Canning Sweet & Sour Chicken Recipe

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Ingredients

5 sterilized 5 quart canning jars.
4-1/2 cooked and shredded 4-1/2 pounds of chicken breast
3-15 3-15 ounce cans of pineapple chunks, reserving the juice
2 1 2 bell peppers, 1 red bell pepper, and 2 medium onions
I layered in the jars... chicken, onions, peppers, and pineapple chunks.
In my large stainless steel saucepan, I combined...
3 3 3 cups reserved pineapple juice
3/4 3/4 3/4 cup brown sugar
1-1/4 1-1/4 1-1/4 cups white vinegar
6 6 6 Tbsp. soy sauce
4 4 4 Tbsp. ketchup
1 1 1 tsp. ginger
to to this mixture to a boil over medium high heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
Then poured the hot liquid into the jars, covering the layered ingredients, leaving a one inch headspace. I removed any air bubbles and adjusted the liquid as necessary.
to wiped the jar rims with a damp cloth, then tightened on my hot lids to fingertip tightness.
Several weeks after canning this "meal in a jar," I opened a jar for dinner, made a pot of rice and served it over the rice

Preparation

Step 1

In my large stainless steel saucepan, I combined...

3 cups reserved pineapple juice

I brought this mixture to a boil over medium high heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar.

Then poured the hot liquid into the jars, covering the layered ingredients, leaving a one inch headspace. I removed any air bubbles and adjusted the liquid as necessary.

*** I know this recipe is in a mess I'll fix it later***