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Beef Tallow – Recipe

Bruce Williams
Some of us might find beef tallow and the use of animal fats to be unhealthy, but even the most healthy of diets would need to make provisions for a more balanced diet, and the knowledge of how to cook and use beef tallow could be fitted into your dietary routine. This article about kcal and calories should do the trick to understand better what this means to your diet.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours 10 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 20 minutes
Course Side Dish
Servings 30
Calories 9168 kcal

Equipment

  • A stockpot
  • A strainer
  • A funnel
  • 100% cotton cheesecloth
  • A wide-mouth jar

Ingredients
  

  • 3-4 lbs. whitebeef fat or suet

Instructions
 

  • Adding the beef fat into astockpot
    The stockpot used should be big enough to contain the fat to be rendered. A suitable commercial-grade stockpot, according to reviews, is this 16 Quart StockPot from HOMICHEF.
  • Simmering the beef fat
    The best way to go about this is to operate at low heat. This is the real reason the process takes as much time, but it’s important that you don’t want to have burnt fat in your pot instead of beef tallow. Even if you feel the heat is low enough, monitor them melting fat and check from time to time to stir and notice any burning.
  • Straining
    When the fat is done melting, the content of your pot should look like a liquid at the bottom with crispy stuff on top. At this point, you can turn off the heat and whip out your cheesecloth and/or a strainer. An alternative to cheesecloth is to use a mesh like the ZulayKitchen Stainless Steel Fine Mesh. Strain through the cheesecloth to remove the crispy stuff.
  • Storing or serving
    The strained fat can then be poured into jars using the funnel for storage as you fit. The KALAVE Food GradeStainless Steel Funnel is a good choice for this as it can deal with the heat of the hot fat. Depending on the type of animal breed the fat was obtained from, it might turn white as it cools in the jar. Once it hardens in the jar, the beef tallow formed can be stored at room temperature or with refrigeration depending on the user's preference, with some leaving their tallow in frozen storage for over a year.

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Nutrition

Calories: 9168kcal