New Year is a special holiday for our country. The time when friends meet. Noisy and cheerful, he gathers large families and closest friends at his table. Champagne and tangerines, a Christmas tree and sparklers, Olivier salad and herring under a fur coat - we carefully preserve long-standing traditions, and every year we look forward to this pleasant bustle. Most of the worries about organizing and holding the holiday, of course, fall on women's shoulders. This includes cleaning the house, preparing a menu for the New Year, buying groceries and gifts. Therefore, it often happens that, having completely run around and tired, by the evening there is simply no energy for the holiday itself. Let's talk about how to cover good table For big company, let's discuss a sample menu at New Year, which will cost you minimal time and effort.

So, you invited guests to your house, let’s say it will be a company of ten people. The first thing to do is create a menu. At the same time, be sure to write everything down in a notebook, because then it will be much easier to make a grocery list and not forget anything.

Preparing the main course

A meat dish for the New Year is simply a must and is an integral part of the festive table. Let's look at three options: beef, pork and poultry, sometimes we allow rabbit, but you can't find it in markets very often. Of course, they can be served in different ways: separately, as part of dumplings, manti, cabbage rolls and other things. But, perhaps, many will agree that a beautifully baked and decorated pork ham, beef tenderloin, goose or turkey will decorate the New Year's holiday menu much better than the same cabbage rolls. The main thing to remember is the integrity of the product. If it's a ham, marinate it the way you like and cook it whole. If it is beef, then roll the meat into a beautiful roll, carefully tie it with twine (not synthetic!), you can first fill it with a mixture of various herbs (dill, rosemary, thyme, parsley, coriander, etc.), and finally pour it with aromatic sauce, Serve with vegetables and herbs.

Goose or chicken?

Main meat dish for the New Year it can also be made from poultry. Choose from chicken, goose or turkey. Each option is good in its own way. Chicken is definitely budget-friendly, but at the same time quite simple. Since there are a lot of guests, and her carcasses weigh on average 1.5-2 kg, two or three pieces are needed.

A goose will cost more, but it also weighs significantly more (4-5 kg). At the same time, it is both a plus and a minus that it is quite fatty meat. When baked in the oven, it will lose significant weight, and you also need to think about the stomachs of yours and your guests, the meat is a little heavy. A similar situation with the duck. Therefore, if you want to move away from the banality, the American version with turkey would be ideal. The bird is quite large, the carcass is large (up to 7-10 kg), and there is a lot of meat on it. Its undoubted advantage is its low calorie content, environmental friendliness and lightness. Two medium-sized turkeys (3-4 kg) or one large one will be enough. In addition, a bird roasted whole in the oven, you will agree, looks very festive.

Doubly delicious with sauce

Many people underestimate the importance of sauce as part of the holiday table. And it’s completely in vain, because if you choose it correctly, it will only emphasize and add zest to your main dish. Therefore, be sure to include it in your New Year's menu. Recipes can be very different. So, for example, choose light ones for turkey and goose. sweet and sour sauces based on fruits and berries (lingonberries, cranberries, plums, cherries, black currants and even raspberries), they are ideal for tender turkey meat and will dilute the rich taste of goose well; they will add zest to chicken.

All of the above is suitable for both beef and pork, but in addition, you can prepare, for example, various variations of Hollandaise sauce with herbs, red and white with meat broth and wine, sour cream, mushroom. Just before setting the table, pour them into special beautiful sauceboats and place them evenly on the table.

Choosing a side dish

The New Year's menu must include a side dish. There can be three options: potatoes, other vegetables or rice (since pasta is too common). If you choose the first option, then there are two methods of preparation. When serving it with pork or beef, boil and then lightly fry small round potatoes. Before serving, you can drizzle with oil and sprinkle with herbs or make a puree. For goose, turkey or chicken, bake potatoes along with them. It will be saturated with juices and rendered fat, which will give it an indescribable taste.

The vegetable side dish can be fresh vegetables, pureed or baked in the oven or grilled. Last method will take longer. You can use any vegetables for a side dish, but still keep in mind that not everyone likes the same broccoli or cauliflower. But puree from them will decorate the children's menu for the New Year.

The rice side dish is also quite versatile and loved by everyone, the main thing is to choose long-grain varieties. It is important to boil it correctly so that it does not turn out to be porridge. The main meat dish can easily be combined with such a side dish by adding oriental spices and herbs.

The stock is too much for your pocket!

It is quite possible that the guests will have a good appetite or someone else will come unexpectedly, so you should always have a backup option for what to put on the table. Let's decide what to cook for the New Year as a “spare” main dish. Our traditional and native dumplings are simply irreplaceable here; in 10 minutes they will already be on the table, hot and fragrant. The second option will take a little longer to prepare, on average 30-40 minutes. These can be cabbage rolls and manti prepared in advance; there is no need to defrost them, just take them out and cook them. And remember, the supply, as they say, does not stretch the pocket, the New Year's week is long.

Salads for the New Year

For a company of ten people, 4 types of salads will be enough, each type in two standard-sized salad bowls. Every year every housewife has a headache about what to choose. The old ones seem to have become boring, but without them the table seems empty and not at all New Year’s. I want something new, but suddenly not everyone will like it. Therefore, it is best to prepare two traditional salads and the other two new ones. Be sure to make one with meat (but not with what is involved in the main dish), another with fish, the third vegetable, and the fourth at your discretion, let it be completely new and experimental or, conversely, your favorite. Thus, there is a chance to please all guests.

Fish salads

As practice shows, salads for the New Year can be anything, but herring under a fur coat is beyond competition. Keep the content the same, change the form. For example, in the shape of a fish, which is easy to do in silicone form for baking, if any, in the form of a roll, portion columns made using a culinary ring, where each layer will stand out beautifully, in the form of a wreath, the middle of which can be decorated with a candle and fir branches. Don't limit your imagination, and then old recipe will play in a new way. The second popular salad with fish is Mimosa. You can successfully “play with the ingredients” in it, replacing canned fish with lightly salted fish, for example, pink salmon, and chicken eggs with quail eggs, or using different types of cheese.

In addition, very interesting options include cod liver, tuna combined with fresh vegetables and eggs, red fish and caviar, spicy smoked mackerel and green apple. You can also serve them in a large salad bowl, in portions or in tartlets.

Meat and vegetable salads

Go to category meat salads can safely be attributed to "Olivier". Just replace the sausage with delicious boiled beef, and fresh pickles. For the stronger sex, prepare hearty “Men's Dreams” (meat, cheese and pickled onions, there should be nothing else in them). Salads with chicken or turkey in combination with walnuts or pineapple, prunes and champignons are very tasty and light.

There should be vegetable salads, but let them be light. If the dressing is not mayonnaise, but olive oil with balsamic vinegar. Nowadays, a very popular option is when chopped vegetables (cabbage, cucumbers, tomatoes, Korean carrots, onions, corn, beans), some fruits and olives are laid out in heaps on a large dish, and in the center there is a bowl with dressing. Each guest can optionally “assemble” their own salad from their favorite ingredients. As a variation, try putting not just one dressing, but several types.

Of course, you can create an unusual menu for the New Year that will impress everyone (not always with the best side), but still, if you are expecting a lot of guests, stick to classic salad options.

Something that is always in great demand

Snack sandwiches and canapes are always appropriate and in great demand. Of course, the snacks are very simple, but at the same time tasty. And the main thing is that there is nothing complicated in their preparation, you can use absolutely everything that is at hand, vegetables, fruits, meat and sausages, cheese, olives and in general everything that is left from the main dish and salads. To start, buy a large, fresh and crispy baguette, you can even make it from wholemeal flour, with various additives, cut it into small slices, and then fill it with the contents. Use, for example, soft cottage cheese(not salted) and lightly salted red fish. The same filling option would be ideal for savory profiteroles (but they should be baked the night before). In general, there are a lot of options, feel free to include them in the menu for the New Year. Economical and tasty filling of the table is guaranteed.

There should be cuts on the table: cheese, sausage, fish. Spice them up with some canapés. There is no need to make fruit slices. Firstly, they will become weathered, and secondly, whole fruits in vases are much more beautiful. In vases with a high stem, you can put only citrus fruits: grapefruits, tangerines, oranges, limes and lemons for beauty. It looks very original and bright. Choose apples, tangerines, bananas, oranges small size, it will be more convenient for both you and your guests.

What's for dessert?

