Homemade Tallow & Beef Croutons
article by Ancestral Nutrition
Tallow has to be one of the best sources of fat for cooking as it's rich in healthy fats and super-versatile. In this post we'll show you how to make your own tallow with the added by-product of THE MOST DELICIOUS beef croutons ...
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Ingredients
- Fat offcuts from your butcher (at least 1kg)
Method
- Cut the fat into small 1cm cubes (trimming as much meat off as possible)
- Add to a pan on low heat
- Render down slowly until the cubes have released the fat (could take up to 20mins)
- Stir until the cubes are crunchy
- Remove the croutons from the pan with a strainer
- Pour the tallow into a glass container to cool
- Store tallow in the fridge once cooled
- Generously salt the croutons and eat fresh 🤤
