Old Time Mincemeat Pie
Old Time Mincemeat Pie requires around 1 hour and 25 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains roughly 20g of protein, 17g of fat, and a total of 946 calories. This recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 1 person found this recipe to be delicious and satisfying. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. A mixture of apple cider, ground cinnamon, salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious.
Instructions
In a Dutch oven, combine beef and apple cider. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer. Cover and cook for about 20 minutes, or until meat is tender.
Remove meat and coarsely chop, then return it to the pot.
Stir in chopped apples, sugar, currants, raisins, citrus peel, butter and cherry preserves.
Add ginger, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt.
Let simmer, uncovered, over low heat until mixture is very thick, about 90 minutes. Stir in cherries and remove from heat.
Refrigerate tightly covered for at least a week before using.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Put filling in unbaked pie shell and place pastry on top. Crimp edges and poke several holes in top pastry.
Brush top with cream and sprinkle with sugar.
Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes, or until golden brown.