It is a mistake to assume that on New Year's Day there is usually no time for dessert, because in addition to adults there are also children. There is nothing simpler than buying cake, candy and a variety of sweets from the store. But if you want to do everything yourself, then don't leave it until the last day. There are many great recipes, simple and delicious, that will benefit from time. Want to bake a cake? Great! Bake the classic “Napoleon” on December 30 and a day later it will be even tastier. Or, for example, “Anthill” and a more elegant festive “Croquembouche” (a Christmas delicacy popular in its homeland in France). It can definitely be prepared in advance, decorated with caramel threads, candied nuts and flowers. Another popular pastry is Gingerbread Cookie and gingerbread houses, which can be prepared a few days before the holiday and decorated with them, for example, a Christmas tree.

Allocating time

Now let's talk about how to manage your time well. Let's start with what to prepare for the New Year in advance, at least 2-3 days in advance, or even a week in advance:

  • “spare” dishes, make them in advance and put everything in the freezer with peace of mind;
  • buy all the basic products and only leave the perishable ones for later;
  • take care of the drinks by making a list of both alcoholic and non-alcoholic ones in advance, taking into account the preferences of future guests.
  • boil and peel eggs and all vegetables for salads
  • defrost meat, duck, goose or turkey or buy everything fresh;
  • You can prepare salads that require soaking.

On the last day of the year, the first thing you need to do is get enough sleep, believe me, you will have time to do everything, it will be much worse if the holiday passes with a feeling of fatigue. But then get down to business. Marinate the meat for the main course. Wash all the fruits you put on the table. Place candies and other sweets in vases. And around lunchtime, start eating salads. Leave those that may lose their presentation before the evening for later. Turkey cooks on average for 3-3.5 hours, therefore, it should be put in the oven approximately 4 hours before the expected time of the feast. Thus, before the guests arrive, there will be at least a couple of free hours for your beloved.

Entrust setting the table, preparing fruit and other little things to family members; it’s better to do this in the middle of the day. But it’s still worth preparing all the necessary dishes and cutlery in advance so that you don’t have to rush to look for anything at the last moment. And don’t forget about holiday home decor, it works wonders!

Even the most original menu For the New Year, you can implement it on time and at the same time remain in a good mood and full of strength. The main thing is to know what you want. Then it’s just a matter of little things - a clear plan and a competent menu will help you with this.

1. Salad with shrimp

1/2 head of Chinese cabbage

300 g peeled cocktail prawns (king prawns will not work!)

12-15 crab sticks

1 jar canned pineapple

Large ripe pomegranate

Mayonnaise

Preparation:

Chop the cabbage (without the white part), finely chop the sticks (almost into dust), finely chop the pineapples.

Mix shrimp, chopsticks, cabbage, pineapple and pomegranate. Season with mayonnaise

2. Salad 'Neptune'

Ingredients: shrimp - 300 g, squid - 300 g, crab sticks - 200 g (can be replaced with crab meat) 5 eggs 130 g. red caviar mayonnaise Preparation: 1. Boil the eggs, cool, separate the white from the yolk, chop the white. The yolk can be left for decoration. 2. Cook the shrimp in lightly salted water. 3. Then throw the squid into boiling water, having previously cut it into rings. 4. Cut crab sticks. 5. Now add a couple of tablespoons of mayonnaise, mix, and only then add red caviar (so as not to burst). 6. Salt and pepper to taste, but I recommend adding salt after mixing everything, because... caviar and mayonnaise can provide enough salt.

3. Salad from smoked chicken with potatoes

Ingredients: 150 g smoked chicken

3 potatoes

1 carrot

2-3 pickled cucumbers

2 tbsp. mayonnaise

1 bunch of green onions

canned peas -

salt and pepper

Cooking method:

Pre-cook the potatoes and carrots. Cool and peel.

Boil the eggs, cool, peel and finely chop.

Cut potatoes and carrots into cubes.

Also cut the cucumbers into small cubes.

Mix potatoes, carrots and eggs. Add diced chicken and peas

Salt and pepper. Add mayonnaise and mix everything.

Sprinkle with finely chopped green onions

4. Squid salad with egg and corn

Squid - 1kg

Egg (boiled) - 4 pcs.

Onions - 3 pcs.

Corn (canned) - 1/2 can

Walnuts (shelled) - 3-4 tbsp.

Vegetable oil - 1 tbsp.

Mayonnaise - optional.

Cooking method

Place the squid in boiling salted water for 5 minutes, clean it properly and cut into strips. Also cut the eggs into strips (I use an egg slicer - the size is just right).

Chop the onion into smaller pieces and simmer in vegetable oil until it begins to turn yellow (do not fry). Before putting the onions in the salad, you can squeeze out the oil with a spoon if you plan to dress it with mayonnaise. You can leave the oil, then it is not necessary to season with mayonnaise.

5. Appetizer "Cheese balls with grapes"

Blue cheese "Dor Blue" ( room temperature) - 100 g,

cream or curd cheese (room temperature) - 100-150 g,

a bunch of sweet large grapes (red or green),

pistachios (peeled) - 120 g

Wash the grapes, dry them and separate the bunch into berries.

Carefully make a cut on each berry and remove the seeds.

Place Dor Blue cheese in a bowl, add cream cheese and mix well.

Tighten the bowl with the cheese mixture cling film and put in the refrigerator for 40-60 minutes (the cheese mass will thicken in the refrigerator).

Chop the pistachios with a knife or grind in a blender (should not grind too finely).

Carefully cover each grape with the cheese mixture to form a ball.

Roll the ball in chopped pistachios.

Place the cheese balls on a platter, cover with cling film and refrigerate until serving.

6. TARTALETS WITH RED CAVIAR

INGREDIENTS

Tartlets - 11 pcs;

Processed cream cheese - 150 grams;

Red caviar - 120 grams;

Eggs - 4 pcs;

Dill - a small bunch;

Mayonnaise - to taste.

Finely chop the dill, grate the egg whites, mix with melted cheese, adding a little mayonnaise.

Fill the tartlets with the resulting mixture.

Place red caviar on top

Serve the tartlets on a platter, garnished with dill sprigs.

7. New Year's Snack

300 gr. lightly salted salmon (or trout)

350 gr. Philadelphia cheese

1 tbsp. gelatin

100 ml. cream 20% fat

Mix the cream, gelatin and leave for 5-7 minutes for the gelatin to swell.

Heat water almost to boiling. Place the container with gelatin and cream in hot water, stir until the gelatin is completely dissolved.

Finely chop the dill.

Mix cheese, dill and cream.

Cover a mold (I have 20x10x10) with cling film so that the edges hang down by 10 cm. Lay out the fish pieces overlapping.

Spread half of the cream filling.

Place a layer of fish.

Spread the remaining half of the cream filling.

Place the fish pieces.

Fold the edges of the film so that the fish is completely covered. Place in the refrigerator for 3-4 hours. Before serving, cut the roll into slices 1-1.5 cm thick.

8. Cheese "Raffaello"

processed cheese - 200 g,

butter - 200 g,

garlic - 2 cloves,

olives - 1 jar,

crab sticks - 1 package

Grate the cheeses and cold butter on a coarse grater.

Pass the garlic through a garlic squeezer.

Mix the cheeses, butter and garlic until smooth.

Make small balls from the resulting mass and knead each ball so that you get flat cakes.

Place a stuffed olive in the center of the flatbread and bring the edges of the flatbread together so that the olive is inside the flatbread.

Place the grated crab sticks on a plate and roll the finished balls in them.

9.Pita roll with cod liver

Thin pita bread - half a large one or 3 small round ones

Cod liver – 1 jar (190 g)

Boiled eggs – 2 pcs.

Chopped parsley - 2 tbsp. spoons

Green onions - feathers of 1 onion

Hard cheese – 125 g

Mayonnaise – 3 tbsp. spoons

Ground black pepper

For the filling, grate eggs and cheese on a coarse grater. Finely chop the greens. Drain the oil from the liver, and chop the liver itself with a fork. Mix everything, add mayonnaise, salt and pepper to taste.

Lay out three small pita breads overlapping each other. To prevent them from flaking later, you can lightly grease them with mayonnaise.

Place the filling on the pita bread and roll it tightly into a roll. The roll turned out to be long and I cut it in half. I wrapped each half in foil and put the pita roll in the refrigerator.

Before serving, cut the lavash roll into pieces and place on a plate.

10.Trout with caviar sauce

Ingredients

Lemon juice

Trout fillet (or salmon) - 400 grams

Olive oil – half a teaspoon

For the sauce:

Red caviar – two teaspoons

Cream 22% - 100 milliliters

Dry white wine – one tablespoon

The trout fillet must be cut into two portions.

Season with a little pepper, salt, and lightly sprinkle lemon juice on top.

You need to preheat the oven to 170 C. Grease a baking dish with a little olive oil and place the prepared pieces of fish in it.

