🥩 Home-Canned Ground Beef (or Venison)

🧾 Ingredients

• Fresh ground beef or venison

• Canning salt (optional)

🛠 Equipment

• Pressure canner

• Pint or quart mason jars

• New lids & rings

🧑‍🍳 Instructions

1️⃣ Prepare the Meat

You can raw pack (like in the photo) or hot pack.

Raw Pack (most common):

• Break up raw ground meat loosely

• Do not brown

• Pack into clean jars, leaving 1 inch headspace

• Add ½ tsp salt per pint (optional)

Hot Pack (optional):

• Brown meat lightly (no grease left)

• Pack hot into jars, 1 inch headspace

Do not add liquid — the meat makes its own.

2️⃣ Remove Air Bubbles

Use a plastic knife or spatula.