1 pound lean ground beef
1 1/4 cups minced onion
1 cup chopped fresh mushrooms
3 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
1 tablespoon lemon juice
4 teaspoons mayonnaise
In a medium saucepan, heat beef over low heat. Saute onion and mushrooms until beef is browned. Stir tomato sauce around to coat.
Whisk together tomato sauce, lemon juice and mayonnaise. Transfer meat mixture into a large pot, and beat until well combined.
Reduce heat to medium and add water to pot in several steps. Bring to a slow boil.
Reduce heat to medium, and simmer 20 minutes. Then stir in onion and mushrooms. Reduce heat by shelf, and pit roast. Turn roast over and invert with sections of air.
Heat water to boiling; add meat and meat mixture. Stir continuously over medium heat until sauce is thickened.