Makin’ Lard, Cannin’ Pork & EASY Chicken Stew || Homestead Vlog || December 4, 2024

[@paulaelves5160]

only two things i also cook with ,lard and butter, but mainly lard ,double up on the lard if i,m cooking bacon lol,, thats liquid gold xx

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

That’s the best way to be!

[@lindacoats2347]

I can pork, beef and chicken. It's a grab and go. Canned ground beef is a dream come true.

[@cheryllamb8831]

Meagan I learned a lot about straining the lard to keep the cracklins out! Might not have thought about it. Now I'll need to get some leaf lard & process it. Canned meat is definitely convenience in a jar. You've had a very productive day

[@randyrejer4219]

Thank you for the lessons Megan. I bet that stew would be great over a good biscuit.

[@ElaineTheeiot-zm3ul]

Absolutely loved this video. I actually just called the slaughter house just 6 miles from my house and they have leaf lard. I'll buy 5 pounds for my first time rendering it. Thank you my heart for encouraging me to do this.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

That is AWESOME!! Best of luck to you my friend!!

[@ElaineTheeiot-zm3ul]

@@TrueGritAppalachianWays if I can do half as good as you did, I'll feel so good. 😘

[@brown6698]

Another great informational video. Love watching you and the family.

[@sandysmith8567]

I made some for the first time this summer. Made the mistake of processing too much at one time. I had the burner on low, but it took a long time because of the quantity. It came out white but has a pork odor. Will use it for cooking, but not baking. The amount Meagan is doing is what I'll do next time. Best of luck!

[@ElaineTheeiot-zm3ul]

@sandysmith8567 thank you. I'll probably just do it in my crock pot. I've read that it can be done. Am so anxious to try. I want it for biscuits and pie crusts.

[@RedLloyd-r4i]

What you doing is a good way to preserve your meat caned sausage is good to and that lard is good food tastes better cooked with it happy canning and God bless yall

[@sherriekirby1585]

All my grandparents, great aunts etc fried up tenderloin & canned it in some grease. To heat up they'd just open a jar & put it in a small pot of water to heat up, right in the jar, fresh biscuits & eggs & breakfast was done. Yummy

[@denisegrosch6940]

I love your way of thinking about not using the grinder! I render beef fat and have thought about grinding it but your comments about cleaning a greasy grinder made perfect sense!!! Love your show and eagerly wait new ones!!

[@THagewood]

We live basically the same way yall do,with one exception,canning meat. Our New Year goal, is to get outside our comfort zone and try it,when we process our Spring meatbirds. Love your videos. Praying for your family, during these first holidays, without your Dad.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

You can do it! And thank you so much for the prayers it has been a very emotional season thus far..

[@PoorMansHomesteadCanadaBC1961]

When I filtered my lard I always use a screen plus I like to use cheesecloth I would be kind of scared to use paper towel because all the chemicals that are in the paper towel goes into your lard probably not harmful but you never know right excellent video as always I love your recipes very yummy I share your channel all the time to my family and friends but I don't think they're all into youtube but they do look at the recipes Just wanna thank you for putting out a video and making my day way better of a day and putting a smile on my face😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@toniatalley1977]

I dont know if I'm the only one but I like hearing the pressure cooker in the background. Its soothing to me. This was a great video

[@kima62]

My grandmother loved to can meat also. She would say if someone stopped by to visit you didn’t have to worry about what to serve she could just enjoy the company ❤

[@francesgannon8990]

You are so efficient and productive with your time and cooking. You get so much accomplished!! Even tho I live in Southern California, I thoroughly appreciate how you all live your lives!! I’m 75 years old from farmland Illinois. Maybe if my dad had not been in the Marines, I would be living on a farm too. Any way, I have lots of memories of being on my aunts and uncles’ farms so I love your homestead family life!❤

[@donnathompson4067]

That was intereting. My relatives used to do that same thing many years ago, but I was so young i wasn't able to understand exactly what was happening. That chicken stew looks so delicious I could eat the whole pot. I enjoy watching. Thank you Megan.

