Name: Van Boven’s Mincemeat
Yield: Makes about 2¼ pounds (1 kg)
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon vanilla extract; Grated zest of 1 orange or 2 clementines; ¾ cup (100 g) candied fruit or peel, finely chopped; 2 tart apples, not peeled, cored, coarsely grated; 7 tablespoons (100 g) butter; ⅔ cup (150 g) firmly packed dark brown sugar; ⅔ cup (75 g) chopped almonds; ¾ cup (100 g) currants; ¾ cup (100 g) brown raisins; ¾ cup (100 g) sultanas (golden raisins); 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; ½ clove, ground in a mortar; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 1 teaspoon Freshly grated nutmeg; A pinch of sea salt; ⅓ cup (75 ml) white port; 1 teaspoon ground allspice; ⅓ cup (75 ml) brandy, plus extra if needed

Preparation info

Makes about
2¼ pounds

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Home Made Christmas

By Yvette van Boven

Published 2018

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Ingredients

¾ cup (100 g) brown raisins
¾ cup (100

Method

Mincemeat. It sounds like ground beef, but that is “minced meat.” In Anglican countries, mincemeat equals Christmas, as far as I’m concerned. It is a mixture of finely chopped fruit, spices, dark brown sugar, and liquor that’s used primarily as filling for Christmas pies.

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