Festive Apple, Pear & Ginger Mincemeat - River Cottage

Ingredients

• 1kg Bramley apples
• Finely grated zest and juice of 2-3 oranges (you need 200ml juice)
• 500g firm pears, peeled, cored and chopped into 1cm cubes
• 200g currants
• 150g raisins
• 150g sultanas
• 100g crystallised stem ginger
• 100g orange marmalade
• 250g demerara sugar
• ½ tsp ground cloves
• 2 tsp ground ginger
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ nutmeg, grated
• 50ml ginger wine or cordial (optional)
• 100g chopped almonds
• 50ml brandy or sloe gin