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 your future patron according to the 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 the chicken breast before stuffing, 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-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 and 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 tablespoons each. 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 pepper - 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 the highest grade cereal. 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 dietary 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.;
• pickled cucumber - 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

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

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 its 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. We do not lubricate the top layer 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 have coffee, we offer you a couple of the following ideas.

For 1 serving you will need:

• coffee beans - 9 pcs.;
• water - 30 ml;
• homemade full-fat milk - 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 with cold water and bring it 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.

The table decoration for the New Year of the Pig should be in the same color scheme. 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!

New Year is one of the most favorite holidays for millions of Russians. For some, it is associated with warm home gatherings, while others prefer to celebrate with a noisy group. One way or another, this evening is unlikely to be complete without a thoughtful New Year's menu for the festive table.

A good housewife takes a responsible approach to the selection of recipes for the New Year, so that every guest is satisfied, and everyone remembers the general mood of the holiday for a long time. Hot dishes, snacks, salads - we have collected all this in this section, designed to help you create an original menu of New Year's recipes for the festive table.

Despite the fact that everyone’s favorite dish is different, you can please everyone without exception. How? Our New Year's recipes will help you prepare holiday dishes that are impeccable in taste, appearance, and content. And most importantly, it’s very easy to prepare them, because all the step-by-step recipes on our website are equipped with high-quality photos that clearly show the entire cooking process down to the smallest detail.

Still wondering what delicacies to surprise your household with on the New Year's menu? The choice of recipes for New Year's dishes is practically unlimited. You can make the traditional Olivier salad and stuffed peppers, or you can find other, more original recipes, for example, salad with shrimp or carp baked in the oven.

The holiday menu for the coming 2019 should be hearty, tasty, and must include meat, fish and vegetable dishes, so that every guest finds something to their liking. Then the whole of 2019 will pass calmly and peacefully for you.

Festive dishes should be beautifully decorated, and our recipes with photos will also help you with this, which show in detail not only the preparation, but also the decoration of New Year's dishes. Surprise your guests and delight your household with an original and delicious holiday meal that no one else will have during the New Year.

Every New Year's recipe on our website is proven: many people have prepared dishes using it for the New Year, so you can be sure that your holiday table on the eve of 2019 will be a success. Your friends will admire your culinary talent as you help prepare delicious dishes for the New Year's table. Each dish is a small masterpiece, a work of art, designed to create a warm, friendly atmosphere at the table.

Recipes for the New Year differ from other recipes in their special sincerity, because this holiday symbolizes that the entire friendly family or company is safely moving into the next stage of life. It doesn’t matter whether you choose a simple recipe or a complex one, the main thing is that you will end up with delicious New Year’s dishes on your table!

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As a rule, we all prepare for the New Year what we are used to. But sometimes you really want to get off the beaten path and do something new, without spending a lot of time and effort.

Especially for this occasion website I found 13 interesting and uncomplicated, and most importantly - new New Year's recipes!

Mexican salsa

Salsa is a spicy sauce that is very similar to salad. The tangy dressing makes this tomato sauce a great addition to meat.

Italian pasta salad

Cold pasta salad is a classic banquet dish, popular all over the world - from the USA to Italy. It is best to choose medium-sized pasta for this salad: fusilli (spirals), farfalle (bows) or perline (small shells). Pasta of different colors is perfect.

Salmon and lavash appetizer

Red fish and winter holidays seem to be made for each other! A delicious salmon appetizer - an excellent replacement for sandwiches.

This quantity makes approximately 49 pieces.

For spread:

• 250 g cream cheese
• 1/2 cup sour cream or yogurt for salads
• 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
• zest of 1 large lemon
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 cup dill

Other ingredients:

• 3 thin pita breads or tortillas (about 23 cm in diameter)
• 350 g smoked or salted salmon
• a little butter

1. Mix the ingredients for the spread. Spread half of it onto the pita bread, keeping in mind that our sandwich will end up square and the edges of the pita bread will be cut off.
2. Place half of the salmon on top.
3. Take another pita bread and brush it with a thin layer of oil - this will help the salmon “stick” to the pita bread. Cover the salmon layer with oil side down. Spread the spread on top, place the salmon and another pita bread spread with butter (butter inside).
4. Wrap everything in film, press it down with a flat heavy object, put it in the refrigerator for 4 hours, or overnight.
5. Use a serrated knife to trim off any excess pita bread and shape the resulting piece into a square shape.
6. Cut the resulting square into 6-7 strips, make them into squares. Before serving, pierce each mini-sandwich with a toothpick and garnish with dill.

