Description
Homemade lunch meat is perfect for school lunches. Use it on sandwiches, crackers or eat it plain.
Ingredients
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- 1 lb. ground pork, chicken or turkey
- 2 tsp. unrefined sea salt
- 1 tsp. organic cane sugar or coconut sugar
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- 1/2 c. water
- 1 tsp. desiccated liver (optional)
Instructions
Stovetop:
- Combine all of the ingredients in a food processor and process until well combined and smooth.
- Split the meat mixture into two equal parts
- Place each half in a round 2-cup glass container (like a Pyrex dish).
- Spread the mixture in the dish and smooth the top.
- Place each glass dish in a large pot. Fill with water half way up the glass. Cover with a lid.
- Bring the water to a low simmer and cook for 45 minutes.
- Remove the glass container from the pan and drain any excess liquid.
- Allow the glass to cool at room temperature for 15 minutes.
- Chill the glass dishes in the refrigerator, about 2 hours.
- Remove the meat from the glass dishes and slice to desired thickness.
- Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator or freezer.
Instant Pot:
- Combine all of the ingredients in a food processor and process until well combined and smooth.
- Place the mixture in a round 4-cup glass container (like a Pyrex dish).
- Spread the mixture in the dish and smooth the top.
- Place 1 cup of water in the bottom of the Instant Pot. Set the trivet in the Instant Pot.
- Place the glass dish on top of the trivet.
- Close the Instant Pot and cook on the meat setting for 20 minutes.
- Use the natural release method to open the Instant Pot.
- Remove the glass container from the pot and drain any excess liquid.
- Allow the glass to cool at room temperature for 15 minutes.
- Chill the glass dish, covered, in the refrigerator, about 2 hours.
- Remove the meat from the glass dish and slice to desired thickness.
- Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator or freezer.
Notes
To make this more like a “honey roasted” lunch meat add extra cane sugar, coconut sugar (use the code STEWARDSHIP for 10% off at that site!) or honey when processing.
This is a very mildly flavored meat. You can add any extra herbs or seasonings you like to change the flavor.