Description
A simple and traditional method to render beef tallow from fresh beef fat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds fresh beef fat
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 250 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Be sure to cut your fat into large chunks. There’s no magic size, just as long as it’s not in one big piece.
- Place the fat chunks into an 8×8 baking dish.
- Cook for 3 hours.
- Remove from the oven. Be careful to not burn yourself.
- Pour the liquid from the pan, through a fine strainer, into a pourable measuring cup or bowl.
- Immediately pour the liquid from the bowl/measuring cup into jars and secure the lids.
- Let the fat come to room temperature. Tighten the lids one more time and then place the fat in the refrigerator for 48 hours or until set.
Notes
- Rendering tallow at a low temperature helps preserve the flavor.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 hours
- Category: Condiments
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
- Calories: 115
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 13g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 0g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg