Interchangeable Meats in Canning - Ask Extension
What meats are interchangeable in canning recipes? That is, what meats can be substituted for other meats in recipes with more than meat in the recip...
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Asked July 13, 2024, 5:36 PM EDT
What meats are interchangeable in canning recipes? That is, what meats can be substituted for other meats in recipes with more than meat in the recipe (stews, chilis, soups, etc)? The consensus being put forward to me is that, since meats are all listed under the same processing instructions by NCHFP, the meats are interchangeable.
Douglas County Oregon
Expert Response
You are right you can substitute different meats in the recipe. Generally, we recommend if it calls for a red meat you can substitute game meats., lamb, goat, and pork, and if it calls for poultry that also include chicken, duck, goose, and rabbit and follow the preparation methods for preparing the meat for canning.
The processing times for meats are all the same without bone so there should not be a problem interchanging them. If you are canning poultry with bone in, the processing time is different.
When canning chili, soups, stews etc. you need to follow guidelines for preparation of the tested recipe as well as the size of the jar. For example it is ok to make chili that calls for beef with ground turkey or you could substitute different meats in soups as long as you keep the other ingredients in the right proportions. If it says pints only then don't can in quarts. Hope that makes sense.
There are some good recipes and guidelines in this publication
https://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/pub/pnw-361-canning-meat-poultry-game
Thanks for using Ask Extension
Nellie Oehler
The processing times for meats are all the same without bone so there should not be a problem interchanging them. If you are canning poultry with bone in, the processing time is different.
When canning chili, soups, stews etc. you need to follow guidelines for preparation of the tested recipe as well as the size of the jar. For example it is ok to make chili that calls for beef with ground turkey or you could substitute different meats in soups as long as you keep the other ingredients in the right proportions. If it says pints only then don't can in quarts. Hope that makes sense.
There are some good recipes and guidelines in this publication
https://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/pub/pnw-361-canning-meat-poultry-game
Thanks for using Ask Extension
Nellie Oehler
