Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, christmas mincemeat. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Christmas Mincemeat is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They are fine and they look fantastic. Christmas Mincemeat is something which I have loved my whole life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook christmas mincemeat using 14 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Christmas Mincemeat:
- Take 8 Ounces apples bramley , coarsely grated
- Make ready 4 Ounces suet , shredded
- Take 6 Ounces raisins
- Take 4 Ounces sultanas
- Take 4 Ounces berries dried mixed
- Prepare 4 Ounces citrus candied peel , chopped
- Take 6 Ounces dark brown sugar soft
- Make ready 1 orange , grated zest and juice
- Make ready 1 lemon , grated zest and juice
- Take 1 Ounce almond slivers
- Prepare 2 Teaspoons allspice , ground
- Prepare 1/4 Teaspoon cinnamon , ground
- Take 1/4 Teaspoon nutmeg , ground
- Make ready 3 Tablespoons brandy
Steps to make Christmas Mincemeat:
- 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!)
- 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.
- Preheat the oven to 120 degrees C.
- Remove the cloth covering and cover the bowl loosely with foil.
- Place in the oven for a good 3 hours (at least).
- Remove from the oven. the mixture will look like its positively drowning in fat, and thats exactly what we're after.
- 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.
- When the mixture has cooled to room temperature, add the brandy and stir well to combine.
- 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).
- 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.
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