Easy hot/ cold packed beef in mason jars with mixed vegetables. It is important to always pressure can raw beef to make sure that all the botulism spores are eliminated.
You will need about 60 minutes to use as preparation time and 100 minutes for pressure canning
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Ingredients
4 to 5 lb beef stew meat, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes
1 Tbsp vegetable oil
12 cups cubed and peeled potatoes (about 12 medium)
8 cups sliced carrots (about 16 small)
3 cups chopped celery (about 5 stalks)
3 cups chopped onion (about 4 small)
1 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp pepper
Water
Equipment
Directions
Prepare pressure canner. Heat jars in simmering water until ready for use. Do not boil. Wash lids in warm soapy water and set bands aside.
Brown meat in oil in a large saucepot. Add vegetables and seasonings to browned meat. Cover with boiling water. Bring stew to a boil. Remove from heat. (You can elect to skip the browning of the meat and raw pack meat into the base of the jars, pack raw veggies and fill with cold water )
Ladle hot stew into hot jars leaving 1 inch headspace. Remove air bubbles. Wipe rim. Center hot lid on jar. Apply band and adjust until fit is fingertip tight.
Process filled jars in a pressure canner at 10 pounds pressure 1 hour and 15 minutes for pints and 1 hour and 30 minutes for quarts, adjusting for altitude.
Turn off heat: cool canner to zero pressure. Let stand 5 more minutes before removing the lid. Cool jars in canner 10 minutes. Remove jars and cool.
Check lids for seal after 24 hours. Lid should not flex up and down when center is pressed.
Recipe adapted from Ball website.
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