Living in Arizona for 13 years of my adolescent life I grew up loving Del Taco. My parents would get take out there often. My sister, Michelle, that was her favorite taco out. If we did take out one night, Michelle always wanted Del Taco over anything else. She loves the chicken tacos. Now that I live in Ohio, Del Taco is not really out here. I have found 1 or 2 but they are some distance away from us. So, I decided to try and make that for my Sunday Family Movie night pick. Tonight, is my pick and I drew Mexican food so why not give it a try. Marinade: 3 Large Chicken (I used thin chicken breast), diced 1 Lime, juiced 1 tbsp Taco Seasoning 1 tbsp Soy Sauce 1 tsp Garlic Powder 1 tsp Onion Powder 1 tsp Chicken Bouillon Powder 1/4 tsp Paprika Place all ingredients above into a ziplock, shake well and marinade for 30 minutes to an hour. I found the longer the better flavor. White Sauce: 1 cup Mayo 1 Lime, juiced Whisk together in a bowl until smooth, set aside until ready for assembly.
Organic strawberries were on sale for 4/$5.00 at a local farmers marker so I took advantage of that! I got a bunch so that I could can my favorite jam of all time! I cannot express to you how much I love this jam recipe from Ball and how much I LOVE (LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE) my jam maker. The jam maker literally makes making jam as simple as possible. Before when I would make the jam from the ball canning book, I had to make it on the stove and crush the berries but now I use my Vitamix blender and my jam maker and I have jam done and canned in 45 minutes. It is so simple! Give it a try and definitely get the jam maker because it is worth the $60 bucks! And here is how I did it...
Blend it until smooth (I like with chunks in my jam, so I do not puree all the way). The Ball website says to crush (so make sure they look like they are crushed)
Measuring the berries
Add you strawberries
Sprinkle your pectin on top (the Ball recipe says on the bottom of the pan, then add berries but I forget that ever time!)
Add your butter
Press jam button
Press enter and let it go until it beeps, 4 minutes in it will beep, beep, beep that is when you add your sugar
Let it go....
Sanitize all your jars, and anything else you are using to can! Be sure to also go to ball's website and check out how to sanitize your jars, lids, rings and utensils
Cooking down, as you can see my homemade butter melting!
Add sugar slowly and place lid back on top
At 11 minutes remaining, remove the lid and take the stirrer out
Place lid back on and let finish cooking
It is really hard to control myself here! This is the BEST jam ever!
Ladle into jar
Fill with jam
Measure 1/4 inch headspace then wipe rim of jar (I could not get a picture of that..sorry use a damp paper towel)
Remove lid and ring from the boiling water using your tool and place on jar
Place lid and ring on not tightening all the way only lightly
**Be sure you go to Ball recipes website to learn how to water bath can**
Place jam in the water bath (I placed empty jars in there to give it balance- you need to make sure to do that or it will not can correctly)
Replace lid and boil for 10 minutes.
After the 10 minutes, remove the lid and let cool for 5 minutes. Place them on a canning mat or dish towel and leave alone for 12 to 24 hours. Once that is done, remove lid, wash jars, place date on jar and store in pantry (do not stack them on top of each other!)
Short video of after the 5 minutes was up
I had enough to fill half of a 5th jar so I keep that out for my fridge (you do not want to can it unless it is fill to the 1/4 inch headspace)
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