Recipes for the new year. What to cook for the New Year: the best recipes with photos. New Year's table setting basics
The fiery element of the two previous years will gradually be replaced by the power of an absolutely earthly sign - the Dog. Of course, it is necessary to draw up a festive menu taking into account the tastes of this animal, so that the coming year will please. What subtleties should be taken into account, what dishes to cook, as well as recipes for gourmet dishes for the New Year - all this below.
How to make a New Year's menu
New Year 2018 will allow you not to be particularly tormented by the choice of what to cook on the table. After all, the Dog is an omnivore. You can cook both fish and meat dishes. The Dog is not indifferent 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 a dessert on the table, and preferably several of its types. Put on the table also a vase with sweets in bright, rustling wrappers. You can make or order a cake in the idea of a dog face, as well as 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 can be decorated or decorated in a given style. For example, bake dog muzzle buns, lay out vegetables and biscuits in the same way.
And one more rule - the Dog does not like too fatty and heavy dishes. When compiling the menu for the New Year 2018, be guided by this.
Gourmet Recipes
Of course, an integral part of any festive feast is snacks. Let's start with their recipes. The dog is quite omnivorous, so the choice of products, in general, is unlimited.
Appetizing snacks
The most popular and simple snack is pita rolls. You can make them 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, everyone will like this appetizer!
Lavash roll with salted fish
| Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| any red slightly salted fish - | 500 g |
| pita - | 3 sheets |
| cottage cheese - | 200 grams |
| garlic - | 1 clove |
| roasted sesame - | 2 tablespoons |
| green onion - | 3 feathers |
| dill - | 1 bunch |
| eggs - | 3 pieces |
| salt - | taste |
| Time for preparing: 30 minutes | Calories per 100 grams: 235 kcal |
We start by boiling eggs. Fill them with cold salt water and put on fire. Boil for about 12 minutes, then place them in ice water for easy cleaning.
Cut the fish into small cubes. Mix it with cream 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 seems wrong to you, then slightly salt the mass.
We clean the eggs and finely chop. Add to stuffing. We begin to form a roll - put part of the filling on the first sheet and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
We put the second sheet in the same sequence. We complete our roll with the third sheet of pita bread and roll it tightly. Use film or foil. We put the snack in the refrigerator and keep it there for at least an hour.
You can easily change products. For example, cottage cheese - with cream or mayonnaise, red fish - for canned fish.
Julien in buns
A very simple and satisfying snack is 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 buns. We take out the crumb from the middle. From it it will be possible to make croutons for other salads or soup. Now we put the prepared buns in the oven preheated to 200 degrees for 5 minutes.
At this time, fry the onion in a pan, cut into small cubes. As soon as it becomes transparent, add mushrooms to it. It is best to cut them finely. Fry the mass until the excess liquid evaporates. Take the cream and stir in the flour. This must be done carefully so that no lumps remain. Now pour the mushroom mass with cream and bring to a boil. Salt and pepper to taste.
We take buns and put julienne in each. Sprinkle cheese on top and place in oven until cheese is melted.
Delicious salads with beautiful decoration
The dog is quite an omnivore. But still, she clearly prefers meat and fish to all other products. Today we offer 2 recipes for delicious salads that 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 lived - 200 grams;
- hard cheese - 130 grams;
- eggs - 4 pieces;
- vinegar - 4 tablespoons;
- sugar - 3 tablespoons;
- water - 4 tablespoons;
- red onion - a pair of small onions;
- mayonnaise - 100 grams; salt and black pepper to taste.
Time spent - 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, then the calorie content of the dish is about 190 kcal, which is very small.
Let's start by cooking the beef. To get tasty meat, you need to put it in boiling water. Add salt, black peppercorns, and bay leaf to it. Remove the foam, and then cook the meat for about 40 minutes. To speed up the process, 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.
Pour the eggs with water, put on the burner and cook after boiling for 12 minutes. Soak them in ice water for 20 minutes. At this time, pickle the onion.
Cut it into thin half rings. Mix water, sugar and vinegar. Pour the onion with this marinade and lightly knead with your hands. In half an hour it will be ready. Please note that the water must be cold!
We rub the eggs on a grater. Now we begin the assembly of the salad "Men's Dreams":
- We put the beef in the first layer and lightly grease with mayonnaise.
- We put the onion, slightly squeezed.
- Grease the grated eggs with sauce.
- Now sprinkle the finished salad with cheese.
Other ingredients can also be added to this salad - olives, green onions, corn or beans.
Salad "Pomegranate Bracelet"
An unusually beautiful dish, it will incredibly decorate the table for the New Year 2018! The salad is very hearty and tasty. We take the following products:
- potatoes - 3 small tubers;
- carrot - 1 piece;
- beets - 1 large;
- chicken leg large;
- walnut - 100 grams;
- pomegranate - 1 piece;
- eggs - 3 pieces;
- 1 large onion;
- frying oil;
- mayonnaise - 200 grams;
- garlic - 2 cloves;
- salt, black pepper to taste.
Time costs - 1 hour. Calorie content - 344 kcal per 100 grams.
We start the preparation of this dish with cooking products. These are potatoes, beets, carrots and eggs. Vegetables can be steamed, this will favorably affect the taste. Eggs after boiling are boiled for 12 minutes, after which we fill them with cold water. Leave potatoes, beets and carrots to cool, then peel and rub on a coarse grater.
