Could there be anything easier than opening up a jar of delicious taco meat and heating it up? Plus, canning it gives the meat ample time to absorb all those delicious flavors! This taco meat is so good for tacos, burritos, nachos, soup, meat sauce…. You are going to love it!
Ingredients and Variations
Ingredients: Ground beef, taco seasoning, tomato paste and water.
Variations: Any ground meat can be used instead of beef, such as venison or bison. You can omit the tomato paste if desired.
Change it up and add your own spin with extra ingredients such as fresh chopped jalapenos, serrano peppers, poblano peppers, hatch peppers, onions or bell peppers.
Canning
Before you begin, be sure to do the safety checks on your canner per manufacturer instructions. Always inspect your jars for chips and cracks and wash all equipment needed for the canning project, in hot soapy water.
Be sure to check the recipe for recommended headspace and be accurate. This is important for shelf stability and safety. Consult the USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning and Preserving for more information. https://nchfp.uga.edu/publications/publications_usda.html
Taco Beef for Pressure Canning
30
minutes90
minutes for quarts75
minutes for pints7
quarts or14
pintsDelicious taco meat ready when you are!
Ingredients
14 lbs ground beef
1 cup tomato paste
3 1/2 cups taco seasoning
salt to taste
13 cups water, divided, you may not need it all
Directions
- Inspect jars for cracks and chips. Wash jars, lids and rings in hot, soapy water. Prepare pressure canner per canner instructions, filling with water. Bring canner to a low simmer.
- Cook the ground beef in a large pot with 4 cups of water. until just cooked. Drain meat.
- Put meat back into pan and add tomato paste, taco seasoning and 2 cups of water. Bring back up to heat.
- Put 7 cups of water on to boil.
- Fill jars to 1-inch headspace with beef. Pour over boiling water to 1-inch headspace. Remove air bubbles and add more water if needed to keep 1-inch headspace. Wipe rims, add lids and rings to fingertip tight. Add jar directly to simmering pressure canner.
- Process quart for 90 minutes and pints for 75 minutes.
Recipe Video
Notes
- Quart jars will hold 2 pounds of ground beef and pints will hold 1 pound of ground beef. If jars are packed loosely, you will get more jars out of 14 pounds of ground beef.
