you all use suet.but can you tell me what it exactly is a where it comes from.no single answers please 10 points for right answer.
2007-12-29 06:10:00 · 23 answers · asked by country bumpkin [sheep nurse] 7 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Suet is raw beef or mutton fat, especially the hard fat found around the loins and kidneys. The melting point of suet is approximately 21°C (70°F) It consists mostly of saturated fat.
2007-12-29 06:34:55 · answer #1 · answered by lou 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The suet used in cooking is a firm white fat which surrounds the kidneys of sheep and cattle.
Usually beef suet is used, I've used both.
It used to be available from the butchers as a lump of fat, which is grated or chopped and any skin or fibrous bits removed before using.
Although you can probably still buy it that way, it's usually sold ready prepared as shredded suet.
2007-12-30 14:18:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Suet...a raw beef or mutton fat from around the loins & the kidneys. It is used for cooking purposes...you can get it fresh at a meat market.
Haggis - Windsor Pudding - Steak & Kidney Pudding - Christmas Pudding. It is used to make the crust , top n bottom. Also used to make dumplings.
Here in the US we also use Lard. Happy New Year everyone!
2007-12-29 15:53:51 · answer #3 · answered by PJ ~88~ FAN 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't use suet because I know what it is and it's not healthy for my liking...It is raw beef or mutton fat, especially the hard fat found around the loins and kidneys. It consists mostly of saturated fat.
2007-12-29 14:28:34 · answer #4 · answered by Tropicales 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is raw beef or mutton fat. My mom and grandmother would mix it with birdseed and hang it from the tree to feed the birds.
2007-12-29 14:15:31 · answer #5 · answered by jj 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Who said we all use suet? I have never used suet to cook with in my life, and it is rendered beef fat. I use vegetable shortening to cook with, if I was too need something like that in a recipe.
2007-12-29 14:15:43 · answer #6 · answered by ellen d 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Suet is the fat from a cow that usually comes from around the sweet meats, i.e. kidneys, livers, etc.
2007-12-29 14:13:45 · answer #7 · answered by silly_me 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
suet is fat and comes from raw beef or mutton
EDIT
i googled it and it looks like half of the others have aswell lmao because they have the same as what i read i just changed the words around!!
2007-12-29 14:56:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
HI SUET IS THE MILKY WHITE FAT AROUND THE KIDNEYS OF A COW , IT IS WAX LIKE TO THE TOUCH , AND IS PURE AS IT IS INSIDE THE CARCASE ,TO MELT THIS FAT DO IT SLOWLY IN THE OVEN SO AS NOT TO BURN OR BROWN IT .
2007-12-29 21:46:31 · answer #9 · answered by THE NEW COLLECTOR 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isnt suet like some kind of dried beef-fat? That`s what I think... used for dumplings in a nice wholesome stew... yum.
2007-12-29 14:14:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