Lard/Schmalz Spread with Apple and Onion

Having cooked up Spicy Cumin Lamb Shoulder Chops yet again, I looked at all the grease left in the pan. On the cutting board stood a few more big pieces of fat I had trimmed from the chops before cooking them. I'm not sure why there's so much fat in lamb but it seems to be the fattiest of the meats I regularly cook up. Maybe it's because fat is where the flavor is and lamb is flavorful. In any case, I wondered if there were some way to use this fat. It seemed a shame to let it all go to waste. Luckily, the internet came through for me and I found this decadent recipe for Apfel-Griebenschmalz (apple greaves dripping). The main ingredient is fat so skip this one if you're trying to limit your fat intake. I love this spread over a piece of hot toast. The original recipe used pork fat and an apple. Next time, I think I might try other fruits with the fat...maybe peaches? My boyfriend doesn't like it when it's cold because then you can see the fat and picture it clogging your arteries. But when it melts a bit from the hot toast, the bread soaks up the fat drippings and it's not so visible. In any case, I think this is delicious and enjoy this occasional treat whenever we have enough fat on hand.

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