How to Remove Fat From Soups and Sauces

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For a healthier meal, remove as much fat as you can during cooking and before serving. Try these techniques.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Step 1

During cooking, place the pot slightly to one side of the burner. The off-centered bubbling will encourage fat to accumulate on one side of the pot for easier removal.
Step 2

With a large spoon, skim fat off soups and sauces as they simmer.
Step 3

To remove the last spots of fat floating on the surface, drag a clean paper towel across the top. It will soak up most of the remaining oil.
Step 4

When refrigerated, fat rises through liquids and solidifies in a layer at the top. For foods that have been refrigerated, remove virtually all of the fat by breaking it up into large pieces and lifting it away with a spoon.