Now let's take a look at the bow. We cut it into arbitrary cubes and fry in a pan with hot oil. The onion should take on a golden hue. Roast 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, so that it is easier to cut. Freshly cooked meat falls apart and is difficult to cut. Some use chicken fillet in the recipe.
Mix mayonnaise with chopped garlic. Next, the sauce is best placed in a bag, from which we will cut off a corner for making a mayonnaise mesh.
Let's start shaping the salad. To do this, put a glass or jar in the center of a large dish. Now we put the products in the following order:
- part of chicken meat plus a mesh of mayonnaise;
- potatoes plus mayonnaise and a little salt;
- part of the eggs plus mayonnaise;
- carrots plus mayonnaise;
- Walnut;
- leftover chicken plus mayonnaise;
- the remaining onion;
- beets with mayonnaise;
- pomegranate seeds;
Now carefully remove the jar or glass and add pomegranate seeds to the inside. Salad "Pomegranate Bracelet" is ready!
It is worth noting that many do not prepare such a salad because of the pomegranate. Meanwhile, it gives a special piquancy, and the bones are especially useful.
Hot dishes
As mentioned above, the Dog equally tenderly loves fish, meat and poultry. Therefore, in choosing a hot dish, you are practically unlimited. We offer New Year's recipes for several hot dishes that will take pride of place in the center of the table at the meeting of the New Year 2018.
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 grease 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 fairly large 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.
First you need to soak and remove the label. Pour beer into the bottle, add a little salt, crushed garlic and black pepper. Now we put the chicken on the bottle and put it in the oven.
Please note that it is not necessary to warm 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 preparation, even the driest part of it - the breast, will be juicy and tasty.
Carbonade "Surprise"
This gentle hot pork chop will appeal to all guests. By filling the meat will be juicy and not hard. We take the following products:
- pork chop - 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.
This dish will be served in batches. 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 1 cm thick steaks. Salt, pepper and leave to marinate for half an hour. Now we put a piece of meat in each foil plate, then a plate of champignons and a large onion ring.
Pour the cream so that they barely cover the meat. We put the meat in the oven for 30 minutes (temperature 200 degrees). Now add chopped olives to each container and sprinkle with cheese. Bake for another half hour.
You can replace the cream with sour cream or mayonnaise. A delicious dish is ready to serve on the New Year's table 2018.
Salmon in cream
For fish lovers - salmon.
This hot dish is very hard to mess up! In addition, we will prepare a 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 spent - 1 hour 25 minutes. Calorie content - 390 kcal per 100 grams.
So, salmon must be cut into steaks. You can also buy fillets. Fill the fish with cream, add finely chopped dill and salt. Let marinate for about 30 minutes.
Cut potatoes into large chunks. Throw them into boiling salted water. Boil potatoes for 6 minutes until half cooked.
We put the fish in a deep form and drain the rest of the creamy dressing. We put the potatoes there and send the dish to the oven, heated to 190 degrees. The fish will cook very quickly, in just half an hour. Since the potatoes are also almost ready, it will not 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, according to this recipe, you can cook not only red fish, but also white, for example, cod. In the New Year 2018, all these options will be appropriate.
Desserts on the festive table in the New Year 2018
All dogs have a terrible sweet tooth. So let's spoil the symbol of 2018 with dessert! Since you don’t want to cook very complicated dishes on the eve of the holiday, we offer this simple option:
Cake Potato
- anniversary cookies - 1 kg;
- peeled 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 dipping.
Time costs - 2 hours. Calorie content - 450 kcal per 100 grams.
The recipe for this dessert is very simple. All ingredients are simply passed through a meat grinder or chopped in a blender. Add condensed milk and mix thoroughly. Now we sculpt small cakes from this mass, roll in chips and let it 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 spent - 1 hour 30 minutes. Calorie content - 345 kcal per 100 grams.
Preparing this cake for the New Year is quite simple. A food processor will greatly facilitate the task.
Put 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 pain. It is best to add it in small portions, mixing the dough each time. As soon as all the flour is mixed, put a teaspoon of soda.
Cream is better to prepare in advance. It's simple - using a mixer, beat sour cream with two types of sugar. After the mass is well mixed, put the cream in the refrigerator.
We start baking cakes. To do this, divide the dough into 3 parts. You can make 2 chocolate cakes, or one. You can do without cocoa, but it will be tastier. So, we mix cocoa in one part.
We take a baking dish (preferably detachable), cover it with parchment and pour out the dough. The oven must be preheated to 200 degrees. Let the cakes bake for about half an hour. The exact time depends on the oven. We check the 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 a cake - we generously coat each cake with cream and put the next one. You can use nuts, fruits, jam and other fillers. From above, the cake is decorated with grated chocolate, the same fruits, nuts, or mastic.
What can you drink on the magical night of the meeting of the Year of the Dog
What holiday table is complete without your favorite drinks? It doesn't matter if they are alcoholic or not. The upcoming 2018 year of the Dog does not give any restrictions on the choice of drinks.
You can choose whiskey, vodka, cognac, wine or champagne. However, do not forget that each drink needs its own, special glass! For lovers of experiments, 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. We cut pineapples into small cubes, peaches into half rings. Pour cold wine over fruits. If sweetness is not enough for you, add some 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. We cut the lemon into thin slices, add sugar so that it starts the juice. Grate the ginger and put it into the water. Let it cool down a bit and pour lemon and sugar with liquid. The drink is especially tasty after a couple of hours. In addition, it can be drunk hot.
strawberry liqueur
- vodka - 750 ml;
- package of frozen strawberries - 300 grams;
- sugar - 150 grams;
- lemon or lime juice - 1 tablespoon.
