Hello everybody, it is me, Dave, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, last-minute christmas mincemeat. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Christmas in Britain just cannot be without mince pies. These small, sweet pies are filled with delicious homemade mincemeat, which is made from fresh and dried fruits, citrus zest, nutmeg, brandy, and suet blended together. This is a recipe for those who want to make a delicious fruit mincemeat for pies this Christmas, and didn't have time to do it in advance! Grate the marzipan and the apple.
Last-minute Christmas Mincemeat is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions daily. Last-minute Christmas Mincemeat is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have last-minute christmas mincemeat using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Last-minute Christmas Mincemeat:
- Get 400 g dried fruit, I used raisins and sultanas only but you could also add dried cranberries, cherries, mixed peel etc
- Get 1 eating apple, peeled
- Prepare 100 g marzipan, grated
- Prepare 50 g butter
- Get 50 g chopped almonds or cashew nuts
- Take 75 g soft muscovado sugar
- Prepare 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- Prepare 1 tsp mixed spice
- Get finely grated rind and juice of 1 lemon
- Take 200 ml brandy, rum or whiskey
Even though Christmas is nearly upon us, it's still not too late to make your own mincemeat. If you've never made this before it is one of the simplest things to make, but also very gratifying. There is very little work involved. So if you are planning making mince pies today but fancy something a little different from traditional mincemeat, here is my recipe for last minute chocolate cherry mincemeat.
Steps to make Last-minute Christmas Mincemeat:
- Mix the dried fruit together. Weigh the nuts and break them up gently with the end of a rolling pin or chop roughly with a knife.
- Grate the marzipan and the apple. Put in a pan together with the dried fruit, nuts and butter.
- Add the sugar and spices and grate in the lemon zest, then squeeze the lemon and add the juice to the pan. Cover and heat gently, stirring as the butter and marzipan melt so everything mixes together.
- Simmer gently for about 10 minutes, then leave to cool. When completely cool add and stir in the rum, whiskey or brandy.
- I left it to stand for a while longer as it looked too liquid, and in about an hour or two the rum had been absorbed into the fruit. I then transferred it to jars (two of them) left them to stand overnight, then used the mincemeat to make mince pies the next day, see separate recipe.
There is very little work involved. So if you are planning making mince pies today but fancy something a little different from traditional mincemeat, here is my recipe for last minute chocolate cherry mincemeat. My little Christmas gift from me to you. MERRY CHRISTMAS to all of you, I hope you have a wonderful day! xxxx. But enough of history, these days mincemeat is sweet, fruity, citrussy and an essential part of Christmas feasting.
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