Chicken in Aspic Recipe

Chicken in Aspic Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 1/3 lbs chicken legs

• 6 cups water

• 1 tablespoon cooking wine or sherry

• 1 tablespoon soy sauce

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1 green onion, cut into 4 pieces

• 2 thin slices ginger root

• 3 tablespoons unflavored gelatin

• 1/2 cup water

Dipping Sauce:

• 1 tablespoon soy sauce

• 1 tablespoon white vinegar

• 1/2 tablespoon chopped ginger root

Method:

1. Blanch the chicken legs in a pot of boiling water. Remove the chicken legs and discard water.

2. Put chicken legs, 6 cups water, cooking wine, soy sauce, salt, green onion and ginger root in a pot and cook over medium heat for 30 minutes.

3. Remove the chicken legs; retain the broth. Tear the chicken into shreds; place the shredded chicken in a large mold.

4. Mix water into gelatin; stir and let stand for 10 minutes.

5. Continue to cook the retained broth until it boils down to 2 cups.

6. Add the gelatin solution, continue to cook for 1 1/2 minutes.

7. Strain the liquid to remove any ingredients; pour the liquid into the mold and refrigerate to set.

8. Before serving, invert the mold on a platter and slice

9. Mix all the ingredients to make dipping sauce.