New Year is approaching! The old one will end, we will spend it as it should be, and we will meet the new one as it happens. Traditionally, we will set a rich table with various delicious dishes and equally delicious drinks.

Traditionally... What is traditional with us, then? A?

As a good friend of mine says, the appetizers on the table on New Year's Eve should be Olivier and jellied meat. And everything else is self-indulgence and an inappropriate tribute to someone else’s fashion.

To be honest, I don’t remember celebrating New Year and Christmas without jellied meat. This is blasphemy or something.
In our country, jellied meat is called “cold”, rarely “jelly”. In Russia, especially in the western regions, in the Urals - “jelly”. Or simply " ". I spent a long time trying to understand the difference between jelly and jellied meat. They say it's one and the same. Maybe. But our jellied meat is made from suckling pig. Or from pork legs, drumsticks. It is rare to add beef hooves or shanks. And, judging by the collections of recipes, jelly is usually made from beef: hooves, shanks, head.

The eternal question when cooking jellied meat is “will it harden or not,” since adding gelatin is a sign of bad taste.

Jokes aside, it always freezes. Even if there is no beef component. And how can jellied pork legs not freeze if a spoon is floating calmly in the boiling brew?

The process of preparing high-quality jellied meat is very labor-intensive and time-consuming, especially if it is jellied meat made from pork feet. How to cook jellied meat? I will answer - for a long time.

Recipe for excellent jellied meat

Ingredients (6-8 plates)

• Pork feet 2 pcs
• Pork shin 1 piece
• Beef 1-1.2 kg
• Carrot 1 piece
• Parsley root 1 piece
• Onion 1 piece
• Garlic 1 head
• Black peppercorns, allspice, bay leaf, salt taste

1. Considering that the family loves a lot of meat in jellied meat, pork jellied meat is not particularly welcome at home. You have to add veal.
2. We have never added chicken or poultry in general to jellied meat.
3. Historically, in our country, transparent jellied meat is not considered particularly honorable.
4. It is better to buy meat at the market. There it was guaranteed not to freeze.

   Pork feet, drumsticks and beef

5. Thoroughly clean the legs and shins of bristles, and if necessary, oil them over an open fire. Clean and rinse.
6. Using a knife, cut the pork legs in half lengthwise, and again in half at the joint. You shouldn't chop it with an ax; there will be a lot of small bones.
7. Cut the drumstick into several parts; the large central bone can be left whole without chopping.
8. Cut the brisket into several parts.
9. Strictly speaking, the size of the pieces of meat for jellied meat is not important.
10. All meat must be washed and soaked in cold water for at least 2-3 hours, or better left overnight in a cold place. The second option is preferable, because jellied meat takes a long time to prepare, and it is better to start in the morning.

    All meat must be cut, washed and soaked in cold water.

11. In the morning, rinse the meat again, put it in a saucepan or cauldron, and cover with cold water. The water should be 5-7 cm above the meat level.
12. Place the pan on the fire and bring to a boil.

    Place the pan on the fire and bring to a boil

13. It is important not to miss the boiling point. There will be a lot of foam. It needs to be removed. Use a spoon to collect all the foam that continuously forms. After 5-10 minutes, foaming will stop completely. From this point on, cover the pan with a lid and reduce the heat to low. The liquid in the pan should not even boil, but “move” a little. Do not allow it to boil violently under any circumstances. Just a low simmer.
14. Leave the meat to simmer for 4-5 hours. However, you can stir it sometimes. Do not add water to the pan!!! Even if it partially boils away.

    Cook the jellied meat for a long time on low heat

15. After 4-5 hours, add black and allspice peas, bay leaf, 1 tsp. rock salt and washed unpeeled onions, carrots, parsley and celery roots.

    Vegetables for broth and garlic

16. If the liquid has boiled away too much, you will have to add boiling water from the kettle. Although this is not good, liquid is needed.

    Add onion, roots and spices

17. Cover the pan with a lid and cook at low boil for another 1-1.5 hours.

    Cooked broth for jellied meat - cooling

18. Remove the pan from the heat. Using a slotted spoon, remove all the meat. Place the meat on plates and let cool. Throw away onions, carrots, roots, although carrots can be left for decoration.

    Using a slotted spoon, remove all the meat

19. A small digression. Many people prefer jellied meat that is completely transparent. To do this, the broth must be clarified. How? Look for yourself, they say that egg whites work well. I won’t say that my result turned out to be transparent like glass, let’s say it’s the transparency of amber. And without lightening.
20. Season the broth with salt to taste and a little more. It should seem a little salty, literally just a little. Season with ground black pepper and add chopped garlic to a paste. Stir the broth, cover the pan with a lid and leave for 20-30 minutes
21. Next, you need to strain the broth. It is better to do this through a naturally clean cloth. The cloth will filter out small seeds, peppercorns, garlic, and bay leaves. All this is superfluous in jellied meat. Leave the broth to cool. After 10-15 minutes, remove excess fat from the surface of the broth. You can simply collect it with a spoon.

