Fats & rich · solid

Schmaltz

Also called chicken fat, rendered chicken fat

Rendered chicken fat, often cooked with onion; savoury and golden, used in Ashkenazi cooking for frying, chopped liver and matzo balls.

VegetarianGluten-freeDairy-free

What can replace it

  • T2 · GoodDuck fat

    Richer and gamier poultry flavour.

  • T2 · GoodGoose fat

    Richer and slightly gamier.

  • T2 · GoodLard

    Porky rather than chicken-flavoured; not kosher.

  • T3 · In a pinchButter

    Dairy and burns sooner; no savoury chicken flavour.

Cook with Schmaltz

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