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Traditional and Modern Mince Meat 3 Ways Recipe
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Traditional and Modern Mince Meat 3 Ways Recipe

14 ingredients 4 pints: 4 pies, 24 muffin-sized tarts or 48 tartlets openrecipes

After a few hours of frustrating research on the internet for a decent mincemeat recipe (90% state "use store bought or homemade", which is as useful as "get...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

505
Calories
28g
Protein
16g
Fat
67g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Apple 1 medium (182g) 95
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Apricot 1 medium (35g) 17
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Allspice 1 tsp ground (1.9g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Clementine not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4 Cinnamon Sticks
  • 8 Cloves
  • 12 Allspice Berries
  • 2 large Granny Smith Apples, cored, peeled, and diced
  • Zest & juice from 1.5 large Lemons
  • Zest & juice from 3 Clementines
  • 8.5 oz Dried & Sweetened Cranberries
  • 5 oz Dried Apricots, chopped
  • 3T Peeled & Grated Fresh Ginger
  • 3/4 C Grated (or minced) Beef Suet
  • 2/3 C Turbinado Sugar
  • 1/4 C Blackstrap Molasses
  • 1/2 C Roast Beef, diced (preferably cooked without garlic, herbs, or strong spices)
  • 500mL of Bourbon

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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