How do I avoid that sheet of hardened fat?

by crimson_hunter01

30 Comments

  1. Make the soup hotter. Warm up the empty bowl before serving.

  2. bon-vivant89

    Create more foam. It’ll insulate your soup, thus preventing a skin forming.

  3. DiejenEne

    Before it is hardened, still in the pot you made it in, you can scoop it from top with an ice cube

  4. TheOGGinQueen

    Take an ice cube to it and will remove it all- you can wipe it away with tissue

  5. jkresnak

    Are you sure it’s fat and not gelatin? If the soup is still hot, it likely will keep the fat melted but as the liquid evaporates from the top, it leaves behind gelatin, forming a skin on the surface. It can just be stirred back in and rehydrated with the rest of the soup.

    If you’d like to keep it from forming, you’ll have to do something to decrease the evaporation, like put a lid or plastic wrap over the top of the bowl.

  6. gaiusmitsius

    2 ways, as far as I know, you either let the stock cool completely and then use a ladle to remove it, because it will freeze and solidify at the top of the pot. Or use a paper towel to skim the top of the pot. I don’t really recommend the second one.

  7. TomatoBible

    Spoon it into your mouth instead of letting it chill while you take photos 🙂

  8. Sensitive_Major_530

    I have been looking for an answer to this sheet forming in my ramen broth too. Im suspecting that i put too much chicken feet or animal bones this the ratio of oil, gelatin and water is off causing this

  9. sciguy1919

    Three easy options:

    1) ice cubes

    2) skim with paper towels

    3) place in fridge (keep fat for frying eggs or adding to pan fried veggies/meat)

  10. KetsuWoTaberu420

    In the ramen restaurant I worked in for a while they blended the broth before serving to prevent that.

  11. K_T_Oxy

    Put an empty bowl in the freezer, dip the bottom into the pot and it’ll grab all the fat.

  12. The_Safety_Expert

    Sodium citrate instead of sodium.

  13. Mithrandir2k16

    Seems like you need a bit more water.

  14. AmaroisKing

    Push it back under the soup, a little bit of fat is no the end of the world

  15. BulletTrain4

    Chill soup, remove fat layer and then reheat

  16. swiggityswirls

    You can make the liquid, and put it away in the fridge until it cools off and the fat forms a layer on the top. Just scrape it off then and then continue making ramen at that point, heat up the liquid and then put the meal together.

  17. RepresentativePin162

    Skimming. Gotta skim the fat about 28283 times whilst cooking

  18. Kbradsagain

    Purchase a fat straining jug. Pour the broth in & strain the broth off leaving the fat layer behind. This type is my choice because it traps the solids in the top strainer & the clear liquids drain through the bottom valve with the handle trigger. [https://www.amazon.com.au/Swing-Way-4-Cup-Release-Separator/dp/B004WMOR6K/ref=sr_1_8?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.SI-g_2kRJY8oBORxUoPYrVB_6LAUPQC08-i3LHii9_gd7EUavOYA_2TaTCBrpK0oXs8Egt8TxZT9meQmDfc1V1aV4ra1G9YFbTptf4qTzhNu0JKdbcUEpHABMOaQvaq0ISMxRefM6–R0zydGAjTim-yU3fnHzdjsq3Um9chQFHtSy7fBKhgpdZPlmoePgMBFfMDZGbfU8pEAPJxpTYc3OhbbDgpyeJfE8vxeE2kPvPxM3WuSXE7Suw8cHfWqttXK8m4HILYms3aNRrJ4ptc2rAXUEFgC8GZnXyjcqnLkVo.7uTEgPxLCZlepafPARvn_nhtbq3BLKzR2VlgbS5iB4c&dib_tag=se&keywords=fat+separator+jug&qid=1721006874&sr=8-8](https://www.amazon.com.au/Swing-Way-4-Cup-Release-Separator/dp/B004WMOR6K/ref=sr_1_8?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.SI-g_2kRJY8oBORxUoPYrVB_6LAUPQC08-i3LHii9_gd7EUavOYA_2TaTCBrpK0oXs8Egt8TxZT9meQmDfc1V1aV4ra1G9YFbTptf4qTzhNu0JKdbcUEpHABMOaQvaq0ISMxRefM6–R0zydGAjTim-yU3fnHzdjsq3Um9chQFHtSy7fBKhgpdZPlmoePgMBFfMDZGbfU8pEAPJxpTYc3OhbbDgpyeJfE8vxeE2kPvPxM3WuSXE7Suw8cHfWqttXK8m4HILYms3aNRrJ4ptc2rAXUEFgC8GZnXyjcqnLkVo.7uTEgPxLCZlepafPARvn_nhtbq3BLKzR2VlgbS5iB4c&dib_tag=se&keywords=fat+separator+jug&qid=1721006874&sr=8-8)

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