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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Preparation: 3 hours 4 min.
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Stage 1 - 2 min.
How to remove fat from meat juices
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
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
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
The juices left underneath will have set into a kind of jelly.

Stage 5
How to remove fat from meat juices
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.
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