For Home Cooks Interested In Creating Delicious, Healthy Foods For Themselves, Their Family And Their Friends, York Foods Is An Affordable, Simple Addition To The Kitchen.

Good quality fats and oils can enhance the flavour and texture of everyday meals and turn them into something really special.

We have some great suggestions for each of our products that are a simple, quick and easy way to create delicious meals.

• Wagyu Oil
  • Brush your next roast with York Foods’ Wagyu Oil for a lovely, deep brown crust.
  • Replace duck fat and use wagyu oil to roast the most perfect, crunchy potatoes.
  • Fabulous for making flaky pastry for pies, pasties and sausage rolls.
  • Use wagyu oil to sear meats before adding to a slow cooker.
  • Wagyu oil assists with crisping the skin of roasted poultry. Simply baste the skin with the oil during the last 30 minutes of cooking.
  • York Foods wagyu oil is liquid at temperatures above 33°C, so it may be integrated into a salad dressing. Sounds weird? Wait until you try it on a warm pasta or potato salad. It’s excellent!
  • Brush your steaks with wagyu oil before placing them on the barbeque. This will encourage a nice crust, less sticking and will enhance the flavour of your steak.
• Lard
  • Want to make the best flaky pastry? York Foods pure lard is ideal for both sweet and savoury applications. In addition it can be used to create a tender and crumbly biscuit, desirable for certain recipes.
  • Using lard to deep fry will yield the crispiest chips with excellent flavour that will not absorb as much oil as using vegetable oil. Try it and see.
  • Using lard to panfry any meat or poultry will assist in browning and will give a wonderful, deep golden crust.
  • You can safely substitute lard for olive oil in almost all Italian recipes, especially those from the Northern regions.
  • York Foods high quality lard is well suited to Asian stir fries as it has a high smoke point,can withstand high temperatures and adds great flavour.
  • Excellent for making pâtés and terrines.
• Grass Fed Beef Suet Dripping
  • York Foods grass fed beef suet dripping offers a beautiful flavour as well as assisting with great browning action of meat and vegetable for soups, stews and casseroles.
  • Is a must for making classic British Yorkshire puddings. Also try York Foods wagyu oil for delicious Yorkies.
  • Contributes both flavour and flakiness to Cornish pasties in both the fillings and the pastry.
  • Deep fried chips never tasted so good.
  • Ideal for use in a traditional Christmas pudding, complete with fruitbrandy.
  • Use York Foods grass fed beef suet dripping to start a risotto instead of olive oil.
  • Try making a savoury scone substituting York Foods grass fed beef suet dripping for butter and add in a few freshly chopped herbs.
  • Cook your traditional spaghetti bolognese, meatballs and rissoles in York Foods grass fed beef suet dripping and taste the difference of this high quality product.
• Lamb Drippings
  • Pan fry your next rissoles in York Foods lamb dripping.
  • Brush lamb roasts with the dripping before placing in the oven to ensure even browning and to assist in keeping the roast moist.
  • Make soft, tender dumplings using York Foods lamb dripping to accompany your next lamb soup or stew.
  • Roast potatoes with rosemary and garlic in York Foods lamb dripping for a delicious change.
  • Perfect for use in many Indian dishes, including making breads like chapatti.
  • Stir through rice or couscous at the end of cooking instead of butter or olive oil.
  • Use York Foods lamb dripping to cook your lamb cutlets to boost the taste.
• Protein Boost Nibbles
  • Use as a gluten-free crumb on meats, fish, gratins, etc.
  • Use York Foods protein boost nibbles to add a crunchy texture to Asian dumplings.
  • In a spice grinder, grind York Foods protein boost nibbles to a fine powder to assist with thickening pan gravies. Great as a gluten-free option plus boost your protein intake.
  • Shake some on a salad or on top of a late night cheese on toast for added crunch.
  • Use in poultry stuffing to add texture, flavour and protein boost.

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