You're 1 hour from home made rendered beef tallow using your instant pot! It’s a quick hands off method that keeps the mess to a minimum and renders suet for perfect white smooth tallow, perfect for all sorts of cooking or frying!
Grind the suet. *see our notes on timing adjustments for ground suet or chopped suet in the notes below or in the full recipe post with details
Finely chop your suet
Render the Suet in the Instant Pot
Add the chopped suet and water to your instant pot.
1/4 cup water, 2 lbs suet
Secure the lid
Set the pressure cooker to 60 minutes.
Release the Steam
After the cook time, allow the steam to release for 25 to 30 minutes naturally
Remove the lid.
Strain
Carefully remove the pot from the pressure cooker
Set the fine mesh strainer lined with cheese cloth over a wide bowl.
Strain the tallow through the cheese cloth.
Allow to cool 5 minutes.
Place the funnel over the mouth of the mason jars.
Add a fine mesh strainer and strain the tallow again into the jars.
Secure & Store
Wait about one to 2 hours for the tallow to solidify and become a milky white color before storing.
Store the tallow in a cool dark place or refrigerate until ready to use.
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Notes
Do not pour hot tallow into cold glass. Make sure your bowl and jars are at room temperature.Ground suet renders faster than chopped suet. Set the pressure cooker to 1:30 to 1:40 for chopped suet to render completely. After testing this recipe and one where you simmer in the pot of an open pressure cooker and the saute setting, we recommend this method. To find suet, call your local butcher and ask to order some or check in the fresh and frozen area of your local grocery.