Aside from the simple way of using a spoon or ladle to remove excess fat from soup, the following simple tips will help you reduce the amount of fat and oil quickly and efficiently.
Use ice cubes
A quick and convenient method using an ingredient that every household has will help remove the layer of fat on the surface of the soup. Wait for the soup to cool down and then add small ice cubes to the soup pot, stir well to absorb the fat into the ice and quickly remove the ice before they dissolve completely into water.
With a hot soup pot, you can use ice cubes to remove fat:
A way to fix a soup with excessive fat using ice cubes
Firstly, reduce the heat and let the soup simmer. Use a spoon to scoop a spoonful of cold ice, the more ice the better.
Then use the spoon to gently skim the surface of the soup pot. The fat is lighter than water so it will float to the surface. The cold ice will help the fat stick to the spoon.
After the fat has stuck to the spoon, the soup will remain clear. You can remove the ice and wash the spoon.
If there is still fat on the surface of the soup pot, you can use a spoon or another spoon to scoop the ice and repeat the steps. The end product will be a clear soup, with a refreshing taste and not greasy.
Use plastic wrap
Cut small pieces of plastic wrap and put them in the soup pot, then stir gently on the surface of the food with a lot of oil and grease. The excess fat will be absorbed into the plastic wrap, when you see that the amount of fat sticking to the plastic wrap is enough, quickly remove them. Repeat a few more times until all the fat is completely removed.
Note: Do not use this method with a boiling, hot soup pot. The wrap may melt and release harmful substances into the soup, which can be harmful to the health of the user.
Put the food in the refrigerator
If you don’t need to use it right away, you can put the soup pot in the refrigerator. Wait for the food to cool completely, then put the soup pot in the refrigerator. Thanks to the low temperature of the refrigerator, the fat will quickly solidify and float on the surface of the soup or adhere to the sides of the pot. After about 2 hours, the fat will solidify and you can easily remove them and reheat the soup.
Use curly kale
Adding curly kale to the soup will help dissolve the fat and make the dish more palatable
Put a few leaves of curly kale on the surface of the soup pot while cooking. These leaves will help absorb the excess fat in the pot. Then you just need to remove the kale, most of the fat will be removed and the taste of the dish will not change.
Use oil absorbent paper or paper towel
If oil absorbent paper is a specialized oil absorbent tool, paper towels are also a very effective way to absorb fat and oil. In case you accidentally add too much fat, you can use oil absorbent paper to “save” your dish. If you don’t have one, you can use a paper towel temporarily.
Take a sheet of oil absorbent paper/dry paper towel, spread it on the surface of the food. Then, gently press the paper against the layer of fat, hold for about 3 seconds and then immediately remove it. The layer of fat will be absorbed by the paper towel. This method can be applied to all dishes such as stir-fry, soup, fried, and fried dishes.
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