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Shmaltz Recipe

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Ingredients:

Serving

3 chicken fat, and skin (from 3 chickens)
1 large onion
salt , to taste

Directions:

Cut up the chicken fat into 1 inch chunks.
Cut the skin into pieces, about the same size as the fat.
Cut the onion into quarters, and then into slices.
Do not mince the onion.
In a heavy, preferably non-stick pot, place the chicken fat and the skin.
Over a medium-high fire, let it cook until the fat has melted and the skin is beginning to get golden brown.
Add the onion and the salt (you decide how much).
Once you add the onions, don't leave the pot alone.
Mix frequently to avoid sticking and buring.
Keep cooking until the onions are a gorgeous golden brown color and the skin pieces are dark brown (but not black).
The skin has now turned into something heavenly called gribenes.
Remove the pot from the flame.
Let cool and then strain the mixture into a glass or metal bowl.
Pat the gribenes with a paper towel.
You can now pour the cooled shmaltz into a jar and keep it indefinitely in the fridge or freezer.
Keep the gribenes separate from the shmaltz in another jar.
Your shmaltz is now ready to be used in matzo balls, kugels, chopped liver, and for frying.
Gribenes are best eaten in a sandwich with chopped liver, or sprinkled on the chopped liver as an edible garnish.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	2.5 Kcal (10 kJ)
Calories from fat	0 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	0g	0%
Sodium	0.25mg	0%
Potassium	9.13mg	0%
Total Carbs	0.56g	0%
Sugars	0.25g	1%
Dietary Fiber	0.13g	1%
Protein	0.06g	0%
Vitamin C	0.4mg	1%
Calcium	1.4mg	0%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	40 Kcal (167 kJ)
Calories from fat	0 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	0g	0%
Sodium	4mg	0%
Potassium	146mg	0%
Total Carbs	9g	0%
Sugars	4g	1%
Dietary Fiber	2g	1%
Protein	1g	0%
Vitamin C	7mg	1%
Calcium	23mg	0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

salty
savory
bitter
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