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Kholodets

360 min4 serv.21 февр. 2026 г.

Description

This appetizer is quick and simple to prepare. I made this aspic in a slow cooker, but it can also be cooked perfectly well in a regular pot. You just need to simmer it over the lowest possible heat so it turns out clear. No New Year's festive table is complete without this dish. Serve these cheerful, amusing little pigs with horseradish, mustard, and ketchup. And here's one more secret. I don't like it when congealed fat sits on the aspic. So I chill the pot of broth. When the fat sets, I remove it. Only clear broth remains in the pot. I pour it over the meat, and my aspic is always as clear as a tear. Serve with fresh herbs and sauce.

Instructions

  1. 1

    Step 1

    Step 1

    Thoroughly scrape and wash the pork shank, cut it in half so it fits in the pot. Wash the beef well too.

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    Step 2

    Step 2

    Place the pork shank and beef in the multicooker bowl and pour in water. If you have chicken drumsticks from home-raised soup hens that take a long time to cook, add them along with the shank and beef. If you are using regular broiler chicken, do not add them yet.

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    Step 3

    Step 3

    Turn on the multicooker to "Stew" mode. After two hours of cooking, open the pot.

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    Step 4

    Step 4

    Add the carrot, onion, bay leaf, and peppercorns to the broth. Continue simmering for another 2.5 hours until the meat is done.

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    Step 5

    Step 5

    When the leg and beef are almost done, add washed chicken drumsticks. Season the kholodets to taste and simmer for another 30–40 minutes. Then remove the boiled meat from the pot.

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    Step 6

    Step 6

    And strain the broth.

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    Step 7

    Step 7

    I throw away the pig's feet. If you like, you can keep them. But I use only beef and chicken. I remove the fat, membranes, bones, and skin. I keep only the meat, which I cut into small pieces and arrange on plates.

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    Step 8

    Step 8

    I put minced garlic into each plate.

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    Step 9

    Step 9

    Prepare the "parts" for the piglets. Boil the eggs hard, cool them, and peel them. From the sausages, make snouts, ears, and tails. From peas, make eyes. For decoration, cut flowers from the carrots.

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    Step 10

    Step 10

    Using toothpicks, assemble the piglet pieces and arrange them on the meat on the plates. Garnish the aspic with flowers and parsley.

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    Step 11

    Step 11

    Pour broth over the meat with suckling pigs and place in the refrigerator until completely set.

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    Step 12

    Step 12

    The "Piglets" aspic is ready. Happy New Year!