New Year's efforts should bring only joy, pleasant excitement and commemorate the new period in life. Delicious dishes, sparkling wines and stylish table setting are those things that you need to think about in advance.
Food and Drink for the 2018 celebration
New Year 2018 is the year of the Dog, according to the eastern horoscope. So that throughout all 365 days there were only positive and positive moments, you should definitely take into account all the nuances and subtleties of the celebration of this magical celebration.
The exception does not make meals and drinks on your holiday table. Their choice should be approached quite responsibly. Especially if you have to treat not only their households, but also the guests of the New Year's feast at home.
So, it is customary to place on the table with a beautiful tablecloth:
- several salads with different ingredients;
- one or two hot dishes with appropriate garnish;
- light cold and hot snacks;
- cheese, meat and fish cuts, etc .;
- alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages;
- bread;
- desserts, fruits and vegetables.
This list, of course, can be changed (added or reduced) according to your desire.
Preferences in dishes at the meeting of the year Dogs
As you know, the dog does not like to be hungry. For the most part, meat dishes should be on the festive table on New Year's Eve 2018. It is desirable that they are nourishing, fragrant, so that only one smell alone stimulates the appetite. With snacks and cuts, everything is more than clear:
- sausage;
- ham;
- baskets with liver pate;
- jelly;
- aspic, etc.
Many of the well-known and standard side dishes (potatoes, rice) will not please the mistress of the new year. These dishes should be excluded from the list. She will not be happy with the numerous mushroom and fish delicacies.
But the delicacies of milk will appeal to the Earth Dog. It is worth paying attention to them. For example, prepare for your family and guests delicious homemade ice cream, a cake with cream, sour cream or curd cream and decorate it with fresh berries.
During the joyous New Year's holiday in the New 2018, bright and juicy fruits and vegetables will be appropriate on the table.
Recipes for New Year's table
So, with the choice of products for the celebration almost everything is clear and understandable. Now it’s worth getting down to the most important thing - finding delicious recipes for a wide variety of dishes. So what to cook for the New Year 2018? For the most part, salads are the most valuable and popular on the holiday table.
Chicken salad with crispy crackers
Ingredients:
- chicken breast (fillet) - 1 piece;
- dill - 1 small bunch;
- Chinese cabbage - ½ pieces;
- white wheat fresh bread - 200 g;
- tomatoes (you can cherry) - 2 pieces;
- hard cheese - 150 g;
- mayonnaise for dressing - 4 tablespoons;
- balsamic vinegar - 1 tablespoon;
- high quality olive oil - 2 tablespoons;
- garlic - 2 or 3 cloves;
- salt - to taste.
Cooking time - 30 minutes.
Caloric content of 100 grams makes 144 kcal.
The way to make this gorgeous dish for the New Year 2018:
- chicken fillet must be thoroughly washed, cut into small cubes;
- crushed garlic with a knife and chop;
- fry the prepared chicken fillet with garlic in a skillet with vegetable oil;
- Tomatoes need to cut into cubes;
- Peking cabbage is washed with cold water, dried with a towel or in a natural way, finely chopped;
- for the sauce: mix in a bowl olive oil, vinegar, mayonnaise, salt and grated cheese grated on the coarse side;
- for crackers: cut white bread into small even cubes and dry in the oven until crisp and ruddy in color;
- finely chop the dill;
- in a beautiful salad bowl, mix all the ingredients of the salad, season with the resulting sauce, sprinkle with crackers and dill on top.
Serve a salad can be, beautifully laid out in separate portion bowls, or on a common plate.
Salad "Grouse's Nest"
Ingredients for cooking:
- turkey fillet - 1 kg;
- red onion (turnip) - 1 piece;
- fresh medium-sized cucumbers - 3 pieces;
- pickled cucumbers - 6 pieces;
- lettuce leaves - 100 g;
- chicken eggs - 5 pieces;
- medium sized potatoes - 7 pieces;
- dill - 20 g;
- vegetable or olive oil - 100 ml;
- mayonnaise or natural yogurt - 150 g;
- ground pepper - 2 g or to taste;
- salt - 5 g
Cooking time is 45 minutes.
Caloric value per 100 g of the finished dish is 119 calories.
Method of making New Year's salad:
- eggs should be boiled, separate the whites from the yolks, whites should be grated on a fine grater;
- turkey fillet peeled and boiled, and then divided into pieces by fiber;
- onion must be very finely chopped;
- cucumbers (fresh and marinated) - cut into thin neat straws;
- lettuce leaves should be torn with hands into small pieces;
- Combine the prepared components of the salad and mix together with mayonnaise or natural yogurt;
- peeled and sliced raw potato fry in a skillet with butter until golden brown;
- finely chop the dill;
- Salad must be beautifully put in a salad bowl, garnish with fried potato sticks and chopped greens (dill) on top.
