Mince Meat For One Pie Recipe: Try This At Home

Mince Meat For One Pie Recipe: Try This At Home

A British pastry – the mincemeat pie, can be cooked in a variety of ways. This is traditionally eaten during Christmas and New Year. These are generally prepared with a pastry top. Today, one can even find vegetarian versions of the mincemeat pie where meat is replaced by vegetable fat. Here, we shall take a look at some delicious mincemeat pie recipes.

Ingredients

    * 9 inch unbaked Basic Pie Shell
    * 1/2 lb. beef stew meat
    * 2 med apples
    * 1 orange with rind
    * 1/2 lemon with rind
    * 1/4 lb. suet
    * 1/2 cup raisins
    * 1/2 cup currants
    * 3 tsp granulated sugar
    * 1/2 cup orange juice
    * 1/2 tsp salt
    * 1/4 tsp nutmeg
    * Dash cinnamon
    * Dash mace

Directions

    * Prepare, but do not bake, pie shell.
    * Place stew meat in covered saucepan; cover meat with water.
    * Place over medium heat and cook about 1 hour, or until very tender.
    * Drain thoroughly.
    * Core apples and slice; cut orange and lemon into small pieces.
    * Combine beef, suet, apples, orange and lemon in food processor or food chopper, chopping into coarse-meal consistency.
    * Pour back into saucepan, add remaining ingredients, cover and simmer over low heat for 1 hour.
    * Pour into unbaked pie shell.
    * Bake at 400°F (200°C) for 25 minutes.