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Cold food has long been cooked only on major holidays, when the whole family sat down at the table. Refrigerators did not yet exist; what was cooked had to be eaten urgently within two days, as it would spoil further. Today, such a necessary household item as a refrigerator is in every home, and cold food is prepared much more often than in the old days. But nevertheless, the storage period for it remained unchanged, no more than three days. The roots of cooking jellied meat go back to France, it was there that a lazy housewife invented such a delicacy. This colorful dish has taken root in many countries around the world.

Absolutely every housewife can prepare this wonderful, hearty snack. Initially, it is necessary to maintain the correct proportion of ingredients and water. Boil the mixture after boiling until the bones separate on their own.

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How to cook jellied meat correctly so that it freezes

The ingredients for jellied meat must be thoroughly washed and soaked for at least two hours. If the products are pork, you need to clean the skin and legs.

Pour ingredients into cooking containers only with ice water.
The first time the broth is brought to a boil, the water is drained together with noise.
Re-fill with ice water, in which the dish is already cooked until cooked. You can immediately add a pinch of citric acid to make the finished dish transparent.
After boiling, reduce the heat. The broth should barely simmer and simmer until the bones fall off.

The ideal proportion of liquid to food is 2/1, bones to meat is 1/2.

Before the end of cooking, when the bone begins to come off slightly, add spices, peeled onions, carrots, and whole garlic. Before turning off the fire, add laurel. If you want the broth to be golden in color, peel the onion only from the top husk. Salt should be added after removing the container from the stove, when everything has already been cooked. You should feel a slight saltiness. Don't forget to add chopped garlic for flavor.

There is not and cannot be a specific cooking time, since only complete removal of the bone indicates the readiness of the broth.

The broth is filtered after cooling, and the meat is then cut up.

Before removing the meat, you need to remove any floating fat. When the broth has cooled, the film turns into white fat and is very easy to remove with a spoon.

Divide the meat into fibers, place in ramekins or deep plates, and fill with strained broth. You can use anything for decoration. It is laid out on the bottom, in compositions among the shapes, on top. The decor depends on the imagination of the hostess.

The molds can be taken out into the cold immediately, but into the refrigerator compartment only with cooled liquid.

To ensure that the cooked snack freezes well, do not place it in a container for preparing fatty foods. They prevent freezing. If you like fatty meats, add gelatin or its analogues.
If you plan to serve this snack without molds or plates, be sure to add gelatin.
Under no circumstances add liquid during the cooking process; you risk ending up with soup.
If adding water is absolutely necessary, you cannot do without gelatin.

TEST.
Before finishing cooking, pour hot liquid into a bowl and wait until the contents cool slightly. Soak two fingers in the broth, shake and blow on them. Squeeze them together, if they stick to each other, then the dish will freeze perfectly. If not, cook a little more.

How to check the quality of gelatin

Nobody buys gelatin in bulk for home consumption. Only production companies see it in unsealed form, as they purchase it in large quantities in bags. You and I, we buy a ready-made packaged product, and we initially learn about the quality from the inscriptions on the packaging.

You can examine it after opening the package at home. Therefore, before using, pour it onto a plate and inspect:

The color range of genuine gelatin ranges from light, yellowish, always transparent to brownish.
There should be a natural, non-sweet gelatin aroma and nothing more.
The product is always finely granulated. The diameter of the grains is no more than 5 mm.
This fresh product expands quickly upon contact with liquid. The maximum time for grains to swell is up to 20 minutes.
The grains are heavier than water, so they always sink and lie at the bottom.

Its strength (viscosity) is determined by its external characteristics:

This is especially true for desserts. Eating soap is unpleasant.

Do not buy low-quality products; you risk purchasing a counterfeit or a product of very poor quality.

How to freeze jellied meat

The pleasantly cooling, amazing taste of pieces of soft meat in transparent jelly, and even with strong mustard or horseradish, will leave few people indifferent. Plates and containers quickly become empty.

But in an effort to prepare as much of our favorite treat as possible, we can overdo it and cook more than we can eat. Some of the plates go to the middle shelf of the refrigerator, and some go straight to the freezer. If the treat contains only natural meat and spices and you did not add agar-agar or gelatin to strengthen the jelly, it can be safely frozen.

