Jambon Persille
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 1 1/2 cups dry white wine
- 1 onion stuck with 2 cloves
- 1 bay leaf, 1 sprig parsley, 1 sprig thyme, tied together
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
- 1 stalk celery, with leaves
- 1 pound spareribs
- 1 2-pound piece of boiled ham, preferably jambon de Paris
- 2 large garlic cloves
- 2 shallots
- 1 cup, packed, flat-leaf parsley leaves
- Fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 packets plain gelatin
- Place stock, wine, onion, tied herbs, peppercorns and celery in a pot.
- Add spareribs, and simmer 1 hour.
- Remove meat and reserve for another use.
- Strain broth into a container and refrigerate overnight.
- Dice half the ham, including all fat.
- In a food processor, pulse ham, garlic, shallots and parsley just to mince.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Cut remaining ham into matchsticks about 1/4-inch wide and an inch long.
- Remove all fat and sediment from broth.
- You should have about 2 cups.
- Soften gelatin in 1/3 cup cold water.
- Place broth in a saucepan, add gelatin and simmer just to dissolve.
- Mix half the broth with minced ham and spread a third of this mixture in a 6-cup loaf pan.
- Add half the ham sticks, arranging them across width of pan.
- Cover with some remaining broth.
- Repeat, ending with a layer of minced mixture.
- Pour all remaining broth on top.
- Cover with foil.
- Heat oven to 275 degrees.
- Cook 40 minutes.
- Allow to cool, then refrigerate until firm, at least 6 hours.
- Unmold and serve in slices.
chicken stock, white wine, onion, bay leaf, black peppercorns, celery, spareribs, ham, garlic, shallots, parsley, salt, packets plain gelatin
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/8217 (may not work)