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Break Out the Ketchup! Coast Packing Again Marks #NationalBeefTallowDay With #BeefTallowFrenchFries ‘Tweet-to-Win’ Contest

July 6, 2022

Back for another helping, our 5th Annual #BeefTallowFrenchFries “Tweet-to-Win” Contest kicks off today! We are once again craving the public’s tweets proclaiming their desire for beef tallow (that is, beef fat) French fries.

Back in the day, beef fat fries were what helped make a certain major burger chain famous. The “Tweet-to-Win” Contest is a golden opportunity for participants to take home actual loot while celebrating #NationalBeefTallowDay, which also happens to be #NationalFrenchFryDay. Enter now!

In a Fitting Observance, Chef Greg’s Beef Tallow Fried Chicken Celebrates National Fried Chicken Day with Flavor to Spare

July 4, 2022

Chef Greg's new recipe for National Fried Chicken Day says goodbye to flavorless fowl and embraces an amazingly moist and savory way to prepare this summer favorite! When it comes to frying chicken, there are many choices of fat for deep frying, but beef tallow imparts more complexity to the popular dish. Tallow is also far superior when you want a dry (non-oily) crisp texture. Really, nothing compares for deep frying performance!

For This Year’s Father’s Day Feast, Coast Packing’s Chef Greg Shows Why Beef Tallow Makes Steak Frites King for a Day

June 18, 2022

Father’s Day may be a meat-and-potatoes kind of observance but flavor – as well as Dad – remains king, as Chef Greg demonstrates deliciously with a robust new recipe for beef tallow-themed steak frites.

Returning to Ohio for PDRA’s American Door Slammer Challenge, Coast Packing’s R&E Racing Team Speeds Up and Chows Down

June 3, 2022

With the PDRA points competition heating up – and Coast's R&E Racing team sizzling along with it -- the Memorial Day weekend action on the strip in Norwalk, Ohio gave everyone time to work up a major appetite, as local eateries turned out BBQ (and more) prepared with the animal fats lard and beef tallow, per our latest FatMap update!

This Memorial Day, Take a Tri-tip from Coast Packing’s Chef Greg; Tallow-Injected Beef Promises an Epic BBQ

May 26, 2022

Memorial Day without barbecue is like the Fourth of July without fireworks (which is to say, unheard of) — and this year, when you do the grilling honors, family and friends will stand up and cheer. Your partner in BBQ is Greg Hozinsky, Coast Packing Company’s Corporate Chef, who has put together a new tri-tip recipe, complete with rub, that promises to be a fitting kickoff to summer!

We’ve Got to Hand It to You: For National Apple Pie Day, Coast Packing Says: Try Chef Greg’s Recipe for Apple Hand Pies

May 12, 2022

Gastronomically speaking, this Friday the 13th figures to be a lucky day, marking as it does the observance of National Apple Day. After all, who doesn’t love a fresh-from-the-oven apple pie? Now, thanks to a new recipe from Chef Greg, that kind of bliss (and the attendant aromas that make apple pie such a multi-sensory treat) can be wafting through your kitchen in no time. Here are Chef’s step-by-step instructions for hand pies you can bake – and then devour.

This Mother’s Day, Treat Her to ‘Mom’s Best Buttermilk Biscuits,’ With a Delectable Recipe Courtesy of Chef Greg at Coast Packing

May 6, 2022

How about greeting this Mother’s Day with biscuits and preserves just like mom used to make –- although in this case, dad or the kids can do the actual prep honors? The latest recipe from Chef Greg, is certain to delight everyone in the house. Here are step-by-step instructions for homemade meltables, topped off by your own fresh strawberry preserves!

Coast Packing Celebrates Cinco de Mayo With Flautas Recipe, Courtesy of Chef Greg

May 3, 2022

Cinco de Mayo is an ideal showcase for how lard brings out authentic flavors in Mexican cuisine. Coast is committed to minimally processed food, which is also why lard is such a mainstay of so many Mexican dishes, from freshly made tamales to long-simmering carnitas. This year, Chef Greg is offering a new recipe for flautas that will get your taste buds cheering!

Sure as It’s Spring, R&E Racing Returns to Benson, N.C. For PDRA’s East Coast Nationals; Expanded #FatMap919 Charts Path to Carolina Comfort Food

April 27, 2022

Coast's R&E Racing team and its ’69 Noonan Hemi ProCharger Pro Mod Camaro burned rubber during PDRA’s East Coast Nationals at GALOT Motorsports Park in Benson, N.C. – while area restaurants on #FatMap919, longtime partisans of lard and beef tallow, positively cooked!

This Sunday, Wake Up with Coast Packing’s Beef Tallow Easter Hash Browns Benedict Recipe

April 12, 2022

Perfect for Easter Brunch, Chef Greg has come up with an exciting variation of traditional Eggs Benedict. For this recipe, we toss aside the basic English muffin, opting for a crispy tallow-fried hash brown base -- a delicious upgrade that’s naturally #glutenfree and #grainfree!