Potatoes can become an original, hearty and very beautiful treat for the New Year. Thanks to its amazing ability to combine with almost all products, it is a versatile side dish, and the following selection of recipes will make sure its delicious variability.
Potatoes in the oven with a crispy cheese crust
Soft, almost creamy potatoes covered with a crispy cheese crust will make you forget about all the other dishes on the New Year's table.
To prepare it you will need:
- 500 g of large peeled potatoes;
- 120 g parmesan cheese;
- 5 g paprika;
- 5 g garlic powder;
- 45 ml olive oil;
- salt to taste and fresh herbs for garnish.
Cooking method:
- Cut the potatoes in half lengthwise and then into semicircular slices 1.25-1.5 cm thick.
- Put the potatoes in a deep bowl, grate the Parmesan very finely there and send the rest of the ingredients. Mix everything carefully.
- Then arrange the potato slices in one layer on a baking sheet covered with parchment or silicone mat.
- Bake in an oven preheated to 230 degrees for 25-30 minutes, then turn each slice to the other side and cook for another 10-15 minutes. Sprinkle with herbs and cheese shavings before serving.
Baked potatoes "Gassel" for the New Year's table
This dish is widely known in the Scandinavian countries. The unusual way of slicing potatoes and the crispy bread crust make the treat appetizing both for the stomach and for the eyes.
A simple list of ingredients includes:
- 6 pcs. large oval potatoes;
- melted butter;
- dry spicy herbs;
- breadcrumbs;
- salt.
Progress:
- Wash and peel the potatoes, and then make frequent transverse cuts (literally every 3-5 mm), without completely cutting the tuber. It is very convenient to do this by placing the potato on a spoon.
- Cover the baking dish with foil and grease with oil. Season the potatoes with salt and herbs, trying to get something into the cuts. Then place in a mold, grease with oil and bake for a third of an hour at 200 degrees.
- After that, remove the mold, salt the potatoes again, oil and sprinkle with breadcrumbs on top. Next, for another 15-20 minutes, the dish needs to be cooked until a beautiful crust.
Baked potatoes with soy sauce for the New Year
A beautiful golden crust may not surprise anyone, but the piquant taste thanks to the aromatic marinade of soy sauce, spices and herbs will not allow a single slice to remain on the plate.
Ingredient proportions:
- 800 g potatoes;
- 60 ml soy sauce;
- 75 ml of vegetable oil;
- 10 g of garlic passed through a press;
- 5 g of dry Italian herbs;
- 3 g nutmeg;
- 2.5 g ground black pepper.
Algorithm of actions:
- Dissolve prepared potatoes lengthwise into 2-4 parts each tuber. Then boil until half cooked, drain the liquid.
- For the marinade, combine soy sauce, oil and spices. Pour marinade over the slightly cooled potatoes and stir.
- Grease a baking dish, put potatoes in it and send them to bake at 200 degrees for 15-20 minutes.
Delicious potatoes with herbs for the New Year's table
Such a side dish will help out the hostess, who has wasted all her strength, cutting bowls of salads. To celebrate the New Year full of energy and strength, you can prepare a simple, but very tasty main dish of potatoes, for which you will need:
- 500 g potatoes;
- 50 g butter;
- 15 g garlic;
- 20 g dill;
- 5 g of salt.
Preparation:
- Boil the potatoes, previously peeled and carefully washed, until cooked completely in water with salt.
- Strain the broth, and put pieces of soft butter, finely chopped garlic and dill in a saucepan.
- Stir gently and let stand under the lid for 10-15 minutes, so that the vegetable is saturated with the aroma of greenery. In the absence of fresh dill, it can be replaced with frozen.
Ducal potatoes
You won't surprise anyone with mashed potatoes on the New Year's table, but you can make a very interesting dish from it that will intrigue you with its presentation and appearance.
To cook the baked Duke's potatoes, you need to prepare:
- 1000 g of potato tubers;
- 110 g melted butter;
- 1 whole egg and 4 yolks;
- 5 g salt;
- 3 g grated nutmeg.
Step by step cooking:
- Boil the peeled tubers until tender, then strain the water, and knead the vegetable into a homogeneous puree.
- Shake the egg and yolks and add to the puree together with the melted butter. Stir the mixture vigorously until smooth.
- Transfer the puree to a pastry bag with a curly nozzle (for example, an open star) and place it on a baking sheet covered with parchment in the form of beautiful rosettes.
- Mashed potatoes are baked in the oven at 220 degrees until a beautiful golden brown color for about a quarter of an hour. The dish is served hot, carefully placing the sockets on the plate.
