Delicious pork aspic
Description
Perfect for both holidays and everyday meals. There are a great many recipes for kholodets. And today I want to tell you about one of them, which I make for my family. Everyone in my household has grown very fond of it.
Instructions
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Step 1
First, you need to prepare the meat. Rinse it thoroughly. Cover it with cold water and let it stand for two hours, then repeat this procedure once more. This is necessary so that no dark foam appears during cooking; then the aspic will be clearer.
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Step 2
Peel and rinse the vegetables. Chop the carrots into large pieces, and score the onion. Put the meat and vegetables into a pot, add the spices there as well: bay leaf, black peppercorns, and fill with water to the top, covering with a lid. Bring all of this to a boil over low heat, skimming off the foam.
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Step 3
It should be simmered over low heat for 6 hours. Doneness is determined by the meat separating easily from the bone. But the broth itself must also be checked. Ladle a tablespoon of broth and leave the spoon with the broth in the refrigerator for 10–15 minutes. If there is a jelly-like mass in the spoon, everything is ready. Remove from heat and let it cool.
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Step 4
We remove everything from the broth (meat, vegetables, bones). Separate the meat from the bones and skin. Take the broth and squeeze all the garlic into it, let it stand for 10 minutes. Then add salt and wait 5 minutes. Strain the resulting broth through cheesecloth.
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Step 5
Take molds for aspic. Place the meat in them, the meat that was separated from the bones and skin, and pour in the filtered broth. Put it in the refrigerator and let it set. This will take about 6 hours. After this time, the pork aspic will be ready. When serving, you can garnish with dill and serve with horseradish.