Washed the skin put in a pot and fill with water. I cook in a pressure cooker and pour water just above the level of the skins, but if on the stove, it is necessary to supply pour - on boiling. Add soy sauce, salt and sugar to the water was a bit salty, to your taste focus. Immediately and spices put. But if cooking in the pan, it is better to boil, and then or foam to remove, or even drain the water, peel and rinse with fresh boiling water to fill. And then the sauce and spices to put. Spices also taste it to be, but I really like star anise cooking: the aroma of Chinese, it turns out, delicious. In a pressure cooker boil the skins in 35 minutes, in the pan - more than an hour, the tip of a knife scrape slightly with the effort - ready.

Hot skin in a suitable dish put on top of each other layers, the layers optionally sprinkle with ground pepper, red or black - to taste. To lay exactly on the perimeter of the dishes, to take better square or rectangular.

Put a lid or a plank, it is a decent weight, not less than 2 kg. I'm from dumbbell use, pack it and top. Skins to cool to room temperature, and then refrigerate for a few hours.

When serving, cut thin slices across stacking to get in the way of cutting this beautiful striations! Serve with pickles mustard and garlic, vodka, of course!