Mincemeat is a delicious English Christmas treat that's used as filling for festive mince pies. This authentic recipe uses butter instead of the classic suet, which makes this mincemeat suitable for vegetarians.
Ingredients
- ground cinnamon: 1 tsp
- ground cloves: 1 tsp
- ground ginger: 1 tsp
- ground nutmeg: 1 tsp
- ground allspice: 1 tsp
- green apple, peeled and: 1 piece (chopped)
- ¼ cups sultana raisins: 1 piece
- ⅛ cups white sugar: 1 piece
- currants: 0.5 cup (dried)
- raisins: 0.5 cup
- butter: 0.5 cup
- almonds: 0.5 cup (chopped)
- ½ tablespoons grated orange zest: 1 piece
- ground cinnamon: 0.5 tsp
- brandy: 1 cup
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Stages of cooking
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Prepare mixed spice: Combine cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg, and allspice in a bowl. Reserve 1 heaped teaspoon for the mincemeat. Store the rest in a small jar for a later use.
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Immerse two clean, 12-ounce jars in simmering water until mincemeat is ready. Wash new, unused lids and rings in warm soapy water. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Prepare mincemeat: Combine apple, sultanas, sugar, currants, raisins, and butter in a saucepan. Cook over low heat and stir gently until butter has melted. Stir in chopped almonds, orange zest, 1 teaspoon mixed spice, and cinnamon. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Bring mixture to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, 5 to 10 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Remove from heat and set mincemeat aside to cool down for 30 minutes. Stir in brandy. Spoon into sterilized jars. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
