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Holodetz - Russian Jellied Beef Recipe


Holodetz - Russian Jellied Beef Recipe
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Ingredients
  • 2 lbs cow feet, fresh or frozen
  • 1-1/2 lbs quality beef, such as brisket, a little fat is ok
  • 3-4 eggs, hard boiled
  • 2 large onions
  • 1 head of garlic, whole
  • 5-6 cloves of garlic minced
  • 3-4 large carrots
  • salt, fresh ground black pepper to taste
  • fresh parsley, chopped

Directions
  1. Wash cow feet thoroughly; use a brush if necessary
  2. Cover all meat with water, bring to boil.
  3. Remove the gray foam with a slotted spoon.
  4. Toss in un-peeled onions and garlic head.
  5. Add salt and pepper to taste
  6. Cover and cook over very low heat for 5 hours, until meat is super tender and falls off the bones.
  7. Toss in peeled carrots (whole) and cook until carrots are tender.
  8. -
  9. Remove everything from the stock, discard the onions and garlic.
  10. Strain the meat stock through a fine sieve or through a colander with a paper towel put in it.
  11. Add minced garlic.
  12. Slice the carrots.
  13. Slice the hard-boiled eggs.
  14. Remove the bones from the cow feet, and chop the remaining meat and tender cartilage, along with brisket, coarsely
  15. -
  16. In deep serving bowls or trays, arrange in a pretty way some meat, carrot and egg slices and freshly chopped parsley.
  17. Slowly pour seasoned stock over until it covers all the fixings in a bowl.
  18. Refrigerate until stock is very firm.
  19. -
  20. Slice like a pie and serve chilled with beet based horseradish sauce on the side (it can be found in deli or dairy section at any supermarket).
  21. Use horseradish sauce generously.

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