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Home-canned Sloppy Joes
Yield: 8 x half-litre jars (US pint)
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
American
Keyword
Beef
Prep Time
45
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
1
hour
hour
30
minutes
minutes
Total Time
2
hours
hours
15
minutes
minutes
Servings
8
half-litre jars (US pint)
Calories
140
kcal
Ingredients
1.75
kg
ground beef
(or venison. 4 lbs)
500
g
onion
(washed, peeled, chopped. 3 cups / 16 oz. Measured after prep. 3 medium onions before prep)
225
g
green bell pepper
(chopped, seeded. 1 ½ cups. Measured after prep. About 1 ½ large.)
500
ml
tomato sauce
(2 cups / 16 oz / 1 US pint)
500
ml
ketchup
(2 cups / 16 oz / 1 US pint)
500
ml
water
(2 cups / 16 oz / 1 US pint)
1
tablespoon
salt
(OR non-bitter, non-clouding salt sub)
1
tablespoon
sugar
(OR ½ teaspoon liquid stevia)
1
tablespoon
prepared mustard
¾
teaspoon
ground black pepper
Metric
-
US Customary
Instructions
Prep the onion and green pepper in advance, set aside.
Sauté the ground meat in a large pot. Drain off any excess fat.
Add the prepped veg and all remaining ingredients.
Bring to a boil uncovered, then reduce to a simmer and let simmer for 5 minutes, uncovered.
Ladle into hot jars, being sure to get balanced scoops of liquid and solid.
Use either ¼ litre (½ US pint / 8 oz ) OR ½ litre (1 US pint / 16 oz) OR 1 litre (1 US quart) jars.
Leave 3 cm (1 inch) headspace.
Debubble; adjust headspace.
Wipe jar rims.
Put lids on.
Processing pressure: 10 lbs (69 kPa) weighted gauge, 11 lbs (76 kpa) dial gauge (adjust pressure for your altitude when over 300 metres / 1000 feet)
Processing time: Process ¼ litre (½ US pint / 8 oz ) OR ½ litre (1 US pint / 16 oz) for 75 minutes. Process 1 litre (1 US quart) for 90 minutes.
Nutrition
Serving:
125
g
|
Calories:
140
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
3.6
g
|
Protein:
19
g
|
Fat:
5
g
|
Saturated Fat:
2.2
g
|
Cholesterol:
56
mg
|
Sodium:
166
mg
|
Fiber:
0.8
g
|
Sugar:
2.1
g