So, you have a jar of grass-fed cooking tallow in your kitchen. Now what? The good news is that you don't need to become a different kind of cook to use it. Tallow can fit naturally into many of the things you're probably already making: crispy potatoes, burgers, roasted vegetables, fried chicken, and plenty more.
Tallow is rendered beef fat that can be used as a cooking fat. It's generally firm when cool and melts as it warms, making it easy to scoop out just what you need. Stella & Milo's Cooking Tallow is 100% grass-fed beef tallow, and if the ingredient sounds familiar, there's a reason: it's the same kind of cooking fat at the heart of our Tallow Potato Chips.
One of the easiest places to start is frying. Melt the amount of tallow your recipe calls for, bring it to the appropriate cooking temperature, and use it for favorites like fried chicken, French fries, or crispy potatoes. If you're cooking meat or poultry, use a food thermometer and make sure it reaches the appropriate safe internal temperature.
Tallow is also right at home in a hot skillet. Add a spoonful, let it melt, and use it to sear burgers, steak, or other foods you want nicely browned. You don't need much for everyday skillet cooking, so start with a little and add more when needed.
Then there's roasting, one of the simplest ways to put a jar of tallow to work. Melt a little, toss it with potatoes or vegetables, add your favorite seasonings, and spread everything out on a baking sheet before it goes into the oven. If you're making roasted potatoes, the combination may sound particularly familiar: potatoes, grass-fed tallow, and salt. Those same three foundational ingredients are behind Stella & Milo's Original Tallow Potato Chips.
If this is your first jar of cooking tallow, the best advice may be the simplest: don't overthink it. Start with something you already know how to make. Fry some chicken. Sear a burger. Roast a pan of potatoes. After all, simple ingredients don't need to be complicated.