Add a little water on top, carefully cover the top of the mold with foil and place it in the oven for about 15–20 minutes.

To prepare the sauce for this fish, you need to carefully pour the wine into the saucepan, then, stirring thoroughly, add the prepared cream.

Over low heat, stirring constantly, bring the resulting mixture to a fairly thick mass. Add a little salt and pepper.

Remove the prepared sauce from the heat, add the caviar to the slightly warm sauce and mix everything carefully so that the caviar is evenly distributed in the sauce.

Carefully transfer the finished fish to plates and pour the prepared sauce on top.

11.
Chicken "Stump"

Baguette - 1 piece

Chicken fillet - 500 g

Onion - 1 piece

Garlic - 1 tooth.

Champignons - 6 pcs

Cream (20%) - 5 tbsp. l.

Tomato - 1 piece

Cheese - 100 g

Sour cream - 2 tbsp. l.

Vegetable oil (for frying)

Butter (for frying)

Spices (thyme, basil, parsley, marjoram) - 0.5 tbsp. l.

Salt (to taste)

Black pepper (to taste)

You can grind chicken fillet (it’s better to take the meat from the thigh, it will be juicier) in a meat grinder, but I chopped it finely.

Purified onion cut into small cubes and fry in a frying pan with vegetable oil until golden brown.

Cut the bar crosswise into several pieces of 5 centimeters each. Carefully remove the crumb using a sharp knife.

Mix minced chicken with fried onions, add spices, garlic, salt, mix and stuff the loaf with this mixture.

Peel the champignons and slice thinly.

Fry in vegetable oil + butter until golden brown, add cream, a little salt and simmer a little.

Pour mushroom sauce over the stumps.

Slice the tomato, place it on the mushrooms and pour sour cream over it

Grate the cheese and sprinkle on top.

Bake in the oven at 200-220*C for 25-30 minutes.

12. Potato gratin

1 kg potatoes

100 g sour cream

2 cups cream

2-3 cloves of garlic

1/4 tsp. nutmeg

salt and pepper

Peel the potatoes, cut into thin slices.

Place the potatoes in a mold, like fish scales. Salt and pepper each layer.

Finely chop the garlic. Add it to the cream. Mix well.

Lightly beat the cream with sour cream, add a little salt and add freshly ground nutmeg.

Pour cream over potatoes and sprinkle with grated cheese.

Preheat the oven to 200 C degrees. Bake for about 1 hour.

13.cake "Esterházy"

For the test:

· 8 proteins

· 1 cup of sugar

· 200 g walnuts

· 3 tbsp flour

· Pinch of cinnamon

· A pinch of salt

· Almond petals

For cream:

· ½ cup milk

· ½ cup heavy cream

· ¾ tbsp sugar

· ¼ cup condensed milk

· 4 yolks

· 300 g butter

· 200 g white chocolate

· 50 g dark chocolate

· 2 tbsp cream 33% fat

How to cook:

1. Beat the whites with sugar, add chopped toasted nuts along with cinnamon and flour. Place the dough on a baking sheet lined with baking paper and bake 6 cakes at 160C for 40-50 minutes.

2. For the cream, mix milk and cream in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Mix the yolks with sugar and temper the mixture with hot milk. Cool. Beat butter with condensed milk and add to custard. Coat the cakes with cream.

3. Melt white chocolate in a water bath and mix it with cream. Cover the surface of the cake. Melt the dark chocolate and pipe a spider web design onto the cake. Sprinkle the sides of the cake with almond petals.

And of course, sliced ​​vegetables, fruits, martinis, champagne and cognac

Friends, let's continue our conversation about the upcoming holiday. It's time to think over 2018 and decide what to prepare for the new year 2018, so that the table will be a success and to attract good luck by appeasing the Yellow Earth Dog.

The holiday is knocking on my door,
AND New Year's menu
It's time for me to come up with
To a very solemn day.

New Year's salads,
And desserts and appetizers...
I will set the table richly,
It will be festive and delicious!

What to cook for the New Year 2018

We will not discover America if we say that there are many worthy recipes and you can sit for hours, leafing through culinary pages in search of the treasured dish. But to save your time, we have already created a useful selection for the New Year's celebration. Here we will tell you what the menu for the New Year's table 2018 should be and offer options that you will surely like. In addition, we will discuss not only recipes for the New Year 2018, but also talk about setting the festive table. But first, let's make a plan for the future menu.

What should the New Year's table menu 2018 be like?

Since 2018 is the year of the Dog, we will have to take into account its taste preferences. It's good that she is an omnivore and loves a variety of foods. Therefore, we will select different recipes for the festive table, taking into account the tastes of those guests who will share the festive dinner with us.

What is allowed

  • meat. Chicken, pork, beef, any. The dog loves meat products, so meat dishes must be on the holiday table;
  • fish;
  • nourishing flour products;
  • sweets.

The presence of yellow and brown products is a must. After all, the symbol of next year is the Yellow and Earth Dog.

So, we’ve decided on the main products, it’s time to think about it New Year's table 2018 and pick up special and delicious recipes.

New Year's menu 2018 for home

  • potato side dishes;
  • salty pastries;
  • stuffed dishes.
  • rolls;
  • baked poultry;
  • options for slicing.
  • salmon in cream sauce;
  • baked fish under a “fur coat”.
  • julienne buns;
  • liver cake;
  • “snowballs” with squid.
  • mulled wine;
  • punch.

Hot dishes for New Year 2018

Even the simplest menu for the New Year is not complete without hot dishes. And we just need to choose for ourselves suitable recipe For festive feast. What to cook? Yes, everything you want. For example, serve beautifully plain potatoes, prepare hearty rolls or bake fish.

Let's start with potatoes

Country style potatoes

Ingredients (for 4 servings):

  • peeled potatoes 800 g;
  • vegetable oil 4 tablespoons;
  • salt 1 tsp;
  • ground pepper 0.5 tsp.

Preparation

  1. Cut the well-washed potatoes lengthwise into 4 parts and mix with salt, pepper, and oil.
  2. Place each slice on a greased baking sheet and bake for 35 - 45 minutes at 180 degrees.

Advice.
This same recipe can be made more refined. For example, add cilantro, basil and special seasoning for potatoes as seasonings. Or mix potatoes with crushed garlic and soy sauce.

Ingredients (6 servings):

  • peeled potatoes 1 kg;
  • hard cheese 50 g;
  • chicken yolks 2;
  • nutmeg (at the tip of the knife);
  • pepper and salt

Preparation


If you don't have a nozzle at hand, beautiful shape You can shape the potato mass in this way: form a ball in your hands and press it on both sides to make a neat medallion.

Salty pastries

Ingredients (10 servings):

  • chicken fillet 1.5 kg;
  • garlic cloves 5 – 6;
  • hard cheese 250 g;
  • flour 1 cup;
  • mayonnaise 6 – 7 table. spoon;
  • mustard 2 tsp;
  • greens (optional);
  • salt and pepper;
  • seasoning for meat or chicken;
  • vegetable oil.

Preparation

First, divide the chicken breasts into portions (thickness - about 1.5 cm).

Afterwards, rub each piece with salt, pepper, seasonings and lightly beat with a kitchen hammer, having previously wrapped it in cling film. Next we remove the film.

Then, the prepared meat must be rolled well in flour and fried in a frying pan in vegetable oil until light golden brown.

Let's start preparing the filling. To do this, mix half a portion of grated cheese with herbs, garlic, mayonnaise and mustard.

Place each fried piece on a baking sheet lined with parchment, and cover the meat with filling on top. Add another layer of grated cheese on top.

Bake the finished pieces under the “fur coat” at 200 degrees for 15 – 20 minutes.

It is not necessary to use chicken for this dish. Pork will also work. But then you don’t need to fry it, but put it in the oven right away.

And cook for about 35 minutes. You can also add chopped tomatoes and Bell pepper or champignons fried with onions. You can also, instead of the specified filling, put a piece of canned pineapple on each chop, and sprinkle grated cheese on top and pour mayonnaise on top. It will also turn out very tasty.

Ingredients

  • pork (pulp);
  • bulb onions;
  • vinegar;
  • sugar;
  • lemon juice;
  • spices;
  • pepper and salt.

Preparation


Stuffed dishes

Ingredients (2 servings):

  • drumstick 5 pcs.;
  • vegetable oil 2 tbsp;
  • whole walnuts 3;
  • lingonberries 50 g;
  • salt and pepper, seasoning for chicken;
  • sugar 2 tsp;
  • fresh parsley 2 branches.

Preparation

  1. Lingonberries, wash the drumsticks, peel the nuts.
  2. Then chop the peeled nuts well with a knife and mix with lingonberries, sugar and finely chopped parsley.
  3. Next you need to prepare the drumsticks for stuffing. To do this, cut them lengthwise and carefully separate the flesh from the bone. If everything is done correctly, the drumstick should remain in its original shape.
  4. Salt and pepper, sprinkle seasoning on the chicken pieces.
  5. Then place the minced meat inside the drumsticks and secure the edges with a toothpick.
  6. Place each piece on a baking sheet with heated oil and pour oil over the drumsticks as well.
  7. Bake until golden crust 45 - 50 minutes at 180 degrees.

If desired, lingonberries can be replaced with prunes, it will also turn out very tasty.

Ingredients:

Preparation:

  1. Mix the minced meat with pepper, salt and finely chopped onion.
  2. Roll out the dough thinly (5 mm) and cut into narrow strips (“strings”).
  3. We form small meatballs and wrap them with dough like a ball.
  4. Place the prepared “kebabs” on a greased baking sheet, grease with yolk and bake for about an hour at 180 degrees.

Rolls

Karlovy Vary

Ingredients:

  • beef tenderloin 500 g;
  • bacon 40 g;
  • ham 70 g;
  • pickled cucumber 2 pcs;
  • chicken eggs 2;
  • vegetable oil (preferably olive) 1 tsp spoon;
  • salt pepper.

Preparation

  1. Beat the eggs with a fork, add a little salt and pepper.
  2. Lightly grease the pan with a silicone brush and heat it up. Place the eggs here and fry the omelette in the form of a large pancake.
  3. We cut the tenderloin along the grain and divide it into several portions (the width of each piece should be about 5 cm, length - 10 - 15 cm).
  4. We wrap each piece with cling film and beat it. Remove the film and sprinkle with pepper.
  5. 5. Place thin slices of bacon on each chop so that they cover the entire surface of the meat.
  6. The next layer will be thinly sliced ​​ham.
  7. Then - a layer of omelette.
  8. Next: a layer of cucumbers thinly sliced ​​lengthwise.
  9. We roll the workpiece into a roll and tie it with thread.
  10. Place in a greased frying pan and fry on all sides until golden brown (not cooked).
  11. Next, put the half-finished rolls in a baking dish, pour some water into the container and place in an oven preheated to 160 degrees.
  12. Bake for 50 - 60 minutes, basting with the released juice every 10 seconds.

Ingredients:

  • 1 piece of pork pulp (a rectangle of tenderloin about 1 kg measuring approximately 12 x 22 cm);
  • onion peel from 7 medium onions;
  • parsley;
  • 1 -2 cloves of garlic;
  • salt;
  • seasoning for meat.

Preparation

  1. Cover the meat with cling film and beat with a kitchen hammer.
  2. Sprinkle the resulting rectangular layer with seasoning, pepper and salt, and on top with grated garlic and chopped parsley.
  3. We twist the layer with the filling into a roll and wrap it with thread. We pierce the meat with a needle in several places.
  4. We wash the husks and place them in a colander to drain all the water.
  5. Pour the husks into a saucepan, fill with water and place the roll here. You need enough water to cover the entire surface of the meat. Cook for 1.5 hours.
  6. Remove the finished roll from the water and place it on a paper towel for a few minutes.
  7. Next, rub the meat on top with garlic, wrap it in film and put it in the refrigerator.
  8. Before serving, remove the film and thread and cut into portions.

Ingredients (2 servings):

  • chicken fillet 0.5 kg;
  • hard cheese 100 g;
  • butter 70 g;
  • vegetable oil 10 g;
  • salt pepper.

Preparation

  1. Cut along the fillet, cover with film, and beat. Remove the film, salt and pepper.
  2. Divide the cheese and butter into an equal number of servings (the same as the fillet servings) in the form of rectangles.
  3. Place a piece of butter and cheese on each fillet, roll it up and secure with a toothpick.
  4. Fry the pieces in a frying pan until golden brown, and then put them on a greased baking sheet and put them in the oven. Bake for about half an hour at 200 degrees.

Baked bird

Ingredients:

  • 1 whole chicken (1.5 kg);
  • 1 can of canned pineapple;
  • spices for chicken;
  • salt pepper.

Preparation

  1. Cooking chicken carcass. We inspect to see if there are any hairs (if there are, pluck out and tar over the fire). Wash and wipe well paper towels.
  2. Mix the spices with salt and rub the chicken with them.
  3. Stuff the carcass with pineapples and sew it up with thread.
  4. Place in a deep container and pour over pineapple syrup. Leave for 2 hours.
  5. Grease a baking sheet with vegetable oil and place the marinated chicken on it.
  6. Bake in the oven at 180 degrees for an hour and a half, basting with marinade every 20 minutes.

To prevent the legs from getting burned during baking, you can wrap them in foil and remove it when serving.

To make the meat juicier and there is no need to baste it, you can bake the carcass in a sleeve, immediately pouring marinade over it.

For filling you can also use: pears, apples, fried mushrooms, buckwheat.

You can cook duck in the same way.

Ingredients:

  • turkey 1 carcass (about 4 kg);
  • melted butter 40 g

For filling:

  • vegetable oil 2 tbsp;
  • pancetta (aka dry-cured brisket). Cut into 0.5 cm cubes 150 g;
  • 2 medium bulbs;
  • garlic 3 cloves;
  • chopped dry sage 2 tbsp;
  • roasted pine nuts 3 tsp;
  • grated zest of 1 lemon;
  • chopped parsley 0.5 cups;
  • fresh bread crumbs 2 glasses;
  • lightly beaten eggs 2.

Preparation

Making the filling

  1. Fry the brisket in butter over high heat for 2 minutes.
  2. Reduce heat and add garlic and onion. Simmer for another 5 minutes until the onion becomes soft.
  3. Add the sage, remove from heat and leave for 15 minutes.
  4. Then, add nuts, lemon zest, bread crumbs, parsley, eggs.
  5. Salt, pepper and mix well.

Cooking turkey

  1. We wash the carcass and dry it with paper towels.
  2. Stuff with filling and tie the legs with strong thread. We bring the wings back.
  3. Place the turkey in a large frying pan, pour in melted butter (half the norm), salt and pepper.
  4. Pour 2 - 3 glasses of water into the pan and cover the carcass with foil.
  5. Bake for 2.5 hours. Then remove the foil and grease with melted butter. If necessary, add water.
  6. Simmer for about 45 more minutes. The bird should be golden.
  7. Remove the cooked turkey from the oven, wrap it in foil and leave for another 20 minutes.
  8. Advice. If the turkey needs to be defrosted, it is best to do this in the refrigerator, focusing on the weight of the bird (for every 0.5 kg you need 5 hours).

Slicing options

What delicious things to prepare for the New Year 2018, so that it would be both interesting and appropriate on the festive table? Maybe a slice? We are used to buying ready-made sausage, ham, etc. in stores. What if you try to make something like this yourself, using new recipes?

Essentially, this is the same lard with meat streaks, prepared according to an Italian recipe. Pancetta takes more than one day to prepare, so it’s better to make it in advance in order to be in time for the New Year’s table.

Ingredients:

  • you will need a large, fairly fatty piece of brisket;
  • chopped garlic;
  • ground black pepper;
  • chopped juniper berries;
  • ground Bay leaf and nutmeg;
  • thyme;
  • brown sugar and salt.

Preparation

  1. Remove the skin from the brisket and shape it into a rectangle using a knife.
  2. Rub with spices, put in a bag, tie well and leave in the refrigerator for a week.
  3. It is important to turn the meat over and shake it every day.
  4. Then we check the brisket. If the meat is uniformly elastic everywhere, proceed to the next stage. If there is any looseness, leave it for another couple of days.
  5. Wash the aged brisket, sprinkle with pepper and roll into a roll. We tie it with a rope at a distance of every 3 cm and hang it in a dark, cool and not dry place for 2 weeks.

The same brisket can be cooked faster. To do this, you need to rub it well with spices, roll it tightly into a roll, wrap it in gauze and put it in the refrigerator for a week. In this form, it turns out more tender, but without the characteristic dried taste.

Ingredients:

  • 0.7 - 1 kg pork ham;
  • garlic;
  • salt;
  • Bay leaf;
  • ground black pepper.

Preparation

  1. Using a sharp knife, make small cuts in the flesh and stuff the meat with pieces of garlic and bay leaves.
  2. Rub the pork with spices and let stand for 2 hours.
  3. Wrap the meat in foil and place on a baking sheet.
  4. Place in an oven preheated to 180 degrees and bake for 90 minutes.
  5. Remove the foil and place in the oven until the boiled pork is browned.
  6. Once the meat is ready, remove it from the baking sheet and wrap it in foil for 20 minutes to keep it juicy.