    It is necessary to remove fat from the surface of the broth

22. Or maybe a napkin. An ordinary paper napkin thrown onto the surface of the broth becomes covered with a film of fat, is removed and discarded. If you repeat this several times, you can almost completely clean the surface of the fat film. Oh, by the way, leave a little fat, then the surface of the finished jellied meat will have “frost.”
23. You can do a test that will answer the question “will it harden or not.” Place a drop of broth on your index finger and thumb and make sure your fingers stick together well. If they don’t stick together, it means you made the jellied meat from bouillon cubes.
24. Handle the cooled meat, separating and discarding all the bones. This is important, since a bone can easily break a tooth. The meat can be cut into small pieces, divided into fibers, or used as is, in pieces.
25. Prepare several deep plates or molds for jellied meat. It is very convenient to use large enameled rectangular containers, like a trough, or deep soup plates.
26. At the bottom of each plate you can put parsley, a piece of hard-boiled egg, and carrots removed from the broth.

    Place meat in ramekins

27. Place meat on a plate. Much better and tastier.
28. Pour in the cooled broth until the meat is completely or almost completely covered with broth.

    

If they ask me what dish is certainly prepared in Rus' for the biggest and greatest holidays, then I will answer without hesitation - of course, jellied meat. And not only in Rus', it is being prepared in Ukraine, and in Belarus, and among many other Slavic peoples.

This dish has different names; in addition to the main dish, it is also called aspic or jelly. The names are different, but the dish is essentially the same. It’s not difficult to prepare, but what’s interesting is that if you give each housewife the same standard set of products, then each of them will still get their own dish, unlike any other! No two dishes are the same!

This delicious dish is prepared as an appetizer for weddings, Christmas, Epiphany, and of course, the New Year would be absolutely unthinkable without it! This big and fun holiday is coming soon. And for those who don’t know how to cook it yet, now is the time to learn!

One of my friends says that if there is no jellied meat on the New Year's table, then there is no need to celebrate the holiday! And he always cooks it very tasty! He believes that it’s simply impossible to imagine a better snack to go with vodka!

There are quite a lot of recipes for this amazing meat dish; it is prepared from pork, beef, chicken, and even fish. But it turns out the most delicious from different types of meat. This is the so-called holiday option. This is where we will begin our selection of recipes today.

And in the process of telling the story, I will share the main secrets that allow you to prepare the most delicious jelly you can imagine, with a capital J!

The holiday dish is usually prepared from pork, beef and chicken. It is believed that the more meat of different types, the richer and more intense the taste.

Sometimes they ask, “Why add chicken? Surely you can just cook it with chicken then?” Of course you can! But if we are preparing a festive version of the dish, then chicken meat will make it softer and more tender. And of course, more delicious!

When choosing meat, you need to choose one with a lot of bones - these are the so-called gelatinous parts. If the meat is chosen correctly, you will not have to add gelatin to thicken it. It is believed that this dish does not require its addition. And if cooked correctly, it will harden on its own without any gelatin.

We will need:

• beef shank – 1 kg
• pork knuckle - 1.3 kg
• pork leg - 1 pc. — 400 gr
• chicken legs - 1-2 pcs
• carrots - 2 pcs.
• celery root - 0.5 pcs, celery root
• onion - 3-4 (small heads)
• bay leaf - 3-4 pcs
• black peppercorns - 20 pcs
• ground black pepper, salt - to taste
• boiled egg - 1-2 for decoration

Preparation:

1. Before you start cooking meat, you need to prepare it. Examine it from all sides, and if there are bristles or hairs left on it, they need to be set on fire. Then scrape off the darkened part with a knife, and then rinse the meat in cool water.

Sometimes when buying legs you may notice that they are dark and ugly. They were scorched with stubble and were not cleaned. It is better to refrain from buying such legs. When cooking such meat, the broth will turn out dark and unattractive, and may also have the smell of burnt bristles.

Well, if you still didn’t look at it and bought it, then you need to carefully scrape it off with a knife and rinse it in plenty of water. Yes, and soak it in water for 3 hours.

2. When the meat has been cleaned and washed, it should be placed in a basin or large pan. And fill with water at room temperature for at least 3 hours. During this time, unnecessary blood will be released into the water, and the water will turn pink. And the unnecessary smell will go away.

When the meat begins to cook, less foam will appear.

3. After the allotted time, remove the meat and transfer it to a pre-prepared pan. It should be large enough, since the meat that we cooked, plus a large volume of water, will not fit in the pan.

4. Fill with water. So that it only covers the meat. Place on high heat. And until it boils, we don’t leave the kitchen. This is an important point. While the meat is boiling, remove any foam that appears. There won't be much of it, and that's good. Almost all the blood has already come out during the initial soaking.

5. As soon as the water boils, immediately reduce the heat and simmer until gently bubbling for exactly 5 minutes. Then remove the meat with a slotted spoon and drain the water. Wash the dishes in which it was cooked, rinse the meat, and again add the required amount of water.

Typically, water for cooking is poured at the rate of 1.4 -1.5 liters of water per 1 kg of meat. This is provided that we will not add more water during the entire cooking process. And it is advisable to fulfill this condition!

6. Now you need to bring the water in the pan to a boil again. And again, it is advisable not to leave the kitchen. Also remove the foam slowly and wait until the water boils. This will happen much faster than the first time. The meat is already warmed up from the inside.

7. As soon as the water boils, immediately reduce the heat to low.

If you skip this moment and let the water boil vigorously for even 5-10 minutes, the broth will not be clear. It will either turn white or cloudy.

And we need a transparent, beautiful broth so that all the pieces of meat are clearly visible when pouring!

