How to cook ham in a jar: it can be stored for a long time

Ham can be stored for a very long time without losing its quality. To do this, it needs to be put in a jar. One of the main ingredients is salt, not just any salt but nitrate salt.

The idea of cooking ham in a jar was published on the Instagram page of food blogger Inna (innakluchnik31). The meat can be used for sandwiches and other dishes.

Take the following ingredients:

• meat - 1 kg
• nitrite salt - 10 g
• common salt - 10 g

Cooking method:

1. Cut meat into cubes and season with salt.

2. Put in the refrigerator for 1 day.

3. After a day, grind 1/4 of this meat in a meat grinder and add:

• ground black pepper - 0.5 tsp.
• ground coriander - 0.5 tsp.
• dry garlic - 0.5 tsp.
• cream - 200 g

Continue cooking:

1. Both meat and cream should be very cold at all stages.

2. Mix everything to a homogeneous, viscous mass.

3. Put tightly into the jars.

4. Put in a saucepan and cover with water.

5. Bring to a boil and cook for 2 hours.

6. Let it stand in the refrigerator.