Sprinkle strawberries with sugar and let thaw completely. Add lime juice or lemon juice. Puree the resulting mixture with a blender. Pour puree with vodka, shake thoroughly and put in a dark place for a couple of days.
The liqueur can be strained as desired. It should be consumed in moderation, like any other drink. By the way, this recipe is great for desserts. For example, you can pour liquor 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 are in your freezer.
The amount of sugar in this case is best adjusted to taste. For example, when using cranberries, you may need more.
Mulled wine
- red dry 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 in nature. Preparing a drink is as easy as shelling pears - put spices and sugar in a saucepan.
Remove the zest from the lemon with a grater. Put it with the rest of the ingredients. Pour in the wine mixture and bring to a boil. Hot mulled wine is ready!
So, the New Year's menu for 2018 has been drawn up, the recipes have been selected, the dishes have been prepared. One more question remains - how to beautifully decorate the room and the table itself?
Since the Dog is an earthy, calm sign, he is very fond of tones such as beige, sand, brown, and deep golden, green, as well as orange and deep dark red.
You can add a few details of the 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, it would be useful to pay attention to natural materials. For example, a tablecloth can be taken from cotton or linen, the same goes for napkins.
By the way, for table decoration it is best to take two tablecloths of different widths. We lay the main one on the table, as usual. Suitable beige or soft sand tones. 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 zone for dishes. This design looks very impressive.
We hope that you, your guests and also the patron of the year will like our dishes. Try to meet the New Year 2018 noisy and fun, like the Dog loves. Happy and merry holidays to you!
On the eve of the new year, I want to think through everything to the smallest detail. Of course, first of all, you need to do a general cleaning in the house, remove all dust, dirt and clean out all the accumulated rubbish. After that, you need to dress up the Christmas tree and decorate all the rooms.
And only then you can proceed to compiling the menu for the New Year 2018. The New Year's table is the most responsible and at the same time difficult task. After all, it is important that the treats turn out not only elegant, but also very tasty.
How to make a holiday menu
Before you start preparing dishes for the festive table, it is worth developing a New Year's menu, according to which all treats will be prepared. New Year 2018 is the year of the Yellow Earth Dog. Therefore, first of all, it is worth paying attention to food that this particular animal will like.
What food should be on the table
New Year's table should be festive, hearty, plentiful. It should consist of treats that are easy to prepare and decorate. But the main place on the table must be occupied by meat.
The meat should be cooked in different versions and be present in a variety of dishes, snacks:
- in salads, cuts, snacks;
- hot or cold;
- in aspic and aspic;
- chopped, portioned, whole carcass (chicken, for example).
The ideal option would be several varieties of meat - beef, lamb, chicken. Do not get carried away with pork meat, because the dog can not be fatty.
The main dish should not be heavily decorated. It can be served with a small amount of side dish - baked vegetables, potatoes, rice. It is also allowed to serve without a side dish. But when laying out slices, it is worth showing imagination and culinary skills.
Other meat-free treats
In addition to meat treats, you can put vegetable dishes on the table. This is especially true for those who follow a healthy diet. In addition, these treats are suitable for ardent vegetarians.
Dishes of fresh vegetables will ideally complement the festive table - cabbage salads with carrots, fresh cucumbers, tomatoes seasoned with vegetable oil and a few drops of lemon juice. You can add some nuts and cheese to vegetable snacks.
Do not forget about sweet treats for the New Year 2018. Some dogs are not averse to eating desserts, sweets, fruits, chocolate.
You can cook various delicacies and pastries:
- baking with cottage cheese;
- cakes with fruit and whipped cream;
- cheesecakes with berries and sour cream;
- berry smoothies;
- jelly with pieces of fruit;
- New Year's cookies;
- various cakes with cream.
The best recipes for the New Year 2018
Rabbit with potatoes in the oven
What ingredients are required:
- rabbit for 2-2.5 kg;
- kilogram of potatoes;
- 200 grams of onion;
- carrot root - 1 piece;
- 80 grams of mayonnaise;
- vegetable oil;
- a couple of pinches of salt;
- a little ground black pepper;
- a couple of sprigs of greenery.
Cooking time - 2.5 hours.
Calorie content - 220 kcal.
How to prepare a festive dish:
New Year's duck baked with tangerines and kiwi
For cooking, you will need the following components:
- duck carcass weighing 1.5-2 kilograms;
- 10 tangerines;
- three kiwis;
- 80 ml soy sauce;
- honey - 1 tsp;
- several branches of dill, parsley for decoration;
- some salt;
- a couple of pinches of ground black pepper.
Cooking time - 3 hours.
Calorie content - 330 kcal.
What the cooking process will look like:
Meat rolls with mushroom sauce
Components required for cooking:
- beef pulp - 1 kilogram;
- kilogram of white mushrooms;
- a jar of green peas;
- onion head;
- flour - 30 grams;
- vegetable oil;
- salt to your taste;
- a few pinches of ground black pepper.
Cooking time - 1.5-2 hours.
Calorie content - 250 kcal.
