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Two glass jars filled with a light-colored liquid, resembling melted beef tallow, sit on a white surface. Nearby, wooden kitchen utensils and a striped cloth complete the simple yet elegant arrangement.

Beef Tallow (Oven Method)

Skip the store-bought versions and make your own homemade Beef Tallow!
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Course: Ingredients
Cuisine: American
Keyword: How To Make Tallow
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 3 hours
Cooling: 3 days
Total Time: 3 days 3 hours 5 minutes
Servings: 30 ounces
Calories: 169
Author: Sarah Mock

Ingredients

  • 2 Pounds Beef Fat
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Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 250 degrees fahrenheit.
    Close-up of a black oven control panel showing a temperature dial set around 200 degrees Celsius, digital display, and various function buttons.
  • Be sure to cut your fat into large chunks. There’s no magic size, just as long as it’s not in one big piece.
    A bowl of beef fats on a white surface, accompanied by a kitchen knife and a striped cloth.
  • Place the fat chunks into an 8x8 baking dish.
    Raw beef fat pieces in a glass dish next to a chef's knife and striped towel on a white surface.
  • Cook for 3 hours.
    A glass dish with crispy beef fat pieces, glistening in a 9x9 pan in beef tallow, rests on a white surface, partially covered by a white cloth.
  • Pour the liquid from the pan, through a fine strainer, into a pourable measuring cup or bowl.
    Pouring liquid beef tallow into a glass jar from a measuring cup.
  • Immediately pour the liquid from the bowl/measuring cup into jars and secure the lids.
    Two jars of clear beef tallow, sit on a white surface, with a pot in the background.
  • Let the fat come to room temperature. Tighten the lids one more time and then place the fat in the refrigerator for 48 hours or until set.
    Two sealed mason jars filled with homemade beef tallow are on a white surface, next to a wooden spoon and a striped cloth. A white container and wooden mills are in the background.
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Nutrition Facts
Beef Tallow (Oven Method)
Serving Size
 
2 ounces
Amount per Serving
Calories
169
% Daily Value*
Saturated Fat
 
22
g
138
%
Carbohydrates
 
0
g
0
%
Sugar
 
0
g
0
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
**Nutritional facts are just estimates. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates.
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