Category "fat"

Beef fat for frying

Where do I purchase beef fat for frying fish? I have been using a solid fat of half vegetable and half beef fat, but have not been able to find beef fat only.

When you fry fish or meat, does the interior fat stay inside or does it come out and the surface absorbs the cooking oil instead?

My question applies to both deep frying and sauteing. With boiling, grilling or roasting, fat will come out of the meat. So much of the fat or oils in meat or

How to ensure fat stays in meat/fish?

I'm looking for a cooking method which retains fat and oil. When I grill, boil, simmer etc I notice most of the oil leaves the meat. Which method is best to

How does this kebab products ensure fat stays inside meat while maintaining a safe temp?

The product in question is this: https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/shop/gb/groceries/humza-meat-charcoal-kebab-x8-400g It contains 17g of fat per 100 grams. The fa

How to stop grease dripping on coals from catching flames?

I am using one of those small grills where the grate is only about an inch or two above the coals. When I cook something that doesn't have much grease (like veg

What is the yellow colour and what ingredients go into seekh kebabs fat?

When grilling seekh kebab fat drips I notice it's yellow colour. If you grill plain mince or meat it's usually white colour so it must mean some ingredients ar

Can you marinade with tallow?

I notice most recipes use a vegetable oil for marinades. If you use saturated fat, obviously it will become solid at room temperature or lower. Not sure if th

When you simmer certain spices in fat and water, where do the spices/nutrients go?

I'm referring to ingredients like cumin, coriander and tumeric. If you have a fat and water mixture, both the fat and water will seperate i.e. fat moves to top

Why doesnt curry powder completely dissolve when heating in oil?

When I grill store bought sheek kebabs I notice the oil drips out and it is coloured while being free of any curry powder though I imagine curry powder is added

Fat free dumplings?

There is nothing like beef stew and dumplings, yet I am trying to eat more healthily. Is there any way to make fat free or at least low-fat suet type dumplings

White residue after putting bacon grease laden cookware in dishwasher

I scrape off most of the bacon grease then put it in a dishwasher. The residue doesn't feel very greasy, it has kind of a powder feel to it. There is only resid

What is this white part of these lamb chops called?

What is the white part (circled in black) of these lamb chops called? I know they contain fat, but is there a name for the tissue itself? Do they occur throug

Use of duck fat at the time of cooking?

When I broil breast of duck, I get a significant amount of fat that pools below the duck breast. What can I add to the dish that will soak up that duck fat and

How do you fat into meat when grilling or is there a better cooking method?

I want more of the fat to stay in the meat when grilling. It seems grilling is the best way to do this since wet heat methods boil the fat out, frying takes it

Discarding ox heart fat

Most instructions detailing how to prepare ox heart often say something along the lines of "discard any fat and sinew". Is there any reason why I shouldnt keep

What is the fatty tissue in beef/pork after it has been braised/stwed?

Perhaps this question has been asked before, but I am unable to find it. The closest I got was someone asking about chicken skin after frying. When a piece of

Does oil oxidation create trans fats?

I am considering switching to beef tallow for my high heat cooking, as it has a high smoke point and is a saturated fat (which means, that it does not oxidize e

Is it just as effective to mix fat in at the end of a curry?

I usually cook low fat curry i.e with fat removed. Since we still need fat before eating the curry I melt a bit of premade tallow in the microwave then I add t

Using beef fat for baking

I have a large amount of very good quality dry aged beef fat (not suet). I would like to try making cookies using the beef fat in place of the butter. I was thi

Does fat as opposed to oil distribute flavour better?

I was eating a chicken stew and a beef stew both with the same ingredients. What I noticed was the beef stew had better and more distributed flavour whereas th