Ballymaloe Christmas mincemeat
This is the classic Ballymaloe Mincemeat recipe passed down in Myrtle Allen’s family for several generations. It makes 8-9 pots
COOKING TIME
30
MINUTES
Ingredients
2 cooking apples, such as Bramley’s Seedlings
2 organic lemons
790g (1lb 12oz) Barbados sugar (moist, soft, dark-brown sugar)
450g (1lb) beef suet
450g (1lb) sultanas
225g (8oz) currants
110g (4oz) candied citrus peel (preferably homemade
62ml (2 ½ fl oz) Irish whiskey
2 tbsp Seville orange marmalade
pinch of salt
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