Meat Sauce Mix

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Title: Meat Sauce Mix
Categories: Master mix
Servings: 1

1/4 c Vegetable Shortening 4 ea Med. Onions, Sliced
3 ea Cloves Garlic, Fine Minced 2 c Celery, Finely Chopped
2 ea Carrots, Finely Chopped(opt) 5 lb Lean Ground Beef
5 t Salt 1/2 t Pepper
3 T Worcestershire Sauce 14 oz (1 btl) Ketchup
14 oz (1 btl) "Hot" Ketchup

Melt shortening in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions, garlic,
celery, and carrots, if desired. Saute until onions are golden. Add
ground beef. Stir and cook until meat is browned. Add salt, pepper,
worcestershire sauce, ketchup and "hot" ketchup. Cover and simmer 20
minutes. Drain excess fat. Cool and put into five 1-pint containers
leaving 1/2-inch space at top. Cut through mixture with a knife several
times to remove air spaces. Seal and label containters MEAT SAUCE MIX and
freeze. Use within 3 months. Makes about 5-pints of MEAT SAUCE MIX.

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