Syllta

Syllta

  • Prep 30 min. and overnight

Recipe By:Swede
“Sliced cold dish for the Christmas buffet.”

Ingredients

  • 2 chicken breasts
  • 2# pork loin
  • 1 package unflavored gelatin
  • 1/4 c. cold water
  • 1 1/2 c. broth
  • salt and pepper

Directions

  1. Boil chicken and pork in salted water.
  2. Save the broth.
  3. Cool meat and broth.  This can be done overnight.  Then skim fat from the broth.
  4. Mix gelatin and water; add broth one T. at a time.
  5. Cut meat from bones and cut in 1″ strips.
  6. Put meat, salt and pepper in loaf pan, one layer at a time, repeating layers until full.
  7. Pour gelatin mixture over meat.
  8. Press with board weighted by bottle of water.
  9. Chill, pressed, overnight.
  10. Check gelatin to make sure it is molding.
  11. Unmold and slice with electric knife.
  12. Serve with vinegar and allspice or with cranberry relish.

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