[@Susan-n3o3e]

Another great video that is really something how you always make lard out of all that fat . I sure would use it. Thank you for sharing.❤

[@lbcustomleather]

I love using my crockpot for rendering lard . It's nice cause you don't have to stir it just keeps it at the perfect temperature without direct heat and the cracklings turn out great too

[@mrs.checkmate1282]

I am 77 years old and have been too nervous to can meat but you made that look really simple. I liked the idea of using chicken thighs for your stew. This past week I baked a whole chicken….after we had a meal and few sandwiches I made chicken soup with carrots, celery, onions and noodles.

[@kathiebumpers1767]

I learned a lot today. Thank you. Sit down and sit a spell!! You've been working hard! 🙂

[@MarionArnold-q1z]

You have my husband doing things he hasn't done in years. Glad he found your channel.

[@lindabyrne1645]

Love watching the channel !

[@ednamyers5760]

You can also melt down the fat in a crockpot..works great.. that's how I mostly do my lard... Great channel..

[@jeanballard7685]

I always learn a little something!!!!!Watching from Portugal

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you 🙏

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Really enjoyed the video Megan, you all stay safe and enjoy getting everyone's hog butchering done. Fred.

[@peggetennant]

This was so good and full of information. I use lard or butter or olive oil for everything. I buy large tubs of pure lard at the Amish store, but, it would be nice to make my own. I always enjoy your videos. Thank you.

[@lucindasutt7365]

Beautiful Pork and Lard. Hot Homemade Chicken Stew. Yummy

[@breesaves]

Such a fun video. I learned a ton!

[@MarkWYoung-ky4uc]

Daddy used to eat his chicken stew over some light bread like that. I had some for supper tonight. I love chicken stew anytime and I bet yours from those home grown chickens is really good. Your lard and canned tenderloin looks great Meagan. I figured y'all killed hogs Saturday as that kind of weather finally got here. Y'all have a great night!

[@flyoverjoe19K]

We are processing two hogs this weekend. Have family and friends coming over to make a weekend of it. Good to see others out there keeping these traditions alive. Keep up the great content!

[@PoorMansHomesteadCanadaBC1961]

I have a metal ring with holes all through it it's about 1/2 inch thick that I put underneath my pots on a propane stove used to use them on the camper all the time they work great so you can go lower😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@tinatippin5705]

Excellent day in the kitchen. Thanks for bringing us along!

[@bettietaylor1571]

Stew looks good. I make mine a little bit different by adding carrots potatoes onion celery and season with poultry seasoning. Eat with biscuits. Would love to try yours it looks yummy. God bless 😊

[@wassabuck]

I love canning meats ! Nice and tender and convenient. That Backwoods home magazine is great. Always look forward to your videos. Take care .

[@janetjones7880]

Love rending lard. I use my crock pot, but either way it's white gold

[@christieadams8502]

You are basically making chicken and dumplins, without the dumplins. That's the way I make chicken and dumplins, except the thickener you made. The flour on the dumplins thickens the broth and chicken mixture, when making chicken and dumplins. Love your videos. Now I have to make some...Yum.

[@TeresaEdwards-kw3np]

Thanks for the video!

[@moogoojo]

the chicken stew is actually chicken dumplings minus the dumpling my all time favorite dumplings

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Your right it is exactly how I make my chicken and dumplings except I don’t make the soup quite as thick with chicken and dumplings

[@jeffbrock-y9i]

I completely understand about the the older folks and some of the younger folks too. They just ain't gonna put up with gettin filmed but I sure wish they would. They would be able to pass it down to the really young ones one day and it would make the young ones more proud of where they came from !!

[@glendabenard3772]

Oh my. Love some cracklin cornbread with some purple hull peas and onion. Maybe even a spoonful of chow chow.

[@ranns160]

I love it all!!

[@tammiestafford3471]

We're looking for home grown chicken too not such good luck on that. God bless and we love yall

[@robertbates6057]

You made me hungry again Megan!

[@curtisarnold7339]

Every time I watch you make something I have to try it. Guess I will have to get some leaf fat tomorrow. Great video.

[@harrygr218]

now that's home cookin'

[@tammiestafford3471]

We're doing Tallow while we're watching your video

[@tammiestafford3471]

Hey True Grit.

[@PoorMansHomesteadCanadaBC1961]

Thank you for the good information about the water I've never put water in mine I'll try it next time I love me some lard nice white clear lard love it taste good very good for you not like the lard in the stores which is no good for you😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋

[@stevehoover16]

I do like cooking, but you give it a country Love to your cooking I would Love too spend time in your Kitchen 😊😊 Calm down Andy.😂😂 I'll bet that Chicken Soup would be awesome over biscuits. Thank you for the video

[@pamelaclayton-vg9me]

Loved the video

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you!

