Sample New Year's menu for the family. Peking cabbage stewed with mushrooms and baked in the oven

The fiery element of the previous two years will gradually be replaced by the power of an absolutely earthly sign - the Dog. Of course, make up holiday menu It is necessary to take into account the tastes of this animal so that the coming year will bring joy. What subtleties should be taken into account, what dishes to prepare, as well as recipes for delicious dishes to celebrate the New Year - all this is below.

How to create a New Year's menu

New Year 2018 will allow you not to worry too much about choosing what to cook for the table. After all, the Dog is a fairly omnivorous animal. You can cook both fish and meat dishes. The Dog is also partial to fruits, especially bright ones. Be sure to put a dish with them on the table.

The symbol of the year also loves sweets. To appease the Yellow Dog, there must be dessert on the table, or better yet several types of it. Also place on the table a bowl of sweets in bright, rustling wrappers. You can make or order a cake based on the dog face idea, and also bake cookies in a similar shape. In the store you can find many suitable molds for this. Involve children in the process - after all, the Dog loves them very much.

There must be a figurine of a four-legged friend on the table. As for the dishes themselves, a couple or three can be arranged or decorated in a given style. For example, bake buns in the shape of a dog's face, arrange vegetables and biscuits in the same way.

And one more rule - the Dog does not like foods that are too fatty and heavy. When creating a menu for the New Year 2018, focus on this.

Gourmet recipes

Of course, an integral part of any holiday feast is snacks. Let's start with their recipes. The dog is quite omnivorous, so the choice of food is, in general, unlimited.

Appetizing snacks

The most popular and simple snack- lavash rolls. They can be made with almost any filling – meat, fish, vegetable, mushroom, and so on. We will dwell in more detail on the option with fish. We assure you that everyone will love this snack!

Lavash roll with salted fish

Ingredients	Quantity
any red lightly salted fish -	500 g
lavash -	3 sheets
cottage cheese -	200 grams
garlic -	1 clove
toasted sesame -	2 tablespoons
green onions -	3 feathers
dill -	1 bunch
eggs -	3 pieces
salt -	taste
Cooking time: 30 minutes	Calorie content per 100 grams: 235 Kcal

We start by boiling the eggs. Fill them up cold salty water and put on fire. Cook for about 12 minutes, then place them in ice water for easy cleaning.

Cut the fish into small cubes. Mix it with curd cheese. Finely chop the onion and dill. As a rule, the filling turns out to be quite salty due to the fish, but if it doesn’t seem right to you, add a little salt to the mixture.

We clean the eggs and chop them finely. Add to the filling. We begin to form a roll - put some of the filling on the first sheet and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Place the second sheet in the same sequence. We finish our roll with a third sheet of pita bread and roll it tightly. Use film or foil. Place the snack in the refrigerator and leave it there for at least an hour.

You can easily replace products. For example, cottage cheese - cream or mayonnaise, red fish - canned fish.

Julienne in buns

Very simple and hearty snack– an excellent choice for the New Year 2018. We take the following products:

champignon mushrooms – 300 grams;
cream – 1 glass;
flour – 2 tablespoons;
1 onion;
round buns - 5 pieces;
hard cheese – 150 grams;
salt and black pepper to taste.

Time costs – 1 hour. Calorie content – 370 kcal per 100 grams.

We start with the buns. Remove the crumb from the middle. It can be used to make croutons for other salads or soup. Now place the prepared buns in an oven preheated to 200 degrees for 5 minutes.

At this time, fry the onion, cut into small cubes, in a frying pan. As soon as it becomes transparent, add mushrooms to it. It's best to cut them finely. Fry the mixture until the excess liquid evaporates. Take the cream and stir the flour into it. This must be done carefully so that there are no lumps left. Now pour the cream over the mushroom mixture and bring to a boil. Salt and pepper to taste.

Take the buns and put julienne into each one. Sprinkle cheese on top and place in oven until cheese melts.

Delicious salads with beautiful decoration

A dog is a fairly omnivorous animal. But still, she clearly prefers meat and fish to all other products. Today we offer 2 recipes delicious salads, which are guaranteed to please guests on New Year's Eve 2018.

Salad "Men's Dreams"

So, to prepare this dish we need to take the following ingredients:

beef without fat and veins – 200 grams;
hard cheese – 130 grams;
eggs – 4 pieces;
vinegar - 4 tablespoons;
sugar – 3 tablespoons;
water – 4 tablespoons;
red onion - a couple of small onions;
mayonnaise – 100 grams; salt and black pepper to taste.

Time required – 30 minutes. Calorie content – 234 kcal per 100 grams.

Men will especially like this salad due to its satiety and the presence of meat. Women can also eat it without fear - if you remove the mayonnaise, the calorie content of the dish is about 190 kcal, which is very low.

