Beef suet is primarly fat. It is used in a variety of applications from the days of old, and is rarely used in modern cooking methods today because of its high calorie content. Some of the uses are a traditional Christmas pudding and sometimes it is used in mincemeat pies.
Beef suet is the pure, pearlycrumbly fat that surrounds beef kidneys. Beef suet should always befinely chopped before adding to any recipe, otherwise it is indigestible. Beef suet is often used insteamed or baked puddings.
