How to Winter at dinner Mincemeat

How to Winter at dinner Mincemeat Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Mincemeat. Mincemeat is a traditional English treat that is usually used as filling for mince pies during Christmas, but it tastes great mixed with vanilla ice cream, as well. This recipe uses butter instead of the traditional suet, which makes this mincemeat suitable for vegetarians. Mincemeat is a mixture of chopped dried fruit, distilled spirits and spices, and sometimes beef suet, beef, or venison.

It may look fiddly with so many ingredients, but it is not.

Quite the opposite, as the method is so simple; it is a case of mixing and an easy bake in the oven.

Mincemeat developed as a way of preserving meat.

You can cook Mincemeat using 15 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Mincemeat

1. Prepare 600 grams of apple, very finely diced.

2. It’s 300 grams of butter (or vegan shortening).

3. Prepare 450 grams of Thompson raisins.

4. You need 275 grams of golden raisins.

5. It’s 275 grams of currants.

6. You need 450 grams of brown sugar.

7. Prepare 500 ml of orange marmalade (I use dark).

8. It’s 275 grams of mixed citrus peel.

9. Prepare 100 grams of citron peel.

10. It’s 75 grams of slivered almonds.

11. It’s 10 grams of cinnamon.

12. It’s 2 grams of ground cloves.

13. Prepare 2 grams of ground cardamom.

14. Prepare 5 grams of ground allspice.

15. It’s 125 ml of brandy or rum.

And that explains why very few people I know actually truly enjoy mincemeat versus simply eating it out of tradition (or being forced to so as not to offend Grandma!).

Sadly the authentic way of making mincemeat has been largely lost in the last century.

Mincemeat or mince pie is a British delicacy for the holiday season that traces back to the kings and queens of the Middle Ages, or even earlier.

The recipe was developed as a way to preserve meat, such as mutton or beef, without salt or smoke.

Mincemeat step by step

1. Place all ingredients in a large stockpot. Bring to a simmer over medium-low heat..

2. Let simmer 45-60 minutes, until the dried fruits are plum and the mixture begins to thicken..

3. Let cool to room temperature, store in the refrigerator in an airtight container, up to 1 month,.

The "minced" meat, or suet, was mixed with dried fruits and spices like cinnamon, cloves and.

A centuries-old British specialty, NONE SUCH ® Mincemeat is made with raisins, apples and a signature blend of spices.

Available in Condensed or Ready-to-Use, these fillings were traditionally used in pies and desserts, but are delicious any time of the year.

A friend gave me this recipe for mincemeat many years ago.

It is so good that even those who do not care for mincemeat pie likes it.