Unusual presentation of sausage

Slicing salami or other sausage is a familiar part of the New Year's table. You can use this appetizer differently if you make rolls or tartlets out of it.

Tender mushrooms in sour cream

Champignons are perfect for this recipe. The mushrooms turn out tender and juicy.

Potato gratin

Potatoes are a frequent guest on the New Year's table. Gratin is a great way to serve it differently.

A simple boiled pork recipe

This boiled pork is very good both hot and cold. Serve by cutting into thin layers.

Turkey roll with sun-dried tomatoes

Turkey is a great substitute for chicken. Turkey meat is perfectly digestible, it has little cholesterol and a lot of vitamins.

Goose with apples and dried fruits

Ruddy goose with a crispy crust - you can’t imagine a “New Year’s” dish! Contrary to popular belief, cooking goose is not at all difficult.

Ingredients (for 8 servings):

• 1 goose
• 1 kg sour apples
• 200 g apricots
• 200 g pitted prunes
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• about 150–250 g apricot jam
• 2 tbsp. l. honey
• 700 g dry red wine

1. Apricot-honey glaze: Blend apricot jam and honey in a blender until smooth.
2. Place the goose in a large saucepan with boiling water and cook for half an hour with any spices and a little salt. This will soften the goose and speed up the roasting process.
3. Dry the goose with paper towels. It is advisable to place it in the refrigerator to dry overnight. But it’s not necessary - you can fry it right away.
4. Season the bird with salt and pepper, inside and out.
5. Push dried fruits and small sour apples into the belly (leave the remaining apples and dried fruits for the end of frying).
6. Place in an oven preheated to 200 degrees.
7. Pour half a bottle of red wine and fry the goose, basting with juice from time to time.
8. After about an hour, add the rest of the fruit to the tray and add more wine.
9. 15 minutes before the end of frying, brush the goose with the apricot-honey glaze.

Jamie Oliver's Fried Chicken

Jamie Oliver is one of the most famous chefs and television personalities in the world. He offered his recipe for oven-baked chicken.

Ingredients (for 8 servings):

• 2 chickens
• sea ​​salt and ground black pepper
• 4 kg potatoes
• 2 lemons or 3 limes
• 2 heads of garlic
• thyme, rosemary
• olive oil

1. Season the chicken with salt and black pepper, wrap in cling film and place in the refrigerator.
2. Cut the potatoes into 4 parts. Separate the garlic into cloves.
3. Preheat the oven to 190 degrees.
4. Place the potatoes, lemon and garlic in a pan with plenty of boiling salted water and cook for 12 minutes.
5. Drain the water and let the potatoes dry for 1 minute over the heat, shaking the pan. Remove lemon and garlic. Cover the pan to keep the potatoes hot.
6. While the lemon is hot, pierce it about 10 times. Remove the chicken from the refrigerator, pat dry with paper towel and rub with olive oil.
7. Add lemon, garlic and thyme to the chicken, then place it in a deep baking tray and cook in the preheated oven for 45 minutes.
8. Transfer chicken to a plate. Place the potatoes and rosemary leaves on a baking sheet and toss to combine. Make a well in the center and place the chicken in it. Cook for another 45 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and the potatoes are lightly browned.
9. When the chicken is done, remove the lemon and garlic. Peel the garlic, mash and rub the chicken with it, remove the rosemary leaves.

Ham with honey and mustard

Pork prepared in this way is a real homemade ham, which can be served either cold as a snack or hot, adding a side dish of vegetables and mustard sauce.

Ingredients (for 8 servings):

• 5–5.5 kg pork ham
• 2–2.5 onions
• 2 carrots
• 2.5 egg yolks
• 2.5 tbsp. l. honey
• 1.5 tbsp. l. espresso
• 6.5 tbsp. l. Dijon mustard
• cloves and salt to taste

