Festive Aspic from Pork Trotters, Knuckle, and Chicken
Description
A delicious appetizer for any gathering. If the broth turned out very cloudy, you can clarify it using a beaten egg. It should be poured into the boiling broth in a thin stream, and then strained through cheesecloth. You can garnish not only with carrot, but also with boiled eggs, cranberries, or other vegetables. The appetizer is ready. Serve immediately.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare all the necessary ingredients for making festive aspic from pig's feet, pork knuckle, and chicken.
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Step 2
Cut the legs in half and place them together with the shank in a deep pot. Pour cold water over everything and leave in a cool place for 12 hours, changing the water 3 times.
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Step 3
Rinse the shank and trotters and place them in a heavy-bottomed pot. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Boil for five minutes, drain the broth, then rinse the pork and the pot.
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Step 4
Pour cold water over the knuckle with trotters so that it covers the pork, and place over medium heat. After it comes to a boil, skim off the foam, reduce the heat, and simmer for three hours without letting it boil and without covering with a lid.
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Step 5
Peel the carrots and place them whole in the pot. Cut the onion into several pieces, char them in a hot, dry skillet, and add them to the pot with the meat. Season everything with salt, add pepper and a bay leaf, add the chicken, and cook the aspic for another 1.5 hours.
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Step 6
Remove the pot from the heat, remove the bay leaf, and let it cool.
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Step 7
Chill the attractive mold you will use for the aspic in the refrigerator ahead of time. From boiled carrots, cut circles and shape them into daisies; arrange them on the bottom of the mold. On top, place sprigs of herbs and pour in a little broth. Return the mold to the refrigerator until set.
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Step 8
Remove the meat and chicken from the broth, then add finely chopped garlic to it. Mix everything together, add more salt if necessary, and let stand for 15 minutes.
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Step 9
Separate the meat from the bones and cut it into small pieces.
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Step 10
Strain the broth and mix it with the diced meat. Pour the prepared mixture into molds with the set decoration and refrigerate for 6–8 hours until set.
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Step 11
Done. Serve with herbs.