Fish

Ingredients:

  • salmon fillet 1 kg;
  • lemon 1;
  • salt, pepper to taste.

For the sauce:

  • medium fat cream 1 l;
  • Dijon mustard 1 tsp;
  • fresh parsley, dill, basil, tarragon 10 g each;
  • egg yolks 3.

Preparation

  1. Grate the lemon zest and squeeze the juice well into a separate bowl.
  2. Cut the salmon into strips 5 cm thick. Salt, pepper, and place in a baking dish. Pour in lemon juice and leave to marinate for 15 minutes.
  3. Separately mix the yolks with cream, then add mustard, herbs, and lemon zest.
  4. Pour the sauce over the fish and place in an oven preheated to 200 degrees for 20 minutes.
  5. Serve with lemon slices and sprigs of herbs.

Instead of fresh herbs, you can use dried herbs; then the quantity should be adjusted to taste.

Ingredients:

  • 400 g fillet of any kind sea ​​fish. River fish will also work, but then you will need to choose the bones more carefully;
  • 8 eggs;
  • 2 table. spoons of flour;
  • 2 onions;
  • 150 g milk;
  • 3 table. spoons of vegetable oil;
  • salt, pepper and other spices to taste.

Preparation

Cut the fillet into pieces, remove the bones, salt and sprinkle with spices.

Bread the fish in flour and fry in vegetable oil on both sides.

Separately, finely chop the onion and fry in vegetable oil.

Place the fish in pots and sprinkle onions on top.

Separately, beat the eggs with milk, add salt and pour the egg mixture over the fish.

Bake in the oven at 200 degrees until golden brown.

The dish will become even tastier if you remove it from the oven a few minutes before cooking and sprinkle with grated cheese.
Instead of milk, you can use mayonnaise, then the omelette will be more fluffy.

New Year's snacks 2018

Ingredients:

  • fresh champignons 500g;
  • onion 2 onions;
  • flour 40 g;
  • vegetable oil (preferably olive);
  • hard cheese;
  • sour cream 300 g;
  • small buns with crispy crust 8 pcs.

Preparation

  1. Cut the onion into strips and lightly fry.
  2. Add chopped mushrooms to the onion and fry until tender.
  3. Add flour to the prepared mushroom mixture and mix quickly. Slowly add sour cream and remove from heat.
  4. Cut the top off the buns and take out the middle.
  5. Filling the void in the bun mushroom filling and sprinkle with cheese.
  6. Place the buns on a baking sheet and cover them with the cut off tops.
  7. Place in an oven preheated to 200 degrees for 5 minutes.

Ingredients:

  • 0.6 kg of liver (better than chicken, it is more tender and fries faster);
  • 3 eggs;
  • 2 onions and carrots each;
  • 250 g mayonnaise;
  • 3 table. spoons 20% sour cream;
  • 2 table. l. vegetable oil;
  • 3 table. spoons of flour;
  • 3 cloves of garlic;
  • 1 tsp salt (half for dough, half for frying).

Preparation

  1. Wash the liver well, remove the films and check for a gall bladder. If there is one, carefully cut it out.
  2. Mix the liver with eggs, flour, sour cream and beat in a blender until smooth. Salt.
  3. Grease a frying pan, the diameter of which is equal to the diameter of the future cake, with oil and heat it up.
  4. Pour the liver mixture into a hot frying pan using a ladle to get a thin pancake.
  5. Fry over medium heat until done. You need to turn it over carefully, in one motion, so as not to tear the pancake.
  6. We fry separately. To do this, cut the onion into cubes and grate the carrots. Fry over medium heat with vegetable oil for about 10 minutes (the vegetables should not brown, but just become soft). Salt and pepper.
  7. Divide the carrot-onion mixture into equal parts, the number of which is equal to the number of liver pancakes minus one (if you get 8 pancakes, then divide the vegetables into 7 parts).
  8. Mix mayonnaise with crushed garlic.
  9. Let's start shaping the cake. To do this, place the first cake on a dish, grease with a thin layer of mayonnaise, and place on top fried onions and carrots.
  10. Cover with the next pancake and grease with mayonnaise in the same way and sprinkle with vegetables.
  11. This way we create a cake, leaving the top pancake untouched.

To make the cake more elegant, you can grease it on the sides and top with mayonnaise and sprinkle with boiled grated eggs.
It is better to prepare such an appetizer a day before serving, so that the cake is soaked.

Ingredients:

  • 100 g hard cheese;
  • 2 – 3 squid;
  • 2 boiled eggs;
  • 2 table. spoons of mayonnaise;
  • green onions.

Preparation

  1. Cook the squid covered for 1-2 minutes. You can’t keep it longer, otherwise the meat will become tough. Cut into cubes.
  2. Grate the eggs on a medium grater, finely chop the onion.
  3. Mix all ingredients (except cheese).
  4. From the resulting mass we form balls and roll them in grated cheese.
  5. Place on a plate and decorate to your liking.

Dessert

Of course, the main table decoration for the New Year of the Dog is the birthday cake. You can, for example, bake a delicious and elegant one, or you can even build a beautiful one. But sometimes you want to cook something truly special and more refined. Then maybe we can serve some mousse and sweets?

Ingredients:

  • 150 g dark chocolate;
  • 3 tsp honey;
  • 300 ml cream 33%.

Preparation

  1. Break the chocolate into pieces.
  2. Separately, bring 150 ml of cream and honey to a boil and pour the hot mixture over the chocolate. Mix everything well so that there are no pieces left.
  3. Pour the rest of the cream cold into the chocolate mass and beat into a strong foam with a mixer.
  4. Place in the refrigerator for 10 hours.
  5. Remove from the refrigerator and beat again.
  6. Next, put the chocolate in a pastry bag and squeeze it beautifully into bowls or glasses.
  7. Decorate with dark grated chocolate.

Ingredients (6 servings):

  • 600 prunes;
  • 250 g marzipan;
  • 100 g each of dark and white chocolate;
  • 200 g peeled walnuts;
  • 50 ml brandy;
  • coconut flakes.

Preparation

  1. Pour the washed prunes into brandy, cover with a lid and leave in a cool place for 40 hours. Shake the dried fruits periodically.
  2. Next, mix the prunes with marzipan and pass everything together through a meat grinder.
  3. We form balls by placing walnut pieces in the middle of each.
  4. We break the chocolate into small pieces and heat it in a water bath.
  5. We place each prepared ball on a wooden stick and dip it well in chocolate, and then in coconut flakes.
  6. Place the finished candies on parchment paper and place in the refrigerator.

Ingredients (8 servings):

  • 1.5 cups sugar;
  • 3 glasses of milk or cream;
  • 2 eggs;
  • 3 egg yolks;
  • 1/8 tsp salt;
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract.

Preparation

  1. Preparing the molds. For this dish you need 8 ramekins with a volume of 115 ml. We put them on a baking sheet.
  2. Preheat the oven to 160 degrees.
  3. Pour 4 cups of water into a small saucepan, add 1 cup of sugar and place over medium-high heat. Cook for 6 – 8 minutes, stirring constantly. You should get an amber-colored caramel.
  4. Quickly pour the resulting caramel into the molds.
  5. Separately, pour milk (cream) into a saucepan and heat without bringing to a boil.
  6. In a bowl, beat the eggs, yolks, salt and remaining sugar.
  7. While whisking, slowly pour the hot milk into the egg mixture.
  8. Strain the resulting cream through a sieve, add vanilla and pour into ramekins.
  9. Pour enough water onto the baking sheet with the molds so that it reaches the middle of the height of the molds.
  10. Place in the preheated oven and bake for about 35 minutes. The cream should thicken.
  11. Using tongs, remove the hot ramekins from the water, cover and let cool for 3 hours or more.
  12. After the dessert has cooled completely, run a sharp knife along the edges of the molds, separating the cream from the walls.
  13. Turn the crème caramel onto serving plates and serve.

New Year's drinks 2018

Let's celebrate the New Year of the Dog with traditional New Year's drinks from different countries. In Germany, for example, they like to serve hot mulled wine, and in the UK they savor the aromatic spicy punch.

Ingredients:

  • 1 liter of red wine;
  • 1.5 cinnamon sticks;
  • 4 cloves;
  • a glass of natural apple juice;
  • 1 orange;
  • 8 table. spoons of honey.

Preparation

  1. Cut the orange into slices and place in a saucepan.
  2. Add the rest of the ingredients here and put on low heat.
  3. Warm up for 10 - 15 minutes, stirring constantly. Do not bring the drink to a boil. It is enough to warm it up to 70 degrees.
  4. Then remove the mulled wine from the heat and let it brew for another 15 minutes.
  5. Strain the finished drink through a sieve and serve immediately.
  6. By the way, to make a truly beautiful New Year’s table setting, you can pour mulled wine into tall glasses and serve on a dish decorated with cardamom stars and cinnamon sticks.

