Italian meat sauce mix

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      Title: Italian Meat Sauce Mix
 Categories: Master mix     
   Servings:  1
 
       1 lb Mild Italian Sausage                2 lb Lean Ground Beef 
       4 t  Salt                              1/4 t  Pepper 
     1/2 t  Instant Minced Garlic               1 ea Small onion, Peeled 
       1 ea Medium Carrot, Peeled               1 x  Water 
       2 T  Sweet Basil Leaves                1/4 t  Chili Powder 
     1/4 t  Thyme                               1 pk (10 oz) Frozen Cauliflower 
       1 pk (10 oz) Frozen Broccoli             1 cn (29 oz) Tomato Puree 
       1 cn (12 oz) Tomato Paste                8 c  Water 
 
   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.
  
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