1. Place the ham overnight in a large saucepan with salted water (150 g per 4 liters of water).
2. Preheat the oven to 120–150 degrees. Peel the bulbs and stick a few cloves into each. Place the ham in the pan, place the onion and whole peeled carrots next to it.
3. Pour water so that it covers the vegetables. Bake at 120 degrees for about 2 hours. Or, if you have a food thermometer, until the internal temperature of the meat reaches 75 degrees. Remove from oven and cool.
4. Separate the whites from the yolks. Whisk the yolks with honey, chilled espresso and mustard. Increase the oven temperature to 230 degrees. Transfer the ham from the broth to a baking sheet with a wire rack and coat the ham with the glaze.
5. 60 g butter
6. 2 eggs
7. 3 tbsp. l. honey
8. dried cranberries
1. Remove eggs, butter and milk from the refrigerator in advance to warm them up.
2. Mix flour, baking powder, spices and salt. In another bowl, beat sugar and butter, add eggs, honey, milk and soda, mix.
3. Mix both mixtures until smooth. Add dried cranberries to taste.
4. Grease a cake pan with butter and sprinkle with flour. Pour the dough and place in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 40–45 minutes.
5. The finished cake can be topped with glaze: add 3-4 tbsp. l. powdered sugar, add a few drops of lemon juice and mix. The mass should be thick and opaque.

For housewives, the approach of a holiday does not always mean pleasant chores. In most cases, we rack our brains over how to surprise guests, because “Olivier” and “Herring under a Fur Coat” have long been out of the gastronomic trend of restaurants. To make your preparation for the holiday not a tedious task, but an enjoyable one, we have selected several simple, but very interesting recipes. Happy cooking!

Menu for the New Year: preparing salads

Dish 1: “Exotic” fruit salad

In the cold winter, this salad will be a fresh fruity outlet for fruit lovers. In addition, such a dish can be an ideal alternative to boring fruit slices.

What you will need:

• one apple;
• one banana;
• one mango;
• one bunch of cold mint;
• some fruit yoghurt (amount to suit your taste);
• a little lemon juice (amount to your taste).

Cooking:
First, remove the core from the apple. Please note that there is no need to peel the peel. The apple is cut into small cubes. Immediately pour some lemon juice over the sliced ​​apple. If you don't do this, it will darken. As for the rest of the fruits, they are also cut into cubes. All fruits are filled with yogurt. Pay special attention to presentation. This salad is best served in small transparent vases or bowls. If there are none, just use small glasses or glasses. Before serving, chill the salad in the refrigerator and garnish with a mint leaf.

Dish 2: vegetarian Caesar

This salad is an undisputed classic, but it is rarely prepared in a vegetarian version. We invite you to surprise your friends, especially since healthy eating is in demand now more than ever.

What you will need:

• one bunch of iceberg lettuce;
• three pieces of tomatoes;
• about one hundred grams of Adyghe cheese;
• one handful of crackers;
• half a teaspoon of ground coriander;

What you need for the sauce:

• about one hundred grams of heavy cream;
• one teaspoon of starch;
• lemon juice (half a lemon);
• two pieces of nori sheet;
• one teaspoon of spices to your taste;
• a little ground shamballa;
• a little rosemary;
• a pinch of Provençal herbs;
• asafoetida;

Cooking:
We start by heating the olive oil, cream and starch in a saucepan. Add all the specified spices to the resulting mixture. As soon as you notice that the mixture is thickening, add lemon juice, as well as pepper and salt. There are also two sheets of nori, previously very finely chopped. Mix everything using a blender.

Next, prepare the crackers. You can, of course, use purchased ones, but we recommend making them yourself. Moreover, the process will not take much time. Take half of white bread, cut into characteristic cubes and dry using a dry frying pan.

As for Adyghe cheese, it is also cut into medium-sized cubes and fried until browned. Sprinkle a pinch of coriander on top of the cheese.

The final stages of preparation: tear the iceberg lettuce with your hands and cut the tomatoes in half. If the tomatoes are large, it is better to cut them into cubes. Season the fried cheese and vegetables with the prepared sauce and mix thoroughly. Add crackers just before serving. It is also advisable to sprinkle the finished salad with Parmesan cheese.

For inspiration, watch the video with a detailed salad recipe:

New Year's menu: preparing snacks

Dish 3: Philadelphia cucumber rolls

An appetizer with an oriental accent would also be appropriate on the New Year's menu.

What you will need:

• three pieces of fresh cucumbers;
• about two hundred grams of lightly salted trout;
• one package of Philadelphia cheese;
• a little red caviar to decorate the dish.

Cooking:
The recipe is very simple and tasty - see for yourself. Three cucumbers are cut into thin longitudinal strips (plate-shaped). Trout is cut in the same way. Next, place a piece of fish on the cucumber plate and grease it with cheese. Next, simply roll up the roll and, to prevent it from unfolding, secure the appetizer with a skewer or toothpick. When serving, decorate the rolls with red caviar.

