Luxury Homemade Mincemeat –

Ingredients

• 1 unwaxed lemon, washed
• 500ml water
• Juice of 1 orange
• 500g mixed dried fruit
• 100g dried cranberries
• 2 small apples, peeled, cored and grated
• 250g dark brown sugar
• 100g vegetarian suet
• 50g whole blanched almonds, roughly chopped
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• 6 tbsp brandy or rum or liqueur of choice
• 17.5fl. oz water
• 17.5oz mixed dried fruit
• 3.5oz dried cranberries
• 8.75oz dark brown sugar
• 3.5oz vegetarian suet
• 1.75oz whole blanched almonds, roughly chopped
• Step 1 Place whole lemon into cooking pot with water.
• Step 3 Using a slotted spoon remove lemon. Allow lemon to cool for 5 minutes before removing any pips. Place in a food processor or blender and blitz until smooth.
• Step 4 Drain any water away in pot. Add lemon with all the remaining ingredients, except for the alcohol into pot.
• Step 5 Select SEAR/SAUTÉ and set to LO:MD. Let mixture gently heat for 10 minutes, stir a few times until the sugar and suet have melted. Mix in alcohol.
• Step 6 6. Pot into sterilized jam jars, cover with a waxed disc. Can be used straight away but will taste better if left to mature for a few weeks.