The salad is very tasty, satisfying and unusual. Perfectly suited to the New Year's table on the first magical night of 2018.
Salad "New Year's peas"
Ingredients:
- green peas from a can - 1 can (on average 360 g);
- cheese - 200 g;
- eggs - 3 pieces;
- dill - 20 g;
- medium bulb onions - 3 pieces;
- Vinegar 9% - 2 tsp;
- cold drinking water - 2 glasses;
- sugar - 1 tsp;
- parsley - 20 g;
- mayonnaise - 150 g
Cooking time - 45 minutes.
Calories 100 grams - 130 kcal.
Cooking method:
- peel the onion and cut into thin half-rings, scald with boiling water to remove bitterness;
- marinade for onions: add sugar and vinegar to the water and mix well;
- drain the boiling water and pour the onion with the prepared marinade;
- put the onions marinate in the fridge for 30 minutes;
- boil eggs and chop finely;
- finely chop the dill and parsley;
- cheese must be rubbed on a medium grater or cut into cubes;
- take the onions out of the fridge, drain the marinade;
- from a can of green peas drain the liquid;
- mix all the ingredients and season the salad with mayonnaise.
This salad has a very unusual and fresh taste. Its presence on the festive table will help to diversify the New Year's menu 2018. Bon appetit!
Baked chicken with ginger and fresh oranges
Ingredients:
- chicken - 1 piece;
- honey (preferably floral) - 4 tablespoons;
- oranges - 2 pieces;
- Ginger in the rubbed form - 40 g;
- vegetable oil - 3 tablespoons;
- salt (preferably coarse) - to taste;
- ground pepper - to taste;
- spices - to taste.
Cooking time - 1 hour 40 minutes.
Calories 100 grams - 220 kcal.
Cooking method:
- from one orange to separate the fourth part along;
- one whole orange and the remaining part must be cleaned of white fibers and peel as carefully as possible, cut into neat circles half a centimeter thick;
- the chicken must be washed and dried, for example, with a towel or paper towels;
- smear chicken with vegetable oil, salt and red pepper;
- set the oven mode to 200 degrees;
- for roasting chicken fit a shallow shape, at the bottom of which you need to put rings of oranges;
- chicken (breast down) put on a form with oranges;
- form put in the oven for 40 minutes;
- squeeze the juice from a quarter orange left in the bowl;
- Ginger grate and mix with orange juice;
- add honey and spices to the resulting mixture, mix thoroughly;
- take the chicken out of the oven and turn it over so that it turns up breast;
- coat all its surface with the resulting ginger marinade;
- put the chicken back in the oven for 1 hour;
- during baking, the chicken must be watered periodically and as often as possible with juice from the mold.
Ready holiday chicken for the New Year 2018 should be with a beautiful tanned crust. Serve this dish can be entirely on the form. Separating the pieces for servings, you need to remember to put baked orange on a plate and pour all the marinade from the pan. The smell of ginger and citrus will make the atmosphere new year and fabulous!
"Beer" rabbit
Ingredients for making rabbit:
- rabbit carcass - 1 piece;
- dark beer - 500 ml;
- prunes - 200-210 g;
- onion small size - 2 pieces;
- mustard - 1 tablespoon;
- thyme - 1 small stem;
- bay leaf - 1-2 leaves;
- butter - 60 g;
- salt - to taste;
- ground black pepper - to taste;
Cooking time - 1 hour 30 minutes.
Calories 100 g - 316 kcal.
Cooking method:
- a small rabbit carcass should be cut into several pieces;
- fry rabbit in vegetable oil with salt and pepper until golden brown and shift to a plate;
- on the same oil you need to fry the onion, chopped into small slices;
- pour onion dark beer;
- add thyme, mustard, prune and bay leaf;
- 15 minutes simmer on low heat;
- put the rabbit meat in the pan again, cover tightly and simmer on very low heat for 40 minutes to 1 hour.
This dish is really festive. It has an unforgettable flavor. The rabbit is very juicy and with a rich taste. Serve "beer" rabbit can be with boiled potatoes.
Appetizing steak with mint notes for New Year's table 2018
Ingredients:
- beef (fillet) - 700-800 g;
- onion - 1 small head;
- tomatoes - 3 medium sized pieces;
- butter - 25 g;
- fresh mint - 1 bunch;
- salt (preferably sea) - to taste;
- black pepper - to taste;
- rind of one small lemon or to taste;
- olive oil - to taste;
- balsamic vinegar - to taste;
- garlic - 2 cloves.
Cooking time - 60 minutes.
Calories 100 grams - 308 kcal.
