beef drippings

Rendered cattle fat

Beef drippings are the fat and juices that render out of beef during roasting.

Collected from the pan, they're prized for cooking—particularly for roasting potatoes or making Yorkshire pudding.

British cuisine especially values drippings: potatoes roasted in beef drippings.

The singular beef dripping is equally common.

Related
  • tallowRendered animal fat
  • gravyThickened meat drippings
  • roastDry-heat cooking method
  • fatAdipose tissue
  • panShallow cooking vessel

sizzle · Yorkshire pudding · rendered · grease · suet · lard · savory · golden · potatoes · Sunday roast · Sunday dinner · juices · basting · prime rib · skillet · cast iron · meat · unctuous

Categories
Opposites
animal vs. plant-derived cooking fats

beef drippingsvegetable oil

Plant-derived culinary lipid

vegan butter · olive oil · coconut oil · canola oil · sunflower oil

rendered vs. refined fats

beef drippingsrefined oil

Purified liquid fuel

cooking spray

rendered vs. unprocessed fat

beef drippingscold-pressed oil

Fat extracted without heat

raw butter

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G