Best Mincemeat Ever?

natlie

Hi
Well you can't have a best mince pie pastry ever threat without the mince to go in it lol

500g currants
500g raisins
500g sultanas
juice and rind of 1 orange and 1 lemon
1 packet of veggie suet
500g sugar
1tsp mixed spice
750g cooking apples grated

(you could also add flaked almond to this if you like 2oz)

For the alcohol I use vodka lol (Im not an alcoholic honestly) or you could use whisky, brandy, rum, sherry etc...put as much alcohol as the fruit will take, I usually add about 6 tablespoons on the first day and then keep adding 1 tablespoon for 5 days, this keeps well in the fridge and you can freeze it.

Requires no pre-cooking
Nat
xxx

ladymacbeth_uk

Wow thanks for this, Thats great do you just mix it all together with a big spoon or do you need to use a blender? What size packet of suet please? do I just chop this and mix in also?

natlie

Hi
throw it in a bowl and mix it all together, put in sterilised jars, or freeze in plastic tubs, will keep in a tupperware container in the fridge for a week at least with the alcohol in it. The suet is shredded or grated lik ethis one
its called atora light and comes in a 250g pack probably need 500g for recipe


http://www.bestdeal.org/british_food/m521750sa.html

Mr_Squiddy

But there's no meat in??

Rikki

This should be added to the OS receipe index. HERE

vivaladiva

Where's it gone?
I think the search thingy hates me too!

dannahaz

Here it is B.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=316787

(Maybe the search didn't work because the title of this thread is "mincemeat" not mince meat"?)

crispeater

if so how do you do it?

im not usually a lover of mincepies but i reckon if i tried to do them myself i might change my mind.. also what is that white bit in some of them that looks like suet? lol probably is suet now i've said that :rotfl:

oooh is it too late to make your own mincemeat? :rolleyes:

ckerrd

OH did this the other day, made some pastry too and the mince pies are fantastic. I think it was a Delia recipe. And yes - it is suet, and no not too late

crispeater

aha i shall go a seeking Delia!

thank you

ckerrd

crispeater wrote:

aha i shall go a seeking Delia!

thank you

http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/home-made-christmas-mincemeat,1235,RC.html

There you go