If you have not deviated from technology and made jellied meat according to all the canons, then the storage process should be organized as follows:

Pour all the prepared jellied meat into bowls, deep plates or any convenient containers. The material of the cookware is not of fundamental importance. Glass, ceramics, plastic or enamel containers are suitable.
Ideally, you should immediately freeze the entire volume of overcooked jellied meat. You need to pour it into suitable containers, let it harden well in a cool place and only then begin the freezing procedure.
When you didn’t guess right and after two or three days there are still plates of jelly on the refrigerator shelf, it is recommended to freeze them too.
It is worth freezing a container that is not filled with jellied meat to the very edges. When liquid freezes, it always expands in volume, and an overfilled container may crack.
Only dishes with a tight-fitting lid go into the freezer. Having sealed the jellied meat tightly, wrap the container with several layers of cling film, put it in a plastic bag and tie it tightly.
When it becomes necessary to freeze open containers of jellied meat, simply wrap them in several layers of film and pack them in a bag. The packaging will preserve the taste and aroma of your jellied meat, and it will not mix with the odors of nearby products.
Place the packaged containers on the flat bottom of the freezer and freeze at a temperature no higher than -18 degrees.

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If the jellied meat is not frozen, how to add gelatin

If several hours have passed and the broth remains water, do not be sad. Pour the contents of the plates into a container and bring to a boil, otherwise the snack will quickly become unusable. Drain the liquid through a colander or a strainer. Place the meat back on plates. Dilute the gelatin powder, then add it to the slightly cooled broth, mix well, there should be no lumps, pour into the meat. Hardening will occur in a matter of hours.

Follow strictly the manufacturer's instructions on the packaging. Otherwise, the snack will become very rubbery or will not harden at all.

If you re-cook the jellied meat, will it harden?

If the already poured broth does not harden for a long time, boiling will not give results, since there are no bones there anymore, and there is nowhere to get the necessary substances for hardening.
If, at the end of cooking, you find that there is no iridescent film, you conducted an adhesion test and it did not confirm readiness, cook for another couple of hours. But this is possible if there is enough liquid in the cooking container.

If after boiling you do not see the result, and there is enough time, do not be discouraged. There is a way out of such an unpleasant situation;
prepare a gelatin solution and combine it with the broth before pouring it into molds.

How long does jellied meat last in the refrigerator? Determining freshness

Jelly, as we see, loves coolness and does not tolerate high temperatures. Consider storing jellied meat in the refrigerator. If we consider sanitary standards, then it can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 36 hours. But if you follow simple rules, it can be stored longer, about 5-7 days.

When storing jelly, so that it does not absorb the odors of other products, it is not advisable to use plastic containers. It is better to store jellied meat in jars, as well as in glass, ceramic and enamel containers with tight-fitting lids. This will extend the shelf life of the jellied meat.
There is no need to put herbs, garlic or vegetables in the dish. This can reduce the life of our snack.
Remove fat from it only before consumption.

Immediately after cooking, put the jelly in the refrigerator or cool place. With a temperature not higher than 8°C.
It’s better to get the required number of servings and put the rest in the refrigerator.

By adhering to these simple rules, you can extend the life of the prepared dish.

If, after cooking, the jellied meat poured into a container is put in the refrigerator in the evening on a shelf closer to the freezer, then it will harden overnight.

As we have already said, sometimes housewives notice that even after three days of staying in a cold place nothing happens to the jelly. We advised you not to risk the health of your household. Moreover, visually or by smell you can identify signs of product spoilage. So, your jelly has already spoiled if it has acquired an unpleasant odor.

Moreover, sometimes your own sense of smell lets you down. So, one second it seems to you that the dish smells bad, and the next second you are sure of the opposite. In this case, you can do a simple trick: leave the snack taken out of the refrigerator on the table at room temperature for a couple of minutes. Now you can safely sniff.

If you see that your homemade jelly has changed from a nice color to a cloudy dark hue, throw it away immediately. Eating this dish is strictly not recommended. The same applies to gray plaque or mold that has formed on the surface. In this case, it is better not to experiment with your own stomach. Even if you remove the top layer from the snack, it will not help, since the bacteria has already penetrated the entire dish.

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How much gelatin to add per liter of broth

The ideal proportion of water to store-bought gelatin packaged in sachets is 1 liter/30 grams. Initially, you need to pour out part of the boiled liquid, place gelatin powder in it, and give it time to increase in volume. Then combine with the rest of the fairly hot liquid and mix thoroughly, avoiding lumps.

Each manufacturer, knowing the viscosity of the packaged product, writes an annotation on the packaging. By following it, you will never spoil the prepared dish.

The generalized characteristics of gelatin powder indicate the following:

For a delicate jelly consistency you need 20 g of premium powder (170 blooms) per 1 liter.
For a dense texture followed by cutting, dilute from 30 to 50 g of premium grade powder per 1 liter.
If you prepare sour snacks, the weight of the powder increases. This happens because the properties of gelatin are weakened due to the acid present .

Is it possible to digest frozen jellied meat?

