Rendered Tallow

Name: Rendered Tallow
Total time: 6 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 10 quarts raw beef fat; 1 cup salt; 1 quart water

Serves 1

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Rendered Tallow

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Serves 1

Directions

1Cut the raw beef fat into small pieces.
2Add salt and water to the chopped fat. The amount of salt should be a quarter cup and a quart of water for every ten quarts of fat.
3Stir occasionally to prevent burning.
4Cook on low heat until the liquid turns golden and the bits start to turn golden.
5Strain the liquid tallow through a fine mesh strainer into a bowl using a paper towel to catch any tiny bits.
6Refrigerate overnight to solidify.
7Remove from bowl and scrape off any sediment.
8If using as cooking tallow, you can use it now. If you want a purer product, melt again and filter.

Ingredients

10 quarts raw beef fat
1 cup salt
1 quart water

Equipment

knifetwo large potsfine mesh strainercolanderbowlwooden spoonpaper towels

Rendered Tallow

Serves 1

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Rendered Tallow

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Serves 1

Directions

1Cut the raw beef fat into small pieces.
2Add salt and water to the chopped fat. The amount of salt should be a quarter cup and a quart of water for every ten quarts of fat.
3Stir occasionally to prevent burning.
4Cook on low heat until the liquid turns golden and the bits start to turn golden.
5Strain the liquid tallow through a fine mesh strainer into a bowl using a paper towel to catch any tiny bits.
6Refrigerate overnight to solidify.
7Remove from bowl and scrape off any sediment.
8If using as cooking tallow, you can use it now. If you want a purer product, melt again and filter.