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Kholodets 

Posted on Apr 14th, 2022
by Chef's Pencil Staff
Categories:
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  • Ukrainian Cuisine
Kholodets

Kholodets is the most iconic Ukrainian cold dish and the king of any festive table. Its recipe is rather simple albeit quite time-consuming.

The basis for Ukrainian aspic is natural gelatin from meat, meaning you need to boil various meats (the main one being pork legs) in water for a long time to release the gelatin and then cool the broth down for hours so it turns to jelly.

Kholodets is served as an appetizer and accompanied with a traditional horseradish-and-beet relish, which beats wasabi in heat and piquancy. 

In Ukraine, they say you’re not a homemaker if you cannot cook kholodets. If proving you are one is a matter of honor, here is a step-by-step recipe to impress your guests.

Kholodets

Kholodets

Kholodets is the most iconic Ukrainian cold dish and the king of any festive table. Its recipe is rather simple albeit quite time-consuming.
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Course Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine Ukrainean

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lb pork
  • ½  lb chicken
  • 2 pieces  pork legs with hoof
  • 1 lb chicken legs
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 onion
  • 6 cloves garlic
  • 4 bay leaves
  • salt and pepper

Instructions
 

How to Make Kholodets:

  • Leave the meat to soak in a large pot overnight. In the morning, take it out and wash thoroughly. Peel the yellow skin off the chicken legs and wash the pork leg hooves well.
  • Place the pork legs and chicken drumsticks in a large bowl.
  • Cover all of the meat with water. Set over a high heat, cover, and bring to a boil.
  • Drain the water and wash the meat thoroughly.
  • Pour just enough water (5-6 liters) over the meat and add the bay leaves. Don’t use too much water or the broth will not become ‘wobbly’. Bring to a boil.
  • Add 1 tbs of salt and reduce the heat to a light rolling simmer. Simmer for 4 hours.
  • Add one carrot and one onion and cook for another hour.
  • Add salt. Do not discard the broth or add more water to the pot.
  • Remove the drumsticks and carrots and set the rest aside to cool.
  • Discard the pigs’ legs, onion, and bay leaves. Use a fine mesh sieve lined with 3 bounty paper towels and strain the broth so it is clear. Peel and press 4 garlic cloves into the broth and add more salt if needed.
  • Remove the meat, leave to cool, and then remove the meat from the bones. If properly cooked, the pork and beef should easily fall off. Remove the skin.
  • Cut the meat into pieces and arrange it on plates. Slice the boiled carrots into very thin rings.
  • Arrange a pork layer in a dish with high sides and spread around the carrot rings.
  • Pour in enough of the hot strained broth to cover the meat. Refrigerate overnight or until firm.
  • Serve with red horseradish-and-beet relish.
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