Jellied beef and beef legs

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 day

1. STEP 1

   

   How to cook jellied beef legs? Prepare the necessary ingredients.

2. STEP 2

   

   Rinse the beef leg thoroughly, dry it and cut it into 2-3 parts. It is easy to cut the hoof in half lengthwise with a regular knife. To divide the leg crosswise, you will need a hatchet.

3. STEP 3

   

   Place the trimmed leg of beef in a large saucepan and add cold water. The leg should be completely covered with liquid.

4. STEP 4

   

   Place the pan on the fire and bring the leg to a boil, periodically removing the resulting foam.

5. STEP 5

   

   When all the foam has gone and the broth becomes clear, reduce the heat to low and cook the leg for another 4 hours under the lid.

6. STEP 6

   

   Rinse the meat. It is best to use meat from the shank - it will turn out very soft and tender after a long cooking time. Place the meat in a pan to the leg in a whole piece.

7. STEP 7

   

   Bring the broth to a boil and cook for 30 minutes over medium heat. Then cover the pan with a lid and cook over low heat for another 1.5 hours. At the same time, the broth should not boil too much.

8. STEP 8

   

   Add the peeled whole onion, bay leaves, allspice and salt. Cook everything together over low heat at a low simmer for 30 minutes.

9. STEP 9

   

   Depending on your preference, you can roughly chop the garlic cloves in half or finely chop them. I don’t like pieces of garlic in prepared jellied meat, so I cut each clove in half.

10. STEP 10

    

    Remove the leg, meat and onion from the pan. Strain the broth through a sieve and return to low heat.

11. STEP 11

    

    Add whole or chopped garlic cloves to the broth.

12. STEP 12

    

    Divide the boiled meat into fibers with your hands or cut into small pieces.

13. STEP 13

    

    Place the meat in a saucepan with broth. Taste the broth and add salt if necessary. Cook over low heat for 10 minutes.

14. STEP 14

    

    Pour the prepared beef jellied meat into molds and cool at room temperature. Sprinkle lightly with black pepper on top and refrigerate overnight. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Ira

16.09.2023

4.8

A very tasty dish! I’ve never made jellied meat from beef legs; I’ve done everything from pork legs. I'll have to try this recipe. Thanks a lot!