Recipe - Greek-Style Meat Sauce

4 pound Ground beef chuck
2 tablespoon Olive oil
4 Onions; med, finely chopped
4 cn Tomato paste (6 ounce ea)
4 Garlic cloves;minced
1 teaspoon Mixed pickling spice
1 cup Dry white wine
1 tablespoon Salt
Freshly ground pepper

Using a large frying pan, brown meat in 1 tablespoon olive oil until it
loses its pink color. Transfer to crockery pot. Add remaining olive oil to
pan. Saute` onions until glazed. Transfer to crockery pot. Add tomato
paste, garlic, pickling spice, (put in a tea ball or tie in a cheesecloth
bag), wine, salt, and pepper. Cover. Cook on LOW 8 hours. Stir once or
twice. Cool slightly. Ladle into freezer containers, or serve hot. Makes
about 3 quarts. NOTE: This meat sauce is great for various dishes:
spaghetti, moussaka, and the Greek mararoni dish, Pastitsio. It is also
good spooned over tacos or ladled inside avocado half shells. This recipe
makes a large quantity and freezes well. SOURCE: Extra Special Crockery Pot
Recipes POSTED BY: DEE PENROD
Posted to MMRecipes Digest V3 #319

Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 17:54:29 0500

From: BobbieB1@aol.com