First, let's start cooking the beef. To get tasty meat, you need to put it in boiling water. Add salt, black peppercorns, and Bay leaf. Skim off the foam and then cook the meat for about 40 minutes. To speed up the process, the beef can be cut into small pieces. Especially tasty meat is obtained in a slow cooker or pressure cooker. Once the beef has cooled, cut it into small cubes.

Fill the eggs with water, place on the burner and cook after boiling for 12 minutes. Fill them up ice water for 20 minutes. At this time, marinate the onions.

Cut it into thin half rings. Mix water, sugar and vinegar. Pour this marinade over the onion and lightly mash it with your hands. In half an hour it will be ready. Please note that the water must be cold!

Grate the eggs. Now let's start assembling the salad " Men's dreams»:

Place the beef in the first layer and lightly grease it with mayonnaise.
Add the onion, slightly squeezed.
Grease the grated eggs with sauce.
Now ready salad sprinkle with cheese.

IN this salad You can also add other ingredients - olives, green onions, corn or beans.

Salad “Pomegranate Bracelet”

Extraordinary beautiful dish, it will incredibly decorate the table for the New Year 2018! The salad is very filling and tasty. We take the following products:

potatoes - 3 small tubers;
carrot – 1 piece;
beets – 1 large;
large chicken leg;
walnut – 100 grams;
pomegranate – 1 piece;
eggs – 3 pieces;
1 large onion;
oil for frying;
mayonnaise – 200 grams;
garlic - 2 cloves;
salt, black pepper to taste.

Time costs – 1 hour. Calorie content – 344 kcal per 100 grams.

We begin the preparation of this dish by boiling the ingredients. These are potatoes, beets, carrots and eggs. Vegetables can be steamed, this will have a beneficial effect on the taste. After boiling, boil the eggs for 12 minutes, then pour them in. cold water. Leave the potatoes, beets and carrots to cool, then peel and grate them on a coarse grater.

Now let's take care of the onions. Cut it into arbitrary cubes and fry in a frying pan with hot oil. The onion should take on a golden hue. Fry the walnuts in a separate dry frying pan. Then grind it with a kitchen hammer to small pieces.

It is best to boil the leg in salted water the day before to make it easier to cut. Freshly cooked meat falls apart and is difficult to cut. Some people use chicken fillet in the recipe.

Mix mayonnaise with chopped garlic. Next, it is best to place the sauce in a bag, from which we will cut off a corner to make a mayonnaise mesh.

Let's start forming the salad. To do this, go to the center large dish put a glass or jar. Now we put the products in the following order:

Part chicken meat plus a mayonnaise mesh;
potatoes plus mayonnaise and a little salt;
part eggs plus mayonnaise;
carrots plus mayonnaise;
Walnut;
leftover chicken plus mayonnaise;
remaining onion;
beets with mayonnaise;
pomegranate seeds;

Now carefully remove the jar or glass and add pomegranate seeds to the inside. Salad " Garnet bracelet" ready!

It is worth noting that many people do not prepare this salad because of the pomegranate. Meanwhile, it adds a special piquancy, and the seeds are especially useful.

Hot dishes

As mentioned above, the Dog loves fish, meat and poultry equally tenderly. Therefore, you are practically unlimited in choosing a hot dish. We offer New Year's recipes several hot dishes that will take pride of place in the center of the table at the New Year 2018 meeting.

Chicken in flight

To prepare this juicy chicken You will need simple and inexpensive products:

whole gutted chicken - 1 piece;
light beer - 1 bottle;
spices for chicken to taste;
garlic - 1 clove;
mayonnaise - a couple of tablespoons.

Time costs – 1.5 hours. Calorie content – 267 kcal per 100 grams.

So, carefully coat the chicken carcass with spices, salt and mayonnaise. It is best to leave it to marinate for a couple of hours.

For baking we need a sufficiently voluminous Glass bottle. You can take a container from a mineral water or from another drink. If the chicken carcass is held on a beer bottle, you can use it.

You must first soak and remove the label. Pour beer into a bottle, add a little salt, crushed garlic and black pepper. Now we place the chicken on the bottle and place it in the oven.

Please note that there is no need to heat it up, otherwise the bottle or jar may crack. Now turn on the oven at 200 degrees. The chicken will be ready in about an hour. With this method of cooking, even the driest part - the breast - will be juicy and tasty.

Carbonade "Surprise"

This is the tender hottest of pork carbonate all guests will like it. Due to the filling, the meat will be juicy and not tough. We take the following products:

pork carbonate – 1 kg;
cream – 1 glass;
1 large onion;
champignons – 100 grams;
cheese – 200 grams;
olives - half a jar.

