Utilizing corned beef fat

Two years on St. Patrick's Day, while working in the restaurant I was employed at, I wound up with about 10 lbs of trimmed fat from several corned beef briskets. I hate to throw anything away, but other than using these leftovers for corned beef hash I could not think of any recipe that called for this item whether it be rendered or not. I asked several local chefs and they were stumped as well.

Does anyone have any ideas what to do with such a strong tasting item?

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Patrik_Racz_19800

maybe render the fat and use it to make a sauce for the briskets. maybe a jus gras but instead of chicken fat use the beef fat, or just use it to fry stuff in like chips or whatever, or render it and use it to confit the beef in the fat.

Tim_Sutherland_52834

Render the fat to saute cabbage/Brussels sprouts/spuds in for a different layer of flavour.

SteveM_20803

how about using the fat to fry potatoes for cottage fries.

Jane_SnP_113293

Everybody is right. It's a useful ingredient and is excellent for frying. It’s also pretty much impossible to buy, so if you need it for another recipe (such as confit) you have to make it.