recipes that finally made me buy a pressure canner
Not jam, not pickles. Only the low-acid stuff that legitimately needs 240F or it isn't safe to eat months later.
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1
Plain chicken stock
No noodles or carrots added at canning time. Season it later when you cook with it.
2
Turkey stock
3
Chili con carne, with beans
Followed the Ball Blue Book base and it holds together fine after 90 minutes at 11 psi.
4
Chili con carne, no beans
5
Pulled pork in its own juices
Shreds itself basically. Dinner in 10 minutes on a bad week.
6
Dried black beans, plain
7
Dried pinto beans, plain
boring but i go through a jar a week
8
Refried beans
9
Beef stew, cubed
Cut the potatoes bigger than feels right or they turn to mush (learned the hard way).
10
Meatballs in tomato sauce
Didn't expect this to be canner-safe, sauce seemed too thick, but it's USDA-tested and the jar I reach for most on a bad week.
11
Split pea and ham soup base
still testing the ratio, will update
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