Mincemeat Tart : Holiday Recipes
Mincemeat is a dessert that does not in fact contain meat. The name is a throwback to Middle English from when “meat” was a word for all food.
Ingredients
1 lb (500 g) seeded raisins
1 lb (500 g) currants
1/2 lb (250 g) finely ground beef suet. Suet is pure beef fat and can be obtained from the butcher at the market. (They will grind it on request.)
Rind of 2 lemons
1/2 lb (250 g) candied orange peel
1/2 lb (250 g) candied citron
12 oz (375 g) sugar
2 lbs (1 kg) green apples, peeled
½ tsp (3 mL) nutmeg
½ tsp (3 mL) cinnamon
½ cup (120 mL) brandy or rum
1 Tbsp (15 mL) salt
Procedure
Wash currents and dry. Set aside. Put remaining ingredients–citron, orange peel, lemon rind, raisins, apples and suet–through a meat grinder using the course grinder blade. Add currents, brandy, spices and mix together.
Store in a tightly covered plastic container in the refrigerator (do not freeze.) for up to one year. Makes 4½ pints (2¼ liters).
Note: Candied orange peel and citron can be found in most markets around Thanksgiving.
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