Ingredients:

  • 0.75 liters of water and dry white wine;
  • 0.25 l white rum;
  • 3 lemons;
  • 6 oranges;
  • 1 lime;
  • 200 g sugar;
  • 2 cinnamon sticks;
  • 6 cloves;
  • 3 cardamom stars.

Preparation

  1. Set aside one lemon and one orange each, squeeze out the juice from the remaining citrus fruits (except lime), after first removing the peel.
  2. In a saucepan, mix water with sugar, citrus zest and bring to a boil. Cook for 7 minutes.
  3. Strain the syrup and add orange-lemon juice and wine.
  4. Bring to a boil again and remove from heat. Add rum.
  5. Pour the finished punch into a beautiful decanter and garnish with the remaining citrus and lime.

So, we decided on the menu. How to decorate the table for the New Year so that it is truly festive?

Let's take into account that we are celebrating the New Year of the Yellow and Earth Dog, so we will set the table in accordance with her preferences.

Current colors

All natural:

  • green;
  • sand;
  • brown;
  • yellow;
  • golden;
  • white;
  • beige.

The best fabrics to choose are cotton and linen.

You can decorate the 2018 New Year's table with wicker baskets, dried flowers, and pottery. As for candles, it is better to light them only if you really want to, and scented candles are generally better left for another occasion. The dog is wary of open fire and does not like strong odors.

Well, in addition to the delicious menu and beautiful serving, let's not forget the sincere smile and joy of celebrating the New Year. On such a special night, let's make the most cherished desires and we will celebrate the coming holiday with a special mood. And may the New Year 2018 be happy, successful and rich in amazing events and meetings for us!

When preparing for the New Year's holiday, you need to select recipes for the festive table in advance. And if you are already thinking about what to cook for the New Year 2019, our New Year’s menu ideas may come in handy. Meat, fish, salads, appetizers, side dishes, desserts and drinks - here you can find delicious recipes that your guests will appreciate. And in order to appease the future patron by eastern calendar, we will tell you what table setting should be for the New Year 2019 to attract good luck and good changes in life.

How to create a menu for the New Year 2019

In this section we offer you new and proven recipes for the New Year of the Pig.

Meat dishes

In order not to offend the future patron, the New Year's table menu 2019 should not contain recipes containing pork. Everything else is allowed, and in large quantities, since the Pig loves abundance and prosperity.

What delicious thing to cook for New Year 2019 - chicken according to a special recipe. The combination of herbs and spices, along with the aromatic and juicy taste of meat, flavored with a delicate creamy filling, is perfect for the New Year's table.

You will need:

  • chicken breasts - 3 pcs.;
  • ham (beef, chicken) - 50 g;
  • vegetable oil - 2 tables. l.;
  • salt, pepper mixture - a pinch;
  • dry white (good) wine - 50 ml.

For filling

  • cottage cheese - 1 table. l.;
  • basmati rice - 50 g;
  • butter - 0.5 table. l.;
  • vegetable oil - 0.5 tsp;
  • young garlic - 2–3 cloves;
  • tarragon and parsley greens - 2–3 sprigs each.

Preparation

  1. Boil the rice in 100 ml of water in advance.
  2. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
  3. Chop the greens.
  4. Peel the garlic and heat it in a mixture of oils taken for the filling. The garlic should become soft and transparent, not golden. After flavoring, remove the vegetable from the oil.
  5. Add herbs, rice and cottage cheese to the aromatic oil mixture. Mix well.
  6. Beat the chicken breasts, salt and pepper.
  7. Cut the ham into thin slices the size of a chicken breast. We put it on each chopped piece of meat, and on top - minced curd and rice.
  8. We roll the rolls, fasten them with toothpicks or tie them with thread.
  9. Fry in vegetable oil over high heat until golden brown.
  10. Place the rolls on a greased baking sheet, pour wine and the remaining juice in the pan over them.
  11. Place in the oven for 20–30 minutes.

Advice
Before beating, the meat can be placed between two pieces of cling film. Then it will maintain its integrity, and small pieces will not fly apart during beating.
If you place the ham under before stuffing chicken breast, then the rolls will get a crispy crust while frying.

If you want to create a simpler menu, you can stuff the chicken meat differently: put a thin piece of ham or sausage (boiled, smoked) as a filling, and a piece of cheese on top. Form rolls, roll them in breadcrumbs, then in beaten eggs, and again in breadcrumbs. Fry for 10 minutes over medium heat on each side. This dish is known as cordon bleu.

Tender, juicy beef with mushroom and vegetable dressing will look truly festive in a puff pastry shell.

You will need:

  • puff pastry - 0.5 kg;
  • beef tenderloin in one piece - 1 kg;
  • champignons - 350 g;
  • egg - 1 pc. for minced meat and 1 pc. for lubrication;
  • onion - 1 pc.;
  • dry white wine - 50 ml;
  • vegetable oil - 60 ml;
  • breadcrumbs - 25 g;
  • mustard - 20 g;
  • salt, pepper, parsley - to taste.

Preparation

  1. Pour half the required amount of oil into the frying pan and heat it up.
  2. Finely chop the onion and sauté.
  3. Mix the frying with peeled and finely chopped mushrooms. Fry for about a quarter of an hour.
  4. Add the egg and mix everything well.
  5. Pour the wine here and wait for it to evaporate.
  6. After this, pour crackers and chopped parsley into the mushroom dressing, mix and remove from heat.
  7. We wash the meat, dry it with paper towels, and rub it with salt and pepper.
  8. Fry in a second portion of oil until golden brown.
  9. Let it cool a little.
  10. As soon as the tenderloin is warm, brush it with mustard.
  11. Roll out the dough to a thickness of 3–5 mm.
  12. Place half of the fried mushrooms and onions across the middle of the resulting layer.
  13. Place the beef on top and cover it with the remaining mushroom and onion mixture.
  14. Cover with dough and seal the ends.
  15. Brush the top with egg and place in an oven preheated to 190 degrees for 1 hour.

Meat recipes for the New Year 2019 can be varied with a rabbit dish. Tender dietary meat acquires special notes in a duet with lemon-honey dressing, shaded with the aroma of spices and herbs.

You will need:

  • rabbit carcass - 1 pc.;
  • garlic, lemon - 1 pc.;
  • cherry tomatoes (can be frozen) - 150 g;
  • vegetable oil - 80 ml;
  • fresh rosemary - 3 sprigs;
  • honey - 1 table. l.;
  • salt, pepper to taste.

Preparation

  1. Wash the rabbit, chop it into pieces, put it in a deep bowl.
  2. Prepare the marinade: rosemary, crushed garlic cloves, honey, salt, pepper, lemon pieces, mix well.
  3. Rub the mixture over the meat and leave for 15 minutes.
  4. Preheat the oven to 160 degrees.
  5. Place the rabbit on a greased baking sheet and sprinkle with quartered tomatoes.
  6. Bake for 1.5 hours.

Advice. In order for the rabbit to remain juicy and a golden brown crust to form on it, the meat needs to be poured with the juice that is released from time to time. You can also bake the dish in an earthenware dish with a lid.

Fish dishes

If you're looking for new holiday dinner recipes, try this Tuna Wrap with Nut Bread Stuffing. Seasoned with aromatic oil, tuna in this form will definitely not go unnoticed on New Year's Eve.

You will need:

  • fresh tuna - 1.5 kg;
  • sun-dried tomatoes in oil, cheese - 150 g each;
  • green olives, garlic, parsley, basil, thyme, rosemary - all 100 g;
  • capers, pine nuts, green pistachios, unsalted - 50 g each;
  • baguette - 2 pcs.;
  • eggs - 3 pcs.;
  • milk for soaking.

To flavor the oil

  • olive oil - 100 ml;
  • chili pepper, oregano, garlic, lemon, parsley, salt - to taste.

Preparation


How to make butter

  1. Remove the seeds from the chili pepper and finely chop the pepper itself.
  2. Squeeze the juice from the lemon and remove the pulp. We don't need it for oil.
  3. Peel the garlic and chop it with a knife.
  4. Chop the parsley.
  5. Mix everything.

You will need:

  • salmon fillet - 0.5 kg;
  • dry white wine, soy sauce- 3 tables. l.;
  • balsamic vinegar, sesame seeds - 1 tsp each;
  • powdered sugar - 2 tsp.

