So..I’m rendering beef fat

woke up early to beat the summer heat; plus I have no effen idea how long this is going to take.

I picked up some healthy cattle fat from my butcher. I think I got ripped @ $1.99 per lb, bit whatever. I hope it’s grass fed.

It’s kinda gross. I trimmed all the blood and meat bits. Froze it somewhat and hit it with the food processor. It’s now slow roasting in my propane grill @300 deg.

We shall see.

I’m thinking homemade tortillas.

 

Have you used commercial off the shelf “beef tallow”? It’s “lard” but from beef.

 

Nah. I wanted to try to “roll my own” for my first try.

I see it at boutique stores, but it’s kinda expensive.

 

R e s p e c t We will want pictures of the tortillas.

 

Just what the cardiologist ordered!

 

drain and keep rendering and makes cracklins should be good in tortillas.

 

Best subject line ever.

 

How did you get a picture of a deer taking a nap with his eyes open?

 

they sleep with one eye open

 

Oh, I thought maybe he was just laying down resting.

 

For the record; I’ll probably never do that again.

The fat smell is pretty gross. The reward, of any is not worth that smell.

 

Also great to use as frying fat in a deep fryer.

Good on ya for trying it. In for tortilla pics

 

Here you go bud.

Put leftovers in freezer.

 

. How were they? Look great!

 

Very good. Tender and the flavor was amped. But my kitchen looked like hell. I had flour and fat everywhere.

Not entirely worth the effort.

 

Now... if I used bacon lard. Jus sayin

 

Well, I have done it before. Yes it is alot work, but I do find it worth it.

https://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=161778

 

I have a jar of beef love in the fridge I dry age whole ribeyes and cut the fat chucks off and melt them down and run through a sieve. It’s that extra punch when searing or finish8ng a steak in the cast iron.

I do love the homemade tortillas! Damn those look good!