Time costs – 2 hours. Calorie content – 400 kcal per 100 grams.

We will serve this dish in portions. In order to do this, we make “plates” with deep sides from foil. For each container, 1 piece of meat is calculated.

Cut the meat into steaks 1 centimeter thick. Salt, pepper and leave to marinate for half an hour. Now put a piece of meat into each foil plate, then a plate of champignons and a large onion ring.

Fill with cream so that it barely covers the meat. Place the meat in the oven for 30 minutes (temperature 200 degrees). Now add olives cut into rings into each container and sprinkle with cheese. Bake for another half hour.

You can replace the cream with sour cream or mayonnaise. Tasty dish ready to serve on the New Year's table 2018.

Salmon in cream

For fish lovers - salmon.

This hot dish is very difficult to spoil! In addition, we will prepare the side dish right away.

salmon – 1 kg;
cream – 1 glass;
dill - a small bunch;
potatoes - 4 large tubers.
salt and black pepper to taste.

Time costs – 1 hour 25 minutes. Calorie content – 390 kcal per 100 grams.

So, the salmon needs to be cut into steaks. You can also buy fillets. Pour cream over the fish, add finely chopped dill and salt. Leave to marinate for about 30 minutes.

Cut the potatoes into large cubes. Throw them into boiling salted water. Cook the potatoes for 6 minutes until half cooked.

Place the fish in a deep dish and pour off the remaining creamy dressing. Put the potatoes there and send the dish to the oven, preheated to 190 degrees. The fish will cook very quickly, literally in half an hour. Since the potatoes are also almost ready, they won’t take much time.

Of course, salmon is now quite expensive. If you do not have the opportunity to purchase this particular fish, replace it with chum salmon, trout or pink salmon. In general, this recipe can be used to prepare not only red fish, but also white fish, such as cod. In the New Year 2018, all these options will be appropriate.

Desserts for the festive table in New Year 2018

All dogs have a terrible sweet tooth. So let's pamper the symbol of 2018 with dessert! Since on the eve of the holiday you don’t really want to cook complex dishes, we offer this simple option:

Potato cake

anniversary cookies – 1 kg;
shelled walnuts – 170 grams;
butter – 80 grams;
powdered sugar – 2 tablespoons;
cocoa powder – 2 tablespoons;
condensed milk – 300 grams;
raisins or dried apricots – 1 cup (steamed);
coconut flakes for coating.

Time costs – 2 hours. Calorie content – 450 kcal per 100 grams.

The recipe for this dessert is very simple. We simply pass all the ingredients through a meat grinder or grind them in a blender. Add condensed milk and mix thoroughly. Now we make small cakes from this mass, roll them in shavings and let them harden in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

Cake Smetannik

sour cream – 250 grams;
granulated sugar – 250 grams;
butter – 50 grams;
white flour – 2 cups;
cocoa – 2 tablespoons;
soda – 1 teaspoon;
vanilla sugar – 1 sachet.

For cream:

fat sour cream – 500 grams;
granulated sugar – 150 grams;
nuts optional - 130 grams.

Time costs – 1 hour 30 minutes. Calorie content – 345 kcal per 100 grams.

Making this cake for the New Year is quite simple. A food processor will make the task much easier.

Place softened butter and sand in a bowl. Grind until the mass is homogeneous. Now add sour cream and stir again. Now it's time for the flour. It is best to add it in small portions, stirring the dough each time. As soon as all the flour is mixed, add a teaspoon of soda.

It is better to prepare the cream in advance. It's simple - using a mixer, beat sour cream with two types of sugar. Once the mixture is well mixed, place the cream in the refrigerator.

Let's start baking the cakes. To do this, divide the dough into 3 parts. You can do 2 chocolate cake, or one. You can do without cocoa altogether, but it will be tastier. So, mix cocoa into one part.

Take a baking pan (preferably a springform pan), cover it with parchment and pour out the dough. The oven should be preheated to 200 degrees. Let the cakes bake for about half an hour. The exact time depends on the oven. We check readiness with a toothpick - it should be dry. After baking, the cakes should cool well. You can cut each one in half.

Now we begin to form the cake - generously coat each layer with cream and add the next one. You can use nuts, fruits, jam and other fillings. The top of the cake is decorated with grated chocolate, the same fruits, nuts, or mastic.

What can you drink on the magical night of the Year of the Dog?

What holiday table is complete without your favorite drinks? And it doesn’t matter at all whether they are alcoholic or not. The coming 2018 Year of the Dog does not provide any restrictions on the choice of drinks.

You can choose whiskey, vodka, cognac, wine or champagne. However, do not forget that each drink requires its own special glass! For those who like experimenting, we offer several recipes for alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.

