Grated Vegetable Shortening

Grated Vegetable Shortening

🥘 Ingredients

  • vegetable shortening
    1 stick

🍳 Cookware

  • box grater
  • cold bowl or onto a cold plate
  1. 1
    If you can't find suet then we have found that grated vegetable shortening (such as Trex, Crisco or Copha) is a good substitute. To grate the shortening firstly freeze a stick or block of it until firm but not solid (this usually takes about ⏱️ 30 minutes ).
    vegetable shortening: 1 stick
  2. 2
    Grate the shortening on the coarse side of a box grater into a cold bowl or onto a cold plate , returning the fat to the freezer if it becomes too soft.
  3. 3
    Before using the grated shortening chill it for another 10 to ⏱️ 15 minutes in the freezer.