Michigan Coney Sauce Recipe - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 lbs ground beef, ground very finely (sometimes called triple grind at meat markets or put yours in a food processor in small batches)
1 (28 ounce) can tomato juice (good quality)
6 tablespoons chili powder
4 medium onions, very finely diced
1 cup water
1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper

Preparation

Brown beef and onions in the cup of water.
Add all other ingredients and bring to a boil.
Reduce to a simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until thick-usually about 3 hours.