Ingredients

  • 4 pounds beef chuck ground
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 each onions med, finely chopped
  • 4 Cans tomato paste (6 oz ea)
  • 4 each garlic cloves minced
  • 1 teaspoon pickling spices
  • 1 cup white wine dry
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 x black pepper freshly ground

Method

  • 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.