#holodets

[fatuousion]

Ok if William's favourite food is stargazy pie, then I can and will say that Albert loves holodets. Yeah ik that's not western European food but whatever. Albert LOOOVES holodets now.

[youslavyoulose]

[melancholicwriteaholic]

Making Kholodets tonight/tomorrow. Slow cooking a pig foot and three quarters of a pork hock for the entire night. I’ll separate the meat from the bone and clarify the resulting gelatin broth. I’ll put the meat bits back in and maybe some of the larger bones too, then boil it again for another thirty minutes. Take out the bones and pour the whole thing in bowls, and refrigerate them until gelatin.

Now all I need is some hard, spicy mustard and horseradish...

[wikifood]

Kholodets

[ukrainian-recipes-blog]

Rooster kholodets (Ukrainian meat aspic) Do you want to try something authentic? Then try kholodets, a traditional Slavic treat, loved by many Ukrainians and served at family gatherings. This cold snack represents a broth cooked using meat which is then refrigerated until jellified. The meat aspic takes the shape of the basin where it is chilled, and cut into serving pieces that are usually several inches high.  Traditionally, the gelling agent was made by cooking pork feet, which naturally have gelatin and release it after many hours of boiling. Meanwhile, I want to share a recipe that is a bit easier and quicker and does not require 5-7 hours of meat boiling. We will add gelatin and this allows us to use any kind of meat. So if you’re not the fan of pork, this recipe is just for you! A lot of Ukrainians remember eating this kholodets from their childhood. For many of them the meat jelly was a must-have for holiday celebrations. Nowadays, many Ukrainian women have their own versions of aspic, with different types of poul...↴ http://ukrainian-recipes.com/rooster-kholodets-ukrainian-meat-aspic.html

[nomnomchallenge]

I wasn’t as worse as these guys when I tried the meat gelatin, was I? 😜