Every year, closer to the holidays, the same throwing begins - and what to do on the festive table. I would like to surprise the guests, and not spend a couple of days of life in the kitchen. We share 20 recipes for what to cook for the New Year 2021 tasty and inexpensive!
1. Baked chicken with herbs and lemon
Take a whole bird - and you will definitely not regret it!
You will need: 1 chicken, 10 stems of thyme, 2 lemons, 50 g butter, 500 g potatoes.
Preparation: Peel and cut the potatoes into large chunks and place them in a greased dish. Pick off the leaves from the thyme sprigs and sprinkle on the potatoes. Mix the rest of the leaves with the spices and the zest of one lemon, and fill the pockets with this under the skin of the chicken.
Put the second lemon inside, wipe the chicken with paper towels, rub with butter. Rub it again with spices, put it on potatoes and put it in the oven for 70-80 minutes at 180 degrees.
2. Salmon appetizer with ginger
A simple, but very beautiful and delicious snack for the New Year's table.
You will need: 500 g salmon fillet, 2 green onion feathers, 1 piece of ginger root, 1 lime, 2 tbsp. soy sauce, 1 bunch of chives, 1 tbsp. fish sauce, 1 tbsp. sesame oil.
Preparation: Grate lime zest, squeeze the juice from half of it, add grated ginger to it. Finely chop both onions, mix with lime, fish and soy sauce and sesame oil. Add finely chopped salmon to this and mix.
3. New Year's chocolate chip cookies
Fast biscuits that even those who don't know how to bake can handle.
You will need: 130 g butter, 130 g brown sugar, 2 yolks, 1 tbsp. cocoa, 1 tsp. cinnamon, 180 g flour, icing sugar.
Preparation: Beat soft heated butter with a mixer with sugar until fluffy. Mix dry ingredients separately and combine both mixtures until smooth. Leave the dough in the refrigerator for 15 minutes, roll out thinly, cut into cookies and bake for 10 minutes at 180 degrees.
4. Chicken pate with armagnac
Festive pate with spicy notes will be a delicious New Year's snack.
You will need: 450 g of chicken liver, 200 g of butter, 50 ml of cream from 30%, 1 tbsp. armagnac, coarse salt, black pepper, dried cranberries, toast.
Preparation: Fry the liver in a small piece of butter until the center remains pink. Grind it in a blender with the rest of the butter and cream. Add salt, pepper and Armagnac, arrange in shapes, cover with plastic wrap and cool. Garnish the pate with dried cranberries when serving.
5. Jellied beef
Delicious aspic - the crown dish of the New Year's table.
You will need: 900 g of veal, 1.6 l of broth, 50 g of carrots, 100 g of onion, 5 g of dill and parsley, 2 cloves of garlic, 30 g of gelatin.
Preparation: Crush the garlic, chop the carrots into large chunks and chop the onions into quarters. Pour the washed meat with broth, add vegetables, bring to a boil and simmer for 2 hours. Add bay leaf and peppercorns, boil for another half hour.
Put the vegetables and meat out of the pan, add garlic and pre-diluted gelatin to the broth. Divide the chopped meat, herbs and, if desired, carrots into forms, add broth and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
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6. Turkey roll with sun-dried tomatoes
A simple and beautiful New Year dish for those who are worried about their figure.
You will need: 800 g turkey fillet, 50 g sun-dried tomatoes, 120 g bacon, a pinch of thyme, 15 ml olive oil, 10 g basil leaves, 50 g butter.
Preparation: Chop sun-dried tomatoes and basil separately. Cut the fillets, spread thinner, beat, pepper and salt. Layer the bacon, tomatoes, thyme and basil in layers, drizzle with olive oil, spread the butter slices and roll. Tie it with a string and bake at 180 degrees for 40 minutes.
7. New Year's meringue
It is easy to make beautiful Christmas trees from meringues, which can be decorated with sprinkles or pastry beads.
You will need: 4 egg whites, 300 g sugar, 5 tsp. matcha tea.
