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Skyline Chili is a Cincinnati staple that has been open since 1949! In this video, I’m making a very accurate copycat recipe of their …
Skyline Chili (With My Adjustments)
Prepare at least one day before use for best results.
1 pound ground beef
1 pound ground beef heart (or substitute ground beef)
Water (to cover)
15 ounces tomato paste
8 ounces tomato sauce
2 ½ tsp salt (I adjusted to taste after simmering for 2 hours)
1 ¾ tsp onion powder
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
2 1/2 tbs apple cider vinegar
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tbsp + 1 tsp Fleischmann's instant dry yeast
1 tbsp + 1 tsp Brewer's/Nutritional yeast
1 tbsp + 1 tsp unsweetened cacao powder
1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 3/8 tsp paprika
1 tbsp + 1 tsp allspice
1 5/8 tsp ground cinnamon
1 ¼ tsp ground clove
3/4 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp cayenne pepper
¼ tsp chili powder
1/8 tsp black pepper
Place ground meat in a large pot and cover with cold water. Whisk meat until it is broken up into a slurry, then add tomato paste and tomato sauce. Turn the heat to medium-high and simmer until the meat turns gray. At this point, add the rest of the ingredients and adjust the heat to a low simmer with no lid; after two hours of simmering, taste and adjust the ingredients as necessary. Allow to cool and refrigerate until you are ready to reheat and use. Shout-out to Elite Recipe Source: https://www.youtube.com/@eliterecipesource9646 for the base recipe that led to my version. He did the heavy lifting!
Another video that says Skyline doesn’t NOT use cocoa/chocolate in their chili!
https://youtu.be/MPHCDThvSXU?si=8Ik7Kdu1mljdDqBz
I live in Kentucky and I used to drive an hour and a half to the north part of the state to get Skyline chili (and LaRosa Pizza). Skyline is my favorite Cincinnati chili. Skyline chili now has a location a half hour from my house, so now I don't have to drive so far to get my fix. Thanks for posting the recipe.
Skyline does NOT put cocoa powder in their chili! There are many YT videos with Skyline and other chili parlors, almost all do NOT use cocoa!
Also, the chili that comes in a packet, tastes much different than this skyline chili at the restaurants!
Try Tumeric to slightly lighten the color and an ever so slight lemony hint.
I'd heard Cincinnati chili contained heart, but as a non-offaler I've always given the stuff the swerve. I got some this arvo, because of this recipe, and instantly realised it's muscle meat, the same as every other cut, but lean af, and half the price. Cooee from Australia.
Strangely enough for me here in Canada Greg, I still do everything i imperial mesurements when it comes to cooking.
Body weight is also in pounds, and height is still in inches, although we are supposedly totally metric. – lol
Also oven and meat temps are also imperial. – Go figure – Cheers!
Worked at a Skyline Chili in my hometown of Middletown, Ohio during my senior year of HS in 1998. Looks like you nailed it. Blue Grass Meats was their hotdog supplier, but Nathan's are close and I pretty much always have them in the fridge. I never got any privileged info on the chili recipe, but I recognize you've done your homework. We cooked the dogs on a flat top and steamed the buns and made a great point of keeping those heaping mounds of Wisconsin cheddar tall and cold so they could melt at the table or in the takeaway box and have that lovely contrast.
i'm really glad you mentioned mixing the raw beef with water to get the fine texture. i accidentally discovered that a while back and haven't seen anyone else mention it. nice job.
3 ways are spaghetti noodles, chili, and cheese. It's not a coney with cheese and onions.
There's nothing like a good hot dog or a good hamburger.
Wow, thanks some series spices! 🎉💯💘💝💖
Sounds great, I have never eaten any hotdog like that, I'll bypass the heart though!
Looks so good! Cheers, Greg! 👍🏻👍🏻✌️
SKYWAY DOGHOUSE IN SOUTH CHICAGO ILLINOIS!! 1/4LB CHICAGO DOGS!!!!
Sorry Greg. I wasnt raised in the Ohio area. This is not a receipe I would use to make a Coney dog. Allspice,cinnamon and clove has not place in my coney island hot dogs. So if your from that area I guess it would work,but not in mine.
Love the videos, you should be able to buy a can of Skyline chili online.
Thanks for showing OH some love 👍
Keep making hotdog videos please! I like them the best. Nothing more iconic than hotdogs and hamburgers. Have you seen the hamburger guys on YouTube?! They are BLOWING UP. People love to see hamburger and hotdog videos. They are something that is reasonably accomplished without too many steps. Great work Greg. I enjoy watching you and I appreciate you.
My elderly mom’s full-blooded Greek & for whatever reason only likes when we make CINCY chili …
You just told me it was a GREEK? I just told my MOM, and she flipped out. 😅 She just said, “Wowww, maybe it’s the cinnamon.” 🤷♂️
Greg, you’re a hero here! 🤟👍
I’m born and raised in Cincinnati and I’ve seen dozens of Cincinnati style chili copycats and this is by far the most effort someone has put in to get it right. Those coneys look almost exactly like the real deal. Great work!
I’ve been using the Chef John Food wishes Cinci chili recipe for years and I’m going to update it with the cacao and the yeast like you are using here. Friends that have been to Cincinnati say I’m nailing the Gold Star chili flavor so I’m thinking with those changes I’ll get closer to Skyline.
As a Cincinnati area resident and being familiar with skyline the appearance of what you made looks pretty darn close to what you get at the restaurant . Nice work. Obviously not a good bowl of regular chili to eat but it's wonderful stuff on a 3,4,or 5 way or chili dog. Ive never tried to make it but it does seem mysterious to replicate at home. Funny fact is they have a handful of locations around south Florida as well for the snowbirds in the winter.