Preparation

  1. Prepare the marinade. For this, vinegar, wine, soy sauce and 1 tsp. mix the powders and heat over the fire until the powder dissolves.
  2. Cut the fish fillet into small portions and pour the cooled marinade over it for 30 minutes.
  3. Next, remove the salmon, dry it and fry in a frying pan with vegetable oil until golden brown on both sides.
  4. Add 1 tsp to the remaining marinade. powdered sugar and cook over low heat until thickened.
  5. Pour the resulting sauce over the finished fish and sprinkle sesame seeds on top.

Side dishes

Hot dishes for the New Year 2019 will be incomplete without a suitable side dish. Therefore, we offer you several recipes that go well with both meat and fish.

Even such a familiar thing as potatoes can become a decoration for the holiday table if you know a few secrets of its preparation.

You need to mash the potatoes hot and only then pour in the milk (necessarily boiled). After this, beat the mass well and add butter.

To make the potatoes tastier, it is recommended to add a small onion and 1 bay leaf to the water during cooking.

If desired, hot potatoes can be sprinkled with chopped dill and/or garlic.
Potato fan

Another option for serving potatoes, which will give the dish a festive and appetizing look.
To do this, you need to wash the potato tubers well (do not peel them) and make transverse cuts on them slightly deeper than the middle. Next, place the vegetable in a greased baking sheet, add salt, pepper and cover with melted butter using a silicone brush. Bake in the oven at 180 degrees until cooked, periodically pouring oil from the baking sheet over the potatoes.

An ideal dish for the New Year's holiday, which goes well with fish and meat.

You will need:

  • rice - 1 glass;
  • water - 200 ml+100 ml;
  • olive oil - 4 tbsp. l.;
  • garlic - 1 clove;
  • hot peppers- 1 PC.;
  • thyme sprigs - 2–3 pcs.;
  • saffron - a pinch;
  • salt pepper.

Preparation

  1. Soak the saffron in 100 ml of boiling water.
  2. Wash the rice thoroughly and drain off excess water.
  3. Cut the pepper into 4 parts and remove the seeds.
  4. Pour oil into the pan, throw in the unpeeled clove of garlic, pepper and thyme. Warm up for 1 minute.
  5. Take out the spices and place the rice in the aromatic oil. Heat, stirring thoroughly and quickly.
  6. Add water with saffron and let it simmer for 1-2 minutes.
  7. Add the remaining water, cover with a lid and bring to a boil. Add salt and pepper.
  8. Reduce heat and cook until tender, without stirring.
  9. 5 minutes before the end of cooking, carefully stir the rice with a spatula.

Adviсe
To make the rice fragrant and crumbly, choose grains premium. Steamed rice, basmati, wild and steamed rice, and jasmine are well suited for this purpose.

If you want to add some “zest” to the rice side dish, you can add a risotto mixture or individual vegetables to it during cooking: carrots, corn, bell peppers, peas. For those who like a richer dish, we recommend pre-frying the vegetables. And for those who prefer diet recipes, the vegetable mixture can be placed in boiling rice without additional processing.

Salads

Well, what would a holiday table be without salads! We offer you a couple of unusual recipes.

You will need:

  • persimmon - 1 pc.;
  • tangerine - 1 pc.;
  • 1 hot salted pepper;
  • chicken meat (beef) baked or boiled - 200 g;
  • lightly salted cucumbers (http://www..small size;
  • fresh tomato - 0.5 pcs. or 2 cherry tomatoes;
  • onion - half;
  • vegetable oil - 1 table. spoon;
  • salt pepper.

For the sauce

  • 1 baked eggplant;
  • red hot pepper;
  • pickled garlic - 2 cloves;
  • cilantro - 1 bunch;
  • lightly salted cucumber- 1 PC.;
  • salt pepper;
  • mayonnaise - 3 tsp. with a slide;
  • liquid honey - 0.5 tsp;
  • vegetable oil - 1 table. l.

Preparation

We will lay out the salad in layers. You can chop the ingredients in any order, taking into account that tangerines, persimmons and tomatoes cannot be chopped too much, otherwise they will release juice.

  1. Slice the persimmon. Place on a plate.
  2. Place chopped cucumbers on top.
  3. Next is the tomato.
  4. A layer of pepper.
  5. Then lay out the meat.
  6. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  7. Cut the onion into 4 parts and cut each slice into slices. Fry in oil over high heat, stirring constantly until golden brown (about a minute). There is no need to fry it, it should remain half raw. Cool the finished onion and place it on top of the meat.
  8. Spoon the sauce in several places.
  9. We cut the tangerines into rings, and then cut each ring into halves. Decorate the salad with citrus.
  10. If desired, you can sprinkle the dish with chopped cilantro, parsley, dill and basil leaves on top.

How to prepare the sauce

  1. Place eggplant, several rings of pepper, garlic, cilantro, salt, ground pepper, chopped cucumber, mayonnaise, and honey in a blender bowl.
  2. Beat with a blender.
  3. Add oil.
  4. Beat again.

Advice
Instead of sauce, you can use mayonnaise or vegetable oil.

A tasty and familiar dish takes on a new meaning when combined with red fish and powdered sugar. For this recipe, you will need a portable torch. Well, or you can try something else to sear the top of the lettuce.

You will need:

  • boiled carrots - 1 pc.;
  • boiled potatoes - 2 pcs.;
  • boiled egg - 1 pc.;
  • pickle- 1 PC.;
  • homemade mayonnaise (http://www.site/nyam/others/domashniy-mayonez) - to taste;
  • salted salmon - 200–300 g;
  • powdered sugar - 1 tsp;
  • red caviar for decoration - 2 tsp.

Preparation

  1. Cut cucumber, carrots, potatoes into cubes. Grind the egg whites and mix everything together.
  2. Season with mayonnaise.
  3. Place the salad in a heap on a flat dish.
  4. Top the entire surface of the salad with thin slices of salmon.
  5. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and burn with a torch.
  6. Cover the top of the salad with grated yolk and decorate to your liking.

New Year's snacks 2019

Also for holiday menu We offer you recipes for New Year's snacks.

Juicy beef along with tuna sauce will take its rightful place on the New Year's table 2019.

You will need:

  • veal meat - 200g;
  • canned tuna in own juice- 70 g;
  • homemade mayonnaise - 20 g;
  • milk - 20 ml;
  • cherry tomatoes - 30 g;
  • capers - 5 g;
  • olive oil - 3 ml;
  • salt, pepper, herbs - to taste.

Preparation

  1. The meat needs to be peppered, salted and rubbed with oil.
  2. Bake in an oven preheated to 200 degrees for 10 minutes, cool, cut into thin slices.
  3. Next we make the sauce. To do this, grind tuna, capers, milk, salt, pepper and mayonnaise in a blender. We rub the mixture through a sieve.
  4. Pour the sauce onto a serving plate and place the meat and tomato halves here.
  5. Decorate with greens.

This beautiful and delicious appetizer will surely appeal to those who like to combine exotic foods.

You will need:

  • tartlets - 15 pcs.;
  • avocado - 1 pc.;
  • garlic - 2 cloves;
  • lemon juice - 2 tsp;
  • soy sauce - 3 tsp;
  • peeled, boiled shrimp - 15 pcs.

Preparation

  1. Cut the avocado in half and remove the pit. Use a spoon to scoop out the pulp.
  2. Place garlic, avocado pulp, lemon juice, and soy sauce in a blender bowl. We chop everything. If desired, you can add chopped dill to the cream.
  3. Place the finished mixture on tartlets and decorate the appetizer with shrimp and herbs on top.

For dessert, we suggest you prepare a delicate triangular cake with chocolate flavor.

The alternation of white and brown stripes along with the unconventional shape gives the classic sponge cake originality and festiveness.

You will need:

  • eggs - 3 pcs. x 2 cakes;
  • sugar - 100 g x 2;
  • flour - 55 g x 2;
  • starch - 30 g x 2;
  • vanilla sugar - 1 tsp. x 2;
  • salt - a pinch;
  • dark chocolate - 50 g+360 g;
  • cocoa - 20 g;
  • cream 33% - 280 ml;
  • cream liqueur - 100 ml.

The components are indicated for one cake. The multiplication sign means that exactly the same amount will be needed for the other cake.

Preparation

First we prepare the light cake. For this:

  1. Beat the whites with salt.
  2. Separately, beat the yolks with sugar and vanilla.
  3. Very carefully mix the whites with the yolks, sifted flour and starch.
  4. Line a baking sheet (approximately 19x29 cm) with low sides with parchment and grease with vegetable oil.
  5. Preheat the oven to 220 degrees.
  6. Pour the dough onto a baking sheet and bake for 10–15 minutes.