Preparation: Put the proteins and sugar in a water bath and, stirring, heat until the sugar dissolves. At high speed beat with a mixer until firm peaks and add match. Put the proteins in a pastry bag, shape the Christmas trees and sushi for about 1.5-2 hours at 100-110 degrees.
8. New Year's pork in sour cream
An affordable recipe on how to bake aromatic pork in sour cream for the New Year's table.
You will need: 1 kg of pork, 1 glass of sour cream, 3 cloves of garlic, cheese, white pepper, salt.
Preparation: Cut the pork into 1.5 cm thick slices. Combine sour cream, spices, crushed garlic and grated cheese, coat each piece and fold them tightly together. Spread the pork on top, wrap in foil and bake for 100-130 minutes at 200 degrees.
9. Stewed turkey fillet with vegetables
You can take the chicken, but the turkey is juicier.
You will need: 500 g turkey, 2 onions, 2 tomatoes, 1 bell pepper, 1 turnip, 1 squash.
Preparation: Place the chopped fillets in a cast iron pan with a little oil and simmer for 10 minutes under the lid. Cut the vegetables, add them to the meat, stir and carcass until tender.
10. New Year's salad "Herringbone"
Garnish with pomegranate or berries on top.
You will need: 200 g smoked chicken fillet, 200 g mushrooms, 4 eggs, 2 tbsp. milk, 50 g prunes, 30 g walnuts, 2 cloves of garlic, 300 g cucumbers, 100 g mayonnaise, a pinch of salt.
Preparation: Beat eggs with milk and fry two omelets, cool and cut. Fry the chopped mushrooms and place on a paper towel to remove excess fat. Chop the smoked fillets, prunes and nuts, mix all the ingredients and season with mayonnaise and crushed garlic. Lay out the salad in a herringbone shape and make needles from the cucumber triangles.
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11. New Year's tangerines in spicy syrup
Spicy tangerines can be eaten on their own, served with ice cream or other desserts.
You will need: 8 tangerines, 300 ml of water, 150 g of sugar, 1 tsp. saffron, 2 star anise stars, 2 cinnamon sticks.
Preparation: Bring water and sugar to a boil and boil for 5 minutes. Add all the spices and continue cooking until the syrup turns golden and thickens. Soak peeled tangerines in it and leave there, at least until they cool completely.
12. Salad with squid and vegetables
A bright layered salad that's easy to make for the New Year!
You will need: 2 squid, 1 cucumber, lettuce, 1 red onion, 10 cherry tomatoes, 2 eggs, 1 tbsp. 9% vinegar, 1 tsp sugar, 250 ml yogurt, 0.5 tsp. mustard, salt and pepper.
Preparation: Boil the squid for 2 minutes and cut into cubes. Boil the eggs and separately chop the whites and yolks, cut the cucumber into cubes, and cut the tomatoes into rings. Marinate half rings of onion in cold water with vinegar and sugar for half an hour.
Mix yogurt with mustard and spices. Layer lettuce, onion, dressing, protein, dressing, squid, cucumber, dressing, tomatoes, dressing, grated yolk.
13. New Year's salad with pork
This hearty and quick salad will brighten any New Year's table!
You will need: 200 g pork, 1 can of pickled champignons, 2 pickled cucumbers, 150 g of Korean carrots, 4 Chinese cabbage leaves, 4 tbsp. mayonnaise, 3 tbsp. olive oil.
Preparation: Boil the pork, cut it into small pieces and fry in olive oil. Chop mushrooms, cucumbers and Chinese cabbage, mix all the ingredients and season with mayonnaise.
14. New Year's salad with pear and pine nuts
And also with two types of meat - for every taste!
You will need: 300 g of beef, 200 g of chicken, 150 g of cucumbers, 20 g of green onions, 1 bell pepper, 1 pear, 2 tsp. pine nuts, 3 tablespoons olive oil, 2 tsp. soy sauce, 1 tsp. granular mustard, 2 cloves of garlic, pepper.
Preparation: Chop green onions, pears, peppers and cucumbers into small strips or cubes. Also cut the boiled beef and chicken fillet.Combine olive oil with soy sauce, mustard, crushed garlic and spices, season salad and sprinkle with pine nuts.
