Chicken aspic without gelatin
Description
A delicious appetizer for any company. To make aspic, you can use absolutely any meat or mix several kinds. Chicken is the most affordable and easiest meat to cook. For this aspic, you can take any parts of the carcass: for example, thighs, wings, drumsticks, leg quarters. Aspic can be made in one large mold or poured into small ones and served in portions. The appetizer is ready. Serve immediately.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. We cut the gutted chicken into small pieces and rinse it thoroughly. Put the chicken into a large pot, pour in cold water so that it covers it by 5 centimeters (about 4 liters). Put the pot on the heat.
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Step 2
2. As soon as the broth comes to a boil, skim off the foam and reduce the heat to the minimum, otherwise the broth will be cloudy. Cook the chicken for 3 hours, then wash and peel the onion and carrot, and add them to the broth. Peel the garlic, add it to the pot, and salt. Cook for another 40 minutes. 10 minutes before the end, add the bay leaf and peppercorns. Remove the broth from the heat and take out the chicken.
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Step 3
3. Strain the resulting broth through a sieve. Separate the cooled chicken pieces from the bone and cut them into small pieces. Put the meat into prepared molds, pour the broth over it, let it cool, and place it in the refrigerator for several hours.