For inspiration, watch the video with detailed preparation of Philadelphia cheese rolls:

Dish 4: “Scorched eggplant” appetizer

Surely you know several recipes for snacks made from this vegetable. It is difficult to spoil eggplant: appetizers made from it are tasty, aromatic and, moreover, very appropriate on the holiday table. As an option - with garlic and cilantro.

What you will need:

• four fresh eggplants;
• four tomatoes;
• four cloves of garlic;
• one onion;
• one bunch of cilantro;
• three tablespoons of vinegar;
• four tablespoons of olive oil;
• a little salt and pepper (to taste).

Cooking:
We start by frying four whole eggplants over a fire (necessarily open). Fry until the peel turns black. The easiest way to do this is using a gas burner, using a special grill grate.

Next, let the eggplants cool. After this, carefully cut them lengthwise, pulling out the pulp with a spoon. Tomatoes are processed simply: remove the skin from them, then finely chop them. Mix the tomato pulp with the eggplant, add thinly sliced ​​onion, garlic (pre-chopped) and a little cilantro. The appetizer is seasoned with a small amount of oil and vinegar. We finish preparing the snack by adding a little salt and pepper to taste. Before serving, the appetizer should sit and soak for at least an hour.

Hot dishes

Dish 5: Chicken Picasso

What you will need:

• four pieces of chicken fillet;
• four tomatoes;
• three pieces of sweet pepper;
• two bows;
• about one hundred grams of cheese;
• several cloves of garlic;
• one cube of chicken broth;
• half a glass of water;
• half a glass of cream;
• two tablespoons of olive oil and butter;
• one teaspoon of Italian herbs;
• a little salt and pepper to your taste.

Cooking:
First, salt and pepper the chicken fillet to taste. Next, the chicken is fried until it turns golden. Fry in a mixture of butter and olive oil. We prepare the dishes in which we will bake, transfer the fried fillet there. Prepare the onion: cut it into rings and also fry using the same oil. Add onion to chicken.

For the sauce we will need: garlic, tomatoes, half a glass of water, the indicated seasonings and cream. This sauce is cooked for about five minutes, after which we pour it over the vegetables and chicken in a baking dish. Place the pan in the oven covered with foil only. Chicken Picasso takes about thirty minutes to prepare. The oven temperature is two hundred degrees. Next, remove the foil and sprinkle the chicken with cheese, previously grated on a coarse grater. Let the chicken sit for another fifteen minutes, and bon appetit!

Dish 6: pasta with salmon

Gourmet guests will definitely appreciate it. Moreover, the most common option for hot food on the holiday table is a tandem of a meat dish with mashed potatoes or simply boiled potatoes. Let's try to surprise.

What you will need:

• about two hundred grams of salmon;
• about two hundred grams of paste;
• about one hundred and fifty grams of heavy cream;
• one tablespoon of olive oil;
• about forty grams of butter;
• three cloves of garlic;
• one bunch of greens.

Cooking:
First, boil the pasta according to the manufacturer's recommendations. Don't forget to add a little olive oil to the pasta. The salmon is cut into fairly large pieces, after which it is fried in butter for about ten minutes. Pour the specified amount of heavy cream into the pan with the salmon and bring to a boil, then let it cook for another couple of minutes. Don't forget to add some chopped garlic and herbs. Done - the sauce can be combined with the pasta. Let's note the preparation time: you will need no more than half an hour for a tasty and original dish. When serving, do not forget to sprinkle the pasta with salmon with pre-grated cheese.

For inspiration, watch the video with a recipe for making pasta with salmon:

New Year's desserts

Dish 7: Chocolate covered bananas

Another simple, yet unique dish. His secret is choosing the right bananas. If you buy the fruit poorly, the taste will be disappointing, so pay special attention to this. It is best to choose a dessert variety of bananas. It is not difficult to identify them: as a rule, the size of such a fruit does not exceed twelve centimeters. Banana peels should be bright. At the same time, do not be afraid of a small number of dark spots, this indicates the ripeness of the banana.

What you will need:

• one ripe banana;
• fifty grams of chocolate pieces;
• some confectionery sprinkles to your taste;
• some coconut flakes;
• nuts (optional).