Cooking method:
- Beef sirloin slices should be cut into small steaks. Their width should be about 3-4 cm;
- cut meat should be thoroughly rubbed with salt and ground black pepper;
- put mint leaves in a bowl and add 2 teaspoons of good olive oil to them;
- there also put pieces of meat and mix everything with your hands;
- leave the beef to marinate for about 20-30 minutes;
- for cooking it is better to use a large frying pan, on which it is necessary to put butter and olive oil, and then to heat it;
- onion should be cut very finely and fry in a skillet until golden golden color;
- chop the fragrant garlic and add to the pan with onions, continue to fry for about 2 minutes;
- Tomatoes must be cut into thin semicircles, add to onions and garlic, mix gently without disturbing the integrity of the tomatoes and stew for 5 minutes;
- after stewing the contents of the pan, salt and pepper to taste, close tightly with a lid, remove from heat and set aside;
- for cooking meat, it is better to take a skillet with a thick bottom or a grill, heat it over a high heat;
- Beef steaks fry without oil on both sides until a beautiful and appetizing crust appears;
- most importantly, the meat inside is not fully roasted;
- further, you need to heat the oven to 180 degrees;
- meat, if necessary, should be shifted to suitable for roasting dishes;
- steaks should be salted, sprinkled with balsamic vinegar, sprinkled with lemon zest, smeared with 1 teaspoon of olive oil;
- bake in the oven for about 7-10 minutes;
- get the baked meat out of the oven and let it rest for about 5 minutes on a cutting board;
- the sharpest knife is necessary to cut the steaks into slices ranging in size from 1 to 1.5 cm.
Option serving dishes may be so. Put a few (6-7) pieces of meat on a beautiful plate. Near a small slide to put the frying. You can decorate the finished dish on a plate with a sprig of mint.
This option of cooking meat will definitely please your guests at the New Year's table on the festive night of 2018.
Christmas snack "Julien with bun"
Ingredients for dishes:
- chicken fillet - 500 g;
- flour - 1 tablespoon;
- onion turnips - 2 medium heads;
- vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons;
- wheat flour - 1 tablespoon with a hill;
- cheese - 150 g;
- sour cream - 300 ml;
- small buns - 8 pieces.
Cooking time: - 40-45 minutes.
Caloric content of 100 g - 205 kcal.
Julien preparation method:
- Wash, dry and cut a thin portion of chicken breast and cut into thin neat slices;
- put a finely chopped onion-turnip on a heated pan with vegetable oil and fry until golden;
- add chicken fillet and all together you need to fry for about 15 minutes;
- fried onions and chicken salt and mix with flour;
- then gently pour in methane and again mix everything thoroughly and remove the pan from the heat;
- in small buns, you need to cut off the top and remove the crumb;
- fill the buns with a little cold julienne;
- large cheese to rub and sprinkle with buns with julienne;
- spread buns on a baking sheet and put in a heated oven of any kind (200 degrees);
- The appetizer should be baked until the cheese is melted. Usually, it takes only 6 to 10 minutes.
The finished snack can be sprinkled with parsley, dill, cilantro, etc. for beauty and a more savory taste. Such an uncomplicated snack diverges with a bang!
Festive table setting in the New Year
Good appetite depends on the appearance of dishes and beautiful table setting. To decorate the table for the New Year is usually used:
- glasses, glasses, wine glasses for drinks;
- napkins;
- tablecloths;
- runners and naperon (cloth strips laid out over the tablecloth);
- plates;
- spoons, forks, knives;
- various accessories and decorations.
To get started is to decide on the color. The upcoming 2018 is the year of the Yellow Dog, therefore the predominant shade may be exactly yellow in its most varied variations:
- citric;
- canary;
- buttercup;
- bright and poisonous;
- and even mustard.
Best of all yellow color is combined with white, black, green, brown, gray, blue. The companion color should be present in the design of the holiday table, as the monotony does not always look beautiful and stylish. And sometimes even very boring.
So, for example, you can choose napkins of two contrasting colors and beautifully fold them on or near the plate. In the year of the dog it will be original to make napkins of a figurine in the form of a puppy's head in the Oriental origami technique.
The shade of yellow can find its place in the chosen dish - plates, glasses, salad bowls, etc.
Actually on New Year's Eve at the table use candles. If you fear for fire safety in the house, you can find in the souvenir shops and shops various luminous figures in the form, for example, of the same dogs and candles.
Some, they can move to tears of joy and happiness. And you can bake classic cookies with predictions.
I wish very much that the New Year of 2018 would bring to every person on earth a piece of peace in the family, peace and prosperity in a wide variety of activities and undertakings! May every home be happy!
Another recipe for a tasty and simple New Year's dish can be found in the following video.
