Beef and beef legs jelly

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to cook beef leg jelly? Prepare the necessary ingredients.

2. Step 2:

   

   Wash the beef leg thoroughly, dry it and divide it into 2-3 parts. With an ordinary knife, it is easy to cut the hoof in half lengthwise. To divide the leg across, you will need a hatchet.

3. Step 3:

   

   Put the butchered beef leg in a large saucepan and pour in cold water. The leg should be completely covered with liquid.

4. Step 4:

   

   Put the pan on the fire and bring the leg to a boil, periodically removing the formed foam.

5. Step 5:

   

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

6. Step 6:

   

   Wash the meat. It is best to use meat from the shank - it will turn out very soft and tender after a long cooking. Put the meat in a saucepan 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 on low heat for another 1.5 hours. In this case, the broth should not boil too much.

9. Step 8:

   

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

10. Step 9:

    

    Depending on your preferences, garlic cloves can be cut coarsely in half or finely chopped. I don't like garlic pieces in a ready-made jelly, so I cut each clove in half.

11. Step 10:

    

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

12. Step 11:

    

    Add whole or chopped garlic cloves to the broth.

13. Step 12:

    

    Divide the boiled meat by hand into fibers or cut into small pieces.

14. Step 13:

    

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

15. Step 14:

    

    Pour the finished beef jelly into molds and cool at room temperature. Sprinkle lightly with black pepper on top and refrigerate overnight. Enjoy your meal!