Name: Southern-Style Tomato Aspic
Prep time: 17 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 17 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Tomato juice 2 cups; Gelatin 15g; Onion 1/2 cup; Celery 1/2 cup; Bay leaf 1; Cloves 2; Worcestershire sauce 1/4 tsp; Water 1/4 cup

Cuisine:

American Recipes

Ingredients

2 cups Tomato juice
15g Gelatin
1/2 cup Onion
chopped
1/2 cup Celery
chopped
1 Bay leaf
2 Cloves
1/4 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup Water
boiling

Southern-Style Tomato Aspic

This is my simple five-step recipe for Southern-Style Tomato Aspic. A few years ago I took a month-long road trip through Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, trying out every kind of southern dish I could get my hands on along the way (check out my Pickled Pig’s Trotters recipe inspired by the same experience!).

Tomato aspic was definitely one of the more out-there ones but still…I get it! For a start, it’s a work of art – this ruby-red, glossy jelly, usually made in a beautiful mold so it stands out from every other dish on the dinner table. It tastes a bit like a Bloody Mary cocktail! And who doesn’t love one of those right? In the South tomato aspic tends to be served at special occasions – you can imagine how festive it looks served up on a bed of bright green lettuce leaves for a Christmas feast!

So, how to cook Southern-Style Tomato Aspic Recipe?

Steps to make Southern-Style Tomato Aspic

1	Dissolve the gelatin	5
Pour the boiling water into a bowl and add the gelatin, stirring until it has fully dissolved.
2	Heat the wet ingredients and aromatics	10
Add the vegetable juice, Worcestershire sauce, cloves, and bay leaf to a small pan. Bring the liquid to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Take out the cloves and the bay leaf and dispose of them.
3	Add the vegetables	1
Add the chopped onion and celery to the pan.
4	Combine with the gelatin	1
Pour the vegetable juice into the bowl containing the gelatin and mix thoroughly.
5	Chill	60
Place in the refrigerator for around an hour, until set.
6	Serving Southern-Style Tomato Aspic

Use your favorite copper mold to make this Southern-Style Tomato Aspic look even more stunning! Take a snap of your beautiful creation and tag #cookmerecipes when you post it!

Bethany Lim

Bethany is very passionate about maintaining a healthy lifestyle and clean diet. She’s trying to cut meat out of her diet as much as possible and focuses on cooking vegetarian food and fish. Bethany gets a kick from finding ways to add new twists to classic dishes. What’s more, thanks to her Asian roots, she’s great at combining different cuisines to come up with something extraordinary. Bethany’s recipes will inspire you to add new colors and flavors to your everyday meals.