If the initially cooked broth hardens quickly, it will also harden when re-digested. This method is used on the third day to extend the shelf life of the prepared snack.
They can digest cold food if it was originally poured into molds, but was not used for the feast. Then it is boiled and poured into plates for home consumption.
There are times when your mother puts it in a jar with her. Upon arrival home, bring the contents to a boil, pour into a plate or vessel immediately without first cooling.

After the celebration

Often after a feast there is a supply of jellied meat left on the table and in the refrigerator. To extend the shelf life of homemade snacks, it is recommended to transfer them to ceramic or glass dishes with a tight-fitting lid. It is important that foreign aromas do not penetrate inside. You should not place jelly near salads, fish and garlic dishes. The peculiarity of jellied meat is that it quickly absorbs any odors that can worsen the taste of the jelly.

Small portions of jellied meat

Jellied meat has not frozen, what to do without gelatin

The situation with a poorly frozen snack is critical, but not hopeless if you have time to spare:

There are soup bones or legs in the freezer for cold ones. Boil them until tender in a small amount of liquid. Combine the finished broth with the previously cooked one, strain, fill the forms with the disassembled meat. Don't forget to add the portion of meat that was cooked in the second broth.
I have time and no stock of bones in the freezer. Buy additional turkey necks, chicken legs (not to be confused with drumsticks, thighs) and correct the situation. Boil them for at least 3-4 hours in a small amount of liquid. Remember that you should never add it while cooking. Combine the meat with the previously boiled meat. Add the resulting broth to the already prepared broth and pour into molds.
You can boil the bone mixture in unfrozen broth. First, collect the meat and pour the liquid into a container. Add a third of the water, as it will evaporate during cooking and remain in the same amount. Place the bones, legs, necks, basically whatever you have. Boil for 4-5 hours. Disassemble the new meat and combine it with the previous portion. Fill with strained liquid. This broth will be stronger than in previous versions.

If you don’t have enough time, and your guests stay overnight. There will be a wonderful hot broth for breakfast in the morning. Moreover, it relieves hangover symptoms and tones the body.

What to do if the aspic has not frozen:

With a jellied appetizer, everything is much simpler than with long-cooked jellied meat. The right concentration of gelatin powder saves any situation, the main thing is not to overdo it!

from fish

Remove the fish and pour the broth into a container. Bring it to a boil, let cool slightly. Add gelatin powder to part of the liquid, wait until it becomes viscous, mix well and warm up a little. Combine with the main fish broth and pour over the fish. Once cooled, place in the refrigerator. This manipulation will take you a little more than 30 minutes. The jellied fish will harden very quickly.

Only overcooked pieces of fish can ruin the situation. When refilled they will spread out. Therefore, never overcook it, it should be dense.

made from meat

Collect the unfrozen snack in a container, heat it, preferably bring it to a boil. Separate the meat part. Combine the slightly cooled liquid with gelatin powder, stir thoroughly until completely dissolved. Pour the meat into the molds again with a homogeneous mass.

from poultry

Do the same with poultry as with meat. There is no other option. Bringing to a boil, the previously added gelatin loses its properties. Therefore, a new portion must be calculated based on the remaining amount of liquid, increasing the norm slightly.

What to do if the jelly is not frozen

The hardening of the jelly mass, especially if several layers are poured, often throws it out of balance. After all, you want everything to be done quickly and ready. And the jelly treacherously does not harden. It all depends on the quality of the gelatin powder, on the proportion in which it was diluted. If everything is done correctly, the layers harden quickly, in an hour to an hour and a half. When pouring sour cream, hardening occurs in one and a half to two hours.

The first and most important mistake is too much water.
Second, low grade gelatin powder.
Third, the expiration date has either approached or has long passed. Always pay attention to deadlines. It is ideal to purchase packaged gelatin before 8 months after the release date. Then it loses its viscosity.

Pure lemon juice or a drop of dry red wine adds a piquant taste.
Add only homemade milk. A store-bought product will make all your efforts worthwhile.
The ideal concentration of gelatin powder to liquid is 15 grams/250 grams. A smaller amount of powder will not give the desired result. Keep the powder in the liquid for at least 20-30 minutes.
The mass is heated, but not brought to a boil.

To summarize:

Correcting the situation with a non-hardening appetizer or dessert is not at all difficult. The main thing here is patience and confidence in victory. Even the most critical situation can be easily corrected. If you have an intolerance to animal collagen, add agar - agar to the poorly solidified broth. It is ideal, does not cause allergies, and sets much faster. Never get upset, just have a lifesaver in reserve.

Happy holidays and good luck with your preparations!

