Do you have a hunter in your family? You can use the meat from the deer kill in more ways than just freezing it. Canning your venison is going to give you a great tasting meal for any season and for any occasion. If you are the mom on the go, this is one of the easiest meals that you can prepare.
Here is what you are going to need: fresh deer meat, sharp knives, cutting board, two or three dozen quart canning jars (depending on how large the deer was), lids, rings, water, pan that is deep enough to hold enough water that is going to cover the jars, and a few hours. The meat that you will get from the deer can be from any portion of the deer. While many think that making hamburger, chipped steaks or cubed meats should come from certain portions of the deer, when you are canning you can make even the toughest meat parts taste great.
You will need to take a piece of meat and cut it according to how you like to use it in a meal. You can cut long thin strips for steak sandwiches, cubes for easy beef and noodles, or you can cut large pieces for meals where you like to have meat that you cut up and eat with mashed potatoes, and so on. Cut the meat up so it fits in the jar according to how you like to eat it. Put enough in the jar to fill it to the shoulder, leaving the rim of the jar open. You will find that the meat does shrink some while cooking so going a little over will be ok.
Now you will have a few options here. If you have the time you can add water to cover the meat, you can add spaghetti sauce to the jar, or any type of marinade that you might like. You don't have to put anything in the jar at all besides the meat, as the juices will be enough to cook the meat. If you like, you can add hot peppers, onions, garlic, pepper, salt and so on, what ever you would normally use when you are cooking your steak, beef or cubed beef.
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