Taco Soup for Canning
Yield 7 quarts, plus a little for lunch
1 dry cup each of pinto beans, red beans, Peruano beans, and black beans, soaked overnight and rinsed, or boiled and soaked for one hour,, and drained and rinsed.
3 pounds ground beef, cooked and rinsed
Mix together:
2 green bell peppers, diced
1 yellow onion, diced small
6 Tbsp taco seasoning
32 oz tomato sauce
28 oz canned diced tomatoes
2 Tbsp black pepper
1 Tbsp salt
32 oz frozen corn
2 cups water or broth
In each jar, layer meat, tomato/spice/veggie mixture, corn until almost 3/4 full. Add broth until 1.5” headspace. Clean rims, add lids and rings. Pressure can at 10# pressure for 90 minutes.
Monkey Jam
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup water
6 Tbsp lemon juice
3 1/2 cups mashed bananas
1/8 tsp ground cloves
1/8 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp calcium water
2 tsp Pomona pectin
Mix pectin in sugar and set aside.
Mix together and bring all other ingredients to a boil. Whisk in sugar and pectin mixture. Taste for sweetness and add more sugar if desired. Do a frozen plate test. If the jam sets, then add jam into prepared jams and do a water bath for 10 minutes.
Cranana Jam
3 cups cranberries
1 1/2 cup water
2 cups mashed bananas
1 tsp lemon juice
1 cup sugar
2 tsp Pomona pectin
2 tsp calcium water
Mix pectin into the sugar. Set aside.
Bring cranberries, bananas, water, lemon juice and calcium water all to a boil. Whisk in the sugar and pectin. Bring back to a boil. Taste for sweetness and add sugar if desired. Do the frozen plate test. If it sets, pour into prepared jars, add lids and rings, and water bath can for 10 minutes.
Trying this BBQ sauce found on an old forum. Will BWB for 15 minutes.
Becker's Best BBQ Sauce :
Ingredients
2 cups ketchup
2 cups tomato sauce
1 1/4 cups brown sugar
1 1/4 cups red wine vinegar
1/2 cup unsulfured molasses
4 teaspoons hickory-flavored liquid smoke
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon celery seed
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
Directions
In a large saucepan over medium heat, mix together the ketchup, tomato sauce, brown sugar, wine vinegar, molasses, liquid smoke and butter. Season with garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder, paprika, celery seed, cinnamon, cayenne, salt and pepper.
Reduce heat to low, and simmer for up to 20 minutes. For thicker sauce, simmer longer, and for thinner, less time is needed. Sauce can also be thinned using a bit of water if necessary. Brush sauce onto any kind of meat during the last 10 minutes of cooking.
