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Homemade Mincemeat w/beef




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Posted by triciae



Here's my mincemeat recipe. It makes enough for 3 pies & the filling freezes beautifully.

HOMEMADE MINCEMEAT

1-Pound Beef Stew Meat
4-Pounds Apples
4-Ounces Suet
1-15 ounce Package Raisins
2-1/2 Cups Sugar
2-1/2 Cups Water
2-Cups Dried Currants
1/2-Cup Chopped Mixed Candied Fruits and Peels
1-Teaspoon Grated Orange Peel
1-Cup Fresh Orange Juice
1-Teaspoon Grated Lemon Peel
1/4-Cup Fresh Lemon Juice
1-Teaspoon Salt (if, desired)
1/2-Teaspoon Ground Nutmeg (fresh ground is best)
1/4-Teaspoon Ground Mace

Cover beef with water; simmer, covered until tender, about 2 hours. Drain & cool.

Peel, core, and cut up apples.

Put beef, apples, and suet in the food processor and pulse until everything is ground evenly & well combined.

In large Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed stockpot, combine ALL ingredients. Cover, simmer 1 hour stirring often. How long to simmer can vary greatly depending on the water content of the apples. Sometimes, I've had to simmer for nearly 3 hours. It's thick enough when you can pull a large wooden spoon through the mixture to the bottom of the pan & see the pan bottom for a few seconds before the mixture fills in the space again.

To make the pie...make your usual two-crust pie dough & fill with one-third of the above mixture. Bake at 400 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Remaining mincemeat can easily be frozen in individual pie size containers.

Enjoy!

Tricia