New Year's table is an issue that has been on the agenda almost since December 1. Auchan, Crossroads and Carousels literally endure. Don't worry - we have prepared a menu for you that any hostess and, of course, the owner can repeat.
You don't have to look for products in a parallel universe, because the dishes that are suitable for the Year of the Pig are as simple as possible. Pig (Boar) - a symbol of prosperity, strong family and kindness. There should be a large number of different dishes on the table. This New Year is officially allowed to cook for a week ahead …
Snacks are not small things
Snacks for the Year of the Pig (Boar) even more so. Most importantly, don't limit yourself to vegetables on the night of 2019. Pay attention to the decoration and table setting, as well as vegetable salads. Firstly, they are very useful, especially when the food around is very heavy, and secondly, so the Pig will be absolutely happy, and will bring a lot of good things into your life next year.
Experiment - add not only a basic set of vegetables to your salads: take a closer look at avocados, various herbs, spices, oils. You can add hard cheese, soft cheese, crackers, etc. to the salad. If you are running around and need an express option, then make a Christmas tree from vegetables.
Of course, some people find vegetable salads unsatisfying, tasteless or uninteresting. This is where nuts and beans come to the rescue. They are perfect for the Year of the Pig. We offer you a salad "Taiga":
- chicken meat - thigh and / or drumstick;
- pine nuts;
- leaf salad;
- lemon juice;
- salt;
- pepper;
- vegetable oil;
- spices for broth.
- The main thing in our dish is chicken, so choose any part for yourself (thigh, breast, or all together), then you need to cook it. This can be done the day before the new year - so it will be saturated with herbs that will be in the broth. The chicken must be washed, poured into a saucepan with cold water, and put on maximum heat. When it boils, remove the foam, set the fire to a minimum and add salt after 30-35 minutes. Leave it for another 10 minutes. Do not take out the chicken from the broth, it should be soft and juicy.
- Fry pine nuts - dry frying pan, stir constantly until light golden brown. When roasting nuts, it is better to underexpose than overexpose, so watch carefully for their condition, and in which case, do not be afraid to remove them from the stove a little earlier.
- Now the ingredients are left to put together. Take a crispy salad and cut it coarsely. For more crunch, it can be soaked in water for 10 minutes.
- Place lemon juice, finely chopped garlic, pepper and vegetable oil in one container and let it brew. Choose oil to taste: you can take neutral sunflower or olive oil, or you can add cedar oil.
- We mix the main ingredients, fill them.
- Sprinkle nuts on top. Done!
As for the decorations: if your loved ones love jellied meat, then it can be made in the form of a pig or a boar. Round containers, bottles, carrots, sausages, herbs, olives will help you with this.
If you want to serve another dish in the shape of a pig, then you can decorate the stuffed squid. This is a very simple recipe that you can safely cook for the Year of the Pig.
The filling can be chosen based on personal preferences: mushrooms and vegetables, cheese and mushrooms, cheese and chicken, rice, cabbage and even crab salad. We'll take mushrooms and rice. You will need:
- squid carcasses, which must be thawed, peeled and boiled in boiling water (keep for 2-3 minutes);
- filling of rice and mushrooms (you can add cheese) - cook rice, fry the onions and carrots separately, add mushrooms and seasonings there; add rice to this mixture and turn off the stove;
- oven, which must be heated to 200 °, and bake the stuffed squid (time ~ 10-15 minutes).
It is also fashionable to prepare a squid salad from the leftover seafood.
Main course for the Year of the Pig
New Year has crept up, winter seems to have just begun, but already tired - arrange yourself a sample of the May holidays. We offer a recipe for barbecue in the oven. In fact, you can even make it with pork if you really want to. We will show using the example of chicken, and the choice of meat depends only on you. Vegetable skewers are also great.
- We marinate the meat and, if desired, vegetables for about two hours.
- If the skewers are left in the country, then take wooden skewers. But! Just a moment of attention! Soak them in cold water for about 30-40 minutes! This will prevent them from burning!
- Do not use liquid smoke, as it will be extremely inconvenient at home.
- If you are worried about the toughness of the meat, then wrap it in foil, or cook in a sleeve.
- The most important thing is fever. Cook meat in the oven at 250 °, chicken at 200 °.
- Cooking time - about 40 minutes (turn over several times).
- Place a baking sheet under the kebab. Or first the wire rack, and under it the baking sheet. All the fat will drain there.
You can and should add nuts, dried fruits and / or fresh fruit to dishes for the Year of the Pig. The recipe for baked turkey with apples will delight the household. You need to cook it up your sleeve.
