Mincemeat

Name: Mincemeat
Yield: 2 liters
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 600 grams apple, very finely diced; 300 grams butter (or vegan shortening); 450 grams Thompson raisins; 275 grams golden raisins; 275 grams currants; 450 grams brown sugar; 500 ml orange marmalade (I use dark); 275 grams mixed citrus peel; 100 grams citron peel; 75 grams slivered almonds; 10 grams cinnamon; 2 grams ground cloves; 2 grams ground cardamom; 5 grams ground allspice; 125 ml brandy or rum

Janice Mansfield @cook_6033575

Victoria, BC, Canada

This mincemeat recipe is easy to pull together, and is easily doubled for a giant batch to satisfy all the mincemeat afficionados in your life. This recipe can also be made vegan by substituting the butter for a good quality vegan shortening.

To make mincemeat tarts, spoon mincemeat into unbaked tart shells. Bake at 350F for 20 minutes until the pastry is baked through

Janice Mansfield @cook_6033575

Victoria, BC, Canada

To make mincemeat tarts, spoon mincemeat into unbaked tart shells. Bake at 350F for 20 minutes until the pastry is baked through

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Ingredients

2 liters

600 gramsapple, very finely diced
300 gramsbutter (or vegan shortening)
450 gramsThompson raisins
275 gramsgolden raisins
275 gramscurrants
450 gramsbrown sugar
500 mlorange marmalade (I use dark)
275 gramsmixed citrus peel
100 gramscitron peel
75 gramsslivered almonds
10 gramscinnamon
2 gramsground cloves
2 gramsground cardamom
5 gramsground allspice
125 mlbrandy or rum

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Steps

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,