Roast Tentacle Au Jus

Step 4 Make the Gelatin

I think Jell-O tastes and looks kind of fake so I decided to make my own jello. It was so incredibly easy that I don't know why anyone would buy Jell-O. Pick out a nice juice and then colour all of the juice at once so that multiple layers will be indistinguishable. Then follow the package instructions using you juice instead of water at every step. I found boiling the juice in the microwave to be really handy. Just use a glass measuring cup and watch it through the window until bubbles appear (took about a minute for 1 cup).

Whether making jello or Jell-O cut the liquid by half to make it 2x strength. This is important so that the tentacle holds together and can be sliced. I actually prefer the texture at this strength, so no worries about it being edible.

Make half of your juice into the first batch of jello, fill the mold about half way, and refrigerate. Hopefully you started out with more than enough juice and you've got some jello leftover: put it in the fridge, we're going to use it later. Pull on the plastic wrap to get rid of any large wrinkles and poke at it until the jello seems to fit nicely in the mold.