How to remove fat from meat juices


How to remove fat from meat juices
After cooking meat, we are left with the delicious cooking juices, but these can often be rather fatty.

Here is one simple and effective way to remove much of the fat.
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Last modified on: May 11th 2016
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For 150 ml, you will need:
  • 1 poultry cooking juices 200 ml poultry cooking juices
  • Total weight: 200 grams

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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 3 hours 4 min.
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Stage 1 - ⌛ 2 min.
How to remove fat from meat juices : Stage 1
Start by pouring the meat juices into a bowl through a very fine strainer to remove any bits.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 3 hours
How to remove fat from meat juices : Stage 2
Leave the juices to cool at room temperature for an hour, which will allow the fat to rise to the top gradually.

Then refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 2 min.
How to remove fat from meat juices : Stage 3
After being cooled like this, you can remove the solidified fat from the top with a spoon.

Stage 4
How to remove fat from meat juices : Stage 4
The juices left underneath will have set into a kind of jelly.

Stage 5
How to remove fat from meat juices : Stage 5
This jelly is easy to melt back into a "jus" that can be used in many recipes, such as a light sauce for pasta or rice.
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe20 RDI=9 %10 RDI=1 %60 RDI=9 %680 RDI=30 %2,830 RDI: 30 %
Per 100 g10 RDI=5 %5 RDI=0 %30 RDI=5 %340 RDI=20 %1,420 RDI: 20 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman
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