Showing posts with label Canning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Canning. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Canned Pork Recipe

My project this past weekend was canning pork for the first time. I had found a recipe online that claimed to taste exactly like the Cafe Rio pork...so of course I had to try it!

The verdict- it's good...but it ain't no Cafe Rio. I will make more though to add more variety to my food storage.

For those that want to try it, here's the recipe:

Pork roast- I bought 2 pork roasts and had extra sauce left over
3 8 oz cans of tomato sauce
2 cans of El Pato (can be found in the Mexican food section at the grocery store- look for little, yellow cans)
2 cups brown sugar
1 cup water

Cut roast into small chunks (I tried to trim off as much fat as possible), like so:

Mix remaining ingredients in a pot on med. low heat. Fill (pre-washed, hot) jars with meat. Add sauce...leaving 1-inch headspace. Process in a pressure canner at 11 lbs for 75 minutes (pints) or 90 minutes (quart). Mind you I live at sea level...you may have to adjust the lbs depending on your altitude.

Ta da- they look like this after the jars have been processed. (That's canned chicken in the back...I didn't realize when taking the picture I had inadvertently included the chicken.)

When you're ready to eat...just warm in a pot over the stove and shred meat with a fork- easy!