First approved recipe is Sloppy Joe Mix!
I may look to see if I can find just a sauce recipe, this way I can use the sauce with beans if necessary.
Delicious, home-canned Sloppy Joes makes for quick, healthy and nutritious lunches or suppers. The ingredients are really easy to assemble for home pressure canning.
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Home-canned Sloppy Joes
Yield: 8 x half-litre jars (US pint)
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword Beef
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Yield 8 half-litre jars (US pint)
Calories 140 kcal
Ingredients
- 1.75 kg ground beef (or venison. 4 lbs)
- 500 g onion (washed, peeled, chopped. 3 cups / 16 oz. Measured after prep. 3 medium onions before prep)
- 225 g green bell pepper (chopped, seeded. 1 1/2 cups. Measured after prep. About 1 1/2 large.)
- 500 ml tomato sauce (2 cups / 16 oz / 1 US pint)
- 500 ml ketchup (2 cups / 16 oz / 1 US pint)
- 500 ml water (2 cups / 16 oz / 1 US pint)
- 1 tablespoon salt (OR non-bitter, non-clouding salt sub)
- 1 tablespoon sugar (OR 1/2 teaspoon liquid stevia)
- 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
- 3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Metric -
US Customary
Instructions
- Prep the onion and green pepper in advance, set aside.
- Sauté the ground meat in a large pot. Drain off any excess fat.
- Add the prepped veg and all remaining ingredients.
- Bring to a boil uncovered, then reduce to a simmer and let simmer for 5 minutes, uncovered.
- Ladle into jars, being sure to get balanced scoops of liquid and solid.
- Use either 1/4 litre (1/2 US pint / 8 oz ) OR 1/2 litre (1 US pint / 16 oz) OR 1 litre (1 US quart) jars,.
- Leave 3 cm (1 inch) headspace.
- Debubble; adjust headspace.
- Wipe jar rims.
- Put lids on.
- Processing pressure: 10 lbs (69 kPa) weighted gauge, 11 lbs (76 kpa) dial gauge (adjust pressure for your altitude when over 300 metres / 1000 feet)
- Processing time: Process 1/4 litre (1/2 US pint / 8 oz ) OR 1/2 litre (1 US pint / 16 oz) for 75 minutes. Process 1 litre (1 US quart) for 90 minutes.
Jar size choices: Either 1/4 litre (1/2 US pint / 8 oz ) OR 1/2 litre (1 US pint / 16 oz) OR 1 litre (1 US quart)
Processing method: Pressure canning only
Yield: 8 x 1/2 litre (US pint) jars
Headspace: 3 cm (1 inch)
Processing pressure: 10 lbs (69 kPa) weighted gauge, 11 lbs (76 kpa) dial gauge (adjust pressure for your altitude when over 300 metres / 1000 feet)
Processing time: Half-litres (pints) 75 minutes; litres (quarts) 90 minutes