Boozy Cherry & Walnut Mincemeat

Name: Boozy Cherry & Walnut Mincemeat
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 250 g/9 oz firm cooking apples, peeled, cored and grated; 275 g/9¾ oz/1⅓ cups glace/candied cherries, halved; 275 g/9¾ oz/1⅓ cups glace/candied cherries, halved; 100 g/3½ oz/1 cup walnuts, roughly chopped; 500 g/1 lb 2 oz/3 cups mixed dried vine fruit; 375 g/13 oz/scant 1¾ cups Demerara sugar; 100 g/3½ oz/¾ cup shredded beef or vegetable suet; 100 g/3½ oz/¾ cup shredded beef or vegetable suet; 1 tsp ground mixed spice/pumpkin pie spice; 1 tsp ground mixed spice/pumpkin pie spice; 300 ml/10½ fl oz/scant 1¼ cups sherry

Preparation info

Makes about:
1.8 kg

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

The Art of Preserving

By Emma MacDonald

Published 2021

About

Vine fruits that are soaked in sherry for several days make this a heady mixture, and all the more delicious with juicy cherries and crunchy walnuts. Perfect for baked apples and pies. The longer you leave it to mature, the better.

Ingredients

250 g/9 oz firm cooking apples, peeled, cored and grated
275 g/9¾

Gluten-free

Method

Put all the ingredients in a large bowl and stir well together. Cover the bowl and leave to macerate for 48 hours. Stir the mixture occasionally as you pass.
sterilize enough jars in the oven so that they are ready to use.
Pack the mincemeat into the warmed, sterilized jars, taking care not to leave any air bubbles.