Jellied meat, or as it has been called “jelly” since ancient times, can almost be called a national dish. Almost all holiday tables in Russia have this dish. And, really, what is a holiday without jellied meat?

Many families have a whole ritual for preparing this dish. Children especially love him. This unforgettable aroma of boiled meat, bay leaf, allspice, carrots and onions, garlic. What scent is this?! It is almost impossible to resist him. All family members often take part in the cooking process. This not only brings people closer together, but allows them to exchange such invaluable experience. Allows the younger generation to learn the secrets of cooking that have been accumulated over years of practice.

The composition of jellied meat includes pork and/or beef, pork legs, ears and tails, pig heads, chicken legs and their meat. There are quite a few options for preparing jellied meat, and there are quite a few recipes for this dish. Each housewife decides what to cook from and what ingredients are available. In its essence, jelly is nothing more than a frozen broth with the addition of boiled vegetables and meat. But what to do if the jelly has not frozen?

First of all, don't despair. This matter is quite fixable. However, first of all, it is worth understanding the reasons for your culinary failure. In principle, there are only two of them. One of them is a violation of the proportion of water and meat. To properly cook jellied meat, you need the water to barely cover the meat. After boiling, reduce the gas and cover the pan with a lid. If more water has boiled away than expected, then you should not add more liquid. Otherwise, the jellied meat will not harden at all. The second reason is that the jelly is not cooked enough. The more it cooks, the tastier it becomes. In addition, the broth becomes more concentrated in fat and substances that allow it to thicken. Checking jellied meat for readiness is very simple. You need to take some liquid and pour it into a plate. After keeping it in the refrigerator for about 20 minutes, it will become clear whether the food is ready or not.

If the jelly is poured into cups, has cooled down a long time ago, but still does not freeze, this is also not a reason for despair. Of course, you can cook a new one, but you always feel sorry for spoiled products. Therefore, it is necessary to drain the liquid, return it to the pan and continue to cook. After boiling the jellied meat for several hours over low heat, pour it into cups again. Of course, the possibility remains that it will not harden again. This can happen if the products used in its preparation contain a small amount of gluten. That is why it is best to put less meat in jellied meat, but more bones, tails, hooves and legs. To increase confidence in your culinary abilities, gelatin is often added to jellied meat. An excellent tool for experienced housewives not to lose face. Gelatin must be filled with warm water. After infusing for 40 minutes, it should increase several times. Next, it is heated over very low heat or a water bath, stirring continuously. The main thing is that it does not boil, otherwise there will be no use from it. After the water bath, the gelatin is filtered and poured into slightly cooled jellied meat. After mixing well, pour it into cups. When the liquid reaches room temperature, the jelly can be placed in the refrigerator for final hardening.

In addition, it is worth saying that it is not advisable to cook a lot of jellied meat. After standing in the refrigerator for several days, it loses not only its taste, but also its attractiveness.

Thus, a way out can be found in almost any difficult situation. A little patience, and the wonderful dish is brought back to life. Bon appetit!

Many housewives have their own proven recipes for holiday dishes. But there are several classic dishes that are usually prepared for holidays and other special days. Among them is jellied meat. It is prepared on the basis of various meats, with or without the addition of gelatin. In short, many families have their own recipes for preparing such a tasty and very healthy dish. With all this, even experienced housewives sometimes have failures. So, if the jellied meat has not frozen, how to add gelatin to such a dish?

If the jelly after cooking is in no hurry to harden at all or does not harden completely, it means that it contains not enough gelling substance. This may be due to the use of insufficiently suitable meat or an accidental violation of the technology proposed in the recipe. However, in such a situation there is no need to despair. There are several ways to cope with the problem of jellied meat not freezing.

How to properly add gelatin to jellied meat that has not frozen in the cold

To get the desired effect, you should first prepare a bag of gelatin. Pour its contents into a glass jar or glass, fill with warm water, following the instructions on the package. Usually, for twenty grams of gelatin, a couple of glasses of liquid (ordinary water or broth) is enough. Leave the gelatin mixture to swell. This may take half an hour or even a little more.

If you use instant gelatin, it is quite possible to fill it with not barely warm, but rather hot water (but not boiling water).

Pour the unfrozen jellied meat out of the mold into a saucepan, put it on the fire and warm it up. Mix well. Drain the liquid into a separate container, then strain it through cheesecloth.

Heat the already swollen gelatin in a water bath until dissolved, stir and strain through a strainer. Please note that under no circumstances should it boil. Combine the gelatin mixture with hot broth (again, not boiling water), add salt and pepper if necessary.

Place the meat in molds, pour in the prepared broth with gelatin. Send the jellied meat to a fairly cool place until it hardens completely.

