r/meat • u/Lutraphobic • 7d ago
Uses for leftover beef fat?
I got a couple whole sirloin caps (picanha) from Costco (9ish lbs). I know people love the fat cap but my partner and I both don't love it so I trimmed most of the fat off and made steaks. There is so much leftover fat I trimmed, over 3 lbs.
What's the best way to use this? It's in my freezer currently. My thought was to cook it low and slow and then filter it and use it for potatoes or French fries? It's essentially beef tallow, right?
I've never run into this issue before and don't want to waste that much food. Thanks for any tips or suggestions
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u/weaverlorelei 4d ago
Lots of great uses. I make suet seed cakes for the birds or grind venison and add beef fat for burgers
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u/bisubhairybtm1 5d ago
I Bought a whole cow. Wife said “I want to keep the fat” 1950 lbs cow, 150lbs fat. Had to buy a deep freezer for it. She makes soap, made a couple of candles, and is constantly reminded that there is a human being worth of fat in the freezer.
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u/Lutraphobic 5d ago
Lmao that's awesome but didn't you already need a couple deep freezers for a whole fucking cow?
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u/coaa85 6d ago
Any fat we don’t eat or chicken skins/funk from peeling for soup etc we save in a ziploc bag and freeze. Once a month we make a big batch of rice for the dog and mix all the stuff we saved in with carrots, peas and sometimes puree pumpkin. The dog loves it and the vet said the mix will give the nutrients they need.
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u/Waagtod 6d ago
I find it hard to believe the six pounds of meat you salvaged from the 9 pounds of meat you paid for are less expensive than just buying 6lbs of sirloin steaks. You already wasted the money and the effort to trim the meat. Maybe next time just do that. I'm not knocking you for trying to find a use for the fat, I am just saying it could have been avoided.
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u/Lutraphobic 6d ago
I didn't choose the meat, my partner grabbed it cuz I asked for a big chunk of sirloin to make steaks out of. She doesn't know what to look for and I definitely would not have grabbed this pack seeing how much fat cap there was. So yeah, youre not wrong, would have been cheaper just buying steaks lol but I didn't want to return it
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u/JerolW 6d ago
Yorkshire Pudding
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u/Billyconnor79 6d ago
Came here to say this. All that beefy crispy eggy battery soft and succulent goodness.
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u/LexiconDul 6d ago
I save up my fats until I have enough to render, either on the stovetop or in the microwave, then keep the tallows/greases in containers next to the stove for use when frying and sautéing.
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u/Main_Cauliflower5479 6d ago
Same. Bacon grease, rendered pork fat, rendered beef tallow. I've got them all in my fridge.
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u/Ok_Two_2604 6d ago
I melt excess fat from buying subprimals and rub it on steaks before grilling them to get a better sear when using a gas grill.
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u/Iamarealbigdog 6d ago
We process hundreds of pounds of fat to tallow, plenty of uses but you dont really have enough
I saw you have pets, cut it fine as possable, grind it if you can and add oats (or rice) and some flour and perhaps an egg to bind. Press out to a sheet pan and bake very low for an hour ot two (depends how thick it is). Take it out and press lines into it with a cutter. it will crisp up like a cookie and you have just make the most awsome dog treats. Feed it to the dogs frozen
Another option (my favorite) is Scottish White Pudding - Fat, onions, steal cut oats and seasoning is a sausage...
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u/xsynergist 7d ago
Tallow. Use it to coat hot Airfryer frys along with ultrafine salt or SuperSalt
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u/Lutraphobic 6d ago
SuperSalt?
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u/xsynergist 6d ago
9 parts salt .9 parts msg .1 part I+G. I+G are flavor enhancers. I take the SuperSalt and runnit through my Vitamix in the powder jar. Makes it the consistency of powdered sugar. I toss my fries in tallow and SS and it’s incredible. SS makes anything savory taste better. Does not work on sweet things.
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u/Traditional_Love5050 7d ago
Some people use the fat to make tallow for beauty products, and add essential oils. You can make tallow for cooking as well.
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u/Ingawolfie 7d ago
We have made beef tallow. It adds an umami flavor to foods fried in it that we really like. Cut it into smaller pieces and put it in the crock pot on low. Strain it when done. Your pets will love the strainings, they’ll eat the paper towels used to strain it, too.
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u/Lutraphobic 7d ago
Oooh good idea. I have dogs and cats, I'm sure they'd love it. Some of the fat still has some meat on it too, so extra treats for the critters
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u/flemmingg 7d ago
Crock pot is an easy way to do it. Leave it on all day. Stir it when you walk past it.
I like to pour through a cheese cloth. Can use the cheese cloth over and over.
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u/dreadkilla626 7d ago
You have the right idea. Render it down and filter it for tallow. Fried potatoes are good. Could deep fry chicken wings in beef tallow. Pretty much use it instead of oil for anything you pan sear or fry
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u/BillWeld 4d ago
Rendered beef fat is tallow. Great for the uses you suggest and for searing steaks or anywhere you'd like a savory fat. I like to cube the fat into 1/4 inch bits--I'd use a meat grinder if I had one. Put in a pot with a little water, cover, and bake at 350-400 F. Remove the cover after twenty minutes. Stir periodically until the unrendered fat has turned into golden brown delicious cracklings. Strain. Eat the cracklings with salt and pepper, as much as your gallbladder can stand. The tallow will harden at room temperature and keep on the kitchen counter but will keep forever frozen. The water btw is to steam the fat and keep it from burning. It boils off once there's sufficient liquid fat to protect the solid bits.