Canned Deer Meat

[Nutterbuster]

Do a batch of 8 ounce jelly jars. They hold just enough for a quick one person lunch with crackers, I use them all the time during hunting season. For the guys that can hunt hogs pork is great canned too, I save the leftover juice from pulled pork & add a tablespoon to the jar. Smoke the venison or pork 1/2 hour before canning, I think it gives a better taste.

Oooh...I bet I could be lazy and throw some liquid smoke in there with a garlic clove and have something mighty tasty.

 

[huntin_addict]

Sorry I'm late to the party......

Been pressure canning several different things for years.

For chunk venison like @Nutterbuster is describing, I do several different things with it. I've done BBQ, Teriyaki, Korean BBQ, Jamaican Jerk, and some with salt, pepper and Franks Red Hot (I put that s**t on everything).

Stocking my pantry

Ok y'all, after a couple of requests, figured I would share my process for stocking up the pantry for the winter. Let me start with this disclaimer: You should always do your own research prior to pressure canning to determine if what you are making is safe. Ok, now that I have that out of the...

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[Nutterbuster]

anks Red Hot (I put that s**t on everything).

 

[huntin_addict]

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That'll work.

 

[eastchannel]

That's a brilliant idea.

A few years ago I canned up a bunch of pozole, it worked out great.

Pozole is one of my favorite foods and is a crock pot favorite in the Llama house. Pork loin, hominy, green chiles, diced tomatoes, onion, stock or broth (we make smoked turkey stock), beans, and spices.

For canning I filled pint jars up about halfway with cubed pork, then spooned onions, chiles, hominy, tomatoes, soaked beans, chipotle powder and other spices, and everything else, so all the jars were about the same. Turned out great. Brought them to work for lunch.

When you do 8oz jars, I initially pictured something like "potted meat spread" from the grocery store but I'd imagine ground meat would be too dense. What size chunks do you do, and do you add onions or anything else?

I put onions or green peppers & salt I use the largest chunks that will fit in the jar.

 

[Jtaylor]

Anyone canning their deer this year? I'm working on one and it's my first year for canning venison. I usually do whole cuts, and grind then turn some of the grinds into sausage, etc. as wanted. I really wanted to try canning since a lot of the old timers around home do it.
Any good, simple and quick recipes for canned venison? Unique recipes? I've cubed mine and added a bit of salt, garlic and onion powder in quart jars. I'm guessing it's pretty self explanatory for what to make out of it but wanted to see if there was maybe anything outside the box.

 

[huntin_addict]

Anyone canning their deer this year? I'm working on one and it's my first year for canning venison. I usually do whole cuts, and grind then turn some of the grinds into sausage, etc. as wanted. I really wanted to try canning since a lot of the old timers around home do it.
Any good, simple and quick recipes for canned venison? Unique recipes? I've cubed mine and added a bit of salt, garlic and onion powder in quart jars. I'm guessing it's pretty self explanatory for what to make out of it but wanted to see if there was maybe anything outside the box.

I did a run of 7 quarts, (3) I marinated in Teriyaki sauce, (4) in a Honey BBQ sauce. When I jarred up the meat prior to pressure canning, I added a little more sauce to each jar. We do stir fry, tacos, sandwiches, basically all kinds of good eats with it.