Lauren's Cincinnati Chili

Ingredients

• 2 pounds extra lean ground beef
• 2 onions , finely chopped
• 1 quart water
• 4 cloves garlic , minced
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1.5 teaspoons ground allspice
• 1.5 teaspoons ground cloves
• 1.5 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons black pepper
• 0.5 teaspoons cayenne pepper
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 2 bays leaves
• 1 can tomato sauce , 15 ounce
• 0.5 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate

Instructions

1. 1

   Cook the beef and onion in a large skillet over medium high heat, breaking up beef into tiny pieces, just until meat is no longer pink. Drain and place in a large Dutch oven or slow cooker. Stir in the water, garlic, cumin, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaves, tomato sauce, and chocolate. Simmer over medium low heat for 3 to 5 hours.