Grated Vegetable Shortening

🥘 Ingredients

• vegetable shortening 1 stick

1. 1

   If you can't find suet then we have found that grated vegetable shortening (such as Trex, Crisco or Copha) is a good substitute. To grate the shortening firstly freeze a stick or block of it until firm but not solid (this usually takes about 30 minutes ).
2. 2

   Grate the shortening on the coarse side of a box grater into a cold bowl or onto a cold plate , returning the fat to the freezer if it becomes too soft.
3. 3

   Before using the grated shortening chill it for another 10 to 15 minutes in the freezer.