Sangria

dry white wine – 1 liter;
canned pineapples - 1 small jar;
canned peaches – 3 large halves;
orange - 1 piece;
sugar - to taste.

Cut the orange into circles. Cut pineapples into small cubes, peaches into half rings. Pour cold wine over the fruit. If you don't have enough sweetness, add a little sugar or fruit syrup. Let the drink brew in the refrigerator.

Ginger lemonade

water - 1 liter;
lemon - half;
ginger - a piece the size of a hazelnut;
sugar – 2 tablespoons.

Bring the water to a boil. Cut the lemon into thin slices, add sugar to release the juice. Grate the ginger and put it in water. Let it cool a little and pour the liquid over the lemon and sugar. The drink tastes especially good after a couple of hours. In addition, you can drink it hot.

Strawberry liqueur

vodka – 750 ml;
package of frozen strawberries – 300 grams;
sugar – 150 grams;
lemon or lime juice - 1 tablespoon.

Sprinkle the strawberries with sugar and let them thaw completely. Add lime or lemon juice. Puree the resulting mixture using a blender. Pour vodka over the puree, shake thoroughly and put it in a dark place for a couple of days.

The liquor can be strained if desired. It should be consumed in moderation, like any other drink. By the way, this recipe is perfect for desserts. For example, you can pour liqueur over a regular ice cream.

It will look very beautiful on the table on New Year's Eve. Of course, this dessert can only be served to adults! Instead of strawberries, you can take raspberries, cranberries, currants and other berries that you have in your freezer.

In this case, it is better to adjust the amount of sugar to taste. For example, when using cranberries, you may need more of it.

Mulled wine

dry red wine – 1 liter;
sugar – 300 grams;
cloves - 2 pieces;
cinnamon - half a teaspoon;
zest of a whole lemon.

Mulled wine will be an excellent choice if you are planning to celebrate the New Year 2018 outdoors. Preparing the drink is as easy as shelling pears – put spices and sugar in a saucepan.

Remove the zest from the lemon using a grater. Add it to the rest of the ingredients. Pour the mixture with wine and bring almost to a boil. Hot mulled wine is ready!

So, New Year's menu for 2018 compiled, recipes selected, dishes prepared. One more question remains - how to beautifully decorate the room and the table itself?

Since the Dog is an earthly, calm sign, it is very fond of tones such as beige, sand, brown, and dark golden, green, as well as orange and rich dark red.

You can add several details of appropriate shades to the interior of the room, or you can use them to decorate the festive table.

A dog is a very active animal and loves nature, so it would be useful to pay attention to natural materials. For example, a tablecloth can be made of cotton or linen, and the same goes for napkins.

By the way, to decorate the table, it is best to take two tablecloths of different widths. We lay the main one on the table, as usual. Beige or soft sand tones are suitable. It is advisable to choose an additional (narrower) tablecloth in the following tones - dark red, green, brown.

We lay it in the middle of the table, as if creating a contrasting area for the dishes. This design looks very impressive.

We hope that you, your guests, and the patron of the year will enjoy our dishes. Try to celebrate the New Year 2018 noisily and cheerfully, as the Dog loves. Happy and joyful holidays to you!

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 the 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 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, therefore, meat dishes must be on the festive 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 through the 2018 New Year’s table and choose 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.

chocolate mousse;
chocolate candies V coconut flakes;
cream caramel.

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 a festive feast. What to cook? Yes, everything you want. For example, serve beautifully ordinary potatoes, cook 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

Cut the well-washed potatoes lengthwise into 4 parts and mix with salt, pepper, and oil.
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 a 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, you can give the potato mass a beautiful shape 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 we divide chicken breasts on portioned pieces(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 the portion 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 on each chop canned pineapple, and sprinkle grated cheese on top and pour mayonnaise over it. 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 herbs parsley 2 branches.

Preparation

Lingonberries, wash the drumsticks, peel the nuts.
Then chop the peeled nuts well with a knife and mix with lingonberries, sugar and finely chopped parsley.
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.
Salt and pepper, sprinkle seasoning on the chicken pieces.
Then place the minced meat inside the drumsticks and secure the edges with a toothpick.
Place each piece on a baking sheet with heated oil and pour oil over the drumsticks as well.
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:

pork and ground beef 150 g each;
salt, pepper to taste;
onion 1 onion;
ready dough yeast-free 300 g;
yolk 1.

