mincemeat

I like to make my own mincemeat, firstly because it normally contains suet and i prefer to do it with vegetable suet and secondly because I do not like candied peel in them, they never have enough booze in them and they also have a lot of added sugar normally, hence I make my own. It is very easy to make, but you have to prosaic the dried fruit overnight, so think ahead if you want to make your own

PREPARATION & COOKING TIME: 12 hours pre-soaking + 15 mins cooking time

INGREDIENTS for 5 jars (445gr):

350gr raisins

225gr dried currants

225gr sultanas

225gr vegetable gluten free suet

90gr toasted sliced almonds

juice and zest of 2 lemons

juice and zest of 2 oranges

90ml whiskey

450gr apples, peeled and diced

4 teaspoons all spice

1 teaspoon cinnamon

  • prepare the jars by boiling a kettle and then pouring the boiling water on the jars and lids, then dry naturally
  • soak the fruit overnight with the juices of the lemons & oranges and the zests
  • then cook in a large pot the apples and suet, until the apples are cooked
  • add to the soaked fruit, add the spices, almonds and whiskey and stir well
  • distribute the mincemeat in between the 5 jars and close with lid tightly
NUTRITIONAL VALUE PER 445gr JAR
energy kcal 1067.1
fat 49.3
of which saturated 23.2
carbohydrates 143.8
of which sugars 75.9
fibre 11.5
protein 8.7
salt 0.2

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