8. That’s it, turn down the heat, cover it with a lid so that steam is sure to escape, and you can forget about it for 4, or even 5 hours. From time to time, of course, you can check to see if the water has boiled away. But if you do not forget about a small fire, the broth will gurgle quietly, and the meat will cook. But the water is not going anywhere.

If the broth does not gurgle at all and does not boil slightly, then the meat will not cook. Keep an eye on this!

9. In this way, the meat will cook for at least 6 hours, and sometimes it takes a little longer. Its readiness is determined by the fact that the meat must completely move away from the bone.

10. An hour and a half before readiness, you need to add whole peeled carrots and celery root. I have it a little larger than a tennis ball, so I took half of it. You also need to add onions. I have small heads, and I put 4 of them, and I didn’t peel one, the largest one, but just removed the top “shirt” and put it along with the husk.

Such an onion must be washed especially thoroughly, and make sure that there is no mold or dirt under the layer of husk.

Vegetables will give the broth the necessary aroma and color, which is important. Onions and carrots will give a golden hue, and celery root will give a subtle subtle aroma.

11. Now, you can add a little salt to the broth, but not until cooked, but only so that the meat is saturated with flavor. If you add salt right away, the water will boil away and the broth may become oversalted.

12. An hour before it’s ready, add peppercorns to the broth. And cook again.

If the onion starts to boil, it's okay. Don't remove it from the broth ahead of time, we will find a way to remove it later.

13. After six hours of cooking, check whether all the meat comes off the bone and whether the broth is ready. You can check this by carefully dipping your thumb and forefinger into the broth. Then, when it cools down a little, connect them together and try to separate them. The fingers should become sticky and stick together.

In general, the meat for the dish is cooked for 6 to 8 hours. In any case, look at the condition of the meat. Let me remind you once again that the meat should easily come away from the bone.

14. Salt the broth until cooked, add ground black pepper to taste and add bay leaf. Cook for another 10 minutes.

15. Remove the vegetables with a slotted spoon, carefully remove the carrots; we will need them later. We will throw out the onion and celery root, so we will get it as soon as we can get it.

16. Remove the meat and bones with a slotted spoon into a large bowl. And wait for them to cool slightly. We will disassemble them with our hands, so we need to wait for a comfortable temperature so that our fingers can tolerate them.

17. While the meat is cooling, line a colander with three or four layers of gauze and strain all the broth through it. Small bones and onion remains will remain on the gauze.

18. Determine in advance how you want the dish to appear on your table. It is served either in small portioned salad bowls or in one large container, a special tray. It is advisable that this container have a lid. Since the dish will sit in the refrigerator overnight, you will need to cover it so that it does not absorb unnecessary odors.

19. Another important point that I almost forgot about. Some people like to eat fattier foods, and some people cannot tolerate them at all. In our family, we fall right in the middle. My husband likes it when there is a small layer of fat, but I can’t eat fat at all.

Therefore, during cooking, I partially remove it. If you don’t like fat, you can remove all of it.

And then, when you pour the broth into a tray or mold and cool, all the fat will rise to the top. And then, when you eat, you can easily remove it with a knife, which is what I do. And so it turns out that no one is offended, everyone eats what they like best!

20. And so, the meat has cooled down and we will now disassemble it. It can be disassembled easily and simply, but your fingers will get dirty. Take one flat plate and two deeper bowls. On a plate, use a knife to remove the meat from the bones and immediately separate it into fibers.

Place the bones in one bowl, and the removed and divided meat into another. Everything comes off easily and quickly. Therefore, this will not take much time.

21. Cut the carrots into curly stars. Peel the eggs and cut into slices. You can put them on the bottom if you subsequently turn the mold over. Or place the chopped pieces on top if you serve the dish in a mold.

22. Pour in the slightly cooled broth by then. You can pour in two different ways -

• Pour the broth into the meat and stir the contents. In this case, the meat and broth will seem to be together. In this case, mix first, and only then add carrots and eggs.
• Place the meat in the first layer, then pour in the broth. In this case, you will get two separated layers. The first is meat, and the second is in the form of jelly.

23. In both cases, wait until the dish has cooled completely. And only after that put it in the refrigerator. It will take 3-4 hours for complete hardening. But I usually leave it overnight.

Well, if you are preparing it for the New Year, then it is very convenient to make it in advance, on December 30th. The dish will be perfectly stored until 31, unless, of course, no one eats it ahead of time. The temptation is too great.

In such cases, I usually prepare extra portions, which we eat on the morning of December 31st for breakfast. And then, until the evening, no one else rushes to cut off a piece from the festive piece!

24. As mentioned above, we serve the finished dish either in a large common tray or in special trays. Or we turn it over onto a plate and serve it in all its glory.

True, this is not entirely easy to do. You can't just pick it up and turn it over. But there is a way. Run a sharp knife along the edge that separates the frozen meat from the wall. Boil water in advance and pour it into a large container that fits the tray. And lower the tray into the water for 30 seconds. Then place a dish on top of which you will turn it over. And carefully turn it over.

If the contents become capricious and do not want to be pulled out, lightly pry it up with a silicone spatula. The most important thing is to give it inertia. And there he himself, under the influence of his gravity, will sit on the dish offered to him.

25. The dish is served with horseradish or mustard, of course. Sometimes crushed garlic is added to mustard. And to hell with freshly squeezed lemon juice.

It should be noted that this is the so-called chopped jellied meat, but someone makes it ground. To do this, the meat that has been taken from the bones is twisted in a meat grinder. Garlic can be added if desired. And only then all this is mixed with the broth and laid out on trays.

But I don't really like it ground. I like it when the meat fibers are visible through the clear broth, and the meat feels like whole pieces while eating. But here, of course, it’s a matter of taste!

And of course you need to say a few words of praise for such jellied meat. However, to determine its characteristics, you can get by with just one thing - MIRACLE!

Miracle, how good! Tender, rich, piquant, delicious, aromatic, simply amazing - these are just a few simple words to try to describe its taste.

It’s not for nothing that our friend respects and appreciates him so much, and doesn’t sit down to the festive table without this meat snack.

All subsequent recipes are prepared according to the same scheme as the first option. The difference is only in the composition of the ingredients. Therefore, if you want to prepare a dish according to the following recipes, then read the first one - because it describes all the cooking secrets!

Delicious homemade beef recipe

This dish can also be prepared for a holiday, and it’s also good on weekdays! What is called “cooking for both the feast and the world.” Some people prefer to cook it as in the previous version, while others do not want to use pork. And then you can prepare a dish from just beef.

We will need:

• beef shank - 1.5 kg
• beef ribs – 1 kg
• beef neck (pulp) - 1 kg
• onions - 3-4 pcs.
• carrots - 2 pcs.
• celery root
• pepper3 black peas - 20 pcs
• bay leaf - 3 pcs

Preparation:

1. Rinse the meat and soak in water for 3 hours. Then drain the water.

2. Place the meat in a large saucepan and fill it with water so that the water just covers all the meat.

3. Let it boil, skimming off the foam. After 5 minutes of boiling, drain the water. And add fresh water at the rate of 1.4-1.5 liters of water per 1 kg of meat.

4. Wait until it boils, constantly skimming off the foam. After boiling, reduce heat to low and cook for 4-5 hours.

5. Salt, add whole carrots, half a celery root and onion. Leave one onion in its peel.

6. When 6 hours have passed, check whether the meat comes away from the bone. It should come off very easily. If not, then cook a little more. Allowable cooking time is up to 8 hours.

7. 10-15 minutes before the end of cooking, add ground black pepper and bay leaf to the broth.

8. Then remove the meat from the broth and disassemble it into fibers.

9. Strain the broth through 3-4 layers of gauze.

10. Place the meat in a tray and pour in the broth.

11. Cool at room temperature and refrigerate overnight to set.

As you can see, the recipe is exactly the same as in the first version. We serve it the same way as described above.

Another recipe according to which we, for example, always prepare an everyday dish - with pork legs.

Jelly from pork or pork feet

As you already understood, in this version we use only pork meat. Often I cook jelly only from pork legs. Of course, there is not as much meat in it as when you cook it with a shank, or with the addition of a piece of pork. But we really like this “Spartan” option!

We will need:

• pork legs - 4 pcs
• carrots - 1 pc.
• celery root - optional
• onion - 2 pcs
• peppercorns - 20 pcs
• bay leaf - 2-3 pcs
• salt, pepper - to taste

Or another option:

• pork knuckle -1.5 kg
• pork legs - 1 - 2 pcs
• pork neck - 500 gr
• carrots - 1 pc.
• celery root - optional
• onion - 2 pcs
• peppercorns - 20 pcs
• bay leaf - 2-3 pcs
• salt, pepper - to taste

Preparation:

I will not describe the entire cooking process, because I won’t tell you anything new. I have already told you everything about the secrets and cooking technology in the first recipe. Therefore, we cook and cook according to the same scheme.

The only thing I will focus on is cleaning the legs. The legs are not always sold clean and white. Sometimes you need to remove the bristles from them and then clean them. Most likely, everyone knows how to remove bristles, or they don’t know, but they have seen it. But still I will remind you.

I light the gas and hold the leg directly over the fire in the place where the bristles remain. The smell is certainly not pleasant, but you have to be patient. Then scrape off any scorch marks that appear with a knife and then rinse with water. You also need to remove or clean the hooves very well. They are usually very dark in color and just beg to be removed altogether.

If the legs themselves are also dark, then they also need to be thoroughly scraped with a knife and then rinsed with water. And don’t forget to soak them in water for 3 hours.

Otherwise, the dish is prepared exactly the same as in the first recipe. There are no changes in the recipe, all the principles and steps are the same!

The finished jelly can be served in a tray, or you can turn it over and place it on a dish.

It turns out quite beautiful! And how delicious it is, you can’t even describe it in words!

"Pig" in a bottle

On holidays, very often familiar and everyday dishes are prepared in some interesting form. And one of these forms is “Piglet” jelly, which is poured into a plastic bottle.

Such a presentation invariably causes delight among all guests. The pig on the festive table looks very positive. I think that such a dish could well decorate any New Year's table.

We will need:

• pork knuckle - 1 piece
• chicken legs - 2 pcs
• carrots - 1 pc.
• onion - 1 pc.
• celery root -0.5 pcs
• bay leaf - 2 pcs
• peppercorns - 7-10 pcs.
• salt, ground black pepper - to taste

For registration:

• ham or boiled sausage
• cloves - 4 pcs.

