How to cook delicious and beautiful jellied meat for Lunar New Year

1. Ingredients for cooking meat jelly

800g ham hock
150g pig ears
2 dried onions
30g dried shiitake mushrooms
20g dried wood ear mushrooms
Half a carrot
Seasoning: Fish sauce, salt, seasoning powder, pepper, oyster sauce, MSG

Dong meat 2.jpg — Marinate pork leg (Photo: Lao Dong)

2. How to cook delicious meat jelly

Step 1 : Prepare ingredients

Wash the pig's feet and soak them in diluted salt water for 20 minutes, then rinse and drain. Soak the pig's ears in salt, vinegar, ginger or lemon, then rinse and drain.

Next, prepare a pot of boiling water, add a little salt and crushed shallots, then add the pig's ear and pig's trotter to boil to remove the dirty foam. This will make the meat jelly clearer, more delicious and more beautiful. Then, cut the pig's trotter and pig's ear into bite-sized pieces.

Soak wood ear mushrooms until they bloom, wash them, and cut them into long strips. Soak shiitake mushrooms until they bloom, wash them, and carve flowers on their caps. Wash carrots and carve flowers. Peel, wash, and chop shallots.

Step 2 : Marinate the meat

Marinate the sliced pork leg and pig's ear with 1 tablespoon fish sauce, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon seasoning powder, 1 teaspoon pepper, stir well to absorb the spices. Marinate the meat for at least 30 minutes to 1 hour.

Step 3 : Simmer the pig's feet

Fry half of the shallots until fragrant, then add the marinated pork leg and pig's ear and stir-fry until cooked. Then, add enough water to cover the meat and bring to a boil. When the water boils, reduce the heat to medium low and simmer for 1-1.5 hours until the meat is tender. Occasionally skim off the foam to keep the water clear.

Step 4 : Stir-fry wood ear mushrooms and shiitake mushrooms

Place the pan on the stove, add a little oil or lard, then add the remaining half of the shallots, wood ear mushrooms and shiitake mushrooms, season with spices and stir-fry for 2 minutes.

When the pork leg is tender, add the stir-fried wood ear mushrooms and shiitake mushrooms, season with fish sauce, salt, and seasoning powder to taste. Cook for 3-4 minutes, add a little pepper, and turn off the heat.

Step 5 : Complete

Blanch the carrots and arrange them at the bottom of the bowl. Then, gently scoop the pork leg, pig ears, wood ear mushrooms, and shiitake mushrooms onto the carrots. Wait for the meat to cool, then wrap it in plastic wrap and place it in the refrigerator for 4-6 hours until it is frozen.

meat fb.jpg — Delicious and beautiful jellied meat dish for Lunar New Year (Photo: bachhoaxanh)

3. Notes when cooking meat jelly

To cook delicious meat jelly, you should use the front leg, which is leaner.

With jellied meat, do not cook it too salty because when you eat jellied meat, dip it in delicious fish sauce sprinkled with warm pepper and sour food, it will be very appealing.

When slicing mushrooms and wood ear mushrooms, you should not slice them too small or they will crumble and lose their taste.

When stewing pork leg, you can use a pressure cooker to save time and make the meat tender faster. But you should note that you use less water than the usual cooking method.

The meat jelly is firmly stuck together into a clear, beautiful jelly-like mass. When eating, use a thin, sharp knife to slide around the edge of the bowl and gently turn the meat jelly upside down onto the plate. A bowl of clear, beautiful meat jelly will appear, extremely attractive and beautiful.

Each piece of meat is tender, the wood ear and shiitake mushrooms are crunchy, with the aroma of pepper, and a full flavor. When eaten, dip it in fish sauce with pepper, eat it with hot rice with pickles and pickled onions, it is delicious. The jellied meat has a refreshing, clear flavor, is beautiful to look at, and is not greasy at all.

Regarding preservation, frozen meat should only be used within 5-6 hours after being taken out of the refrigerator, but if kept in the refrigerator, it can be kept for 7-10 days.

To preserve it for a long time, you should divide it into small portions, do not mix used meat with unused meat. If the meat smells bad and is watery, you should not use it anymore.

Good luck with your beautiful, clear meat jelly to celebrate Tet!

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