60 Min
GF
Tallow Roasted Potatoes
From Native American cooking to French fries to being using as biodiesel, beef tallow has been around for centuries. Tallow is the liquid shortening rendered when cooking down the fat from beef or other such animals. Shunned for its high saturated fat content for years, it is now back in fashion due to various high fat diets. When the young man we were buying Wagyu meat from at the restaurant handed me tallow skin cream scented with lavender, I realized how far the use of tallow had come. While I would not recommend regular use of tallow, it can make for a very tasty fat over roasted vegetables or potatoes for special occasions. For the holidays coming up, do try this recipe. Use a mixture of small red, yellow, fingerling, sweet and purple potatoes. Boil the potatoes the day before ~ this will give you the best results for the roasted potatoes as they are much easier to cut when cold.
From Native American cooking to French fries to being using as biodiesel, beef tallow has been around for centuries. Tallow is the liquid shortening rendered when cooking down the fat from beef or other such animals. Shunned for its high saturated fat content for years, it is now back in fashion due to various high fat diets. When the young man we were buying Wagyu meat from at the restaurant handed me tallow skin cream scented with lavender, I realized how far the use of tallow had come. While I would not recommend regular use of tallow, it can make for a very tasty fat over roasted vegetables or potatoes for special occasions. For the holidays coming up, do try this recipe. Use a mixture of small red, yellow, fingerling, sweet and purple potatoes. Boil the potatoes the day before ~ this will give you the best results for the roasted potatoes as they are much easier to cut when cold.
1 Hour + Rest & Chill Time
6
Notes & Variations
- When boiling potatoes, you may have to remove the smaller potatoes and cook the larger ones longer.
- You could also toss the potatoes with the tallow, salt and pepper before placing on a baking pan. Do not add the herbs or chile until the end.
- For a rich garnish, drizzle with sour cream whisked with lemon juice, cumin and salt.
Notes & Variations
- When boiling potatoes, you may have to remove the smaller potatoes and cook the larger ones longer.
- You could also toss the potatoes with the tallow, salt and pepper before placing on a baking pan. Do not add the herbs or chile until the end.
- For a rich garnish, drizzle with sour cream whisked with lemon juice, cumin and salt.
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