What else to do if the jellied meat is not frozen

Quite often, jellied meat does not want to harden when the meat has not been cooked for an insufficient amount of time. So, if you have time, you can go to the store and buy some chicken parts, which, when cooked for a long time, can produce excellent jelly. These include legs, wings or necks. In addition, the so-called “soup set” would be a good choice. Pork legs will also give excellent results.

Boil the purchased meat in a small amount of liquid for a sufficient time - at least three hours. Keep the broth on low heat so that the liquid in the pan does not boil, but only sways a little. Don't forget to pepper and add salt. Separate the meat from the bones, and strain the resulting broth through cheesecloth.

Pour the failed jellied meat into a saucepan, put it on the fire and heat until you get a broth. Then pour the resulting mass into another container, cool slightly and strain.

Combine all the prepared meat (both previously prepared and new), as well as both broths. Place the meat in the molds and pour in the broth. Place the jellied meat in the refrigerator or other cool place.

In the event that you left some broth after preparing the previous jellied meat, it is quite possible to boil a new batch of meat directly in it. The result is a particularly strong broth that is sure to set.

In order for jellied meat to be successful and very tasty, here are a few secrets.

To prepare such a dish, you should use only the parts of the carcass intended for it, which are called failure. Wonderful jelly can be created from pork or beef legs, chicken feet (namely paws, not drumsticks), as well as chicken heads.

If first-class meat is used to cook jellied meat, it should be used only in a minimal amount, because it cannot harden on its own.

In order for the broth to be saturated with a sufficient amount of gelling substances, you need to cook the jellied meat in a small amount of broth so that the liquid only slightly covers the contents of the pan.

It is also extremely important to cook the meat for at least four to five hours. The chicken can be cooked a little less - about three hours. At the same time, it is better not to add liquid (water) to the jellied meat being prepared during this time, so the fire under the pan should be really minimal. After about two hours of cooking, add salt to the broth.

Once the meat is well cooked, it will separate from the bone. Meat products should be removed from the broth, and the bones should be put back into the saucepan. It is at this stage of preparation that you should add carrots and onions, as well as pepper, to the future jellied meat. Boil the bones for another couple of hours. Be sure to strain the prepared broth.

In order to assess the readiness of jellied meat and its ability to harden, you need to perform a very simple test: pour a little prepared broth into a saucer and put it in the refrigerator. If after fifteen minutes to half an hour the liquid becomes sticky, you can stop cooking. Housewives often realize that the jellied meat is ready already at the stage of extracting and chopping the meat: the flesh becomes so sticky that it sticks to your hands.

What winter holiday is complete without jellied meat? Both children and adults love him. The process of cooking jellied meat, then disassembling the meat, often with the whole family, is already a folk tradition. Jellied meat is cooked from pork, beef, chicken, they put legs, pork heads, chicken legs in it, all this so that later you don’t have to worry about the question - the jellied meat is not frozen, what should you do? After all, the most important thing in jellied meat is that it has a dense consistency, otherwise it will no longer be jellied meat, but soup.

To be precise, jellied meat is a frozen broth with meat. There are many variations of this dish, it can be cooked from one type of meat, it can be from several, it can be made in layers and beautifully decorated, as you like. The most important thing is to put all the necessary ingredients so that you don’t have to suffer later - the jellied meat has not frozen, what should you do?!

To harden, some people put pork legs or heads into the dish, while others simply add gelatin.

Jellied meat is good from any meat, the main thing is that it is cooked with soul. For a more delicate consistency and taste, jellied meat is cooked from rooster with the addition of chicken legs, which help the dish harden. Transparent beautiful jellied meat is made from beef. Pork gives the dish a cloudiness, but if you add onions to the broth when cooking, and then remove the fat so that you don’t get a thick fat film on top, then such jellied meat can also be quite beautiful and transparent. Combinations of chicken, pork and turkey, or beef and chicken are quite tasty. Every housewife knows the preferences of her family and is guided by their tastes when choosing meat for preparing jellied meat.

All the necessary ingredients have been selected, prepared, and in a saucepan on the stove, our delicious dish is quietly and peacefully gurgling, spreading an unbearably delicious aroma throughout the house. This always creates anticipation for the holiday among household members and the housewife, having poured the finished dish into trays or plates, thinks only of one thing: what if the jellied meat has not frozen - what to do?! There is no need to panic so much about this; if all the proportions of the meat are observed correctly, it will definitely harden.

