How To Render Beef Fat

rendered beef fat in a mason jar with a white plastic lid on a white antique stove

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learn how to render beef fat to make a nutritious, multi-purpose cooking oil. This simple and slow process, requiring only a few minutes of hands on time.

Prep Time10

Cook Time4

Total Time4 10

Course: Condiment

Cuisine: American

Keyword: beef fat, rendering fat

Servings: jar

Author: Lisa Bass

Ingredients

2-5 pounds beef fat pork fat will also work

Instructions

Remove excess fat from your beef (or pork) using a knife and cutting board.
Cut fat into 1-2 inch portions.

Place into a large saucepan or pot and place over low heat for a few hours, stirring occasionally.
After the beef has rendered, while it is still hot, carefully strain the tallow through a fine mesh strainer into a container.

Allow to cool in the refrigerator.

Now your tallow is ready to cook with!

Notes

Store in the refrigerator in an air-tight container (I like mason jars for this) for 2-3 months.
You want the cooking temperature to be around 130-140. Too hot and it will burn.

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