Home-Canned Chicken (Pressure-Canner Method)

A wonderful homemade staple that keeps beautifully. You've spent all summer raising the birds, feeding them well, taking care of them — now it's time for the payoff. Wondering what to do with all that meat, how to preserve so much good food? Any country cook will tell you: "Can it." And they'd be right. A stock of home-canned meat lets you throw together a hearty meal for any occasion. I have several versions in my collection, and this one uses a pressure canner. You can also mix and match any kind of poultry, so at the end of the season you can process the whole flock at once.

Leave a half-inch of headspace in the jars — don't fill them to the top!

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 50 % 17 g
Fats 50 % 17 g
Carbohydrates 0 % 0 g
224 kcal
GI: 0 / 0 / 0
  • Have the birds prepped ahead of time — plucked of feathers and down and cleaned of innards. If you're using duck or goose, trim off the fat and set it aside in a separate bowl. Cut the birds into small pieces and finely chop the duck or goose fat. Rub the meat with salt and sprinkle with crumbled bay leaf, ground pepper, and any other seasonings. Mix everything together and pack it into pint (0.5-liter) glass jars. Sterilize the jars and lids together beforehand, then seal the jars. Line the bottom of the pressure canner with paper, pour in some water, and load in the sealed jars. Process for 45 minutes at 250°F (120°C). Turn off the canner and let it cool completely. Wipe the cooled jars dry and, after a couple of hours, move them to a cool storage spot.

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Category I chicken - 238  kcal/100g
  • Chicken of the II category - 159  kcal/100g
  • Chicken, flesh without skin - 241  kcal/100g
  • Chickens - 140  kcal/100g
  • Bay leaf - 313  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • Spices dry - 240  kcal/100g

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