COOKING FATBACK RECIPES

A dark gravy to eat over biscuits for breakfast. Serve with eggs, sliced tomatoes and cantaloupe--yum yum!!! This was a regular breakfast in my upstate S.C. home.

Total Time 15 minutes

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Yield 2-3 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 19.5, FatContent 1.1, SaturatedFatContent 0.7, CholesterolContent 4.3, SodiumContent 19.1, CarbohydrateContent 1.4, FiberContent 0, SugarContent 0, ProteinContent 1

Schmaltz is rendered poultry fat, in this case made from chicken, while gribenes are its crispy, crackling-like byproduct that comes from bits of chicken skin. The key to this recipe is to go low and slow: You want the fat to cook gently and thoroughly so it renders completely without burning. Some would argue that the onion is mandatory and not optional, but if you plan to use the schmaltz for very delicate recipes, or sweet recipes (chilled schmaltz works wonderfully as the fat in pastry dough), feel free to leave it out. Your schmaltz won’t have as deep a flavor, but it will be more versatile. Schmaltz will last for at least a week in the refrigerator and up to six months in the freezer. If your butcher won’t sell it to you, the best way to obtain chicken skin and fat is to collect trimmings in the freezer every time you buy a whole bird. Or you can strip the skin and fat from chicken thighs and save the skinless meat to use in other recipes.

Provided by Melissa Clark

Total Time 1 hours 30 minutes

Yield 1/2 cup schmaltz, 2 cups gribenes

Number Of Ingredients 3

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : @context http//schema.org, Calories 249, UnsaturatedFatContent 16 grams, CarbohydrateContent 0 grams, FatContent 25 grams, ProteinContent 5 grams, SaturatedFatContent 7 grams, SodiumContent 132 milligrams, TransFatContent 0 grams