What Is Beef fat and How Can I Use It?

Here's everything worth knowing about beef fat and how to pick it, what it is, how to store it, and what to use instead, plus 4 recipes to cook tonight.

Recipes using beef fat

There are 4 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Brisket Pot Roast

Brisket pot roast broils then braises a 6-pound beef brisket over caramelized onions in beef stock for 3 to 4 hours. Overnight rest deepens flavor and lets the fat skim cleanly.

Romana's Spanish-American Cookery Chili

Authentic Spanish-American chili con carne made with cubed beef, beef suet, and whole dried red chile peppers reconstituted and pulped into a smoky, deeply flavored bowl of red. A traditional no-bean chili built on real chiles, not powder.

Gakona Dry Moose Sauce

Alaskan Gakona-style sauce for dry late-season moose meat made with rendered beef fat, fresh tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, and dried scallions. A simple field-cabin sauce that rescues lean, tough wild game.

Mennonite Schnitzel

Mennonite schnitzel with flour-coated veal steaks braised in onions and sour cream gravy. A traditional comfort dish with tender meat and creamy pan sauce.

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