Chinese Aspic 【水晶肉皮冻】

Chinese Aspic is a dish made with mainly pork skin, where the skin are clean off of fat and cook into stock, when cooled, set into natural gelatin. The stock can be filled and flavored with spices.

Aspics are usually served cold with dressing and herbs as a starter, a good aspic is clear and free from impurities, which requires a lot of cleaning and slow cooking.

我第一次吃肉皮冻是在新州中国人的一次聚会上，琥珀色透明的冻里裹着一块块的肉皮，无论是卖相还是味道都特别好。

前阵子买肉做腊肉腊肠的时候看见超市有包装好的猪皮，买了一盒回家做水晶肉皮冻当前菜吃。