Preparation:

1. Wash the meat and soak in water for 3 hours. The legs do not need to be filled with water. Then drain the water.

2. Place the meat and legs in a saucepan and fill it with water until it just covers the top. Bring to a boil, skimming off the foam.

3. Drain the water and refill with fresh water. Bring to a boil and cook for 5 hours.

4. Add peeled whole carrots and celery root. Remove the outer jacket from the onion, wash it and put it in a saucepan along with the vegetables. Season with some salt and add peppercorns.

5. After another hour, check whether the meat comes off the bone well; we are primarily interested in the knuckle. If the meat comes off easily, add bay leaf, pepper to taste and taste the salt. Cook for another 20 minutes.

If the meat does not come out well, cook it until it reaches the desired state.

6. Remove the meat from the broth, cool slightly and separate the bones. Then we divide it into fibers or cut it into cubes.

7. Strain the broth through several layers of gauze.

8. For the “piggy” you can take 0.5 - 1 -1.5 liter plastic bottles. It all depends on the size you want to get.

9. Place the meat in the bottle, then pour in the warm broth. Shake the contents, let cool and place in the refrigerator until completely solidified, at least 3 hours, and preferably overnight.

10. Before serving, carefully cut the bottle on both sides with a sharp knife or scissors. Place the jelly on a dish.

11. Make ears and snouts from ham or boiled sausage. Make cuts on the top of the head and insert ears into them. Attach the patch with a toothpick. Make eyes and nostrils from cloves.

12. Serve with horseradish or mustard.

Such a “Piglet” will certainly be greeted with “Hurray!” So take note of the recipe. I think that you will definitely find it useful!

The meat for “Piglet” can also be cooked in a slow cooker. The same goes for any other recipe.

How to cook jellied meat in a slow cooker

We will need:

• pork legs - 2 pcs.
• chicken legs - 2 pcs
• onion - 1 pc.
• carrots - 1 pc.
• garlic - 0.5 heads
• salt, peppercorns
• water - 2.5 liters

Preparation:

1. Cut the chicken legs into pieces at the joints.

2. Clean the legs, wash and soak for 3 hours.

3. Place meat, peeled onions and carrots in a multicooker bowl. Add salt, pepper and water.

4. Set the “Extinguishing” mode and simmer for 6 hours. Check if the meat comes away from the bone, then you can turn off the multicooker. If not, you can wait another hour.

5. Remove the meat, remove the bones and separate into fibers.

6. Crush the garlic with a knife and add to the broth. Let stand for 15-20 minutes. Then remove the garlic. Taste to see if there is enough salt and pepper.

7. Place the meat in a tray or molds and pour in the strained broth.

8. Leave at room temperature until completely cooled, then put in the refrigerator for 3-4 hours or overnight.

9. Serve in portions or place the tray on the table.

These are the main types of meat dishes. It is also prepared from chicken. But we will not touch on this topic today. And if you are interested in a similar question, then you can ask where such dishes are prepared.

Cooking secrets

And now I propose to dwell once again on the most basic stages of preparation, thanks to which your dish will always be delicious. And such surprises will never happen to it, such as unfrozen jelly, overcooked or undercooked meat, or overly salty, or hard and not at all aromatic broth.

After all, they used to specifically check whether the housewife knew how to cook jellied meat, and if she couldn’t do it, then they put her in the category of incompetent. What can I say, and among my friends there are those who do not succeed in this dish at all. But I advise you not to give up, but rather read everything carefully and follow step by step. prepare a dish that will make everyone gasp!

• The first thing you need to do is buy the “right” meat. Good jelly is made from gelatinous parts, that is, the meat should have bones. Legs, shanks, shanks, ears, tails, heads - just what you need! No matter how much you would like it, you don’t need to add a lot of pulp. As a last resort, if you are in doubt about the choice of meat, ask the seller in the meat department to tell you which meat to choose.
• remember that veins, cartilage, skin, skin contribute to the solidification of the broth
• the most delicious dish comes from different types of meat
• be sure to add a chicken leg or two. It will be much tastier this way
• Before cooking, meat must be soaked in cool water for 3 hours
• the first water must be drained 5 minutes after boiling
• Bring the second water to a boil, being sure to remove the foam, and then reduce the gas to a minimum. The meat should only gurgle slightly, but under no circumstances boil. Otherwise the broth will turn out dark and opaque.
• We take water in the ratio per 1 kg of meat - 1.4 -1.5 liters
• We try not to add water during the cooking process. But if that doesn’t work, then at least add boiling water.
• Sometimes the broth is clarified using egg white, but if you cook it correctly, you won’t need this procedure.
• cook the meat for at least 6, but no more than 8 hours. Until the meat comes away from the bone freely
• adding vegetables during cooking is a must! Thanks to them, the broth acquires a beautiful color and aroma.
• add the onion in its peel, it will give a beautiful golden color
• adding spices is a must, otherwise the dish will turn out “bland”
• salt twice, the first time a little after 4 hours, and the second time at the end of cooking, already tasting the broth
• after placing the meat in a mold and pouring broth over it, you need to let it cool at room temperature
• after which it needs to be cooled. Sometimes they think that you can keep jellied meat on a balcony or street with sub-zero temperatures, that it will freeze better this way. If it freezes, it may be better, but it will completely lose all its taste, aroma, delicate texture and softness.

