How to tell the difference between fresh suet and just beef fat??

apprentice_tycoon

black-saturn wrote:

Whats vegetarian suet made from then?

It's palm oil

Sarjsmith

Hi, being really sad and planning already for xmas :eek: does any one have a recipe for homemade beef suet? I live in Germany and want to make my own mincemeat for pies at xmas, unfortunately the Germans don't seem to do suet or mince pies all the recipes I have found on the 'net seem to be for birds, would it be all right to use that?

thriftlady_2

Hi, suet isn't something you can make. It is a naturally occuring substance. It is the fat from inside an animal -usually the fat encasing the kidneys. Ask a butcher to save some for you and grate it. I can buy it from my butcher here ready grated, but in the old days you would get it in a piece and grate it yourself -a bit of a job I believe.
HTH:)

Or maybe you could get some Atora suet by mail order.

MRSMCAWBER

Hi there

I have just sent you a PM as i am moving to germany in 3 weeks....but have just remembered that you can use grated butter instead of suet..and i always use grated butter in xmas puddings too as it makes them much lighter...