Sandham family mincemeat
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- No cook
- Easy
- Makes about 1.8kg (4 x 500ml jars)
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Ingredients
- 1 Bramley apple
- 300g raisin
- 300g currant
- 300g shredded suet (we used suet that includes sustainable palm oil in the ingredients)
- 250g dark muscovado sugar
- 85g mixed chopped peel
- grating nutmeg
- pinch mixed spice
- grated zest and juice 1 lemon
- 100ml whisky
- 4 fresh bay leaves
Method
- STEP 1
Peel and grate the apple and set aside. Mix all the ingredients except the apple, whisky and bay leaves in the order they are listed.
- STEP 2
Stir through the apple, then add the whisky once all the other ingredients are completely combined.
- STEP 3
Pack the mincemeat into sterilised jars.
- STEP 4
Tuck a bay leaf into each jar to scent the mincemeat, then seal. Leave for 2 weeks before using. Will keep for 6 months.