Preparation:

Mix the minced meat with pepper, salt and finely chopped onion.
Roll out the dough thinly (5 mm) and cut into narrow strips (“strings”).
We form small meatballs and wrap them with dough like a ball.
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

Beat the eggs with a fork, add a little salt and pepper.
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.
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).
We wrap each piece with cling film and beat it. Remove the film and sprinkle with pepper.
5. Place thin slices of bacon on each chop so that they cover the entire surface of the meat.
The next layer will be thinly sliced ham.
Then - a layer of omelette.
Next: a layer of cucumbers thinly sliced lengthwise.
We roll the workpiece into a roll and tie it with thread.
Place in a greased frying pan and fry on all sides until golden brown (not cooked).
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.
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

Cover the meat with cling film and beat with a kitchen hammer.
Sprinkle the resulting rectangular layer with seasoning, pepper and salt, and on top with grated garlic and chopped parsley.
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.
We wash the husks and place them in a colander to drain all the water.
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.
Remove the finished roll from the water and place on a paper towel for a few minutes.
Next, rub the meat on top with garlic, wrap it in film and put it in the refrigerator.
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

Cut the fillet lengthwise, cover with film, and beat. Remove the film, salt and pepper.
Divide the cheese and butter into an equal number of servings (the same as the fillet servings) in the form of rectangles.
Place a piece of butter and cheese on each fillet, roll it up and secure with a toothpick.
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

Cooking chicken carcass. We inspect to see if there are any hairs (if there are, pluck out and tar over the fire). Rinse well and dry with paper towels.
Mix the spices with salt and rub the chicken with them.
Stuff the carcass with pineapples and sew it up with thread.
Place in a deep container and pour over pineapple syrup. Leave for 2 hours.
Grease a baking sheet with vegetable oil and place the marinated chicken on it.
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;
fried 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

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

Cooking turkey

We wash the carcass and dry it with paper towels.
Stuff with filling and tie the legs with strong thread. We bring the wings back.
Place the turkey in a large frying pan and baste melted butter(half the norm), salt and pepper.
Pour 2 - 3 glasses of water into the pan and cover the carcass with foil.
Bake for 2.5 hours. Then remove the foil and grease with melted butter. If necessary, add water.
Simmer for about 45 more minutes. The bird should be golden.
Remove the cooked turkey from the oven, wrap it in foil and leave for another 20 minutes.
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, cooked according to 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

Remove the skin from the brisket and shape it into a rectangle using a knife.
Rub with spices, put in a bag, tie well and leave in the refrigerator for a week.
It is important to turn the meat over and shake it every day.
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.
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

Using a sharp knife, make small cuts in the flesh and stuff the meat with pieces of garlic and bay leaves.
Rub the pork with spices and let stand for 2 hours.
Wrap the meat in foil and place on a baking sheet.
Place in an oven preheated to 180 degrees and bake for 90 minutes.
Remove the foil and place in the oven until the boiled pork is browned.
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 and 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

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

Cut the onion into strips and lightly fry.
Add chopped mushrooms to the onion and fry until tender.
Add flour to the prepared mushroom mixture and mix quickly. Slowly add sour cream and remove from heat.
Cut the top off the buns and take out the middle.
Filling the void in the bun mushroom filling and sprinkle with cheese.
Place the buns on a baking sheet and cover them with the cut off tops.
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

Wash the liver well, remove the films and check for a gall bladder. If there is one, carefully cut it out.
Mix the liver with eggs, flour, sour cream and beat in a blender until smooth. Salt.
Grease a frying pan, the diameter of which is equal to the diameter of the future cake, and heat it up.
Pour a ladle onto hot frying pan liver mixture to form a thin pancake.
Fry over medium heat until done. You need to turn it over carefully, in one motion, so as not to tear the pancake.
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.
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).
Mix mayonnaise with crushed garlic.
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.
Cover with the next pancake and grease with mayonnaise in the same way and sprinkle with vegetables.
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

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

Dessert

Of course, the main table decoration for the New Year of the Dog is 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

Break the chocolate into pieces.
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.
Pour the rest of the cream cold into the chocolate mass and beat into a strong foam with a mixer.
Place in the refrigerator for 10 hours.
Remove from the refrigerator and beat again.
Next, put the chocolate in a pastry bag and squeeze it beautifully into bowls or glasses.
Decorate with dark grated chocolate.

Ingredients (6 servings):

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

Preparation

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

Preparing the molds. For this dish you need 8 ramekins with a volume of 115 ml. We put them on a baking sheet.
Preheat the oven to 160 degrees.
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.
Quickly pour the resulting caramel into the molds.
Separately, pour milk (cream) into a saucepan and heat without bringing to a boil.
In a bowl, beat the eggs, yolks, salt and remaining sugar.
While whisking, slowly pour the hot milk into the egg mixture.
Strain the resulting cream through a sieve, add vanilla and pour into ramekins.
Pour enough water onto the baking sheet with the molds so that it reaches the middle of the height of the molds.
Place in the preheated oven and bake for about 35 minutes. The cream should thicken.
Using tongs, remove the hot ramekins from the water, cover and let cool for 3 hours or more.
After the dessert has cooled completely, run a sharp knife along the edges of the molds, separating the cream from the walls.
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 aromatic spicy punch.

