Appetizer📍 All of RomaniaMedium🌾 Gluten-free🥛 Dairy-free🥩 Low-carb / Keto💪 High-protein🥦 Clean eating🫒 Mediterranean

Romanian Pork Aspic (Piftie)

Name: Romanian Pork Aspic (Piftie)
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 240 min
Total time: 6 h 300 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Romanian
Ingredients: 2 pork trotters; 1 pork ear; 335 g pork hock (optional); 5 garlic cloves; 2 bay leaves; 10 whole peppercorns; 2/3 tbsp salt; 1/2 carrot (optional); parsley leaves for garnish

Piftie is a traditional Romanian appetizer made by slowly boiling pork meat, skin, and bones until a natural gelatin forms, then served cold.

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Servings

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Prep

60 min

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Cook

240 min

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Total

300 min (plus 4-6 hours cooling)

🥘Ingredients

servings

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✅Dietary Compatibility

🌾Gluten-free🥛Dairy-free🥩Low-carb / Keto💪High-protein🥦Clean eating🫒Mediterranean

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Yield

6-8 servings (about 1.5 kg aspic)

📦Storage

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Refrigerator

3-4 days in covered container

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Freezer

Freezing not recommended (gelatin separates)

🥗Nutrition Facts

Values per 150 g serving

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Calories

150 kcal

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Protein

8 g

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Fat

10 g

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Carbohydrates

6 g

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Fiber

0 g

🍷Pairs Well With

🥂Fresh white bread or homemade bread

🥂Assorted pickles (cucumbers, green tomatoes, peppers)

🥂Spicy mustard or freshly grated horseradish

🥂Cold dry white wine or plum brandy

💡Variations

Chicken aspic: replace pork with chicken feet and wings for lighter version

Vegetable aspic: add carrots, peas, and bell peppers for color and texture

Aspic with boiled egg: add halved boiled eggs to each mold for impressive presentation