Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, make-it-your-own mincemeat. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
It's best to make your mincemeat ahead of time so that it has time to age before using in your favourite recipe. This mincemeat can be safely stored in the fridge for six weeks, but even if you need to use it within a few days it'll still be delicious! Mincemeat, which not surprisingly originates from the Crusaders bringing the spices and method back with them from the Middle East, is a very similar concept For that reason I use and highly recommend making your own homemade candied citrus peel for this mincemeat.
Make-it-your-own Mincemeat is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Make-it-your-own Mincemeat is something that I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have make-it-your-own mincemeat using 7 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Make-it-your-own Mincemeat:
- Get 500 g mixed dried fruit
- Make ready 4 tbsp brandy (optional!)
- Take 100 g walnuts, toasted & chopped
- Get 1 grated apple
- Make ready 2 tsp ground mixed spice
- Take 4 tbsp caster sugar
- Make ready 100 g melted butter
This recipe is not labor intensive in the slightest. Start the night before so all the flavours will be given a chance to develop. As the mincemeat cools, stir it from time to time; the fat will coagulate. To prepare the jars for the mincemeat, wash them in mild, soapy water, rinse and dry them thoroughly, then place them on a.
Instructions to make Make-it-your-own Mincemeat:
- Place the dried fruit into a large bowl & pour over the brandy. Cover with a tea towel & leave to soak overnight or until all the liquid has gone.
- Put the walnuts on a baking tray and & place into the oven (140 Fan/160C/Gas3) for about 10 minutes. Remove from the oven & chop finely.
- Add the nuts to the fruit along with all the other ingredients & mix well. Pack the mincemeat into a clean jar & keep in the fridge until ready to use.
Is it too early to be thinking about Christmas? Make your mincemeat ahead of time to give it time to mature but don't worry if you are last-minute, it still tastes good. How can all those delicious ingredients not be? Note: Christmas mincemeat is not, as the name suggests, meat though once it was. Look through the Christmas mincemeat recipe you will.
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