Preparation procedure:
Salmon with white sauce
We will prepare this fish for the New Year 2018 from the following products:
- salmon in the form of steaks - 6 pieces;
- ½ cup cream;
- a glass of natural white yogurt;
- 1 large spoon of spices for fish;
- 300 grams of assorted vegetables - peas, broccoli, carrots;
- lemon - ¼ part;
- olive oil.
Cooking time - 1.5 hours.
Calorie content - 180 kcal.
Let's start cooking:
Snack "Yolochki"
What will be needed for bright appetizing Christmas trees:
- 250 grams of curd cheese;
- 1 lavash;
- 2 pieces of sweet red pepper;
- a few lettuce leaves;
- ¼ of a glass of chopped olives and a few pieces for decoration;
- ¼ cup chopped basil
- 60 grams of parmesan cheese.
Cooking time is two hours.
Calorie content - 120 kcal.
The procedure for preparing snacks for the festive table for the New Year:
- 5 slices of rye bread;
- 130 grams of butter;
- 130 grams of cheese;
- garlic - 2 teeth;
- cilantro and parsley - 5-6 branches;
- a pinch of ground red pepper.
Calorie content - 120 kcal.
How the procedure for making cheese balls looks like, which the symbol of 2018 - the Yellow Dog will really like:
Rolls of ham, cheese, garlic
What ingredients will be needed:
- ham - 270 grams;
- hard cheese product - 180 grams;
- garlic - 3 teeth;
- some mayonnaise;
- parsley - 7 branches.
Cooking time - 40 minutes.
Calorie content - 175 kcal.
The whole cooking process will be as follows:
Gorgeous salad "Rose"
What products will we cook from:
- champignons - 250 grams;
- canned corn - 250 grams;
- 2 onion heads;
- two potatoes;
- 300 grams of smoked chicken meat;
- potato chips - 1 pack;
- mayonnaise;
- vegetable oil;
- salt to your taste.
Cooking time - 1.5 hours.
Calorie content - 185 kcal.
How to cook:
New Year's Salad "Fireworks"
What will we do:
- four chicken eggs;
- sweet pepper - 3 pieces of different colors;
- ham - 200 grams;
- 200 grams of onion;
- tomatoes - 2 pieces;
- mayonnaise.
Cooking time - 1 hour.
Calorie content - 165 kcal.
How will we do:
Dessert "Cracker"
For dessert, you will need the following ingredients:
- a glass of low-fat kefir;
- 2 large spoons of vegetable oil;
- one egg;
- 100 grams of flour;
- 1 large spoon of granulated sugar;
- 500 grams of cottage cheese;
- 2 oranges;
- ½ cup sour cream;
- 200 grams of strawberries;
- 2 kiwi.
Cooking time - 1 hour.
Calorie content - 195 kcal.
Let's start cooking:
Chocolate meringue
Cooking Ingredients:
- 1 spoon of corn starch;
- 120 grams of dark chocolate;
- 3 eggs;
- ¾ cup granulated sugar;
- 3 large spoons of cocoa powder.
Cooking time - 1 hour.
Calorie content - 185 kcal.
Let's start cooking:
Recipes for drinks that will perfectly complement the New Year's menu 2018
First of all, be sure to buy champagne. This drink is a symbol of the New Year, not one New Year's celebration is complete without a festive cotton cork. It is better to buy high-quality champagne, let it be expensive, but it will be tasty and sparkling.
In addition to champagne, the following drink options can be on the table:
- Wine;
- cocktails;
- Liquor;
- Cognac;
- Vodka;
- Whiskey;
- Mineral water.
You can also make your own various cocktails for the New Year 2018.
Cocktail with vodka "Citrus Boom"
What components are required:
- vodka - 40 ml;
- orange liqueur - 15 ml;
- orange - 2 pieces;
- ½ lemon;
- a couple of ice cubes;
- a few sprigs of rosemary.
Cooking time - 20 minutes.
Calorie content - 85 kcal.
How to do:
Make-a-Wish Champagne Cocktail
What components are required:
- grapefruit juice - 300 ml;
- grapefruit - 1 piece;
- champagne;
- some raspberries for garnish.
Cooking time - 15 minutes.
Calorie content - 90 kcal.
How to make a cocktail for the New Year's table 2018:
- On a grater we wipe the grapefruit zest;
- Pour 75 ml of grapefruit juice into the bottom of a cocktail glass;
- Top up with champagne;
- Sprinkle everything with zest shavings and add raspberries on a skewer.
Table setting for the New Year 2018
After everything is cooked, it is important to properly serve the New Year's table. In order for the table to shine with festive decoration, you should use some tips for decorating it:
- To get started, cover it with an elegant tablecloth. It would be nice if she has drawings in the New Year's style;
- Place a hot dish in the center. It can be baked meat with vegetables or fish with sauce;
- On the sides we set salads. Salads can be different, the main thing is that they shine with multi-colored colors. Therefore, when decorating salads, use vegetables - sweet peppers of different colors, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, herbs;
- Don't forget the snack. By the way, this treat will have to go with strong drinks and cocktails;
- Make cuts from sausage, cheese, ham, lard;
- Be sure to install fruits. It can be apples, oranges, pineapples, bananas, tangerines, kiwi, pears.
The festive menu for the New Year 2018 is the main part of the whole holiday. The table should be bright, rich and beautiful. Try to make as many appetizers and salads as possible. After all, they are the main dishes.
