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How To Can Beef Soup

 Canning, Recipes  8 Responses »
Dec 162009
 

I enjoy canning our own conveniences food.  Store bought soups are expensive and high in salt and other additives.  I love having  home cooked suppers on our pantry shelves.  Lets face it we ALL have crazy days that we are tempted to pick up fast food.  I try to keep a stock of home canned food available for times I’m just to tired or sick to cook supper.

How to can beef soup

  • Place soup bones in a roasting pan and roast at 350F for 1 hour.  This doesn’t have to be an exact time, just until they are nicely browned.
  • Remove bones from pan and place in a stock pot.  Cover with water and add chopped onions, celery ends, what ever you have on hand.  Bring to a boil.  Turn down and simmer until broth has cooked down into a nice dark rich tasting liquid.
  • Strain the broth and place in the fridge to cool over night.
  • The next day skim off the fat and reheat broth.  Season to taste.
  • Peel and dice potatoes and carrots.  I use approximately half a cup per quart jar.
  • Add vegetables to jars then add desired amount of meat.
  • Cover with hot stock.  Run a spatula around the sides to remove any air bubbles.
  • Wipe rims,  add lids and rings finger tight.
  • Can at 10 pounds pressure for 90 minutes quarts, 75 minutes for pints.

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Homestead Series Cast Iron Pots And Pans

 Homesteading, In the Kitchen  4 Responses »
Nov 142009
 

Over time we have switched almost completely to cast iron cook ware.  We really love it and well seasoned it is as good or better then “non” stick pans.

We were asked to do a video on how to season them, I hope it’s helpful.

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Homestead Series How To Roast A Chicken Or Turkey

 In the Kitchen, Recipes  No Responses »
Nov 112009
 

Every year around this time I see questions popping up on forums all over the internet.  How do I cook a chicken or turkey?  There are many things we didn’t learn at our mothers knee.  But there is no need to be afraid to cook tasty meals for your family.

Another problem I see often is “Help, I forgot to that the turkey!”.  Really unless your wanting to stuff the bird, there is no need to thaw.  Except for one Thanksgiving year, I have always cooked my chickens/turkeys from frozen.  This saves a lot of space in the fridge, since you don’t have a big bird taking up space all week.


How To Cook a Chicken or Turkey
  • Remove chicken from it’s bag and rinse well.  Place in a roasting pan.
  • Add a little water to the roasting pan.  I use a cup or so.
  • Sprinkle desired seasonings over the bird.  I like garlic powder, pepper, rosemary, marjoram
  • Place your bird in the oven at 350F.  I usually cover my roaster as I find the breast meat is more tender that way.  But if the lid doesn’t fit it’s not a big deal.  Add a cover of tin foil in the last hour of cooking.  This will help keep the ends of the legs from burning.
  • Check on your bird every few hours and baste with cooking juices.
  • For a dark brown skin, brush with olive oil.
  • Cook the bird for 20 minutes per pound.  If you have a thermometer the temperature in the thigh should be 180F. If you do not have a thermometer, your bird should be nicely browned the legs should be loose and movable away from the body.  Cut between the leg and the body and the juices should be clear.
Our video showing step by step, how to roast a chicken.

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How To Make Pizza

 Drinks, Recipes  5 Responses »
Jan 302009
 

This is a video showing step by step how we make our pizza.  Making your own pizza saves a lot of money and is so much taster then delivery or frozen!

We look forward to family pizza night each week.  Pizza is an easy meal to make so get the whole family involved!  Even small children can help by adding their favorite toppings.  Homemade pizza is an affordable and nutritious supper.  If we order take out pizza for our family it cost us 50.00.  However if we make our own it cost us a small fraction of that, only 10.00.  The quality is also much better and the ingredients fresher.  So when times get tight don’t cut out pizza night, instead make it a fun family night and make your own!

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Pizza

Rating: 5

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

Ingredients

    Sauce ( For two 18” pizzas)
  • 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 ½ TBS garlic powder
  • 1 TBS salt
  • 1 TBS sugar
  • 1 Tsp vegetable oil
  • 1 TBS oregano
  • 1 TBS basil
  • 1 TBS parsley
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
    • Dough ( Makes 1 18” pizza)
  • 1 ½ cups warm water
  • 2 TBS yeast
  • 1 TBS sugar
  • 1 TBS salt
  • 2 tsp vegetable oil
  • 3 ½ – 4 cups flour
    • Desired Toppings

Instructions

    Sauce
  1. Mix ingredients together well.
    2. Pizza
  2. Place warm water in the food processor bowl. Add yeast, sugar, salt and oil. Start blending and add flour 1 cup at a time.
  3. Continue adding flour until it forms a ball that comes away from the sides of the bowl. The dough should be soft and tacky, but not enough to stick to your hands. If the dough is sticking to your hands, add a heaping tablespoon of flour one at a time until the dough is the right consistency.
  4. Form into a ball and place in an oiled bowl.
  5. Cover and set in a warm place until doubled.
  6. Place dough on an oiled pizza pan and roll or press out to size.
  7. Top with approximately 1 1/2 cup of sauce, 1 ½ cups shredded cheese. Then add other desired toppings to taste.
  8. Cook at 425 F for about 15 minutes until the cheese has melted and the bottom of the crust has browned.
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