The dulce de pata de res either gelatina de pata de res es un delicioso dulce colombiano que está hecho a base de la pata de la res (vaca), de allí su nombre. En Colombia este postre es muy típico del municipio de Andalucía y es consumido en las regiones Andina, Pacífica y la Orinoquia o llanos orientales.
Este particular dulce es también muy popular en otros países de Latinoamérica como Bolivia y Venezuela en donde se le conoce como “aliados” either “templones”. En algunos de estos lugares la receta suele tener algunas diferencias en su preparación.
Origen del dulce de pata de res o gelatina de pata de res
En Colombia este dulce es muy típico y tradicional del municipio de Andalusia, Valle del Cauca el cual es conocido como “The Gelatin Capital” ya que en este municipio la gelatina blanca y negra de pata de res es un dulce de tradición que se ha convertido en un motor económico del mismo, dando origen a varias empresas tecnificadas para la producción de este manjar, aquí mismo existe el tradicional “Parador Blanco de la gelatina” donde se pueden comprar además de la gelatina o dulce de pata muchos dulces y manjares típicos de la región.
Al ser un dulce hecho con los cartílagos de la res posee una gran cantidad de colágeno por lo cual es muy apreciado por aquellos que desean tener una piel más firme.
Dulce de pata de res recipe
Utensilios y Equipos
- Pressure cooker
Ingredients
- 1 large beef leg.
- 2 panels big
- Water
- Cornstarch (Cornstarch)
- Essence of vanilla, coconut, banana, etc. (optional)
Step by step preparation
- First you must chop the cow leg (beef) into several pieces, then wash the pieces very well with plenty of water; Then place the leg to be cooked in a pressure cooker in enough water to completely cover the pieces. Leave it for 3 to 4 hours until it softens sufficiently. (If you use a normal pot and not a pressure cooker, you should let it cook for about 8 hours).
- Let it rest for a while and with a spoon you should remove the oil that remains on top of the cooking, then you should remove the bones completely.
- The resulting mixture is liquefied in the same water or broth and then passed through a strainer or sieve.
- Then this resulting mixture is placed again on the heat (on a moderate heat) and the broken panela is added (when the panela has melted you can optionally add vanilla essence, coconut, banana, etc.), whisking constantly until give your coagulation point (this takes more or less about two hours).
- Once the mixture is ready, let it cool for about two hours and proceed to whiten the mixture (because at this point you will have noticed that it has a dark brown color), this mixture is whitened by stretching the mixture. on a wooden stake (you must assemble a small structure that has a wooden stake, something like a pitchfork, you must clean it very well).
- Once you have the fork assembled, begin to take portions of the mixture and spread it and stretch it on the fork stake repeatedly. You will be able to observe how it changes color. After this first portion has become white, proceed to take another portion and add it to the first. and repeat the stretching process until the entire mixture is whitened and very consistent.
- Once it is blanched, you will proceed to take the mixture to a table or tray where you will sprinkle it with cornstarch or Cornstarch, then proceed to create an elongated roll of the mixture, cut it into portions and that's it, you can now enjoy this delicious sweet white beef leg. (You can also consume it without cornstarch and add peanuts, for example).
Interesting Facts
- There are two variations of paw jelly or candy, there is the white paw jelly and the black beef leg jelly; which vary very little in their preparation.
- Other countries where pata de res jelly is also consumed, in Venezuela this sweet is known as “Aliados de pata de res” or “templones de pata de res”, also in some departments of Bolivia such as: Pando, Beni and Santa Cruz this sweet is consumed.
- It is recommended to use a pressure cooker, because otherwise the cooking time would be doubled.
- There are different variations of the recipe, in some recipes other ingredients and types of flavorings are added to give them varied flavors.
- It is said to be a very nutritious sweet due to its high collagen content.
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What is the amount of water in beef leg?
Hello, Good morning, you must add enough water to completely cover the leg of beef.