[@jameslocke3069]

I do remember that way back in your videos there is a hog-processing video

[@CPT-gl2gg]

Truly enjoyed this video. Thank you for sharing. ❤

[@normamccomas9272]

Delightful!!❤❤🙏🙏xxoo

[@deborahh2165]

Not sure if you filmed this before or after your last video, but glad your cold seems better in this one if this was after! :) I havent made lard in awhile. This inspires me to do it! We have some local places I can get it and also places that sell the leaf fat. Going to call around and check the prices. I canned chicken and sausage for the first time this year. The chicken turned out amazing and so convenient to use in everything to make recipes faster. Sausage is quick and easy to heat and serve! I'll have to try pork now too!

[@dorothybentley6429]

Meagan back when we were young and had pigs we done the process just like you all do the old fashion way.i still cook with lard today but I buy it in the store in the 4 pound buckets which lasts me and my husband about three months or longer.i do use Conola oil too.i just love your alls ❤️❤️❤️channel makes me happy to see a new video.

[@kimstone103]

Enjoyed watching you render your lard & canning your pork loin. Very interesting. Everyone that has no knowledge of doing this can learn alot about the process. Thank you for bringing us along. Never have done or seen this done before. You're a great teacher. Thank you.

[@gailoreilly1516]

I was afraid to can meat when I first started canning. Now, I think it is the easiest thing to can and I have done most meats. Haven't done fish yet.

[@hambone8847]

Y’all been hard at it.

[@DebBeeman-ir9eu]

Your video was awesome as usual! We just got half a beef and got the fat and bones. Glad I watched your video. It takes the fear out of it now! Have a great day and stay warm!!

[@PoorMansHomesteadCanadaBC1961]

Yeah nothing like a broken jar in the pressure canner jars that I found that you can get are your spaghetti sauce from the stores they're mason jars they work really good just a spaghetti though if you get Alfredo sauce jars they look the same but the lids are different you can't get lids for them so don't get Alfredo jars just spaghetti jars so if you're buying it spaghetti sauce in a store you can use the jars I used to throw them out tell my sister told me a while ago you could use the Alfredo Jars but they changed them didn't change the price just change the size of the jar the mouth😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@mikeanderson7165]

That Make some delicious pork tacos. 😊

[@gladysrichard6088]

Love canned pork, bbq pork or burritos, yummy!!

[@hambone8847]

I see some crackling cornbread in your future 🤤

[@afterthought72]

I tried to buy some cracklins for cornbread ...6 dollars for a small bag ...I miss the cheap days gone by lol... Someone said to buy a bag of pork skins and use them in place of the cracklins.. I'm not that brave😂😂

[@karenvis6700]

Love your cooking

[@lorikasserman6121]

Our kitchen has the same cabinetry, hardware and even the same tile backsplash.

[@noahsmith8988]

The last hog that I cooked the fat was cooked in a black wash pot outside my Daddy that had cooked a lot of lard up stirred it with a wood paddle it was a big hog that had a lot of fat it was beautiful lard and great crackling it was put up in tin lard cans we used ever bit of it that I did not give to Daddy for cooking it that's been a long time ago nobody does it anymore

[@laurielyon1892]

I have canned pork, but it is one thing I haven't used much except to make bbq sandwiches out of it. For pork tacos do you just warm it up in your cast iron skillet with taco seasoning and that's it? I really need to try it. In my freezer I cut the fat off the pork butt or shoulder I got at the store and I plan to make lard from that. I know it isn't as good as what you are using, but I figured it was a way to use most of what I had gotten.

[@sandysmith8567]

Pork stew is really yummy. Just cook your potatoes, carrots, onions, peas, and squash (if you like) in a little water before adding the canned meat with its broth. Let simmer for a bit. I use garlic, onion powder, thyme, s/p and a little flour slurry to thicken if it needs it. You could add some chicken broth if you like more of a gravy in your stew.

[@pmartin6759]

👍👍👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@robertwilliams-wd6cp]

I loved homemade cream of chicken soup, but stuff like that , chicken and pot pie and shepherd's pie is what made me 274 pounds it's probably my sedentary lifestyle at 74 years old also. Bet your house smells good after making chicken stew and Cracklings all in one day. Makes me think of the song by Pokey LaFarge " Chittlin' cookin' time in Cheatham County" have a nice day.