Also, do not save on hot. Be sure to make the main dish of meat or fish. Everyone should be full and happy! Happy New Year, friends!
In the next video, there are some interesting ideas on how to beautifully and unusually decorate the New Year's Olivier salad that we are used to.
The upcoming 2018 year of the Yellow Dog promises a calm and peaceful life, as well as a lot of success for those who are ready to work hard. And in order to celebrate such a year with dignity, you need to take care of the right holiday menu.
What dishes and drinks can rightfully decorate the New Year's table
The dog does not like excessive brightness and idleness. This being is rational. And she will appreciate the appearance on the New Year's table of the same rational dishes:
- satisfying;
- delicious;
- containing meat and vegetables.
And as drinks it is best to choose wine and ordinary tea or coffee. However, the Dog cannot be called picky, so you can cook any dish and drink.
Guests can enjoy barbecue, fried steaks with berry sauces and other meat delicacies. For the children's menu, steamed or stewed dishes in the oven are suitable.
For a festive dessert, you can use berry salads or pastries with chocolate and nuts.
What foods will especially like the Yellow Dog
Like any predator, the Dog will especially appreciate the meat. Therefore, meat dishes on the New Year's table 2018 should be a must. But people who do not eat pork or beef can supplement the festive menu with poultry and fish dishes.
Since the coming year is the year of the Yellow or Earth Dog, care can be taken to include yellow and brown vegetables, such as peppers and potatoes, on the festive menu. Mushrooms and nuts, as products growing on the ground, can also be on the New Year's menu.
Particular attention should be paid to bread. This hearty product can also be part of the treat on the festive table. To do this, you can cook bread with spices or garlic.
What to cook for the New Year 2018: recipes
The menu on the festive table in 2018 can be very diverse.
Salad for children "Cheerful Puppy"
You can please children on New Year's Eve by arranging a table for them with special treats. As a snack, children can be offered a salad decorated in the form of a funny dog.
Cooking method:
- Vegetables need to be boiled in a peel, peeled, doused with cold water, and then finely cut into cubes;
- Eggs need to be hard-boiled, peeled, the proteins separated from the yolks and the yolks crumbled into a salad;
- Add corn or peas, finely chopped greens to the mass. Mix all this and add mayonnaise, salt and pepper to taste;
- From the finished salad, you need to form a sleeping dog on a baking sheet;
- Egg whites and boiled sausage should be grated on a coarse grater. You need to rub into different cups so that these ingredients do not mix ahead of time;
- With grated squirrels and sausage, you need to decorate the skin of the dog so that you get a “puppy” of spotty coloring;
- Olives can be used as an eye and nose for a dog. And the tongue can be made from a piece of sausage.
This unusual salad will appeal to children not only for its appearance, but also for its taste.
"Bunch of grapes"
You can please guests with a festive treat if you offer them a salad with the poetic name "Bunch of Grapes". This meat dish will be a wonderful decoration for the New Year's table in 2018.
Have to take:
- ham - 300 g;
- hard cheese - 200 g;
- chicken eggs - 3 pcs;
- rye crackers - 80-100 g;
- grapes (any variety without seeds) - 200-300 g;
- salt, pepper and mayonnaise - to taste.
Cooking time - 24-30 minutes.
Calorie content in 100 g - 148-165 kcal.
How to cook:
Instead of grapes, you can use olives or black olives. If desired, the number of ingredients can be increased and spread the salad in layers, rather than mixing them.
Braised duck in prunes
What delicious hot dish can be served for the New Year 2018 and at the same time surprise all the guests? Of course, duck stewed according to an old recipe in prune sauce.
What is needed for this:
- duck of medium size - 1 pc;
- onions - 1-2 pcs;
- carrots - 2 pcs;
- prunes - 1 glass;
- cognac, port wine or dry sherry - 100 ml;
- vegetable oil for frying;
- salt, sugar and pepper to taste;
- water for stewing and boiling.
Cooking time - 1-2 hours.
Calorie content in 100 g - 243 kcal.
How to cook delicious duck?
- The cleaned duck carcass is cut into small pieces and fried in a pan until golden brown. In order for the duck to be juicier, it is better to fry it under a closed lid;
- After that, the pieces of duck are transferred to a cast-iron pan or any other pan with thick walls;
- Carrots are rubbed on a coarse grater, and onions are cut into small cubes. Vegetables are fried separately in vegetable oil, while first the onions are breaded until golden brown, then carrots are added to it and they are fried together over medium heat until the carrots soften;
- After that, the fried vegetables are added to the duck and everything is poured with boiled hot water. The water should be level with the duck. Then all this is left to stew over low heat under a closed lid;
- At this time, the prunes are washed and boiled until soft. Then the water is drained;
- When the duck is cooked, the broth is poured from it into a blender, prunes are added there and mashed. Then the puree is rubbed through a sieve and added to the duck. If the sauce is not enough, then it is diluted with hot water;
- A little sugar, salt, pepper and alcohol are added to an almost ready dish. Then stew for another 5-10 minutes.
The cooked duck is served hot. As a side dish, boiled potatoes, pasta or rice are used for it.
If desired, the duck can be replaced with a large chicken. Such a dish will be less spicy, but also very tasty and satisfying.
Meatloaf "Refined"
This dish is perfect as a main delicacy in the form of cold cuts on the New Year's table 2018.
