Lauren's Cincinnati Chili

Ingredients

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

Equipment

• frying pan
• dutch oven
• slow cooker

Directions

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.
2. 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.