Ingredients:

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

Preparation

Cut the orange into slices and place in a saucepan.
Add the rest of the ingredients here and put on low heat.
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.
Then remove the mulled wine from the heat and let it brew for another 15 minutes.
Ready drink strain through a sieve and serve immediately.
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

Set aside one lemon and one orange each, squeeze out the juice from the remaining citrus fruits (except lime), after first removing the peel.
In a saucepan, mix water with sugar, citrus zest and bring to a boil. Cook for 7 minutes.
Strain the syrup and add orange-lemon juice and wine.
Bring to a boil again and remove from heat. Add rum.
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 really doesn't like strong smells.

Well, besides delicious menu And beautiful serving, let's not forget about the sincere smile and joy of celebrating the New Year. Let's make our most cherished wishes on such a special night and celebrate the upcoming holiday with a special mood. And may the New Year 2018 be happy, successful and rich in amazing events and meetings for us!

Every housewife, when thinking about the menu for the New Year 2017, will plan what to cook, make a shopping list and, in a panic, decide when to do it all. I decided to put together for you several options for the New Year's menu with a shopping list and a clear plan of when and what to cook and how to make your life easier. And as a bonus - how to calculate the amount of food per person for the New Year's table.

You may need to change some menus a little to suit your taste. However, I tried to comply with two main points: on New Year’s Eve no one should overeat and the housewife should not kill herself at the stove. Therefore, we will do most of the work on preparation and in the kitchen during the week, and on December 31 we will pay attention to hairstyle, manicure, roller coaster rides, and a trip to the main Christmas tree of the city. And only an hour before setting the table will you spend in the kitchen. Each menu and shopping list can be downloaded in a separate file for printing, so you don’t forget to take it with you to the store. In addition, the list is divided into 2 parts. The first is products that you can buy in advance, a week before the holiday. After all, there will be no crowds in stores these days. The second part is what you need to buy the day before the holiday. This part includes perishable food. I specifically do not include side dishes on the menu, because... they greatly complicate the night's feast. If you think you can’t do without them, add them yourself. I also do not indicate fruit, vegetable, meat and cheese cuts. I also advise you to avoid fruit and vegetable salads, which will quickly leak and lose their appearance. Whether they are worth adding is your decision. In the meantime, choose what you like and have a happy New Year 2017!

Holiday menu options:

In addition to the list that you can download for purchase, I recommend checking if you have at home those products that tend to run out at the most inopportune moment:

Salt and sugar
Tea coffee
Napkins
I also highly recommend buying disposable cups; my guests really like to run out after 12 to set off fireworks with a bottle of champagne.

Romantic New Year's Eve menu for two

The main feature of creating such a menu for the New Year is to remember that the dishes are only a small part of your romance. Focus on creating a romantic atmosphere, your appearance and good mood. You can safely go to the salon on December 31, get your hair done, manicure, take a walk and enjoy the anticipation of the upcoming holiday. After all, who knows, maybe today they will propose to you?

Cooking plan:

I tried to plan the time as much as possible so that you wouldn’t worry about missing something and wouldn’t be distracted from the New Year’s mood.

A week before: We buy everything we need on the first part of the shopping list. We set aside an evening and make sweets. You can safely store them in the refrigerator. Place the candies in a plastic or glass container so that they do not absorb the smell of other products.
December 30th:
- Prepare cheese cream for canapés and dry the bread. If desired, replace the bread with saltine cracker. Prepare 1/4 of the ingredients for the cream cheese recipe. 8 crackers are enough.
- Cut turkey fillet (chicken if desired) into two portions and beat. Salt and pepper. Place in a container or wrap in cling film and put it in the refrigerator.
- If you are using frozen shrimp, transfer them from the freezer to the refrigerator so that they defrost properly.
31th of December:
- Cooking turkey fillet with sauce. To serve the fillet burn, we do this. While we fry the fillet, turn on the oven and heat to 180 degrees. Transfer the fillet to a ceramic or glass mold for baking, cover with foil and send to the oven. After 5 minutes, turn off the oven and the fillet will finish cooking on its own. It can stay there for 20-30 minutes. If you don’t have an oven, cook according to the recipe, but cover the finished fillet on a plate hot cap from the frying pan. If the fillet has cooled before serving, use the microwave. And only then pours the sauce on it.
- Prepare the shrimp sauce, pour in the shrimp. Slice the tomatoes. We are preparing canapés. All together it will take 20 minutes.
- Prepare turkey sauce. 10 minutes.
- Mix the salad right before serving. 2 minutes.
- Let's get some candy.
- Let's set the table, fix our hair, and welcome the New Year!

