Venison Meat Canned Food

EASY CANNED VENISON

Steps:

• Place the venison into a large bowl. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and garlic; toss to combine. Place venison into canning jar along with onion and bell pepper. Jars should be filled to within 1/2 inch of the top. Wipe rim with a clean, damp cloth, and seal with lid and ring.
• Place jar into a pressure canner filled with water according to manufacturer's directions. Affix lid and bring to a boil with the pressure valve open. Boil for 5 minutes before closing the pressure valve. Bring to a pressure of 10 psi, then reduce heat in order to maintain this pressure. Process for 75 minutes, watching gauge closely so the pressure stays at 10 psi. After 75 minutes, turn off heat and allow the canner to cool until the gauge reads 0 psi.
• Once the pressure has subsided and the canner is safe to open, remove the jar to cool on a rack. The jar will seal with a pop as it cools; refrigerate the jar if it does not seal. Properly sealed jars may be stored in a cool, dark area.

CANNED VENISON

Steps:

• Raw pack:.
• Add 1 tsp canning salt per quart jar.
• Add 1/2 beef bouillon cube to each jar.
• Pack with meat and desired amount of onion. (I add 7 to 10 pieces of onion to my jars). Pack meat tightly. I use a wooden spoon to jam the meat in tightly.
• Remove air bubbles leaving 1 inch head space. Affix two part lids.
• Process in pressure canner at 10 lbs pressure for 90 minutes for quarts.

VENISON MEAT, CANNED

Steps:

• Slightly brown meat with prefered cooking oil, on both sides, in frying pan.
• Place 1/2 an onion and 1 bay leaf in a sterilized jar.
• Fill with venison meat about 1" away from bottom of rim.
• Boil water, soup base and salt.
• Pour over meat in jar. Swish around with a sterilized knife to insure that meat is covered with liquid.
• Place lid loosely on jar. Place in canning pot and boil for 5 minutes.
• Secure lids and store.

VENISON - PRESSURE CANNED

Steps:

• Remove all fat from meat.
• Pack cubes tightly into clean jars, using a knife handle or handle of wooden spoon to get out any air pockets.
• Add 1 tsp salt per pint; 2 tsp salt per quart.
• Do not add any water in jars.
• Clean jar edge, add ring and top, and turn to fit snugly- not tight.
• Add jars to canner and 2 to 3" of water.
• Process at 15 pounds pressure: 75 minutes for pints; 90 minutes for quarts.
• Remove canner from heat and let jars cool slowly out of draft with weight left on canner.
• Do not put canner under cool water to cool it.
• Just go to bed and leave it over night, removing the jars from the canner the next day.
• Remove jars from canner and wash off sides of jars with soap and water to remove any broth or oil, if needed.
• If any jar doesn't seal properly, just put its contents into a zip-lock freezer bag, label and freeze.
• Do not re-process.
• This keeps well for 2 years.
• Note: A hot-water bath is not adequate for processing meats.
• You can use fresh or frozen (thawed) venison for this recipe.
• If using frozen venison, let it thaw slightly, cut into cubes, and then let it thaw completely before packing into jars.