CINCINNATI CHILI 3, 4, OR 5 WAY

Steps:

• In a large pan brown ground beef along with onion, celery, bell pepper, and garlic, breaking up meat as it cooks.
• Drain any accumulated fat.
• Add rest of ingredients to pan, mixing well.
• Bring to a boil, then lower heat, cover, and simmer for 1 1/2-2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Adjust consistency with water as needed.
• Serve your chili as follows (items for the 3,4, and 5 way listed in ingredients- others may require items not listed).
• 3-Way: chili, spaghetti, and cheese.
• 4-Way: a 3-Way plus onions or beans.
• 5-Way: spaghetti, chili, onions, beans and cheese.
• Chili spaghetti: spaghetti with chili.
• Cheese coney: hot dog, bun, mustard, chili, and cheese.
• Chili cheese sandwich: a coney minus the hot dog.
• Cincinnati burrito: chili beans wrapped in a tortilla, topped with chili, onions, tomatoes, lettuce, cheese, sour cream, and black olives.
• Cincinnati potato: baked jacket potato topped with chili, diced onions, beans and shredded cheddar cheese.
• Chili-cheese fries: french fries topped with chili and shredded cheddar cheese.
• Low-carb Coney: 3 small hot dogs (about 1 1/2 regular) in a bowl covered with chili and cheese.
• Serve oyster crackers and hot sauce on the side (crackers doused with sauce) or as a topping, if desired.