Oily ragu!

vik6525

Hiya! Was wondering if someone could help... Ive made ragu sauce in the slow cooker for tonight, but ive just had a look at it and its got a layer of oil on the top... Have tried spooning it off but its not working... Anyone got any ideas as to how to get rid of it? cheers! viks xx

Pink.

Hi vik,

If you can chill it the fat on top should become solid and you'll be able to lift it off with a spoon.

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ajaxgeezer

Vik, I'm afraid I don't have an answer other than to make your own sauce without oil. Oil will coat your pasta (or whatever) and the sauce will just slide off on to the plate, and for this reason I don't use oil in Italian sauces.

Sorry I can't be more helpful.

scubaleopard

Pop a few pieces of kitchen roll on the top. The oil will be absorbed hopefully leaving really tasty Ragu underneath

vik6525

It is my own sauce! i made it last night, but i think the oil must have come out of the meat whilst in the cooker, and has now risen to the top!
Thanks pink winged, I may have to give that a try... xxx

Pink.

Vik, What I do to avoid an oily sauce is to dry fry the mince and drain off any fat before adding it to the slow cooker. It's amazing, even with supposedly lean mince how much fat comes out of it! This might help next time.

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ajaxgeezer

vik6525 wrote: »

It is my own sauce! i made it last night, but i think the oil must have come out of the meat whilst in the cooker, and has now risen to the top!

.....ooooh, sorry, thought you meant a jar of Ragu . Veggie here so know nothing about oil coming off mince as Quorn mince has none. I'll shut up now

vik6525

Pink-winged wrote: »

Vik, What I do to avoid an oily sauce is to dry fry the mince and drain off any fat before adding it to the slow cooker. It's amazing, even with supposedly lean mince how much fat comes out of it! This might help next time.

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I normally do that is the silly thing, but i was in a bit of a flap last night, the little un was playing up, so i forgot! Serves me right! lol