Schmaltz

Name: Schmaltz
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: makes About 1 1/2 Cups
Ingredients: 1 lb. chicken fat from your butcher, finely chopped; 1 ⁄ 4 lb. chicken skin from your butcher, roughly chopped; 1 medium onion, finely chopped; Kosher salt, to taste

Serves
makes About 1 1/2 Cups

MICHAEL KRAUS

Schmaltz, or rendered chicken fat, can be used to fry potatoes, saute vegetables, make a roux, or flavor pates and savory mousses.

Ingredients

1 lb. chicken fat from your butcher, finely chopped
¹⁄₄ lb. chicken skin from your butcher, roughly chopped
1 medium onion, finely chopped
Kosher salt, to taste

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Instructions

Step 1

Put chicken fat and skin, onions, salt, and 3⁄4 cup water into a 12" skillet over medium-low heat. Cook, stirring, until fat has rendered and skin is crisp, about 1 1⁄2 hours. Strain, reserving crisp skin to use as a garnish for sautéed greens or chopped liver. Schmaltz will keep, in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator, for 2 weeks.

Put chicken fat and skin, onions, salt, and 3⁄4 cup water into a 12" skillet over medium-low heat. Cook, stirring, until fat has rendered and skin is crisp, about 1 1⁄2 hours. Strain, reserving crisp skin to use as a garnish for sautéed greens or chopped liver. Schmaltz will keep, in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator, for 2 weeks.