In order to check its stickiness and ability to harden, you can try the broth on your fingers at the end of cooking - if it sticks, it will definitely harden! If you still have doubts, you can pour a little liquid into a plate and put it on the balcony or in the refrigerator. If after 15 minutes the jellied meat has not frozen, what should you do then? First, you need to leave it to cook and after some time, repeat the hardening test again. If it still doesn’t harden, you need to soak it and add gelatin. After this, let the broth boil again so that it does not spoil quickly. For those who absolutely do not like gelatin, you can put chicken feet or turkey wings in a saucepan and cook.

But this is not all the problems associated with cooking jellied meat. Very often the housewife is faced with the following question: what to do if the jellied meat has been over-salted? The most important thing is to never add water to it! This can completely ruin the whole taste. There are other ways to correct this annoying misunderstanding. The surest way to save the taste of jellied meat is to take some rice, tie it in a linen or gauze bag and put it in the broth. The rice will draw out excess salt from the dish. You can beat the protein and lower it into the broth, and then, when it absorbs excess salt, remove it with a slotted spoon.

Boiled jellied meat can be beautifully decorated. First pour a little broth into a plate or tray and refrigerate. Then, when it hardens, beautifully arrange boiled vegetables, pieces of meat, herbs on this layer, then fill it again to the top with broth. On the table it will look very beautiful and appetizing. Jellied meat should be cooked according to the number of people so that it does not sit in the refrigerator for a long time. Some housewives ask: how long can jellied meat be stored? It’s probably not worth it for more than 3 days, because it will begin to deteriorate and lose its attractive appearance. In addition, the dish will gradually become less tasty and aromatic.

Today Gostevushka will tell you what to do if the jellied meat does not freeze.

Where to leave the jelly

The refrigerator is the most suitable place to store all perishable foods, including jellied fish and jelly. Typically, the temperature on different shelves is slightly different. For example, shelves placed closer to the top freezer cool better, and the temperature there is close to 0 degrees. But vegetables are stored on the bottom shelf, since it is not so cold there.

It is recommended to stack the jellied meat on the top shelves with a minimum temperature. If you have a smart refrigerator that regulates the temperature on different shelves, it is recommended to set the parameter to 0. You should not store containers with aspic in vegetable drawers, as this reduces the shelf life of the delicacy by 1 day.

Some housewives place containers with jellied meat on the balcony. This storage method must comply with several points of the instructions. It is acceptable if:

a balcony without glazing or while the jellied meat is being stored, the windows are open and the heating is completely turned off;
the temperature outside is significantly below 0;
jars or plastic containers with jellied meat are placed as far as possible from the door.

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However, storing it on a balcony or in a cellar is not the best option. It is rarely used and is considered ineffective. Therefore, it is better to take advantage of the refrigerator. If there is too much jellied meat and it will spoil before it is eaten, you can freeze the dish.

It is recommended to immediately freeze jelly, which does not freeze well and does not freeze for a long time. This often applies to aspic, which is prepared without gelatin. Own gelling components are not enough, and the jellied meat does not harden. In this case, you need to freeze the dish immediately. And after defrosting, boil it again and add the swollen gelatin.

What should jellied meat be like?

Jellied meat, jelly, jellied meat and fish - all these are cold appetizers on the festive table, familiar to us from childhood. These dishes are very tasty, satisfying and healthy. They consist of meat and jelly. The beauty and taste of jellied meat or aspic directly depend on the consistency of the jelly. The jelly should be elastic and tasty, retaining its shape, but not rubbery. The jelly should melt in your mouth and not spread on the plate. Unfrozen jelly turns jellied meat into an ugly meat porridge, and jellied meat into broth, with pieces of meat floating in it.

Canning as a method of long-term storage

Jellied meat in glass containers, prepared as preserves, does not differ from the classic version. The advantage of this storage method is the possibility of quick use.

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There is no need to re-boil the dish as after defrosting. You can simply open the jar and serve.

For proper preservation, you must follow the following rules:

Place the boiled meat in prepared containers.
Pour boiling broth over it and sterilize for about an hour.
Seal tightly and store in a cool place and dark.

This product is used not only as a cold appetizer, but also for soups and borscht.

How to cook jellied meat correctly

Preparing jellied meat is a long process, but not laborious. It’s just that the base for the jellied meat needs to be cooked for a very long time, and then it cools for a long time in the refrigerator. Therefore, every housewife should take this into account and start preparing jellied meat at least a day before serving. Sometimes the hostess begins to sound the alarm that guests will arrive soon, but the jellied meat has not frozen, and he simply does not have enough time for this.

