Ox Trotter Aspic

Aspic is a delicious gelatinous jelly produced from boiling fish, chicken, or cow bones and stuffed with a variety of meat, fruit, and vegetable components. Aspic, a traditional Russian dish, has been given a North Korean twist by being blended with egg, mushrooms, red pepper, leeks, and crushed pine nuts before being placed in a wobbling block of jelly.

Ox Trotter Aspic is a form of aspic produced from a mix of ox (or cow) components such as trotters, tail, tendons, and shank, as the name implies. The flesh is taken from the bones and sliced into pieces after the animal parts have been cooked in water until soft. To the cold strips of meat, add shredded eggs and stone mushrooms, finely chopped leeks, minced garlic, crushed pine nuts, red pepper, salt, and black pepper, as well as a strained broth rich in natural gelatin from the animal parts.

The combination takes on a jelly-like consistency after chilling, and it's commonly served sliced as an appetizer. Slices of ox trotter aspic are usually served with a vinegar mustard sauce created by blending vinegar, mustard, and soy sauce in North Korea.