Canning MEALS for your Pantry Shelf | Meal In A Jar Recipes| Pressure Canning

Hey Friend! Join me in the kitchen as we make 4 Ready-to-Eat, convenience Meals for the Pantry. These Meal-in-a-Jar Recipes will make dinner time easy, just dump, heat and serve! I'm always thankful to have convenience meals when I'm short on time and love that they are good for you too!

Chicken & Gravy
2lbs boneless chicken
1 c celery
1 c onions
1 c potatoes peeled
2tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
2 tsp poultry spice
4 tbsp white wine
chicken broth

Pot Roast
2 lbs boneless beef
1 c peeled potatos
1 c onions
1/2 c celery
1 c carrots
2 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
2 bay leaves
2 garlic cloves
1 cup red wine(optional)
2 tsp thyme
beef broth

Beef Stroganoff
2 lbs boneless beef
1 c mushrooms
1 c onions
4 tbsp tomato paste
2 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
4 tbsp worcestershire
2 tsp thyme
2 tsp parsley
2 garlic cloves
beef broth

Pulled Pork
1.5 c onion
1.5 c ketchup
1/2 c light brown sugar
1/4 c acv
2 tbsp worcestershire
2 tbsp brown mustard
2 tbsp honey
3 garlic cloves
1 4-5 lb boneless pork shoulder

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A word on siphoning:

Siphoning is caused by temperature fluctuations. Now, in canning there will ALWAYS be temperature fluctuations. The very nature of pressure canning is to heat your jars to the point that pressure is created. this creates a vacuum. that is the only way to get your water above the boiling point. Your job is to control that heat fluctuation so that only air is forced out the jars, not liquid.
Any sudden pressure change during the canning process can cause water to gush out of your jars. That is siphoning. Changing the temperature changes the pressure differential between the product inside the jars and the water and atmosphere outside the jars. Here are some ways to prevent this...

1. Match your jar, canner and product temperature as much as possible.
2. After the lid is on bring up the temp slowly and allow a full 10 minutes of venting before you drop the weight.
3. When you reach proper pressure, lower the burner temp as low as you can while maintaining pressure. Find the "sweet spot". This will take some practice. Try canning some water to find it without risking food spoilage.
4. When canning time is up wait 5-10 minutes after pressure has reached zero before removing the weight. Wait 5-10 minutes more before removing the lid and then another 5-10 minutes before removing the jars.

There are other factors. Proper head space is essential. Sometimes in raw pack there is air trapped in the product, so you have a lowering of water level, but that is not siphoning, and it won't be much.
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