Beef trotter (cow's foot)

Offal of skin, tendons, cartilage and small bones with a very high collagen content, giving a strong gelling stock, for aspic, head cheese, khash and rich soups.

Beef trotter (cow's foot) is offal of skin, tendons, cartilage and small bones with a very high collagen content, giving a strong gelling stock with long boiling. It is thoroughly cleaned, singed and long-boiled for aspic, brawn, head cheese and jellied dishes, and also in Caucasian khash and Asian rich soups for body and gelling.