11 Oct 2024

can you cook beef in bacon grease


Yes, you can cook beef in bacon grease. Bacon grease helps to enhance the taste of the beef if cooked together.
The beef to be cooked in bacon grease include;

  • cow's meat.

  • bull's meat.

  • The cow's meat or bull's meat should be fresh before being cooked in bacon grease.


    Avoid cooking spoiled beef in bacon grease because it contains toxins which can contaminate the bacon grease and hence became harmful to your health.


    Bacon grease acts as oil for frying beef. It cooks beef perfectly just like other types of cooking oils. You should make sure to use bacon grease in small quantity when frying beef. Avoid using too much bacon grease while cooking beef because it will be harmful to your health during consumption. It causes some stomach complications such as stomach ache and diarrhoea if you consume beef cooked with too much bacon grease on a daily basis. In addition, there is also the risk of developing body tumors which result into cancer in future if you keep on consuming cooked beef with high bacon grease regularly.


    It is advisable to avoid overconsumption of beef cooked with bacon grease on a daily basis. But it is okay to consume beef cooked with bacon grease once or twice a week.


    The bacon grease contains omega-3 fatty acids which is good for your health if consumed in small portions. It is also lower in saturated fat. Bacon grease also contains oleic acid which reduces inflamation and cholesterol levels.


    In addition, nutrient composition in bacon fat include;

  • 65% of Vitamin B1.

  • 22% of Vitamin B2.

  • 47% of Vitamin B3.

  • 24% of Vitamin B6.

  • 38% of Vitamin B12.

  • 36% of Zinc.

  • 9% of Iron.

  • 22% of Phosphorus.

  • 10% of Pantothenate.

  • 9% of Protein.

  • 10% of Magnesium.

  • Learn how to cook beef in bacon grease by following the steps mentioned below:

    1. Chop the beef worth 500g into small pieces using a knife.

    2. Get a bowl full of water and soak the small pieces of beef.

    3. Then wash the small pieces of beef thoroughly to remove the blood stains.

    4. After washing the small pieces of beef, drain the water from the bowl.

    5. Get a saucepan and pour the small pieces of beef and cover with a lid.

    6. Heat a gas cooker and place the saucepan on it.

    7. When it cooks, remove the lid and stir the beef with a wooden spoon to avoid the beef from sticking on the saucepan while it cooks.

    8. Cook until the water in the beef dries up.

    9. Pour the bacon grease and allow it to melt.

    10. Then stir with a wooden spoon.

    11. Add chopped onions and let them fry with the beef mixture until the onions are golden brown.

    12. Then add chopped tomatoes and cook with the beef until tender and soft.

    13. You will then add a pinch of curry powder and 2 teaspoons of salt and stir all together.

    14. Then add 2 cups of cold water and cover the saucepan with a lid.

    15. Leave it to cook at medium heat for 25 minutes.

    16. Then turn off the gas cooker and remove the saucepan.

    17. Leave it to chill and serve.


    The ingredients used are;

  • 500g of beef.

  • A pinch of curry powder.

  • 1 chopped onion.

  • 2 teaspoons of salt.

  • 1 tablespoon of bacon grease.

  • 2 cups of water.

  • 2 chopped tomatoes.

  • The procedure of cooking beef in bacon grease as mentioned above also works when cooking Cuts of Beef such as Chuck, Rib, Loin, Round, Flank, Short Plate, Brisket and Shank. If you intend to cook one of the beef cuts separately in bacon grease, make sure to follow the same steps in the preparation.


    You can serve the cooked beef with boiled rice, fried potatoes and boiled plantains.


    You also include side dishes such as cooked greens which include; spinach, cabbages and cucumbers but mentioned a few.







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