We start cooking with the glaze. Here you need to be as careful as possible: the glaze should not be bitter, otherwise the dessert will be hopelessly spoiled. You can choose any chocolate for the glaze. You can buy both milk and dark chocolate - it will be more varied. We break the tiles into small pieces, and then melt them using a water bath. You can also melt chocolate in the microwave. After this, we peel our banana from unnecessary skin and cut it into medium-sized pieces. As a rule, there are two or maximum three of them. Pierce all banana pieces with a toothpick. True, it’s best to stock up on festive colorful skewers. Then everything is simple: dip a banana on a skewer into the prepared chocolate glaze, sprinkle with coconut flakes, nuts, confectionery sprinkles and leave the dessert in the refrigerator for at least twenty minutes. Guests will definitely appreciate it: it turns out beautiful and tasty!

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What will your menu be for New Year's Eve? Share in the comments!

For every good housewife, the most important thing in the New Year is the festive table. What to cook for the New Year that is new and tasty, how to decorate the New Year's table so that guests remember it all year? Everything is very simple!

Some people try to butter up the symbol of the year according to the Chinese/Oriental calendar, while others just want to eat delicious food and have a blast. But, actually, this is not the main thing. The main thing for celebrating the New Year is to maintain a good mood! Therefore, we will not limit ourselves to any limits, but will cook all the most delicious things according to proven recipes.

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What salads to prepare for New Year 2018

One of the traditional New Year's salads is the calendar. Delicious, easy to prepare and decorate. The salad itself can be anything, even Olivier.

The winter theme will continue with a salad in the form of pine cones:

This mound with chicken, mushrooms and cheese will also appeal to many:

A permanent turtle, it doesn’t get boring even if you cook it every year, and besides, you can improvise with the design from time to time:

The same can be said about the beloved sunflowers. They seem to have the same name, but they are so different. Start with one and you'll want to turn your desk into a field of sunflowers :)

Another very beautiful salad for celebrating the New Year -. Again, you can decorate any vegetable appetizer in the same way. Try cooking:

A recipe has also appeared in the collection of our website.

Aaaaand, the squeak of the season, what you are probably waiting for - salads in the form of the symbol of the year according to the Chinese calendar!

The permanent Olivier and Mimosa can also be turned into real New Year's masterpieces with the help of original design! Why am I talking about salads, choose your own salad for the New Year:

What snacks to prepare for New Year 2018

The easiest to prepare, but very beautiful and truly festive appetizer is New Year's lavash rolls. I cook these for the New Year from year to year, and always with different fillings, because there can be a huge variety of them, which never ceases to amaze guests. And the rolls look amazingly beautiful on the New Year’s table, and what can we say that this is an excellent snack for alcohol:

Jellied fish is tasty and cooks very quickly, make a larger portion, because the day after New Year's Eve such an appetizer will greatly help those who are no longer able to cook.

And snacks can be decorated in the form of Christmas trees, such as, for example:

We put chopped fruits, vegetables and even cheeses and sausages on a skewer and voila - the Christmas tree is ready.

A cheap, but tasty and beautiful snack - egg snowmen. We can use any recipe for stuffed eggs; the simplest recipe is to mix the yolk with cheese, garlic and mayonnaise and put it back into the white.

Snack cakes with herring will also please the eye:

Even on the holiday table, and New Year is no exception, there should always be sandwiches. And if you think that there is not enough symbolism of the year on your New Year’s table, then sandwiches for the New Year can be made in the form of a symbol according to the Eastern calendar. .

What hot dishes to prepare for New Year 2018

For those who like a hearty meal on New Year's Day, you can cook duck with apples. Personally, I cook duck every New Year; it is less fatty than traditional goose, and in my opinion it is much tastier.

For a smaller-scale holiday project, the julienne recipe is perfect; you can prepare it quite quickly and have more time for yourself:

Or meatballs, they always help out when you need to feed your guests very, very quickly and tasty:

In general, according to a long-standing Russian tradition, dumplings are made for the New Year, because they can be prepared in advance, and they do not take long to cook, and they are a very good appetizer. Or you can make these beautiful rose manti:

Desserts for the New Year 2017

What's a holiday without dessert?! We will have the most New Year's Eve - Christmas tree fruit cake:

New Year's baking

You can prepare painted cookies for the New Year in advance. The cooking process and, of course, the result will delight not only children, but also adults.

And don’t forget that an abundance of vegetables and fruits on the New Year’s table is the key to vivacity and good mood.

Even more New Year's recipes will appear on our website for the next New Year!

Have a delicious New Year!