Cooking plan:

For such a menu, it is better to allocate 2 hours for preparing food on December 30th. In fact, there is very little cooking and cutting the Olivier will take you the most time.

December 30th.
- Boil potatoes, eggs, breast for Olivier salad and eggs for fish pate.
- Let's prepare the cake. Let the cake cool, decorate it and top it with yogurt tomorrow.
- Slice Olivier. We don't season Olivier!
- Preparing fish pate.
- Pass the meat through a meat grinder into minced meat. Fry onions and mushrooms for meatloaf. Do not mix, place separately in the refrigerator.
Total time - 2 hours. I recommend involving children in peeling eggs and potatoes. And perhaps my husband for cutting Olivier. You will need about half of the fish pate, so you can safely use the other half for breakfast the next day (spread on sandwiches).
31th of December.
- Let's start by preparing the meatloaf. Let's form a meat loaf, but we won't put it in the oven, but set it aside. I recommend sending it to bake an hour before the start of the feast, so that it is hot. 20 minutes.
- Take out the cake and decorate with yogurt. I buy ready-made sugar figurines in the form of snowflakes or decorate as in the recipe. 15 minutes.
- Drain the liquid from the olives and mozzarella and make the appetizer on skewers. I recommend entrusting this part to children, then you will spend 5 minutes.
- Place fish paste on crackers. Let's decorate. 10 minutes.
- Prepare mayonnaise and season Olivier salad. 10 minutes.

As you can see, it will only take you an hour to prepare on December 31st. If you want, you can form the meatloaf in the morning and put it in the refrigerator. This will further reduce the preparation time before the holiday.

Shopping list, printable recipes.

If you have a little more time, you can bake truffle cake. He's truly amazing. Cakes for it can be prepared 3-5 days before the holiday. If you have 1-2 more guests, choose one of the New Year's salads.

Menu for a company of 8 people

If you are going to celebrate with a large group, you want to surprise your guests and not inflate your budget. So I made up a relatively budget menu. The main thing with this option is not to cook a lot of dishes, but simply increase the quantity of each. You can also ask one of the guests to help with cooking. Or ask to bring some of the salads or cake with you. The main emphasis in this menu is not only on its budget, but also on the fact that on the 31st you only need to point finishing touches. And you'll still only spend an hour cooking. I quite boldly suggest that you include barley salad in the New Year’s menu for your company instead of the usual Olivier salad. And for those who do not recognize salads with mayonnaise - potato salad. It can also serve as a kind of side dish. The number of ingredients for the salad does not need to be increased; there will be enough for each guest. but make boiled pork from a piece of meat at the rate of about 150 grams per person. For a sweet end to the evening, I suggest buying tangerines and sweets for the cake. The recipe makes a cake for about 8 people.

Cooking plan:

In 3-4 days. We bake cake layers for Pinscher cake. I would like to draw your attention to the fact that big company you need to take a double portion of the recipe ingredients. We also make cake layers for the mushroom snack cake.
December 30th.
- Boil vegetables for appetizers with anchovy and salads.
- We cut the salads, but do not put onions in them and do not dress them.
- We clean the anchovies (anchovies) and put them in a glass container with a lid. Lightly sprinkle the anchovy with oil to prevent it from drying out.
- We marinate the boiled pork.
- Make the cream for the cake and prepare the Pinscher cake.
- Assembling a snack cake with mushrooms.
On this day you will spend about 4 hours cooking. Therefore, I will once again recommend that you invite helpers or entrust the preparation of some of the dishes to guests.
31th of December. We'll cook in less than an hour!
- 2-3 hours before the feast, put the boiled pork in the oven. She will have time to prepare and reach and cool a little in the oven. 10 minutes of pure time. Don't forget to set a timer on your oven or phone to turn off the oven.
- We prepare an appetizer with anchovies/anchovy and cut bread to go with it. 20 minutes
- Cut the onion into the salads and season for 15 minutes.
- Cut the boiled pork and snack cake before serving.

Print a shopping list and recipes for the New Year's menu.

What else can you cook? I think enough. You may want to prepare more appetizers or other salads. Make changes to the menu to suit your taste.

Menu for fasting and vegetarians

I combined these two menu options into one. Those who observe Lent may not celebrate the New Year at all. But still, many celebrate it symbolically. Vegetable cabbage rolls can be prepared a couple of weeks before the holiday.