There are rules, following which it is not difficult to prepare a good jellied meat; deviation from these rules leads to the fact that the jelly does not harden well:

The ingredients of meat and water must be observed. The water should just barely cover the meat in the pan. If you pour too much water, you will end up with runny jellied meat and it will most likely not harden. To prevent the jellied meat from sticking to the bottom, you cannot use enamel dishes for cooking;
After the jellied meat has boiled, it is advisable to remove the foam and reduce the heat to minimum. Let the meat simmer for as long as possible, 5-6 hours. To make the jelly fragrant and beautiful, it is advisable to put peeled whole carrots and onions into the broth, and at the end of cooking, a bay leaf. If the jellied meat is not frozen, one of the reasons may be insufficient cooking time. Even with minimal heat, during long cooking, pieces of meat at the end of the process are above the broth, and the water boils away. If you dip your fingers in this broth, they will be sticky, which means the jelly will be good. Under no circumstances should you add water, otherwise the jellied meat will definitely not be frozen;
When the meat is cooked, you need to take it out, cool it a little, and while still warm, separate it from the bones, chop it finely and place it in molds to harden. It is advisable to sprinkle the meat with pepper and add finely chopped garlic. Then strain the broth and pour the broth over the meat, stir and leave on the table to cool. Place the cooled jellied meat in the refrigerator until completely frozen. How long does it take for jellied meat to freeze? Usually jellied meat is made in the evening; it slowly hardens in the refrigerator overnight. The next day, when guests arrive, it is already completely frozen and holds its shape well. But still, it is advisable to serve jellied meat on the table when all the guests are already at the table, and when it can be immediately laid out on plates.

Tricks for freezing jellied meat in the freezer.

Jellied meat is a very tasty dish!

Due to the fact that it takes a lot of time to prepare, jellied meat is not prepared at home very often. In this regard, homemade jellied meat is considered a festive dish. Today we propose to talk about whether it is possible to freeze jellied meat in the freezer.

What is jellied meat? Jellied meat is pieces of meat in a gelled strong meat broth. Another name for this dish is jelly. The firm consistency of jellied meat is achieved without the help of gelatin and other substances that help thicken the broth. The broth is simply boiled for a long time - from 8 to 12 hours. Jelly has become very widespread in Russia, Ukraine and Georgia.

Secrets of preparing delicious jellied meat

Jellied meat is prepared from various types of meat and poultry (pork, beef, chicken, goose, duck), and in order for the broth to gel well, pork legs, knuckles, ears and tails can also be used, you can also use poultry legs. Combining different types of meat in one dish will create a more interesting taste.

The most delicious jelly is obtained from meat that has not been frozen before, so you should purchase meat products on the day of preparation at the local market where fresh meat is sold. The golden color of the meat broth will be given by the onion, boiled in the husk. After the cooking has come to an end, the vegetable is removed from the broth.

Jellied meat containing large pieces of meat, rather than minced through a meat grinder, will look most appetizing. The meat must be separated into fibers by hand. To make the broth clear, you need to strain it through a fine sieve.

Shelf life of jellied meat You need to store jellied meat bought in a store according to the rules reflected on the label. The recommended storage temperature and expiration date are clearly indicated there.

As for homemade jelly, the timing is determined by where the product is stored: •at room temperature, jellied meat should be stored for no more than a day; • in a refrigerator compartment with a temperature of 0...+4°C - no more than a week.

An important rule: jellied meat should be stored in a tightly closed container. This can be a glass container with a lid or a food container.

Is it possible to freeze jellied meat in the freezer? There are situations when a lot of jellied meat is prepared and it is not possible to eat it within the expiration date. Then it is better to freeze the jellied meat. To do this, close the container with the jelly with a lid and, to prevent the absorption of foreign odors from the freezer, wrap it in several layers of cling film.

However, it should be taken into account that after defrosting, such jellied meat will slightly lose its taste and slightly change its consistency. To avoid this, further freezing of jellied meat should be taken care of at the stage of preparing the dish.

If you know that you will be freezing some of the jellied meat, then prepare special containers for freezing. Place the meat in them and fill them with broth.

Important: No need to add spices or garlic!!!

Close the containers tightly with a lid and wrap in cling film. In this form, place the preparation for jellied meat in the freezer for storage.

How to defrost jellied meat correctly

When you want to make jellied meat, remove it from the freezer and melt it in the microwave. Pour the liquid broth with meat into a saucepan or stewpan and boil for 5 minutes, adding salt and spices. Add the garlic when the preparation is removed from the heat. It is necessary to boil the workpiece so that some of the liquid evaporates. If you simply defrost the jellied meat, it will have a liquid and uneven consistency. Pour the liquid jelly into molds and cool in the refrigerator. The jellied meat will be as if you had just prepared it, dense and elastic.

Shelf life of frozen cold You can store frozen jellied meat in the freezer for no more than 2 months, provided that during this time there were no temperature changes inside the freezer.

