canning rubes

[gundy89]

to all the canning rubes:

I tried to can my pickled northern recipe. I think it isn't worth it. Honestly, I feel bad that I wasted the fish(still ate it) I got got a pressure cooker/canner last month so I thought I was cool. I am a pickle pike fan(multiple flavors) but canning it is garbage. thought i would try with a buddy overseas, but i'm just disrespecting my pickling abilities. I canned some venison and worked out nice but has anyone cannned some fish thats respectable? Mine is bad and I'm stuck. It has to have been done before. I'd love some canned fish recipes that were great other than mock salmon. (Its not that good). Thanks guys.

[venessbait]

I can alot of lake trout & herring an its hard to tell them a part..

Chopped onion & bell pepper - sprickle top & bottom

Zing - Zang bloody mary mix

1 tsb kosher salt

1 dash hot sauce - opitional

90 min at 10lbs in presure cooker

[thirdeye]

Wow, that's too bad. Canning fish is easier than other meats, and the seasoning options are wide open. A acouple of jars in my picture have some spicy ketchup added, and I like the idea above about the bloody Mary mix!! Maybe pick up some of the small 1/2 pint jars so you can test several different seasonings in one processing.

My basic recipe is 1 or 2 tablespoons of bottled water, canning salt, and a couple of slices of jalapeno pepper. You can use about any other seasoning you like. Sometimes I season some jars with dill. Process time for fish is 100 minutes with a natural release.... at my elevation I need 13 pounds of pressure on my canner.

[Walleyehooker]

Here is something that might help http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/nutrition/DJ0516.html#CONTENTS

You can also search if there is a county extension office close to you and they sell a book like this for a few bucks.

Fish is pretty basic and you have to experiment a little on what to add to your taste.Some will smoke it and can it or even add liquid smoke.A little liquid smoke goes a long ways.You could also add tomato sauce,ketchup,BBQ sauce,seasonings or almost whatever you want to try for flavor and or color.