15. Beetroot mousse "Herring under a fur coat"
A beautiful interpretation of the classic salad for the New Year.
You will need: 6 slices of black bread, 150 g of beets, 1 herring fillet, 6 tbsp. mayonnaise, a quarter of a lemon, 2 tsp. gelatin, 70 ml of water, spices.
Preparation: Boil or bake beets and grind them in a blender with mayonnaise and spices. Add lemon juice and diluted gelatin to the puree. Cut out circles from the bread, place the herring cubes on top and pour the beetroot mousse through the ring. Put it in the refrigerator until it solidifies.
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16. Cookies "Christmas cones"
An easy recipe for a beautiful holiday cookie, like an anthill.
You will need: 125 g butter, 1 egg, 4 tablespoons. sugar, 4 tablespoons of milk, 3 glasses of flour, 100 g of walnuts, 1 can of boiled condensed milk.
Preparation: Crush an egg with sugar, add milk and melted butter to them. Knead the elastic dough with flour, divide into 3 parts and freeze. Grate each part on a coarse grater on parchment and bake for 10 minutes at 160 degrees. Chop the dough and nuts, mix with condensed milk and form cones.
17. Swiss New Year's Salad
Beautiful meat salad with pickled cucumbers and pears.
You will need: 2 fresh cucumbers, 2 pickled cucumbers, juice of 1 lemon, 400 g of carbonade, 400 g of cervelat, 400 g of boiled-smoked ham, 4 pears, 5 tbsp. mayonnaise, herbs.
Preparation: Combine chopped herbs with mayonnaise and lemon juice. Peel all the ingredients and cut into thin strips, mix and season with mayonnaise and herbs.
18. New Year's fish salad
The more types of fish you take, the more interesting the taste will be.
You will need: 400 g smoked salmon, 1 smoked pink salmon, 300 g smoked oil fish, 100 g any caviar, 10 eggs, 2 large cucumbers, 2 small apples, 2 red onions, 100 ml wine vinegar, 2 tbsp. sugar, 1 tbsp. salt, 20 g chives, mayonnaise, lemon juice, salt, pepper.
Preparation: Cut the onion into cubes and marinate in a liter of water with vinegar, sugar and salt overnight. Cut the oily fish into cubes, drizzle with lemon juice and toss with the chives. Mix salmon cubes with apples, and pink salmon with egg and mayonnaise. Lay the salad in layers to your liking.
19. Spicy eggplant
This light and beautiful appetizer is especially good on skewers!
You will need: 4 eggplants, 6 cloves of garlic, 1 bunch of cilantro, zest of half a lemon, 50 ml of olive oil, 30 ml of balsamic, salt, pepper.
Preparation: Cut the eggplants into cubes, salt, leave for half an hour and rinse. Sprinkle the eggplant and garlic cloves with olive oil, place on parchment and bake until soft at 200 degrees. Grind the cilantro with 2 more garlic cloves and balsamic in a blender. Season the eggplant with this, sprinkle with pepper and zest, leave overnight and serve.
20. New Year's duck
We have already figured out how to cook chicken for the New Year, and now let's move on to the duck!
You will need: 1 duck, 3 oranges, 4 tangerines, 6 cloves of garlic, 1 head of garlic, 3 sprigs of rosemary, zest of 2 oranges, 250 ml of orange juice, 125 ml of chicken broth, olive oil, salt, pepper.
Preparation: Peel the duck and prick the skin on the breast and legs. Finely chop the leaves of half a sprig of rosemary, cloves of garlic and half of the zest, mix with salt and pepper. Rub the duck with this mixture, and put the cut orange and tangerine with a sprig of rosemary inside.
Mix the juice with the broth, add the remaining zest and garlic. Cut the rest of the citrus fruits and the head of garlic into thick rings, put in a mold and add the rosemary. Put the duck on top and pour the broth, put it in the oven and bake at 180 degrees for 2-2.5 hours, pouring juice every 15 minutes.