Pressed Sylte (Swedish Christmas Meat) - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    4 lb. veal shank
    3 lb. lean pork
    4 to 5 bay leaves
    10 whole allspice
Preparation
    Boil pork and veal separately in salted water until very tender.
    To 2 cups of veal stock, add spices, salt and pepper to taste.
    Boil 5 minutes.
    Strain and mix with meat that has been cut into tiny cubes.
    Let stand until cool.
    Put in deep loaf pan lined with cheesecloth.
    Place weight on top of pan.
    Keep in refrigerator.
    After cooled and jellied, cheesecloth can be removed and loaf wrapped in foil until ready to use.
    Keep refrigerated.

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