What kind of meat to choose for aspic so that it sets well: culinary tricks
Aspic can be prepared from different types of meat.
The dish will be more fatty if you use pork as the main ingredient.
How to choose meat
Veal contains more collagen than beef, so the aspic will set well.
You can use chicken to make jellied meat. The advantage is that poultry requires less cooking time than other types of meat.
When choosing a part of the carcass in a store or at a market, you need to be careful.
The product must be fresh, but meat from the first freeze will also work. It must be carefully examined.
You should not buy meat if it has any smell or if it is slippery. The color should be natural.
The aspic hardens well if you use tails, pig ears, heads, shanks, legs. If we are talking about poultry, you can take legs, drumsticks and heads.
Jellied pork legs will be more rich. If you combine them with the knuckle, you can do without adding gelatin.