To prepare the dish you will need:
- pork - 2 kg;
- ham - 300 g;
- chicken egg - 2 pcs;
- pickled cucumber - 1 pc;
- pear - 1 pc;
- walnuts - 1 cup;
- white wine for marinade;
- vegetable oil for coating the roll;
- spices and salt to taste.
Roll preparation time - 4 hours plus cooling time.
Calorie content in 100 g - 150-204 kcal.
Cooking roll "Exquisite":
- Pork should be washed, dried and marinated in a whole piece in wine, spices and salt for at least 2 hours;
- After that, the pork must be cut with a “book”;
- Walnuts should be peeled and fried in a dry frying pan for 10 minutes;
- After that, half the nuts need to be crushed and mixed with a raw egg. Then you need to add whole nuts, finely chopped pieces of pear and cucumber to the mixture;
- A layer of thinly sliced ham should be laid on top of the meat, then an egg mixture with nuts, pear and cucumber should be laid on top of it;
- All this needs to be salted and peppered. Then - twist into a tight roll and tie with culinary thread;
- The resulting roll should be greased on all sides with vegetable oil and wrapped in a plastic bag. Leave it for 15-20 minutes until the oil is absorbed;
- After that, the roll must be baked for 1 hour in the oven, heated to 180 degrees. Before you put the roll in the oven, the bag must be removed from it.
To make the resulting dish as juicy as possible, when frying it should be watered with the juice that stands out from it.
Jellied carp
Those who want to please themselves with fish dishes on New Year's Eve can cook aspic from carp or any other desired fish.
What to take:
- fresh or frozen carp - 1 piece (about 3-5 kg);
- dried white mushrooms - 50-100 g;
- gelatin for aspic - 30 g;
- onions - 1 pc;
- carrots - 1 pc;
- bell pepper - 1 pc;
- salt, pepper and bay leaf - to taste;
- fresh herbs - optional.
Cooking time for jellied carp is 8-10 hours.
Calorie content in 100 g - 112 kcal.
Cooking steps:
- If necessary, the fish must be thawed, then washed and cleaned of scales and entrails;
- Then the skin and fillet must be separated from the bones;
- The head of the fish and bones should be poured with cold water. There you need to add peeled vegetables. Then all this must be salted and peppered and put to boil;
- Carrots and peppers will cook earlier than other foods. As they cook, these vegetables must be carefully pulled out with a spoon or slotted spoon;
- Mushrooms should be soaked for at least 1 hour. During this time, the water must be changed several times. After an hour, the mushrooms must be boiled in fresh water;
- Strain the fish broth from the bones and pour it over the prepared fillet. Boil the fillet in the broth over low heat for half an hour;
- The finished fillet must be cooled and cut into pieces. Then spread out in a form, add boiled mushrooms and beautifully chopped boiled vegetables and herbs to it to taste;
- Gelatin must be diluted in accordance with the instructions on the package. Add spices and pour the fish with the resulting gelatin solution;
- After that, the fish must be removed in the cold. Preferably overnight.
Optionally, olives, cherry tomatoes and green peas can be poured along with the fish. Serve the fish to the table after the gelatin hardens.
Chocolate pistachio cake
To treat family and invited friends on New Year's Eve 2018 with a delicious holiday dessert and please everyone at the same time, you need to make a chocolate pistachio cake. This delicate dessert will be appreciated by both adults and children. It goes well with any drink and will be a great addition to both hot tea and cold wine.
Cake Ingredients:
- chicken eggs - 3-4 pcs;
- wheat flour - 60 g;
- butter - 60 g;
- dark chocolate - 60 g;
- granulated sugar - 70 g;
- powdered sugar - 30 g.
Chocolate Cream Ingredients:
- cream 33% fat - 250 ml;
- milk chocolate - 60 g;
- chocolate-nut paste or Nutella - 50 g;
- granulated sugar - 50 g;
- vanilla sugar - 15 g;
- gelatin - 8 g.
Pistachio Cream Ingredients:
- pistachio paste or ground pistachios - 30 g;
- cream 33% fat - 140 ml;
- milk - 100 ml;
- chicken yolk - 1 pc;
- marzipan - 30 g;
- cognac - 10 ml;
- granulated sugar - 20 g;
- gelatin - 6 g.
Impregnation Ingredients:
- raspberry syrup - 50 ml;
- cognac - 18 ml.
- frosting ingredients:
- cream 33% fat - 65 ml;
- honey - 100 ml;
- water - 50 ml;
- granulated sugar - 100 g;
- dark chocolate - 100 g;
- gelatin - 10 g.
Cooking time - 6-8 hours.
