Love beef stew, but not the time and work it takes to make it for dinner? Start pressure canning beef stew instead!
Pressure canning beef stew is so easy and the best part is, you’ll have it ready to eat on the shelf during the winter months. And on a cold, winter night, there is nothing better than a hot bowl of beef stew and some crusty bread!
How to Pressure Can Beef Stew
Start by preparing your canning supplies.
Wash and sanitize your jars, lids and rings.
You’ll need the following ingredients:
- Beef stew meat
- Potatoes
- Vegetables of your choice (I used potatoes, green beans and carrots)
- Garlic cloves
- Beef broth
- Salt
- Pepper
- Celery powder
Now, cut the stew meat into bite sized pieces.
Then, dice potatoes into bite sized pieces.
Finally, slice or dice vegetables.
Now that all of your ingredients and supplies are prepared, it’s time to fill your jars…
That’s right! No pre-cooking in this recipe!
Start by dropping a clove of garlic into each jar.
Then, move onto layering the meat into the bottom of each of the jars.
Layer potatoes on top of the meat.
Then, add the vegetables and spices.
Last, but not least, fill the jars with beef broth. Leave 1 inch of headspace.
Wipe the rims of your jars clean and cover with lids and rings.
Process in a pressure canner for 75 minutes.
Before you get started: Be sure to read instructions here for safe pressure canning methods and find your appropriate canning time in the table shown here.
Pressure Canning Beef Stew

Ingredients
- Beef stew meat
- Potatoes
- Vegetables of your choice (I used potatoes, green beans and carrots)
- Garlic cloves
- Beef broth
- Salt
- Pepper
- Celery powder
Instructions
- Prepare your canning supplies.
- Wash and sanitize your jars, lids and rings.
- Cut the stew meat into bite sized pieces.
- Dice potatoes into bite sized pieces.
- Slice or dice vegetables.
- Drop a clove of garlic into each jar.
- Layer the meat into the bottom of each of the jars.
- Layer potatoes on top of the meat.
- Add the vegetables and spices.
- Fill the jars with beef broth. Leave 1 inch of headspace.
- Wipe the rims of your jars clean and cover with lids and rings.
- Process in a pressure canner for 75 minutes.
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Have an Awesome Day!
~Vanessa

Vanessa Hamlin is the owner and founder of Food Life Design and VLHamlinDesign. With her passion for frugal living and homesteading, Vanessa loves to write about easy recipes, making money, gardening, home remedies and everything else that a good life entails! When she’s not writing for Food Life Design or creating products for VLHamlinDesign, you’ll find Vanessa reading, drawing, gardening, cooking or spending time with her family.