• The dish should be served with horseradish or mustard. Whoever wants to use it, whoever doesn’t want to, will refuse. But these additional components must be supplied to it!

I hope that with today’s selection of recipes, you can easily prepare truly delicious jellied meat. I also hope that the article and cooking tips will be useful to you.

And if you want to look at other recipes, there are such recipes. And you can see them in the special article “How to cook jellied meat” http://kopilpremudrosti.ru/

After all, the New Year is very close! And what would New Year be without a real traditional Russian dish! Therefore, we have no need to break traditions - we will definitely prepare it!

After all, this dish turns out to be truly beautiful and festive, and we can’t even talk about the taste. Everyone already knows him very well!

Bon appetit!

we will need: 1/4 cup of baking soda
1/4 cup cornstarch (or potato starch)
1/4 cup water
Mix everything in a Teflon coated frying pan.

put on the fire, stirring constantly, literally after a minute the soda will hiss and lumps will begin to form

We continue to stir, after a couple of minutes a lump will form that easily moves away from the walls

transfer to a towel, be careful it is hot

and knead like regular dough. the dough does not stick to your hands, and does not require the use of oil or any creams, the lump is small

painted with acrylic paint and lipstick. Store CP in a plastic bag, tightly closed.

I stuck these roses on, they don’t crack!!!

I tried this recipe for the first time last year. But I made it with potato starch, the color turned out greyish. I have had this flower for a year now, this is one of the first attempts at modeling, a flower of an unknown breed and primitive, I transfer it from box to box, there is no use for it yet

I tried to cook HF twice according to classic recipes, but it was unsuccessful. But I still hope that someday I’ll get lucky and it will work out, but for now I’m content with this. Thanks to everyone who came to visit, everyone is very welcome. Do you like watch-shaped mobile phones? If you want to buy a chasofon in Ukraine, I invite you to visit the website of the online store Chasofon.com.ua. Here you will find a large selection of this ingenious innovation that combines a chronometer and a communication device. The new generation models are factory-produced, they are branded and reliable, they are an amazing choice at a minimal cost and a guarantee of performance. I wish you a successful stylish shopping!

we will need: 1/4 cup of baking soda
1/4 cup cornstarch (or potato starch)
1/4 cup water
Mix everything in a Teflon coated frying pan.

put on the fire, stirring constantly, literally after a minute the soda will hiss and lumps will begin to form

We continue to stir, after a couple of minutes a lump will form that easily moves away from the walls

transfer to a towel, be careful it is hot

and knead like regular dough. the dough does not stick to your hands, and does not require the use of oil or any creams, the lump is small

painted with acrylic paint and lipstick. Store CP in a plastic bag, tightly closed.

I stuck these roses on, they don’t crack!!!

I tried this recipe for the first time last year. But I made it with potato starch, the color turned out greyish. I have had this flower for a year now, this is one of the first attempts at modeling, a flower of an unknown breed and primitive, I transfer it from box to box, there is no use for it yet

I tried to cook HF twice according to classic recipes, but it was unsuccessful. But I still hope that someday I’ll get lucky and it will work out, but for now I’m content with this. Thanks to everyone who came to visit, I’m very glad to see everyone

Do you like watch-shaped mobile phones? If you want to buy a chasofon in Ukraine, I invite you to visit the website of the online store Chasofon.com.ua. Here you will find a large selection of this ingenious innovation that combines a chronometer and a communication device. The new generation models are factory-produced, they are branded and reliable, they are an amazing choice at a minimal cost and a guarantee of performance. I wish you a successful stylish shopping!

Winter is ahead. This means jellied meat will appear on the tables - one of the best winter meat snacks. Delicious amber-transparent with the taste of a strong broth - jelly is considered a national Russian dish. And every family, every housewife has their own secret recipes for jellied meat: some prefer thick meaty jellied meat, others like transparent jellied meat with bright accents of carrots and herbs, while the main thing in jellied meat is fresh sugar bone or shanks! Preparing jellied meat will require patience from the cook, but the result is worth it. We will learn how to cook jellied meat correctly, how long to cook jellied meat, what meat to choose for it and how to prepare a transparent, aromatic jelly.

How to cook jellied meat correctly

The golden rule is that jellied meat should harden without adding gelatin and agar-agar. If you follow simple rules: choose the right meat and bones and fill them with the right amount of water and cook for the required time, then your jellied meat will harden on its own. And, if you cook the jellied meat correctly, the broth will remain clear and appetizing!

How to choose meat for jellied meat

In the old days, jellied meat was cooked from those parts of beef or pork carcasses for which there was no other use: legs, heads, tails. However, now we have the opportunity to put any meat in jellied meat, but do not forget that it is the bony-cartilaginous component that is responsible for the hardening of jellied meat. So, in order to properly cook jellied meat, follow the rules:

• for the taste of jellied meat:
  • choose the meat that you like best: pork (pork knuckle), beef (beef edge), rabbit, turkey, chicken (old roosters are especially good), and the meat of wild animals will give the jellied meat a unique taste;
  • the meat and legs must be fresh, in which case you will get a flavorful broth, and therefore a delicious jellied meat;
  • Before pouring, you can add finely chopped garlic to the cooked meat, pepper, mix well and only then put it into molds.
• for freezing jellied meat:
  • There shouldn’t be a lot of meat in the jellied meat recipe - follow the proportions: for one part of the legs, take about two parts of the rest of the meat;
  • In order for the broth to solidify without gelatin, it is necessary to use legs, shanks or tails; veins, cartilage, skin, and skin also contribute to the solidification of the broth;
  • the water should cover the food by about two centimeters;
  • cook the jellied meat for at least 6 hours.
• for the beauty of jellied meat:
  • jellied meat from beef or lamb legs will be more transparent than jellied pork shanks;
  • drain the first water;
  • do not let it boil intensely;
  • skim off foam;
  • Before pouring into molds, strain the broth through 4 - 6 layers of gauze.

