Categories: Ground beef, Beef, Sauces 
      Yield: 1 servings 
  
    1/4 c  Vegetable Shortening                4    Med. Onions, Sliced 
      3    Cloves Garlic, Fine Minced          2 c  Celery, Finely Chopped 
      2    Carrots, Finely Chopped(opt)        5 lb Lean Ground Beef 
      5 ts Salt                              1/2 ts Pepper 
      3 tb 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.