly but I think this one is pretty close:
1 lb 80% ground beef
Small onion, minced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 pint water
1.5 Tblspn chili powder
1/2 Tblspn salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon or one stick, fished out at the end
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp allspice
1/2 tsp white vinegar
1/4 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp worcestershire
1/8 tsp cayenne

Brown the beef and onions until red is gone, then add garlic until fragrant.  Drain the excess fat, or not.
Dump everything else in, simmer 3 hours
 
3-Way:  spaghetti, cover with chili, mild cheddar cheese on top
4-Way:  add minced raw onions
4-Way, Botch's way:  add cooked pinto beans instead of onions
5-Way, bean AND onions
 
Skyliner:  boiled cheep weiner in a soft nondescript bun, pour on half-cup of chili, big handful of mild cheddar, 3 drops of Tabasco very carefully spaced.
 
I'm not a dessert person, but this meal demands a slice of pecan pie afterwards.  I'm drooling terribly right now!  
 
 
EDIT:  Oh yeah, a BotchTip™:  The best tool to break up a package of grocery store ground beef is one of these Oxos:
 

mgillia

Botch, how did it turn out?