Meat Jelly

Name: Meat Jelly
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 300g Pigskin; 2100g Shimizu; 1 tablespoon salt; 1 tablespoon baking soda

by Zimo (Little Grassroots Family Food)

5.0 (1)

Favorite

Difficulty

Easy

Time

2h

Serving

2

From snacks to large dishes, it is one of them. When I was young, every Chinese New Year, my mother always had to cook out a big pot of pork skins in advance to make skin jelly. Have a look if you like:

Ingredients

300g Pigskin
2100g Shimizu
1 tablespoon Salt
1 tablespoon Baking Soda

Meat Jelly

1. Prepare pigskin and clean it

2. Make boiled water in the pot. After the water is boiled, add the pigskin. Cook for about 10 minutes

3. Take out the pigskin and use a knife to scrape the fat on the surface of the pigskin. Be sure to scrape it off. Pig hair removal

4. Cut the pigskin into strips, add a spoonful of salt and baking soda, and scrub repeatedly to further remove the oil. Then rinse it off with warm water. Wash several times

5. Put the pig skin in the pot and add about 6 to 7 times of water

6. Bring to a boil on high fire, simmer slowly on low fire, about 2 hours, the collagen will come out and serve

7. Put it in a cool place and let it solidify overnight. Can be cut and eaten

Tips:
When shaving pig hair, it is best to use a blade. If it feels a bit tender the first time, you can continue to heat it for a while and let it cool.