Christmas Mincemeat

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The spices, alcohol and fruit need time to settle in advance of the festive season. This settling maximises the blending of flavours. Makes around 2kg.

Christmas Mincemeat

SERVES

PEOPLE

PREP TIME

40

MINUTES

COOKING TIME

MINUTES

CUISINE

COURSE

Baking

Method

  1. Combine all the ingredients except the muscovado sugar and suet in a large saucepan.

  2. Place over a low heat and cook, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes or until the fruit has plumped up and most of the liquid has evaporated but it isn’t dry.

  3. Set aside to cool, then stir in the muscovado sugar

  4. Stir in the suet.

  5. Sterilise your jars in a hot oven after washing them.

  6. Divide the mincemeat between the hot jars and set aside to cool.

Ingredients

  • 2 large apples, peeled, cored and grated

  • 500g sultanas

  • 350g raisins

  • 200g chopped peel

  • 4 tsp mixed spice

  • 2 tsp ground ginger

  • 2 tsp ground cloves

  • 2 tsp freshly grated nutmeg

  • 500g nuts, finely chopped

  • 200mls dark rum

  • zest 2 oranges, plus the juice 4

  • zest and juice 2 lemons

  • 350g dark muscovado sugar

  • 200g suet

Method

  1. Combine all the ingredients except the muscovado sugar and suet in a large saucepan.

  2. Place over a low heat and cook, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes or until the fruit has plumped up and most of the liquid has evaporated but it isn’t dry.

  3. Set aside to cool, then stir in the muscovado sugar

  4. Stir in the suet.

  5. Sterilise your jars in a hot oven after washing them.

  6. Divide the mincemeat between the hot jars and set aside to cool.