At this point, you are probably wondering what aspic tastes like and how to eat it.
In short, aspic is a combination of chicken, onions, garlic and fresh herbs in a gelatin of bone broth and spices. Prepare hot and consumed cold, this meat jelly melts from the heat of your mouth and releases an awesome broth. Yes, it may sound odd, but this dish has been eaten for centuries for good reason. It’s decadent, interesting and sure to impress.
Ingredients:
- 1 gallon of water
- 1 lb. chicken feet, rinsed
- 1 large yellow onion peeled, whole
- 2 large carrots peeled, whole
- 2 tbsp gelatin
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley chopped
- 2 tbsp fresh dill chopped
Directions:
- Place the cooking pot with water, chicken, carrots, onion, salt and pepper to taste, and bring up to boil.
- Turn heat to the lowest setting and let it cook for 4 hours. Remove carrots and onions. You can use carrots for decorations and you can throw away the onion.
- Remove chicken from pot. Clean chicken off the bone, and break chicken into small pieces.
- In a 1/4 cup, add room temperature water and dissolve gelatin with water. Once its dissolved add to broth.
- In flat pan place chicken, carrots, and sprinkle with parsley and dill. Pour the broth over the chicken and herbs.
- Place, covered, in the fridge to firm up, this process could take about 6 hours.