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Mincemeat Pie Recipe

Mincemeat Pie

Alton Brown

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2008

Show: Good EatsEpisode: Oh My, Meat Pie

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  • on November 20, 2011

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    I always go to Alton Brown first. He has never steered me wrong! I crave this recipe year round but reserve it for the holidays. This particular recipe has become staple for our mincemeat pie loving family. (We are of the sweet persuasion I make our family's pie crust from Gr-Grandma's standard crust recipe. As for suet, it was unavailable from our butcher the one time I looked. That may be the case for many. Lard or shortening work acceptably well. I imagine Mr. Brown's use of suet is a nod to the origin of this modern rendition. Maybe it tastes better too, but I have never looked back from the ease of lard and shortening.

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  • on March 31, 2011

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    By the 19th century mincemeat contained almost no meat in most recipes, only suet. Most modern-day recipes are much more of a dessert than a meat, which is why commercial pre-made mincemeats are mostly meat-free. This tasted amazing, but I expected it to be sweet, not savory. If you're looking for a savory filling try looking for a recipe that is generations old.

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  • on March 02, 2011

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    Alton is always my go to for expertise and perfect "TRIED AND TRUE" recipes. Mincemeat pie has MEAT in it as well as the suet and regular beef tallow is not as good as suet. It does not compare well in quality.

    My grandmother taught me to make mincemeat. She learned from her mother that was born approx. 1860. Who knows how far back the recipe goes in our family! Our mincemeat has meat in it. My grandmother always got neck bones from the butcher to get meat to grind up. One cannot find a true butcher anymore and so I just buy a good quality stewing beef. I could not believe my eyes and ears when Alton left out the beef. Alton, "Where's the beef?"

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  • on February 03, 2011

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    How can this be "mincemeat" when the only "meat" in it is suet? My grandma would be whirling in her grave. A 77-year-old "fan"

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  • on February 02, 2011

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    how to ma that

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  • on October 17, 2010

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    Incredible pie! I made this pie as part of a weekly experiment. I'm challenging myself to make 1 pie per week and AB's Mincemeat Pie made the list! This pie was very simple to make.
    When I piled all the ingredients in my food processor and started to pulse, it nearly maxed out the capacity of my bowl. (I have a 7 cup food processor I should have ground the apples separately, removed them from the processor bowl, ground the remaining ingredients, then combined them all together.
    The pie was a huge hit with my family! They said that the pie tasted very fresh, and that the flavor of every ingredient was clearly distinguishable. I will definitely make this pie again!

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  • on September 10, 2010

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    WUM, just because you couldn't find it/don't know what it is doesn't mean that it's Alton Brown's fault... Suet is essentially mutton fat. And honestly, this ingredient is available at nearly any supermarket or butcher. Anyway, this recipe was absolutely delicious!

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  • on February 22, 2010

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    good recipes!

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  • on December 26, 2009

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    I made this for Christmas by special request. I bake quite a bit but hadn't made mincemeat before. The pie was excellent. It was very rich - the vanilla ice cream I put on top helped with the richness - but I recommend this recipe wholeheartedly. I knew I could rely on Alton. For the previous commenter - I found suet at my local butcher shop. Any place that does custom cutting should have some.

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  • on December 22, 2009

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    I don't cook much so I don't know what suet is. I couldn't find a suet store in the neighborhood and when I asked at the supermarket they rolled their eyes and said they didn't have any. I don't think posting a recipe with an ingredient that is unavailable is very kind.

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