[@Christian-jx3nx]

Hey Megan. What’s that called you’re using to chop up the chicken with? Cool little tool. Where can i find one? Thanks!

[@PoorMansHomesteadCanadaBC1961]

I like to add potatoes to my stews and use the potatoes to thicken up the stew instead of flour yummy love me a good stew just made what I'm think I'm going to make for supper tonight but I'm going to cheat I'm just going to add some potatoes to my chicken soup I got canned yummy yummy yummy for my big fat tummy😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😉😉😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋

[@ayakashioni1336]

My great grandma Neusch would eat the cracking

[@virginiaallisonpeck2517]

Me too ❤❤❤

[@jamesluther967]

Don't forget to wipe your jars rim so it will seal good get all the grease off the rim of jar

[@benjaminshirley]

The chicken stew you made... Folks here in North Georgia call that recipe Chicken Mull. Looks good 😊👍

[@benjaminshirley]

We eat it with saltines

[@PoorMansHomesteadCanadaBC1961]

I used to go hunting and everything fishing and everything for three months every year and I used to can all my meat even chicken I put chicken in there and just squirt some barbecue sauce in there wow was it ever good you only got a little tiny fridge in a camper which I had too because I had a school bus motor home and ended up bringing most of it back home again because I had deer and seafood tons of seafood bear Canadian geese had two of those for dinner one night wasn't licensed for it but they came down from the mountain laid down in my bed just before lunchtime and three Canadian geese flew landed on the beach in front of me so I got two of them cooked them up over the fire others so good😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋

[@marilynwitherell186]

How many lbs of leaf fat does it take to get 3 quarts of finished lard? Sorry if it’s a replete question, I didn’t see an answer.

[@maryharris2124]

I can tenderloin all the time. I buy them when there on sale Love it.We did kill our own hog. The last one weigh about 900 pounds. We like to never got it tock care of.

[@buckreynolds7475]

I take them out and put in a new pot and brown them

[@dorothybentley6429]

Meagan what brand of rings and plates do you use for canning ? and do you ever use your rings over again ?❤️❤️❤️

[@tammiestafford3471]

Wish I could get good lard here we're looking for leaf fat here in Ga.

[@lisahayes6656]

Do you have a video of how to process your milk.

[@audreywatkins9450]

Megan, do y’all sale the leaf lard in the jars or the fat that I can cook out if I pay for the shipping. My parents killed hogs and that fat made the best biscuits and pie crust. I would love to have some Thanks

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

I’m sorry I don’t sell any a lot of rules and regulations to jump through

[@KackleHillHomestead]

Love your channel, my wife would like to know where you got the big stew pot or what ever you call the big bellied pot

[@MZDenise72]

Help me understand please. Wouldn’t you want the lard to have a pork taste to flavor your food?

[@roxannepruitt4024]

Not pies or biscuit

[@catherinecampbell8540]

Hey Meghan! Beautiful cuts of meat. Were those from your farm, or a joint mixed effort with the family? I wanted to mention: the first time I ever rendered lard I did it on my stove in the kitchen….whew…I just couldn’t take the smell! So, I started doing it in my crock pot on the back porch and boy is it great. Plus, it frees up my stove and kitchen space. Thanks for sharing.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Yes the crockpot is an excellent way to do it! And yes this was from one of our pigs we raise, we all help each other process the pigs

[@rasputin214]

you need to sharpen those knives

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Come sharpen them 😂 actually really chilled out leaf fat is very hard to cut and dulls a knife in a hurry

[@malissiajones7761]

Girl! I don't usually find even something nit picky to criticize you for. But you were scaring the feathers off me the way you were using that knife on that lump of fat.

[@ruthhstarr]

You called that a "tenderloin," but it looks like a loin. I mention this because so many people don't know the difference, and the difference is very important.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Your right some people do call it a loin just not around here 😊 to us we have sweet rolls and tenderloins in a pig

[@ruthhstarr]

Ah! So, then, what do you call the cut that the butchers call the "tenderloin?"

[@ruthhstarr]

Is that the "sweet roll?"

[@ruthhstarr]

Also, a little confusing when it comes to recipes and store labeling.