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What is better to prepare jellied meat from, and what is aspic from?

To prepare jellied meat, pork and beef legs, tails, and ears are used. A particularly tasty and meaty jellied meat is prepared from shanks (the part of the hind legs above the legs). The shanks have a lot of meat, and they also have joints and veins from which gelatin is boiled down. You can cook jellied meat from pork and beef heads. There is a lot of meat in this jellied meat, and it freezes well, the only drawback is that you have to chop off the heads, and then take out a lot of small bones from the meat. Properly prepared jellied meat from such offal always freezes perfectly, its cost is low, and its beneficial qualities are very high.

This jellied meat is very useful for joint pain and fractures.

Jellied is cooked from meat. Mainly beef and chicken are used. The jelly of such meat is transparent, tasty and quite dense. For chicken aspic, it is better to use chicken breast, and for meat, a good piece of beef pulp. You can make a jellied tongue, but the broth from the tongue is not tasty, so it is better to fill the tongue with broth from boiled beef. You don’t need to cook the meat for aspic for as long as for jellied meat, otherwise it will become overcooked. It is enough to cook for 2-3 hours, depending on the quality of the meat. Immediately remove the boiled meat from the broth and cool completely, preferably in the refrigerator, then it can be easily cut into thin, even slices. Place the slices on a dish and pour in strained broth in which gelatin has been previously diluted. Without gelatin, the aspic will not harden, because during cooking only meat without bones, cartilage and veins is used.

Shelf life of jellied meat

The shelf life depends on how the jellied meat was prepared.

If the dish was purchased in a store, the expiration date will be indicated on the packaging. Storage conditions will also be specified.
If you prepared jellied meat for the table yourself, then at room temperature it can be stored for no more than twenty-four hours
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Can only be stored in airtight containers. Both glass containers and ceramic dishes are suitable.
Do not eat the dish if the expiration date has expired.

It is better, of course, to cool it after cooking and place it in the refrigerator, if necessary, take the required amount and put the rest back.

The main reasons why the jellied meat has not frozen

So, from the above, we can identify the main reasons why the jellied meat has not frozen:

Too much water was poured when cooking jellied meat;
Didn't cook long enough;
Not much time passed, the jellied meat did not have time to freeze;
Added water when the jellied meat was boiling;
They put the jellied meat out in the cold, it froze and went away with water;
When cooking jellied meat, only meat and few meat products containing bones and cartilage were used;
They forgot to add gelatin to the aspic broth.

How to fix unfrozen jellied meat or aspic

The simplest remedy is to overcook the jellied meat. This should be done over low heat so that the jellied meat does not boil violently, but simmers. At the same time, you need to taste the broth for stickiness. As soon as the fingers dipped in the broth begin to stick to each other, the jellied meat is ready. This time he will certainly freeze;
If there is obviously a lot of broth in the jellied meat, then it is better to drain the excess in advance and only then digest the jellied meat with a small amount of broth;
Usually, jellied meat can be made without gelatin, because sufficient adhesive substance is produced from cartilage and bones;
The aspic will not harden without gelatin. If the jellied jelly does not work out, then you need to add gelatin to it.

Freezing secrets

Experienced housewives who have gone through the procedure of freezing jellied meat more than once know several tricks with which you can extend the shelf life and keep the dish tasty after removing it from the freezer:

Use quick freezing. When the jelly is placed in a freezer with a temperature of -18 degrees Celsius, it freezes evenly, without crystallization.
Avoid adding additional ingredients. When planning to place part of the jellied meat in the freezer for long-term storage, you should not add vegetables, spices, or garlic that have not been heat-treated.
Freeze the preparations. Place the boiled meat and prepared broth into separate containers and place in the freezer. Subsequently, the defrosted ingredients are combined in a pan of suitable size, boiled over low heat and poured into containers to harden.

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Thawed jellied meat can be used not only as an independent dish, but also used as a basis for creating soups and other first courses.

How to add gelatin

When buying gelatin, you must pay attention to the date of manufacture. Expired gelatin will not harden and will give off an unpleasant odor.

Fresh gelatin should be poured with cool aspic broth or boiled water and allowed to brew for an hour. When the gelatin swells, stir it well and slowly pour it into the hot broth. Gelatin should be completely dissolved in the hot broth; it should not be brought to a boil. Then pour this broth with gelatin over the jellied meat or jellied meat again. How long does it take for gelatin to harden in the refrigerator? Usually overnight, the gelatin completely hardens, 8 hours is more than enough.

By following all these simple rules, you can always prepare delicious jellied meat or aspic, and if you make a mistake somewhere, you can correct everything.