Cooking plan:

A week before. Cooking vegetable cabbage rolls. We stand for 3-4 days at room temperature and put it in the refrigerator. The cabbage rolls generally take about an hour or two to prepare, depending on your ability to roll cabbage rolls.
In 3-4 days. Cooking Lenten cookies with marmalade. Let the finished cookies cool and put them in an airtight box. Total cooking time is about 1.5 hours.
31th of December.
- Let's start by preparing the salad. If you use attachments for a meat grinder, food processor or blender to grate vegetables, everything will take about 15 minutes. If there are no attachments, to speed up the process, ask your children or husband to help grate the vegetables.
- Let's prepare risotto. About 40 minutes. Don't forget that this is a dish that needs to be stirred constantly.

If desired, replace the cookies with a meatless cinnamon almond roll. If you can eat fish on this day or want to replace some of the recipes, take a look at the recipes for Lent. During the Nativity Fast of 2014-2015, on December 31, you can eat fish, but on January 1, only hot dishes with vegetable oil. Many people believe that in addition to fish, you can eat all kinds of seafood, so perhaps you can include salads with them in the New Year's menu for fasting people. And recipes for salads with shrimp will come in handy; almost any can be seasoned with vegetable oil.

What to buy, printable recipes.

What will I cook for the New Year's table?

Everything is simple with my New Year's menu. I will be celebrating the New Year with my family - my husband, daughter, parents and our godfather. I really hope that this year he won’t come on his own. I will use the menu above for the New Year for a family of 4 as the basis for the menu. I’ll just calculate the amount of meatloaf so that there will be left for breakfast. For each person I will calculate 200 grams of pork (raw, before processing) for New Year's Eve. + 200grams*3 for brunch or sooner than lunch January 1st for me, my husband and daughter. Plus I'll add another salad because... There will be 5-6 adults + a 12 year old daughter. What's left of the salad will also be used for brunch the next day.

If unexpected guests drop by, I will have fruit, sweets, something for the meat and cheese slices, pickled plums, cucumbers, tomatoes - in general, something that can be put on the table very quickly as a light snack. Because From experience, after 12 at night, guests come from the table and don’t really eat anything. But I don’t want to prepare a lot.

If you make changes to the New Year's menu or need your own version of the menu for the New Year, I have prepared a video on how to correctly create a list of dishes and plan a budget and action plan:

Table for calculating the amount of food for the New Year's menu

This is the approximate amount of food that one person will eat per day. New Year's table. If you don’t want to calculate separately for each type of dish, focus on an average of 500 grams of food per man and 350-400 grams per woman. If there is alcohol, then we increase the number of cold snacks (I have already increased). Remember that it is night, heavy dishes will create a feeling of heaviness. And instead of New Year's fun, you risk sitting in a corner on an armchair, dreaming about mezim. Count dessert and fruit separately.

Cold appetizers – 100-200 gr. (cheeses, vegetable and cold cuts, fish, mushrooms)
Salads – 200 gr.
Hot dishes – 200-250 gr.
Fruit plate – 200 gr. or cake - 150-200 gr.

New Year is a special holiday for our country. The time when friends meet. Noisy and cheerful, he gathers at his table large families and closest friends. Champagne and tangerines, Christmas tree and sparklers, Olivier 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 set a good table for big company, let's discuss sample menu for the New Year, which will cost minimal costs time and effort.

So, you invited guests to your house, let’s say it’s 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 flesh into beautiful roll, carefully pull it with twine (not synthetic!), You can first stuff it with a mixture of various herbs (dill, rosemary, thyme, parsley, coriander, etc.), and finally pour 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 banal, 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 see, 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. So 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 cook, for example, various variations hollandaise sauce with herbs, red and white on 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. The 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 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 guests will find themselves with good appetite or someone else will come unexpectedly, so you should always have a backup plan of 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 salad, and the other two are new. 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 a silicone baking dish, if available, 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 trees twigs. Don't limit your imagination, and then old recipe will play in a new way. Second popular salad with fish is "Mimosa". You can successfully “play with the ingredients” in it by replacing canned fish lightly salted, for example, pink salmon, and chicken eggs for quail, or use different varieties cheese.

In addition, very interesting options are with cod liver, tuna in combination with fresh vegetables and egg, 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.

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 large dish Shredded vegetables (cabbage, cucumbers, tomatoes, Korean carrots, onions, corn, beans), some fruits and olives are laid out in heaps, 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 in the best way), but still, if you are expecting a lot of guests, stick to classic options salads

Something that is always in great demand

Snack sandwiches and canapes are always appropriate and in great demand. Of course, because 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 flour coarse, With various additives, cut it into small slices, and then fill it with the contents. Use, for example, soft curd 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. Do fruit slices not worth it. 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 small size apples, tangerines, bananas, oranges, this 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 tasty, which will only 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 and decorated 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 until 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 left 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 all necessary utensils, cutlery, it’s still worth preparing in advance so that you don’t have to rush to look for something at the last moment. And don't forget about holiday decor at home, 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.