Christmas Mincemeat
Christmas Mincemeat

Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, christmas mincemeat. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

In case you are wondering, Christmas mincemeat is not, as the name suggests, made from meat, although it once was. It does contain suet, however, a saturated animal fat that's used in British baking, but there are vegetarian suet options; you can also use vegetable shortening (freeze it first). 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.

Christmas Mincemeat is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Christmas Mincemeat is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have christmas mincemeat using 14 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Christmas Mincemeat:
  1. Get 8 Ounces apples bramley , coarsely grated
  2. Make ready 4 Ounces suet , shredded
  3. Get 6 Ounces raisins
  4. Prepare 4 Ounces sultanas
  5. Take 4 Ounces berries dried mixed
  6. Make ready 4 Ounces citrus candied peel , chopped
  7. Take 6 Ounces dark brown sugar soft
  8. Get 1 orange , grated zest and juice
  9. Get 1 lemon , grated zest and juice
  10. Take 1 Ounce almond slivers
  11. Get 2 Teaspoons allspice , ground
  12. Take 1/4 Teaspoon cinnamon , ground
  13. Get 1/4 Teaspoon nutmeg , ground
  14. Prepare 3 Tablespoons brandy

Homemade mincemeat is the perfect ingredient for all your Christmas baking and makes a lovely Christmas gift all by itself. Mincemeat, the traditional filling for mince pies, is a spicy preserve. Finally, your mincemeat just needs to be aged for a month or two, to let the flavors really come together so that it can be used in your favorite holiday treat! If you'd like to give mincemeat a try, but are looking for it to be a bit more kid-friendly, you have a couple of options.

Steps to make Christmas Mincemeat:
  1. Combine all the ingredients except the brandy in a large glass bowl. (note: i didnt have suet so i used crisco instead, and the results were pretty good!)
  2. Mix well and cover with a cloth (cheesecloth, teatowels, anything is fine). leave it overnight so the flavours have a chance to meld together well.
  3. Preheat the oven to 120 degrees C.
  4. Remove the cloth covering and cover the bowl loosely with foil.
  5. Place in the oven for a good 3 hours (at least).
  6. Remove from the oven. the mixture will look like its positively drowning in fat, and thats exactly what we're after.
  7. Let the mixture cool to room temperature. as it is cooling, stir it every 15 minutes or so. what this does is it distributes the fats evenly so that it coats all the ingredients as it cools.
  8. When the mixture has cooled to room temperature, add the brandy and stir well to combine.
  9. Store in sterilised glass jars. it can be kept for months in a clean, well sterilised jar in a cool, dark place (no need to refrigerate).
  10. Its perfect for gifting too! put it in small artisan jars with metal lids, and tie a festive ribbon around the rim of the bottle.

Finally, your mincemeat just needs to be aged for a month or two, to let the flavors really come together so that it can be used in your favorite holiday treat! If you'd like to give mincemeat a try, but are looking for it to be a bit more kid-friendly, you have a couple of options. PREPARING AHEAD - Make the mincemeat up to six months ahead and store in a cool place. It's not necessary to freeze mincemeat as it stores so well. Then they were made of a spiced, sweet meat mixture but are now commonly made with sweet mincemeat, a mixture of dried fruits, sugar, spices, and brandy (and no meat).

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