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Meat
Medium
8 Servings
Allergens 
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15 Hours
Diets
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Gala (or Ptcha) is an Eastern European delicacy of jellied calf’s bone. Love it or hate it, Gala is a classic.
Watch Yussi prepare Gala on BHIS!
4 to 6 beef knee bones to fill pot
3 pieces flanken
lamb stew meat (optional)
40 cloves garlic, divided
1 large Spanish onion
2 tablespoons table salt
2 teaspoons black pepper
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
water to fill pot
lots of gloves!
Place knee bones, flanken, onion, and 20 garlic cloves in an eight-quart pot. Add water to fill pot, cover halfway and leave on low flame with a small simmer for approximately eight to 12 hours.
Let cool for a little and strain the pot, transferring the liquid to another pot. Remove any meat gristle from the bones, and then discard the bones.
Chop up the gristle and any meat from the flanken or lamb. Place in a pot. Chop up the rest of the garlic well, toss with a little olive oil, and add to the same pot. Add the rest of the spices and water over low heat, until simmering, then shut the flame. Taste for salt, pepper, and garlic and add more if needed.
While still hot, use a ladle to pack your gala away in any container you like. Refrigerate overnight, uncovered.
Before covering, scrape off any fat.
Remove the gala from the refrigerator about an hour before serving. Serve with crackers or be as brave as my mother and enjoy it straight up!
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I just made this and it’s absolutely the best gala ever. I poured it into two 9×13 pans and didn’t take the fat off. Since I didn’t want to taste it when it was hot, it did need some extra salt so I served it with some salt pepper and paprika on top! Wow!
Thanks for the amazing recipe! It tastes great but mine never became so jelly. Is it because I covered when it was hot? Is there anything i could do 5o fix it?
Thanks
Did you happen to use marrow bones instead of knew bones? If yes, then that’s why it won’t set.
Wow this recipe is awesome! I got 18 containers and 10 are gone in one shot! I put in more knee bones (seems like my butcher cuts them smaller) and the added some tongue and tongue fat to 1/4 of the finished gala and it came out awesome! Thank you, I am a huge fan of all your recipes!
love gala all for it made it in my house a couple times now big fan of it. also you can add some of the meat not grounded just shredded by hand and it’s really good on bottom.
Just tried it because I was always successful with Yussi’s recipes. This was a true success!
This is the best Galla ever!
Hi, how much does one needs of the beef knee, in kilogram.
I bought a kilo, is that enough?
It looks like you used more.
Thank you
Ziporah
I don’t know the weight but I think as long as you have 4-6 beef knees to fill the pot you should be good.
i made this for the first time we are a family of gala loveeerrrssss!!! this is absolutely delicious!!!! i did cut back on the pepper but really a keeper!! thank you yossi!!!
I would never eat it, but looks interesting