Calorie content in 100 g - 468 kcal
Steps for making a dessert cake for the New Year 2018:
- You need to start by baking cakes. To do this, take 3-4 eggs and separate the whites from the yolks;
- Melt chocolate for biscuit together with butter in a water bath, then add icing sugar to them and mix. Allow this mass to cool, then stir in the yolks;
- Proteins need to be beaten separately with sugar until a strong foam, then mixed into the dough in parts. You need to stir with a spoon or a mixer at low speeds;
- After that, add the sifted flour to the dough and also gently mix with a spoon;
- The finished dough is poured into a mold with a diameter of 24 cm. The mold must first be covered with parchment paper;
- Cakes are baked for 15 minutes in an oven preheated to 180 degrees. Then they are allowed to cool. At the same time, after baking, the cakes cannot be immediately pulled out of the oven - they must be infused for another 20 minutes;
- After the cake has cooled, it is pulled out of the mold, the top crumbling crust is carefully cut off and smeared with impregnation. To do this, the syrup is stirred with cognac and immediately the cake is poured with this mixture;
- This cake base is placed in a special form with high sides. While the cake is soaking, prepare pistachio cream - pour milk into a saucepan, mix with yolk and sugar, and all this, stirring constantly, is heated in a water bath until the base for the cream thickens;
- At this time, gelatin must be poured with water and squeezed out, then added to the base for the cream;
- Then cream is mixed in there, and brandy is added at the end;
- Pistachio cream (or finely ground pistachios) and finely chopped marzipan are mixed into the resulting mass. All this is constantly mixed and kept in a water bath until the cream becomes thick and homogeneous;
- The soaked cake is smeared with the finished cream, after which the base for the cream cake is put in the refrigerator;
- While the cake is cooling, prepare the chocolate cream. To do this, mix softened chocolate, paste and vanillin. 80 ml of cream is heated and added to the resulting mass, after which it is thoroughly mixed again;
- Gelatin is poured with water, squeezed and poured into a warm base of chocolate cream. The resulting mass is stirred and left to cool;
- The remaining cream for the cream is whipped with sugar, and then poured into the cooled chocolate cream;
- The finished cream is poured on top of the cake, after which it is put in the refrigerator for 4 hours. After this time, the cake is freed from the mold and poured over with chocolate icing;
- For glaze, gelatin is poured into 50 ml of water, allowed to swell and dissolve. In this case, the glaze water is mixed with sugar, honey and cream, and then heated to a boil. After that, the base for the glaze is removed from the heat, chopped chocolate and dissolved gelatin are added there;
- The icing is stirred and left to cool to room temperature. After that, she is poured over the finished cake.
On top of the icing, the New Year's cake can be decorated with an inscription made with icing or whipped cream.
New Year's cocktail "Mimosa"
You can complement the 2018 holiday menu with a spectacular alcoholic drink that is easy to prepare on your own.
Ingredients for 1 serving:
- orange liqueur - 15 ml;
- orange juice - 45 ml;
- champagne - 125 ml.
Cooking time - 1 minute.
Calorie content of 1 serving - 138-189 kcal.
Cooking method:
- At the bottom of a tall glass you need to pour liquor;
- Top with orange juice, then champagne;
- You don't need to mix layers. The drink is served to the table immediately.
You can complement the cocktail with a slice of an apple, and preliminarily the glass can be decorated with a sugar edge.
Liquor can be excluded from the recipe, and juice and champagne can be mixed in proportions of 1 to 1.
To please guests and yourself on New Year's Eve, the festive table must be served according to simple rules:
- The dog, as a sign of the Eastern horoscope, is responsible for order. She demands the same order from everyone. Therefore, on the festive table there should be a beautiful serving, taking into account all the knives, forks and special wine glasses necessary for each dish;
- The dog loves wealth. Therefore, one should not be shy about putting the best dishes, porcelain and crystal on the table;
- Yellow color, as the color of the symbol of the year, will delight the eye and bring a bright touch to the design of the festive table. Napkins or special bows and decorations for dishes can be yellow;
- Instead of yellow, you can use all warm shades from ocher to dark brown;
- The decoration of the festive table will be completed by the symbol of the year, placed under the Christmas tree.
A beautifully set table will delight the eye and attract good luck in the New Year 2018.
It seems that just recently we met 2019, and the next year, 2020, is already on the nose! It's time to think about preparing for this holiday. In addition to the general decoration of the house, you should think over the festive table setting in advance.
According to the Eastern horoscope, we will meet the year of the Yellow Earth Dog, distinguished by modesty and even asceticism. She loves simplicity and comfort in everything. Therefore, decorations are needed without frills.
How to choose holiday textiles?
New Year is a family holiday, but if you have invited friends or relatives and want to create a festive mood for each guest, then start with a table and chairs. Since the dog is more of a country person, he will like everything natural.
Put simple natural wood furniture without any decorations and with minimal processing. Cover the table with a linen, wool, or cotton tablecloth. Choose muted shades of natural colors - yellow, blue, green, white and red. No drawings or prints!
A plain tablecloth is the best option for a 2020 holiday table. But pick up fabric napkins in a contrasting color. For example, green or brown would look good on a yellow background, and white would look good on a red background.
Put covers on the chairs in the same color scheme that was used for the table. To create additional comfort and a warm family atmosphere, you can simply cover them with blankets.
What dishes to use for table setting?
To meet the next New Year, it is better to use earthenware and glassware. Plates should be of the usual round shape, without sharp corners, white. Silver is welcome only in decoration.
Put on the table the most simple-looking wine glasses and glasses. The middle of the table can be decorated with a wicker basket for fruit. Use ceramic salad bowls and bowls.
For cutlery, buy or sew covers made of natural fabrics yourself. They can be sheathed with tinsel or decorated with small embroidery.
An interesting solution is to knit covers in the form of small red socks with white fringe. Use the ideas captured in the photo of the New Year's table, this will allow you to create an original design for your holiday.
Cute baubles and New Year's table decor
We decorate the table in country style. Let everything be simple, but at the same time - elegant. For decor, you need to take more natural materials:
- cones;
- fir branches;
- thin cross sections of trees;
- wax candles;
- White paper.