Potato boats with broccoli and cheese
Beautiful potato boats will look great on the New Year's table, and even ardent haters of this cruciferous will not understand that they are stuffed with broccoli. To make the treat even healthier, you can replace mayonnaise in the recipe with low-fat sour cream or yogurt.
The proportions of the required products:
- 5 large oblong potatoes;
- 100 ml of milk;
- 50 g butter;
- 320 g broccoli;
- 130 g of cheese;
- 55-60 g of mayonnaise;
- dry garlic, ground pepper and salt.
Boat recipe step by step:
- Bake the washed tubers in the oven until tender. Then cut them in half lengthwise and gently spoon out the pulp with a spoon to form hollow boats.
- Mash the selected pulp in mashed potatoes along with warm milk, butter and spices.
- Boil the broccoli in salted water and cut into cubes, turn the cheese into coarse shavings. Add these products to the puree, leaving some cheese, and stir.
- Fill the boats with the resulting mass, grind them with cheese on top and bake for 20 minutes (temperature - 200 ° C).
Creamy potatoes baked in thin slices
Just a photo of this dish will provoke profuse salivation, and on New Year's Eve it, like other delicacies with a sufficient amount of animal fats in the composition, will help not to get drunk.
Ingredient List:
- 2000 g of peeled potatoes;
- 135 g butter;
- 220 g grated parmesan;
- 350 ml heavy cream;
- 21 g dried thyme;
- salt, black pepper.
How to cook potatoes:
- Peel the tubers, wash, dry with paper towels and chop into thin slices (2-3 mm).
- In a deep bowl, combine melted butter, parmesan, herbs and spices. In this mixture, mix the prepared potatoes well.
- Place the slices vertically tightly in a baking dish and pour over the cream. Cover the form with foil on top and send to the oven.
- First bake for 45 minutes at 180 degrees under foil, then remove it and cook for another 30 minutes until golden brown.
Potato turrets with cheese
The combination of potatoes with cheese is always delicious, and in order to get even more beautiful and original, you need to show a little imagination, then simple ingredients will become a festive delicacy.
During the cooking process you will need:
- 1000 g of peeled raw potatoes;
- 50 ml of sunflower oil;
- 110 g of hard cheese;
- paprika, nutmeg, black pepper and salt.
Priority of actions:
- Chop the potatoes into thin slices; it is very convenient to use a special grater for this.
- Mix the resulting slices with butter, spices and small cheese shavings.
- Grease round muffin tins with butter, then put potatoes in turrets. Remove the cheese from the top slice so that it does not burn.
- Next, cook the turrets in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 50-60 minutes.
Beautiful fried potatoes
Most are accustomed to the fact that fried potatoes are an everyday dish, but if you spend a little more time cooking them, you can get a decent New Year's side dish.
For cooking you will need:
- 700 g of peeled potato tubers;
- vegetable oil;
- salt, onion and garlic to taste.
We cook as follows:
- Cut the potatoes into slices no thicker than 1 cm, rinse in cold water and dry by spreading on a cloth towel or using paper napkins.
- Heat enough oil in a large cast iron skillet or cauldron. When a light smoke appears over it, lay out the potatoes, but so that their slices do not stick together.
- After waiting for a golden brown crust, gently turn the slices. 5-7 minutes before the end of frying, salt and add chopped onions and garlic.
Spicy potatoes stuffed with minced meat
A hearty dish that combines meat and side dish will turn out if you prepare mouth-watering boats from large potatoes and fatty minced pork:
- 600 g potatoes;
- 250 g minced pork;
- 70 g onions;
- 50 g sour cream;
- 50 g of cheese;
- 2 bay leaves;
- salt and pepper.
How to cook:
- Boil the whole peeled large tubers until almost completely cooked (about 20 minutes after boiling) in salted water with bay leaves.
- Drain the water, let the vegetables cool slightly, cut in half, and then carefully select the cores with a spoon, making the tubers look like boats.
- Mix the minced meat with finely chopped onions, salt and pepper. Mix well and fill the boats.
- Cook for 25 minutes in the oven at 180-200 degrees. 5-7 minutes before being ready, grease the boats with sour cream and cheese for an appetizing crust.
Undoubtedly, potatoes for the New Year will remain the main side dish of the festive feast, but simple original recipes will help to add variety, and in order for the cooking process to be successful, you need to pay special attention to the choice of the vegetable. For most of the above dishes, large tubers of the correct oblong shape are suitable.
