Beef and Tomato Gravy                           L.Meat, Fish, and Poultry No.048
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|Yield:  100 Portions                                     Each Portion: 2/3 Cup|
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|    Ingredients     | Weights  | Measures |              Method               |
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|Onions              |  1LB     | 3.00 Cup | 1. Combine onions,peppers,        |
|Peppers, Sweet      |       8OZ| 1.50 Cup |    pimientos, tomato paste, and   |
|Pimiento            |      14OZ| 1.75 Cup |    water.Bring to a boil; reduce  |
|Tomato Paste        |  1LB 14OZ| 3.50 Cup |    heat,simmer 15 minutes.        |
|Cold Water          |          | 0.50 Gal |                                   |
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|Shortening, Emulsifi|       6OZ| 0.75 Cup | 2. Combine shortening or salad    |
|ed                  |          |          |    oil, flour, salt, and          |
|Flour, All Purpose  |       6OZ| 1.50 Cup |    monosodium glutamate; brown    |
|Salt                |       2OZ| 3.00 Tbsp|    well over low heat.Add vege-   |
|Monosodium Glutamate|          | 2.00 Tbsp|    tables, stirring to mix well.  |
|                    |          |          | 3. Cook 15 minutes or until       |
|                    |          |          |    mixture is smooth and thick,   |
|                    |          |          |    stirring occasionally.         |
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|Beef, Bulk, Stew    | 29LB  8OZ|          | 4. Add beef;blend in carefully.   |
|                    |          |          |    Simmer 5 minutes or until      |
|                    |          |          |    thoroughly heated.             |
|                    |          |          |    Skim off excess fat.           |
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NOTE:  1. In Step 1, 1lb 2 oz dry onions A.P., will yield 1 lb chopped
          onions and 10 oz fresh sweet peppers A.P. will yield 8oz    
          chopped peppers.                                            
       2. In Step 1, 2 oz (2/3 cup) dehydrated onions and 1 1/2 oz    
          (1 1/4 cups) dehydrated green peppers or 8 oz (1 1/2 cups)  
          frozen diced green peppers may be used.                     
       3. In Step 1, 1-36 oz cn canned tomato juice concentrate may   
          be used. See Recipe Card A-13.                              
       4. In Step 1, 2-7 oz cn canned pimientos may be used.