Frozen Meat Jelly

Frozen Meat Jelly

　　Almost every household in Shaanxi serves this dish at the dining table. It looks a bit like cold jelly noodles, has a golden-yellow color, and tastes cool, sour, and spicy, with a smooth texture — absolutely delicious. So, what is it? This is Frozen Meat Jelly.

　　The method of making Frozen Meat Jelly has a long history, and you can feel the charm of this distinctive delicacy during the preparation process. Frozen Meat Jelly is a very unique Shaanxi snack, primarily made with pork skin as the main ingredient. Its cooking method results in a refreshing and incredibly smooth texture.

　　How to Make Frozen Meat Jelly

　　1. Remove the hair from the pork skin and cut it into short strips;

　　2. Put the prepared pork skin in a pot, add water, bring to a boil, then simmer over low heat while stirring continuously. Turn off the heat after 30 minutes;

　　3. Pour the cooked pork skin into a bowl to cool. It will solidify into a jelly-like consistency (because pork skin contains a lot of gelatin);

　　4. Cut the set jelly into pieces and mix in minced garlic sprouts, soy sauce, vinegar, salt, monosodium glutamate, and other seasonings.

　　Tip: Adding a bit of brine when boiling the pork skin will make the Frozen Meat Jelly even more flavorful.