My Own Mincemeat Pie Filling
Description
My own mincemeat pie filling is a traditional recipe that includes meat—ground beef and suet—plus apples, dried fruit, spices, brown sugar, and brandy.
Ingredients
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1 pound ground beef
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4 apples - peeled, cored and chopped
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1 cup brown sugar
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1 cup brandy
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3/4 cup raisins, chopped
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1/2 cup ground suet (white beef fat)
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1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
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1/2 cup chopped dried mixed fruit
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1/2 cup candied mixed fruit peel, chopped
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1 lemon, juiced
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
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1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
Directions
1
Cook and stir ground beef in a skillet over medium heat until well-browned, about 10 minutes, breaking it up into small crumbles as it cooks. Drain excess fat.
2
Combine beef, apples, brown sugar, brandy, raisins, suet, walnuts, dried mixed fruit, mixed fruit peel, lemon juice, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice, and cloves in a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet over medium heat. Stir until thoroughly combined and sugar has dissolved; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer; cook until flavors have blended and filling is thickened, about 1 hour. Stir occasionally.
3
Use mincemeat pie filling as desired.