Old-Time Mincemeat Pie

The ingredients for mincemeat pie include round steak and sour cherries.

Preparation Details

Prep Time: 45 mins

Cook Time: 2 hrs 55 mins

Total Time: 7 days 3 hrs 40 mins

Servings: 8

Ingredients

• 1 ¼ pounds round steak, cut into small pieces
• 1 cup apple cider
• 4 Granny Smith apples – peeled, cored and finely diced
• 2 ½ cups dried currants
• 2 ½ cups raisins
• 1 (16 ounce) jar sour cherry preserves
• 1 ⅓ cups white sugar
• ½ pound chopped candied mixed fruit peel
• ½ cup butter
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 (16 ounce) can pitted sour cherries, drained
• 1 (14.1 ounce) package double-crust pie pastry, thawed
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon white sugar, for sprinkling

Steps

1. Combine steak and cider in a Dutch oven. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer. Cover and cook until steak is tender, about 20 minutes. Remove steak to a cutting board; coarsely chop, then return to the pot.
2. Stir in apples, currants, raisins, cherry preserves, 1 1/3 cups sugar, mixed fruit peel, and butter. Add ginger, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt. Simmer, uncovered, over low heat until mixture is very thick, about 1 hour 30 minutes. Stir in cherries and remove from heat.
3. Transfer filling to a container and allow to cool at room temperature. Cover tightly and refrigerate for at least 1 week before using.
4. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
5. Line a 9-inch pie dish with 1 pastry crust. Spoon filling into crust and cover with second pastry crust. Crimp edges and cut several slits into top pastry. Brush with cream and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon sugar.
6. Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 45 minutes.