My Own Mincemeat Pie Filling

My own mincemeat pie filling is a traditional recipe that includes meat—ground beef and suet—plus apples, dried fruit, spices, brown sugar, and brandy.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins
• Calories: 569 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 1 cup brandy
• 1 pound ground beef
• 4 apples - peeled, cored and chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cloves
• 0.5 teaspoon ground allspice
• 0.5 cup chopped dried mixed fruit
• 0.5 cup ground suet (white beef fat)
• 0.75 cup raisins, chopped
• 0.5 cup walnuts, chopped
• 0.5 cup candied mixed fruit peel, chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cook and stir ground beef in a skillet over medium heat until well-browned, about 10 minutes, breaking it up into small crumbles as it cooks. Drain excess fat.

Step 2

Combine beef, apples, brown sugar, brandy, raisins, suet, walnuts, dried mixed fruit, mixed fruit peel, lemon juice, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice, and cloves in a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet over medium heat. Stir until thoroughly combined and sugar has dissolved; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer; cook until flavors have blended and filling is thickened, about 1 hour. Stir occasionally.

Step 3

Use mincemeat pie filling as desired.