Let's start preparing the dark crust

  1. Beat the eggs in the same sequence as when preparing the white cake. But add 50 g of chocolate melted in a water bath to the beaten yolks (before mixing with all the ingredients).
  2. Then mix everything and bake in the same way as baking the first cake layer.

Adviсe
When baking a sponge cake, the oven must not be opened, otherwise the dough will “fall”.

Once the cake is baked, remove it from the oven and leave it to cool for 10 minutes. Then run a knife along the sides of the pan to release any “sticky” dough and invert the pan onto a clean towel or plastic wrap to remove the crust. Peel off the parchment immediately. Refrigerate.

Preparing ganache (ganage)

  1. In a thick-bottomed saucepan, heat the cream and liqueur until bubbles appear.
  2. Separately, break the chocolate into small pieces and mix with hot cream.
  3. Beat the chocolate-cream mixture with a mixer until a smooth structure without lumps is obtained.
  4. Place in the refrigerator until the ganache thickens a little.

Let's start shaping the cake

  1. Divide each cake lengthwise into even pieces and cut. It turns out 4 cakes of 2 pieces of the same color.
  2. Cover a cutting board with cling film or parchment and place a dark biscuit on it.
  3. Beat the ganache again with a mixer. And grease the first layer of the future cake with it.
  4. So it is necessary to coat all the cakes, alternating layers and lightly pressing them. Upper layer We do not lubricate with cream.
  5. Cover the cake with cling film and place in the freezer for 1 hour.
  6. Next, the cakes need to be cut. To do this, we focus on the view of the cake from the side of a shorter length. Place a knife on the top corner and make a diagonal cut, moving towards the opposite bottom edge of the cake. In this case, it is important to grab all the cakes at once so that you get two equal parts of the cake with a triangular cut.
  7. We connect both halves of the cake by smearing the side with cream and “gluing” them to each other. The cut should form a large triangle from two small ones.
  8. Cover the top of the cake with the remaining cream. Flatten with a knife and decorate to your liking. You can sprinkle grated cocoa, powdered sugar, nuts on top, or create a decor with butter cream.

Advice
You can see how to properly cut and join both halves of the cake here

Using the same dough, you can prepare a French log cake (la buche de noel).

Here you can experiment and use a white cake layer and dark cream, or make a dark base and use butter cream.

How to make buttercream

  1. You can beat 200 g of butter with 1 can of condensed milk.
  2. Or, instead of condensed milk, boil 0.5 cups of milk, add 1 cup of sugar to it and cook until the granulated sugar is completely dissolved. Cool the resulting syrup and beat with 200 g of butter, gradually adding sweet milk.

If desired, you can add fruit essence, bananas, citruses, and lemon zest to the cream.
New Year's drinks 2019

As New Year's drinks, you can prepare vitamin smoothies or warming and healthy ones.
Well, if you want to treat those present or coffee, we offer you a couple of the following ideas.

For 1 serving you will need:

  • coffee beans - 9 pcs.;
  • water - 30 ml;
  • homemade milk fat - 150 ml;
  • sugar - to taste.

Preparation

  1. Grind the grains and cook in a Turk.
  2. Heat the milk to 80 degrees. It should be hot, but you can't boil it.
  3. Beat the milk with a whisk until fluffy foam appears.
  4. Pour half the milk foam into a glass, then, pouring in a thin stream down the side, add coffee, and top with the rest of the milk.
  5. Serve with a cocktail straw.

Advice
Turkish coffee also needs to be brewed correctly. To do this you need to fill it cold water and cook over low heat until foam forms. Don't boil!

Well, if you want coffee in the spirit of New Year and Christmas, then try the recipe with ginger and cinnamon.

You will need:

  • ready espresso - 70 ml;
  • black or milk melted chocolate - 1 table. l.+1 tsp. butter;
  • fat milk - 100 ml;
  • ground ginger, cardamom, cinnamon - a pinch;
  • honey - 1 tsp;
  • cocoa powder - 1/8 tsp.

Preparation

  1. Pour honey and chocolate-butter mixture into a deep cup. Add spices.
  2. Warm the milk (do not boil) and whip it into foam.
  3. Strain the finished coffee through a sieve and pour it into a bowl with chocolate, honey and spices.
  4. Pour milk on top and spread foam.
  5. Sprinkle with cocoa and serve immediately.

Considering that the Yellow Earth Pig will rule in 2019, it is recommended to use the following colors in holiday home decor:

  • brown;
  • yellow;
  • terracotta;
  • citric;
  • gold;
  • green;
  • white;
  • orange;
  • beige;
  • grey;
  • mustard;
  • blue.

In the same color scheme There should also be a table decoration for the New Year of the Pig. So, if you want to celebrate the holiday in a particularly cozy atmosphere, you can choose decorative elements with rustic motifs. The tablecloth is suitable from linen or cotton, and it is recommended to serve dishes in clay or white dishes.

Well, when you need to create an environment where you need an exquisite and beautiful New Year's table setting, then you can choose a white silk or cotton tablecloth, add golden notes to the decor, and use white and gilded dishes when serving.

Well, and, of course, your own decor options are allowed. The main thing is not to use flashy colors or frilly decorations. The Yellow Pig loves simplicity and naturalness. And many also believe that if you place a figurine or piggy bank in the shape of a pig on the 2019 New Year’s table, it will definitely bring good luck. It's up to you to believe it or not. But we know for sure that on New Year's Eve anything is possible if you really want it. So dream, love and be happy in the New Year 2019!

On the eve of the holiday, let's talk about how best to create a New Year's menu, taking into account the main feature of the holiday - a late and night feast.

Festive table

Receiving guests and a festive table is a particularly pleasant event, especially on the New Year. However, sometimes it can be very difficult to predict how many dishes need to be prepared in what volumes for the festive table.

If you are planning a wide variety of snack dishes for the holiday table, it is advisable to reduce the portions of the first and second courses by approximately half.

Menu

The festive table menu, the New Year's menu, traditionally consists of cold appetizers and salads, hot dishes of meat, fish, poultry, various drinks and, of course, dessert.

Choose your own appetizers and salads. The main rule here is the variety of tastes and compositions. Try not to prepare the same type of salads based on potatoes and mayonnaise.

You can diversify the festive table with canapés, fish, meat and cheese platters, pita rolls, and vegetables.

With a large selection of cold appetizers, remember about hot appetizers. They will be a pleasant transition to the main course.

The main concern of the hostess is the hot dish of the festive table. It is better to prepare it on the day of receiving guests or, in extreme cases, the day before.

It is better to prepare meat for the holiday table in portioned pieces if it is not served immediately after cooking.

It's best to bake it large piece in the oven. Beef makes an excellent roast beef; veal or lamb can also be baked in pieces or stewed with sauce.

To give the meat a delicate, piquant taste, use all kinds of seasonings, spicy vegetables, and sometimes just vegetables and fruits to suit your taste.

You can roast the poultry in the oven and serve the side dish cold separately. If you prefer fish dishes, you can boil it (choose sturgeon or salmon) or bake it in the oven, but choose varieties without rib bones.

Remember, never prepare a new hot dish for the holiday table. But the dish on which you tested yourself can always be served differently, changing the shape, side dish, filling, decoration.

It will be your signature dish, which your family and friends will be able to taste only at your place. Do you already have a proven dish? Be sure to include it in your New Year's menu.

When thinking through the menu, choose correctly which sauces you will serve with hot dishes and appetizers. The sauce gives food a special aroma and taste, emphasizing the merits of the prepared products.

For the New Year's holiday table, it is better to prepare jelly, cream, mousse, and cocktails for dessert. Since it will be very late after a hearty meal, these chilled dishes are pleasantly refreshing.

Fruits served in a vase always decorate the table. A nice addition to the holiday table after a break can be a cup of tea, and light confectionery can be served with tea.

You should not prepare heavy salads with mayonnaise, fatty meat dishes, or smoked meats for the New Year's festive table. Such dishes contain a whole range of substances that are harmful not only to the figure, but also to the stomach.

IN New Year's Eve give preference to salads with light dressing, meat baked in the oven with vegetables, fruits and vegetables.

What to remember

In the pre-New Year bustle, don't forget about your diet. You shouldn’t spend the whole day preparing holiday dishes on an empty stomach, but only start devouring all the dishes when the chimes strike.

Sit at a table in bright light. Scientists have shown that people eat less food when there is strong light.

Eat slowly, chew thoroughly, enjoying every bite. Don't forget to drink water.

Focus not on food, but on yourself New Year's holiday: dance more, chat with friends. Then the New Year will give you only pleasant memories!

Happy New Year! I wish you success! Hello! Happiness! Love! Well-being! Always be in great shape!