Italian Meat Sauce Mix

Recipe Ingredients

1 lb	454g / 16oz	Mild Italian sausage
4 teaspoons	20ml	Salt
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Instant minced garlic
1 teaspoon	5ml	Carrot - peeled (medium)
2 tablespoons	30ml	Sweet basil leaves
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Thyme
1		Frozen broccoli - (10 oz)
1		Tomato paste - (12 oz)
2 lbs	908g / 32oz	Lean ground beef
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Pepper
1 teaspoon	5ml	Onion - peeled (small)
		Water
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Chili powder
1		Frozen cauliflower - (10 oz)
1		Tomato puree - (29 oz)
8 cups	1896ml	Water

Recipe Instructions

Peel and crumble the sausage. In a large kettle or Dutch oven, brown the Italian sausage, ground beef, salt, pepper, and minced garlic. Drain. Put onion and carrot in blender.

Cover with water and finely chop. Drain off water and add onion and carrot to meat in the kettle. Continue cooking with meat mixture. Stir in basil, chili powder, thyme, cauliflower and broccoli.

Add tomato puree, tomato paste and 8 cups water. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer 8 hours. Skim off fat.

Put into eight or nine 1 pint containers. Seal and label containers Italian Meat Sauce Mix. Freeze and use within 6 months.

Makes between 8 and 9 pints of mix.

Source:
Better Homes and Gardens Low Cost Cooking

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