Meat Jelly (Kholodets)

Description

Kholodets is a meat jelly, made of chopped boiled pork and (or) veal with spices and garlic. The meat is boiled with bones for a long period of time. Gelatine is not added, because the bones are gelatinous enough on its own. 

Ingredients

1 pork shank (about 1 kg)
0,5 kg veal
2 bay leafs
6 black peppercorns
2-3 garlic cloves, chopped
1 large onion

Instructions

Put the meat, onion, pepper and bay leafs into a saucepan. Pour cold water into the saucepan until water level will be approximately 8-10 cm above the meat level. Bring to a boil and cook 5-6 hours. Add salt and garlic at the end of cooking. Let cool, remove the meat from the bones and cut into small pieces. Filter the broth through sieve. Put the meat into forms and pour with the broth. Serve with horseradish or mustard.