italian meat sauce mix

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Ingredients

  • 1 pound mild italian sausage
  • 4 teaspoons salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon instant minced garlic
  • 1 medium carrot, peeled
  • 2 tablespoons sweet basil leaves
  • 1/4 teaspoon thyme
  • 10 ounces frozen broccoli
  • 1 can tomato paste (12 ounces)
  • 2 pounds lean ground beef
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 small onion, peeled
  • - water
  • 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
  • 10 ounces frozen cauliflower
  • 1 can tomato puree, 29 ounces
  • 8 cups water

How To Make italian meat sauce mix

  • Step 1
    Peel and crumble the sausage.
  • Step 2
    In a large kettle or dutch oven, brown the Italian sausage, ground beef, salt, pepper and minced garlic.
  • Step 3
    Drain.
  • Step 4
    Put onion and carrot in blender.
  • Step 5
    Cover with water and finely chop.
  • Step 6
    Drain off water and add onion and carrot to meat in the kettle.
  • Step 7
    Continue cooking with meat mixture.
  • Step 8
    Stir in basil, chili powder, thyme, cauliflower and broccoli.
  • Step 9
    Add tomato puree, tomato paste and 8 cups water.
  • Step 10
    Bring to a boil.
  • Step 11
    Cover and simmer 8 hours.
  • Step 12
    Skim off fat.
  • Step 13
    Put into eight or nine 1 pint containers.
  • Step 14
    Seal and label containers Italian Meat Sauce Mix.
  • Step 15
    Freeze and use within 6 months.
  • Step 16
    Makes between 8 and 9 pints of mix.

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