Tried canning meat...

[Fl0und3rz]

How long should I wait to try it?

You should probably try to wait until it is cool to the touch.   

That looks awesome.

I am a big fan of canned meat.

Toss together a roux, some beef broth, potatoes and carrots until tender, then toss that into the mix for a quick and tasty stew.   

[lokidog]

Throw some Bacon in next time, once it is cool pop it open and enjoy. One of my favorites is to cook up some rice, open a jar of meat put it on top of the rice and dinner is served.

Do you cook the bacon first, or just raw with the rest of the meat?  How much bacon per jar?

It should probably be at least partly cooked so you can remove some of the grease. A microwave and paper towels would work.

[deerhunter_98520]

One way to try it is put some in a bowl and mash it up with a fork ad some bbq sauce and have yourself a BBQ venison sammich 

[RB]

Throw some Bacon in next time, once it is cool pop it open and enjoy. One of my favorites is to cook up some rice, open a jar of meat put it on top of the rice and dinner is served.

Do you cook the bacon first, or just raw with the rest of the meat?  How much bacon per jar?

It should probably be at least partly cooked so you can remove some of the grease. A microwave and paper towels would work.

We used raw bacon just a couple small chunks in with the meat, about a quarter of one slice cut in two and packed in. 

[NRA4LIFE]

Try some Lipton Onion soup mix in the jar.  That is really tasty.

[The Weazle]

Try some Lipton Onion soup mix in the jar.  That is really tasty.

That sounds good.  How much per pint or quart?

[lokidog]

Or just go the cheap way and add 1 T of dried onion and garlic powder.  Better yet toss in  1/4 of an onion and a tablespoon of minced garlic.  You don't need the chemicals of a soup mix in there IMO.

[Boss .300 winmag]

Or just go the cheap way and add 1 T of dried onion and garlic powder.  Better yet toss in  1/4 of an onion and a tablespoon of minced garlic.  You don't need the chemicals of a soup mix in there IMO.

Use some beef bullion to instead of soup mix.

[lokidog]

Why? The juice produced from the meat has plenty of meat flavor. If a person does add bullion or soup mix, they should reduce the salt accordingly

[shipwreck]

I worked with a lady from ADF%G a few years ago that got a muskox tag and froze the meat.  It was not edible until she and her husband thawed it and canned it.  Turned out good.  I guess you never know!

[quadrafire]

I did a practice run last year on a pork shoulder. Worked great. I may do some of my deer this year. Tagging for ideas.
Nice canner BTW

[HighlandLofts]

Canned deer & elk meat is as good as it gets. I've canned a lot of it over the years. I like to add fresh ingredients, it has time to cook & blend while canning it.
I like to drain the liquid off and fry it up with sliced potatoes or make gravy out of the liquid and then warm the meat, place it on bread and pour the gravy over the meat.

[bigfish51]

I have pressure canned elk for the last couple of years. I use au jus for seasoning. A light teaspoon for a pint and a heaping teaspoon for a quart. It is excellent!  We use the meat for french dips, tacos, mix it with eggs and some onions and peppers and my wife makes stroganoff with it too.  Sometimes I just eat it out of the jar!  As far as cuts go, anything that isn't big enough for steaks is perfect for canning. I have given it to many friends and family and they have all been impressed with the table fare.

[NRA4LIFE]

Try a heaping tsp of the onion soup mix per pint.  When we brought the moose home last fall we couldn't fit it all in the freezers and canned about 20 lbs like that.  My wife also made about 3 gallons of chili and canned it also.  It is really good.

[syoungs]

Is it OK to can un-equal sizes of meat, or does it need to stay pretty uniform? Canning trim is appealing to me at times, but I've never gone ahead and done it.