There are two things that I think of when presented with a bowl of fresh ground beef, well now it will be 3 things. The first of course would be… hmmm, I could make some delicious sausages with this meat. The secondly would probably think about my favorite creamy swedish meatballs recipe. The last thing I would probably think of is making and canning meatballs.
There are obviously more modern meatball canning recipes, but this one from almost 5 decades ago will get the job done 98% of the time. You are going to need to pull out your pressure canner for this one. I tend to use water for the liquid when canning mine, but you can also choose to use V-8 juice or even a broth. I haven’t even bothered with the other two options, since the first always works just fine for me. This recipe is enough for canning about 12 medium sized meatballs.
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Here’s What You’ll Need:
- large eggs
- soft bread crumbs
- water
- onion
- salt
- pepper
- ground beef
- parsley (optional)
- broth or boiling water
- pressure canner
- size 60 scoop
- wide mouth pint jars
- large bowl
- canning utensils
- shallow baking pan
- non stick spray
We need some meat balls in order to begin the canning process. Therefore the first part of the recipe will involve actually making the meatballs. Mix all the ingredients in the large bowl except for the beef which you add after the other mixture has soaked up the water. When making your meatballs, don’t make them too large or they won’t fit in jars or cook well.
Next, you want to cook the meatballs and this involves a little stint in your oven for about 15 minutes. Only after that can you begin to pack the meatballs into the jars, adding the water or broth and screwing on the lids. Below an altitude of 1000′ you can process pint jars at 10 lbs of pressure for 75 minutes. Otherwise refer to your manual for altitude dependant settings.
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