How to cook clear jellied meat

Before preparing jellied meat, legs, tails, etc. should be soaked, this will allow you to cook a more transparent broth, because soaking will remove blood clots and other small particles that can turn into rags. So, rinse the meat, scrape the legs, singe them if necessary, and rinse them too. The prepared products should be filled with cold water and left. Drain the water periodically. Usually it is enough to change it 2-3 times to stop blushing. Before preparing jellied meat, the water in which the meat and legs were soaked must be drained.

Some housewives, for greater transparency of the jellied meat, recommend draining the first water, which means: bring the food to a boil and drain the water, rinse the legs and meat again, pour in cold water again, bring to a boil, skim off the foam and simmer over low heat.

Be sure to skim off any foam throughout the cooking time. To ensure that the jellied meat is transparent, do not allow the contents of the pan to boil intensely. If you don't follow these rules, you will end up with cloudy jellied meat.

How much water to pour into jellied meat

An important rule that is often not included in jellied meat recipes is that meat and shanks are poured only with cold water and there should not be too much or too little of it! This is a very important point in preparing jellied meat. During the cooking process, water is no longer added, so initially pour the required amount of water into the pan. Different housewives give different ways to determine the amount of water for jellied meat, remember the simplest one: the water should be about two centimeters above the level of the meat.

How long to cook jellied meat

Recipes for jellied meat clearly say: jellied meat takes a long time to cook! Meat and bones should simmer over low heat, gradually imparting flavor and aroma to the broth. This is the only way you can properly prepare delicious jellied meat - aromatic, rich and perfectly frozen. So, pour cold water over the clean products, bring everything to a boil, remove the foam and reduce the heat to such an extent that your broth gurgles quietly. Don't forget to skim off any foam or grease if you like. It is also recommended to cook jellied meat without a lid.

Important! Cooking time for jellied meat is at least 6-8 hours!

What to put in jellied meat

• onion, peeled from the first layer of husk - two hours before the end of cooking the jellied meat;
• carrots - an hour before the end of cooking the jellied meat;
• peppercorns - half an hour before the end of cooking the jellied meat;
• bay leaf - half an hour before the end of cooking the jellied meat.

It is also better to add greens, which will give the dish not only taste, but also a pleasant appearance, 5-10 minutes before the end of cooking. If you want the taste of fresh herbs to be felt in the dish, then add the herbs when you pour the jellied meat into the molds.

How much salt to put in jellied meat

How to salt jellied meat depends on your taste. General recommendations advise salting the jelly no earlier than an hour before it is ready. Many people salt jellied meat after it has been cooked. Moreover, you need to add more salt than you are used to. The broth should become quite salty; some may even find it too salty. This is what will allow it to become a perfectly salt-balanced dish when frozen. Undersalted jellied meat will be tasteless and bland.

How to check if jellied meat is ready

After the cooking time has passed, housewives recommend checking whether the jellied meat has hardened in this way: scoop up a little broth, cool slightly and wet your fingers with it; if your fingers stick together when squeezed, then the broth is strong enough and the jellied meat can be considered ready for pouring.

How to disassemble and pour jellied meat

When the jellied meat is cooked, let it stand for about 20 minutes and proceed to disassembly: separate the meat from the bones and cartilage. The meat is removed from the broth with a slotted spoon. It is removed from the bones and separated from the cartilage and skin. The meat is cut or separated into small pieces with your fingers. It is often recommended to add finely chopped cartilage to the meat, so the jellied meat will be denser. By the way, some housewives recommend adding finely chopped garlic to the meat, pepper, mix well and only then put it into molds. To decorate the jellied meat, you can cut out circles or stars from the carrots that were boiled in the jellied meat; you can also lay out leaves of fresh herbs and olives cut in half. Prepared meat and vegetables should be poured with strained broth. You can stir, or you can leave the meat and jelly in layers.

Freezing of jellied meat

First, the jellied meat is cooled at room temperature. After this you can put it in the refrigerator. Jellied meat cannot be frozen; it will lose its tenderness and softness, and it will also lose its taste.

What to serve jellied meat with

Jellied meat is usually served at the festive table with vodka with horseradish, mustard, mayonnaise, vinegar or beets with horseradish.

Simple jellied meat recipes

Now that you know how to cook jellied meat correctly, how long to cook jellied meat, how to prepare transparent, tasty jellied meat, it’s time to try to do it in practice. Simple jellied meat recipes have been selected for you.

