Homestead Meatballs Marinara

180 mins
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Saute one medium onion.
  2. 2Grate five or six cloves of garlic into the onion and cook for about a minute more.
  3. 3Add 1 quart of tomato sauce and dry ingredients to the onion and garlic mixture.
  4. 4Bring the sauce to a simmer and let it simmer for 10 to 15 minutes to allow flavors to marry and sauce to thicken.
  5. 5Mix 1 pound of ground venison (or beef) and 1 pound of ground farm raised pork by hand until well combined.
  6. 6Add bread crumbs and other dry ingredients to the meat mixture.
  7. 7Add two eggs and milk to the meat mixture, mixing by hand until well combined, but do not over mix.
  8. 8Let the meatball mixture rest for five minutes.
  9. 9Form meatballs using about 2 tablespoons worth of meat, making them slightly smaller than a ping pong ball.
  10. 10Place meatballs on a Parchment paper lined baking sheet.
  11. 11Bake meatballs in a preheated oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for about 15 minutes.
  12. 12Ladle an inch or two of sauce into a wide mouth quart jar.
  13. 13Add seven or eight meatballs to the jar.
  14. 14Top off the jar with sauce to a 1 inch headspace.
  15. 15Gently debubble the jar to ensure sauce is evenly spread.
  16. 16Add more sauce to achieve a generous 1 inch headspace.
  17. 17Clean the rims of the jars with white vinegar.
  18. 18Put on flats and rings fingertip tight.
  19. 19Pressure can for 90 minutes (for quarts) or 75 minutes (for pints) at the appropriate pressure for your elevation.

Ingredients

  • 1 medium onion
  • 5 garlic cloves
  • 1 quart tomato sauce
  • dry ingredients
  • 1 pound ground venison
  • 1 pound ground farm raised pork
  • bread crumbs
  • dry ingredients
  • 2 eggs
  • milk
  • white vinegar

Equipment

Parchment paper lined baking sheetwide mouth quart jarflatsringspressure canner

Tips

  • Do not over mix the meatball mixture.
  • Let the meatball mixture rest for five minutes to allow bread crumbs to soften.
  • Debubble gently when filling jars as meatballs are not fully cooked.
  • Clean jar rims with white vinegar before sealing.
  • Adjust canning pressure for your elevation.