Cranberry jewelled mincemeat
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Plus overnight soaking
- Easy
- Makes 4 jars
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Ingredients
- 500g mixture of raisins, currants and sultana (use jumbo or golden sultanas if you can get them)
- 140g dried apricot, chopped
- 85g dried cranberries
- 85g mixed peel
- 150ml brandy
- zest and juice 1 lemon
- zest and juice 1 orange
- 175g suet
- 100g fresh or frozen cranberry, roughly chopped
- 200g soft brown sugar
- 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
Method
- STEP 1
Tip the dried fruits and mixed peel into a large bowl. Pour over the brandy, zests and juices. Stir, then cover and leave to soak for 24 hrs.
- STEP 2
Tip the mixture into a large saucepan with the remaining ingredients and stir well. Set over a medium heat and, once the suet has melted, turn up the heat and bubble for a few mins. Pack while hot into sterilised jars (see tip, below). Leave in a cool, dark cupboard for at least a fortnight, or for up to 6 months.