Meat in the slow cooker....

[ummmm]

I know the slow cooker is great from making cheaper cuts of meat very tender, but what about the fat that comes out? I'm cooking beef brisket in stout and although the gravy tastes lovely I can see the fat on top, even though the meat wasn't particularly fatty to start with. Anyone know the best way to get rid of it?


ps....I've only had the slow cooker a week so still a novice :-)

[beckersjay]

You can buy a gravy separator jug which pours off the gravy from the bottom. You could try laying a piece of absorbent kitchen paper on top of the gravy, though I find that fiddly and only partly successful.
Personally, I have a sort of siphon thing you can buy in kitchen shops - this enables you to draw off the gravy from underneath the fat.
Incidentally, beef brisket in stout sounds lovely, hope you enjoy it with or without the fat!!

[ummmm]

I suppose you could use a baster to draw the gravy from under the fat. I haven't got one though :-)

I'll put both those on my shopping list....

We're having the beef with cannellini bean mash....

[beckersjay]

Yummm!

[sara3]

I heard a slice of bread is the answer, but I haven't tried it.

[DTCwordfan]

In the short term, either a slotted spoon and into a bowl or paper towels...both a little messy.

The other way if you are not eating it tonight is to let it cool and put in the fridge, the fat will gel out and easy to lift off.

[ummmm]

Might try that Sara....

DT...I can't see how that would work. It's a stout gravy and the fat is at the top...

[atrollope]

just remove what fat you can with a spoon skimming the surface.

[zebo]

If you have time, drain all the liquid off and put it into the freezer, I often add cold water first to protect Ben and Jerry, and the fat will solidify faster than the other liquid and can be lifted off. Alternatively use a bag of frozen vegetables trailed through the lquid, you may have to rebag the vegetables later.

[atrollope]

but if you are having 2nd day stew(even more delicious) - then DT is right,put in the fridge,when cool,and any fat will solidify on the surface.

[ummmm]

Oh yeah.....I remember Delia doing something similar with ice cubes now. Least I know for the next time :-)

[ummmm]

FAO Sara....the bread works :-)

[NoMercy]

Cannellini bean mash sounds wonderful. I recently made a butter bean mash with loins of lamb and that was well received :-)

[ummmm]

My son doesn't eat beans....and he didn't even know :-) It's made with leeks, garlic, thyme, parsley and creme fraiche (sp)

[mccfluff]

ice cubes, app drop some in abnd the fat sticks to it, RH told me that