The coming 2019 invites housewives to look at the festive menu in a new way, differently than in previous years. After all, the Pig is about to enter into rights, and she has her own disposition and her own tastes. If you set the table in the spirit of the symbol of the year, it will definitely be remembered for a long time and many will like it. The menu for the New Year 2019 will require ingenuity and variety of dishes.
What do you want to cook?
- find out what the Pig likes;
- Salads and snacks;
- Meat menu;
- Side dishes;
- Desserts;
- Beverages.
What does a Pig like to eat?
Among the main features of the Pig are homeliness, commitment to home cooking, love of variety, the ability to enjoy abundant meals. All this suggests that in order to please her, you need to cook a lot of various dishes, blanks in whole basins will be out of place here. Nothing should be too much, the guests should have the opportunity to taste each dish and pay tribute to the ingenuity of the hostess.
All food must be exclusively homemade. Even if there are pizza lovers among the celebrators, it's not so difficult to make it yourself. Food should also be healthy, easy to digest. Based on this, you can make a list of what needs to be excluded from the New Year's menu:
- ready-made food to order;
- semi-finished products and canned food;
- overly spicy and smoked food.
The menu should be based on the following products: meat and fish (preferably of different types), as many vegetables (fresh, baked, boiled), fruits, mushrooms and nuts. It is imperative that all dishes are prepared as freshly as possible at the time of serving, so it is important to plan the cooking process in advance and, if necessary, involve helpers.
Moreover, after cooking, you need to make time for rest, otherwise you will not be able to get due pleasure from the result of your efforts, which in the year of the Pig is absolutely impermissible.
We hope you met 2019 deliciously and cheerfully, because we have already prepared a menu for the New Year 2022 - simple and delicious recipes with photos!
Light and hearty salads
Salads, as a rule, set the tone for the whole feast, so here it is important to surprise guests and give them an unforgettable taste experience.
An original and simple layered salad with salmon, avocado, cream cheese and boiled rice. Provencal herbs, garlic, lemon juice are also added to them. It can be served in separate portions or in a large platter.
Incredibly juicy, appetite-awakening and preparing the eater for the main course, a salad with mozzarella and tomatoes doesn't take long. You just need to cut tomatoes and cheese into slices, put them in a row or in a circle to your taste, sprinkle with olive oil and balsamic vinegar, and you can decorate all this with basil and pesto.
Chicken and mushroom salad will delight lovers of hearty salads. If you wish, you can fold it in layers, or you can mix it. It also includes eggs, garlic, onions, prunes, yogurt.
Many housewives will surely remember about a salad with a very apt name "Pig in the Garden". Its peculiarity is the separate serving of ingredients in the form of sectors on one large dish. It enjoys a well-deserved popularity at any festivities, because everyone can make their own salad.
The classic set of products includes: cucumbers, cabbage, beets, carrots, boiled chicken, French fries or baked. You can also add flavored garlic croutons and mayonnaise.
And on this link you will find a selection of very tasty and unusual New Year's salads.
New Year's meat menu
In terms of the meat menu, there are practically no restrictions, just do not cook the whole suckling pig, and in general you should not make pork the main dish. Whole French duck in the oven is perfect for this role. Orange slices are used as a filling, and the simplest dressing is salt, mayonnaise and pepper. Any vegetable side dish is suitable for duck.
While the oven is busy with duck, it's time to think about "auxiliary" meat dishes. Here you can without hesitation pay tribute to pork in the form of ribs. Garlic, onions and other suitable spices are useful to fry them in a pan. The main thing is not to overdo it with pepper.
Chicken cutlets leave freedom for the hostess's creativity. Minced meat can be supplemented with vegetables, cutlets can be made wide and flat, or small, like meatballs.
You can lay them out in a circle or build a pyramid out of them, decorated with greenery - there are countless options.
Simple Hearty Side Dishes
The 2019 New Year's menu cannot do without potatoes, this king of vegetables. The best way to serve it is baked. And so that it does not look too ordinary, it is enough to put thin slices of cream cheese into its cuts and not forget about the spices, among which must necessarily be dill. The secret of cooking potatoes lies in baking, first under a lid or foil, and finally open on the upper tier to give it a delicious crust.
To make the assortment of baked vegetables as harmonious as possible, a list of approximately the following is recommended: eggplant, saffron, tomatoes, cucumbers, oregano, garlic and zucchini.
Spicy pumpkin with nuts and cinnamon can make guests forget about other snacks. However, it will go well with duck baked with oranges. Slices of pumpkin should be greased with honey, sprinkled with cinnamon and walnuts and baked for only 10-15 minutes.
Yogurt, whipped with sugar, with the addition of finely chopped mint is perfect as a sauce.
Dessert menu for the Year of the Pig
Desserts for the New Year should be both light and dense, so that everyone can sweeten the meal in a way that is pleasant to him. In the Year of the Pig, however, you should not cook excessively fatty sweets and add a lot of sugar to them.
Many people with a sweet tooth will appreciate the banana nut brownie. There are a lot of options for this cake, for someone to taste, cut the bananas into slices and in this form add to the chocolate-creamy part, someone prefers to beat them in mashed potatoes, mixing with cinnamon. After light roasting, you can add nuts to the dough or decorate the finished dessert with mime.
Connoisseurs of dairy products will be delighted with pancake rolls with cottage cheese and strawberries. For the filling, you will also need sour cream, kiwi and pineapple (optional). You can decorate the dessert with mint leaves or chocolate chips. The rolls themselves can remain whole or cut into small pieces.
An excellent portioned dessert - chocolate covered apples with nuts. They are quite easy to do. You need to take larger apples, chop, pour with chocolate mixed with coconut oil, garnish with caramel and sprinkle with chopped peanuts or walnuts. After an hour in the refrigerator, the apples will be ready. The same principle can be used to prepare slices of tangerines, oranges and bananas.
What a New Year's menu without homemade cakes ?! To make it correspond to the spirit of the holiday, it is enough to give it the shape of a pig. It can be whole pies, rolls, cookies. The role of the eye can be played by dark raisins or cinnamon sprinkled in a special depression.
Happy drinks for New Year 2019
In conclusion, one cannot but mention the drinks. The symbol of the year does not like the abundance of strong alcoholic drinks. One or two types, no more. It is much preferable to serve mulled wine, berry juice, homemade lemonade, liqueurs, herbal teas and, of course, champagne.
For a plentiful and varied treat, you will need a large table and competent table setting.Fabrics should be dominated by natural, natural colors, shades of yellow in combination with brown and green are especially welcome.
