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How to Fix Oily Gravy or Soup

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How to Fix Oily Gravy or Soup

Oil spoils the original taste of soup or gravy and adds unnecessary fat to your diet. Here's how to remove excess oil in under a minute!

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Ever had a pot of oily gravy or soup and you spent the next hour or two trying to scoop out or freeze out the oil? Here's a quick solution, courtesy of my mother-in-law.

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Hold a piece of paper towel in two hands and lower it onto the top of your gravy and suck it up! Yes it is that easy!

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This is what the paper towel will look like.

This is what the paper towel will look like.

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And you can see your gravy again. I started with a sea of red oil!

And you can see your gravy again. I started with a sea of red oil!

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Power towels

Paper towels

That's all!

Susan Quek

Rusty, you're probably right about that being the best part. Unfortunately, both my husband and I are not good with oily food, so our loss I guess 😊

(author) 10 months ago

Rusty Shackelford

You've ruined the curry by taking out the best part. The bright red coconut oil is very important. I can see the application of this for other dishes, but please, leave the Thai curries the way they're supposed to be!

Rusty Shackelford 10 months ago

Susan Quek

Yes it is curry : ) premix though, why was why there was a lot of oil... 😁

(author) 10 months ago

Kori C.

I that curry? It looks good! Haha

Kori C. 10 months ago

Terri Dahlgren

This works well, I've done this or you can throw in a handful of ice cubes. Let them set for 30 sec or so (u can tell) then remove. I can't take credit for this idea, someone on this guide posted it. I'm just another Mom In Law passing on a good idea.

Terri Dahlgren 10 months ago

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