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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

Things You'll Need:

  • Large Spoon
  • Paper Towels
  • Paper Towels
  • Paper towels
  1. 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.

  2. Step 2

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

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

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