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How to Render Tallow

The traditional method for rendering tallow from an intact piece of suet that you can obtain from a pastured farmer.

Keyword grassfed, pastured, traditional
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 10 minutes
Calories 130 kcal
Author Sarah Pope

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Take an intact piece of suet and cut into medium to small pieces on a large cutting board. Remove the kidney and set aside.

    piece of suet

  2. Place the suet pieces in a large pan.

    Rendering Beef Tallow the Easy and Traditional Way 1

  3. Place pan in an oven preheated to 175-200 °F/ 79-93 °C

  4. Every hour or so, remove the pan and pour off the melted tallow. Sieve through a cheesecloth to remove any tissue. 

    Rendering Beef Tallow the Easy and Traditional Way

  5. Continue the process until all the fat has rendered. This will take a few hours. Tallow is quite yellow when it is liquid.

  6. Pour strained tallow into glass mason jars after it has cooled. Screw on the lids and refrigerate. As it hardens in the fridge, tallow turns a whitish beige color. Tallow will keep for many months in the refrigerator and a year or more in the freezer.

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Nutrition Facts
How to Render Tallow
Amount Per Serving (1 Tbsp)
Calories 130 Calories from Fat 130
% Daily Value*
Fat 14.4g22%
Saturated Fat 8g40%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.4g
Monounsaturated Fat 6g
Cholesterol 10mg3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.