beef fat

Rendered bovine drippings

Beef fat is the rendered or unrendered fat from cattle, used in cooking and food preparation.

When rendered, it becomes tallow, prized for high-heat cooking and traditionally used in British fish and chips.

Beef fat adds richness to dishes and was once common in commercial frying before vegetable oils became standard: The fries are cooked in beef fat.

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bone marrow · rendered · sizzle · skillet · brisket · prime rib · wagyu · unctuous · richness · pan · crispy · savory · butcher · meat juices · roast · Sunday roast · frying · deep frying

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animal fat source

beef fatlard

Clarified pork fat

pork fat · chicken fat · schmaltz · duck fat · goose fat

fat type/origin

beef fatvegetable oil

Plant-derived culinary lipid

olive oil · coconut oil · seed oil · canola oil · sunflower oil

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beef, fat, beefs, beefy, beefier, beefiest, fats, fatty, fatted

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G