Recipe Triple jellied meat or jellied meat made from three types of meat

1 beef shank
2 pork shanks
1 whole chicken
2 carrots
2 onions
2 parsley roots
1 tsp allspice
1 tsp black pepper
3-4 bay leaves
3 cloves garlic
salt

Rinse the meat in cold water and soak overnight. Drain the water. Pour clean cold water over the meat and place over medium heat. Before boiling, skim off the foam and remove it regularly as it appears. After boiling, reduce the heat and cook over low heat at a barely noticeable boil for 8 hours. Do not cover the jellied meat with a lid. If the meat is fatty, remove the fat every hour. After 2-3 hours of cooking, throw peeled carrots, parsley root, and onions into a pan with jellied meat. An hour before the end of cooking the jellied meat, add black and fragrant peppercorns and bay leaves into the broth. After 8 hours of cooking, remove the meat for disassembly, remove and discard the vegetables, add salt to the broth. Break the meat into small pieces and place in the pan. Pour in the strained broth and let cool at room temperature. To harden, place the jellied meat in the refrigerator.

Beef leg jellied recipe

2.2 kg beef leg
3 tablespoons salt
black peppercorns
Bay leaf

Rinse the bottom part of the beef leg, pour boiling water over it and let it boil. Drain the water and rinse again. Pour cold water over the meat and bones again. In this case, the water should completely cover the meat. Bring to a boil over high heat. As soon as the broth boils, skim off the foam, reduce the heat and cook for about 6 hours. Until the meat easily separates from the bone. 20 minutes before the end of cooking, add salt, peppercorns, bay leaf. Remove the finished meat from the broth and separate from the bones. Strain the broth through a sieve, as small bones may be caught. Finely chop the meat, and if there is cartilage and skins boiled to a soft state. Place the cut meat evenly in trays or bowls. On top of the meat, you can add 2-3 slices of boiled carrots to each tray for beauty, as well as a little finely chopped garlic for flavor. Pour in the strained broth, distributing it evenly across all trays. Place trays of jellied meat in the refrigerator to harden.

Recipe for Jellied Pork Legs

1 kg pork feet
2 carrots
2 onions
Black peppercorns
2-3 bay leaves
Salt

Wash and scrape the pork legs, singe them and remove the hooves. Soak for 3-4 hours. Fill the legs with water so that it covers them by 5 cm and put on high heat, bring to a boil. Drain the water and add new water, bring to a boil again, skim off the foam, and cook over low heat. Cook for about 8 hours. An hour and a half before the end of cooking, add peeled carrots and onions in their peels. After another 40 minutes, add pepper and bay leaf. Remove meat and vegetables with a slotted spoon. Vegetables - throw away. Separate the meat from bones and cartilage and chop finely. Place into molds. Strain the broth and pour the meat into the molds. Cool at room temperature, then refrigerate for several hours until set.

Jellied meat recipe in a slow cooker

2 pork feet
2 chicken legs
2.5 liters of water
1 onion
½ head of garlic
Salt
Peppercorns

Wash the legs, clean and soak for 2-3 hours. Chop the chicken into pieces (the leg can be cut into three parts). Peel the onion, put meat and onions, spices and salt into the multicooker bowl, fill with water to the maximum. Set to simmer mode, the longer the better, it is convenient to leave the multicooker overnight. When the jellied meat is cooked, remove the meat, remove it from the bones and cut into small pieces. Add garlic cloves crushed with a knife to the broth. They will sit while we prepare the meat. Taste and add salt if necessary. Place the meat in the molds, filling them half or two-thirds full. Pour in strained broth. Cool at room temperature and then put in the refrigerator to harden.

Previously on the topic:

	Hare hunting is one of the most popular in our country. A hare is an excellent trophy that can decorate any hunting table. The main thing is to know how to properly cook a hare. Domestic rabbits are easier to prepare, but with wild...
	Fragrant stewed rabbit, spicy baked duck, crispy fried goose... Poultry and animal meat are important products in the human diet. Meat contains many useful substances, vitamins, minerals and much-needed protein for humans....
	Lightly salted red fish that melts in your mouth is the most delicate and healthy delicacy. Try making salted red fish at home. We'll tell you the simplest recipe for salting red fish, and explain how to properly salt fish with your...
	Dried salted fish is often associated as a beer snack. But dried, dried and smoked fish is not just a tasty snack, but a real storehouse of nutrients! Let's figure out how to salt fish, how to dry fish and how to smoke...
	Smoked fish. Delicious. Fragrant. Melts in your mouth. All you need to smoke fish at home or on a fishing trip is a smokehouse and a fire. Let's figure out how to cook smoked fish at home. Let's find out how to smoke fish, what kind of wood...
	Delicious aromatic hot crayfish - a delicious delicacy. Imagine a mountain of bright red crayfish, from which fragrant, fragrant steam rises. Did you feel your appetite being stimulated? Let's learn how to cook delicious crayfish, how...
	At home, you can salt the caviar of any fish, as long as it is freshly caught. Home-salted caviar is especially good when paired with rye bread. Sandwiches with it will be an excellent addition to your menu. Let's find out how to properly...
	Okroshka is the most popular summer dish. Filled with fragrant cool kvass, seasoned with sour cream, sprinkled with chopped aromatic herbs - just what you need in the heat. You shouldn’t immediately pour in the products cut for okroshka, try this...
	The long-awaited opening of the 2013 autumn hunting season is approaching. Any hunter will confirm that the opening of a hunt is always a holiday: the first dawn, the elastic whistle of duck wings, the first trophy captured. And then the smell of the fire and cooking...