- Choose a large bird. Defrosting a turkey will take a long time, so either opt for chilled meats or remember to get the poultry in advance. Wash it, and scald the insides with boiling water. Be sure to dry the carcass.
- Make a marinade with salt, pepper, oil, and your chosen seasonings. Rub the carcass with it both inside and out, then leave it in the refrigerator for about 12 hours.
- Cut the apples, add pitted prunes to them, and stuff the turkey. We fasten the incision with toothpicks so that the filling does not run away anywhere.
- Once again we grease the carcass with vegetable oil, put it in the sleeve. Preheat the oven in the range from 170 ° to 190 ° (depending on the weight of the turkey), and bake for about three hours (also depends on the weight of the selected carcass).
- Open the sleeve an hour before taking out our dish. The filling that does not fit can be added to the baking sheet half an hour before the poultry is ready.
Garnish can become a separate dish
Country-style potatoes at home are much healthier than in fast food restaurants. To prepare it, you need potato slices, spices and oil.
- Mix the spices with butter.
- Mix the slices with butter. We put them on a napkin.
- We bake at a temperature of 180-190 °, from 30 to 45 minutes.
On the table in the Year of the Pig, cereals are desirable. We offer a recipe for wok with chicken or seafood. The most "convenient" thing about this dish is that it can be independent. All ingredients must be prepared in advance! The main thing here is speed!
- We wash the rice, cook it. You can cook noodles.
- Cut vegetables (preferably into strips).
- Chop the chicken.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan (about 3-4mm) until it smokes.
- Fry chicken (or seafood). The chicken should turn white. Don't stop getting in the way.
- We tilt the pan into the oil, which has rolled into the corner, add the onion, and fry for another 20 seconds.
- Now we add vegetables. Not all at once. Fry them for 7-10 seconds.
- Here you can add the sauce of your choice. For example, soy.
- Add rice or noodles. Fry everything for about 10 seconds.
- Turn off the fire and let it brew.
And what about New Year's dessert?
December is drawing to a close, and here such a familiar and familiar scent of tangerines picks up to the nose. Let's turn this feeling into a New Year's dessert.
For this dessert, you will need well-peeled mandarin slices, your favorite nuts, your favorite chocolate. Put the tangerine slices in the freezer for 7-10 minutes. At this time, melt the chocolate. You can use a water bath. You can use the microwave. But! For everything to go safely, you don't need to put the chocolate on for more than 15 seconds.We put it on 15, took it out, mixed it, over again. Grind the nuts. We take out the tangerines and then you already guess - dunked, sprinkled, in the freezer and our dessert is ready.
Another simple option is a cupcake in a mug. For it you will need the same set of ingredients as for a regular cake, only in smaller proportions. About 4 tablespoons of flour, 2 tablespoons of sugar, 1 egg, 3 tablespoons of milk, 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil. And also vanillin, chocolate, cocoa (optional), a large mug, the main thing is not iron. Stir well and microwave for 3 minutes at maximum power. Top can be garnished with ice cream, cinnamon or sesame seeds.
New Year's attribute is gingerbread. It's actually very easy to prepare. You only need to purchase spices if you do not have them.
In the photo you see sugar 200 g, water 175 g, yolk, flour 340 g, butter 90 g, spices, salt and soda - all 2.5 g each. We start with boiling caramel. Selecting a large pot.
- It is necessary to set the heat slightly above medium, then boil dry caramel (just pour sugar into the pan). Stir constantly. The caramel will turn brown. Make sure that all the sugar is completely dissolved.
- Simultaneously boil water. Pour it into the finished caramel in portions. Continue stirring. Otherwise, everything will stick to the walls. If the sugar burns, then you are doing something wrong. Stirring continuously will help prevent bubbles from boiling water and caramel.
- Add butter. It can be frozen, because the caramel will melt it anyway.
- We continue to stir. Slowly add spices, salt and soda. The consistency will begin to foam. We keep it for about 4 more minutes.
- Pour the consistency into a container - we need to beat the dough. Add flour, but only a small part. Beat a little, then add the yolk. We repeat the action.
- Add the remaining flour. We get dough. It must be collected from the walls. Then wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 hours.
- Roll out the dough. It will not be sticky at all. And cut out gingerbread figures. By the way, you can make the figures yourself from the building profile.
- We bake on parchment at a temperature of 170 ° - time from 9 to 12 minutes.
- A minute after the ready-made gingerbreads have been taken out, they must be turned over. Let them "rest" for five minutes, then they must be collected in one container and covered with foil.
As you can see, there is nothing difficult in the question "What to cook for the Year of the Pig (Boar)?" Your table can be the same as every New Year. On this night, you can simply add a few unusual dishes to the table, and Pig will definitely notice how she is welcomed in your home.
