Taditional Mincemeat
This traditional recipe for mincemeat uses real beef, suet, apples, and dried fruit. Deliciously rich, lightly sweetened, and meaty.
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 cup suet ground
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 cup golden raisins
- 2/3 cup dried currants
- 3 cups apples peeled, cored, and chopped
- 1 1/2 cups apple juice or apple cider
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 4 oz citron
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground allspice
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
- 1/8 tsp ground ginger
- 1/22 tsp salt
- 1 orange finely grated peel, and pulp
- 1/2 lemon finely grated peel
- 1/4 cup sugar
Instructions
- Brown the ground beef and suet in a very large saucepan.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 2 hours.
- Freeze leftover mincemeat and use within 3 months for best results.
Notes
Traditionally used as a pie filling for the holidays, mincemeat is also tasty on its own!