The rest depends on your imagination and fantasy. Cones can be laid out on the table between the plates. They will look interesting if the very top is painted white. Sprigs of spruce, laid out near each plate, will begin to exude a coniferous aroma and create an additional festive mood.
The main decoration of the table can be a wreath of spruce branches, decorated with multi-colored tinsel, rain and a red satin ribbon. Tree slices can be used as cutlery coasters.
Candles on the table
Candles are a separate story. They are used to decorate the New Year's table for a large company and for a romantic dinner for two. It is they who create the mysterious mystery of your favorite holiday. From them emanates comfort and warmth.
In a large company, it is desirable that the candles on the table correspond to the number of guests. You can put thick tall candles, decorated with foil and thin ribbons.
Candles mounted on inverted glasses with a thin stem look unusual. Place small Christmas decorations or spruce branches decorated with serpentine under them.
paper decorations
Who among us has not dabbled in carving snowflakes since childhood? Maybe it's time to remember how it's done? Children can also be involved in this activity. They will be happy to help you make a wide variety of paper decorations, some of which will go to decorate the New Year's table.
DIY origami paper figurines make great little gifts for your guests.
Bottle decor
Wrap bottles of liquor in plain burlap and tie with a beautiful satin ribbon in your chosen color scheme. A bottle with a luminous garland embedded in it looks really festive. Put a knitted red cap with a white rim on a champagne bottle.
Holiday menu
A dog by nature is a predator, so meat dishes should prevail in the menu of the New Year's table. Cold appetizers can be served with traditional canapés with red fish, olives and hard cheese. All kinds of rolls with colored stuffing of greens, sausages, eggs and carrots look beautiful.
Olivier salad is a favorite dish of many generations, and is also in demand in 2020. Delight guests, prepare salads according to new recipes to surprise them, create your own signature snacks.
Instead of cutlets, prepare stacks - they are based on the same cutlet, but they look more appetizing. For hot, it is advisable to bake pork ribs with potatoes in the sleeve, you can cook chicken or stuff fish.
Beautifully arrange the cut, sorting it by color. Decorate each dish with herbs and boiled vegetables. For decoration, place a Christmas tree in the center of the table, made of sausage, cheese and decorated with olives. The basis for it can be pineapple.
In any case, tables should not burst with food. Let everything be simple and concise, but tasty and beautiful. The white rat will definitely appreciate this and make your life interesting and prosperous.
What about sweet?
The dessert table, as always, is replete with overseas fruits - bananas, pineapples and oranges will decorate the celebration and delight the children. Multi-tiered cakes are out of place this year, it is better to cook light airy cakes with butter cream, colored jelly with a bright strawberry or a piece of kiwi.
A surprise for guests will be home-made sweets. How to decorate a sweet table for the new year 2020? Create beautiful fruit and grape arrangements on a wicker dish or in a basket.
Create a separate fairy-tale world for children. Lay out on the table small unbreakable toys, napkins depicting characters from your favorite cartoons. Prepare cakes in the form of snowmen, cottage cheese desserts and chocolates.
Encourage your children to create beautiful things with their own hands. Let them help you decorate the festive table and create an atmosphere of family warmth and prosperity.
Photo of the New Year's table 2020
There is very little time left before the New Year 2018. And there is still so much to do! For example, to think over the New Year's menu 2018. Our hostesses know for sure: the success and mood of a magical and long-awaited holiday depend on how well it is thought out.
It just so happened that this time, when compiling the New Year's menu 2018, we will look back at the preferences and passions of the owner or hostess of the next year. In the coming year, the Yellow Earth Dog, a reliable, devoted and beloved friend of man, takes the reins of power from the vociferous Rooster, which means that it will be much easier to please this animal than any exotic one. The hostess of the year loves homemade food, simple and satisfying. So, this holiday will not take us by surprise. We already know how to please the Dog, and we will start by compiling the New Year's menu 2018, of course, with appetizers and salads.
How does it usually happen with us? “We won’t cook a lot, but we’ll limit ourselves to a couple of salads and several types of appetizers” ... Be prepared for the fact that the number of amendments in this part of the 2018 New Year’s menu will grow exponentially. Well, how else, if you want to try something new and don’t forget about your favorite snacks?!
sandwiches
What is the New Year without caviar sandwiches? You just can't do without them! Tartlets with red caviar, what you need on the New Year's table. Or take at least sprats, the most budget option, but very tasty. It would seem that now you will not surprise anyone with sprat sandwiches. An, no! Add a couple of ingredients to the sprats (boiled eggs, greens or bell peppers, fresh or pickled cucumbers) - and you will get an excellent New Year's snack with an interesting taste. And how wonderful the filling of sprats in tartlets looks, words cannot convey. By the way, since we are talking about tartlets, they are a real find for modern housewives, especially since there are so many fillings for tartlets that you can set more than one holiday table.
Snacks
Favorite stuffed eggs should not be left aside either, being rightfully one of the most popular holiday snacks. The choice of toppings for preparing this appetizer is huge, and it is they who turn a seemingly familiar dish into a bright, delicious appetizer. A word of advice: if you are preparing stuffed eggs in advance, before placing them in the refrigerator, where they will wait for their high point, carefully place the plate with the snack in a plastic bag. If this is not done, then the filling and the eggs themselves will dry out, and they will not look very appetizing on the New Year's table.
Since the Dog is very respectful of meat products and cheese, why not cook ham rolls or Christmas balls appetizer? And beautiful, and tasty, and original - three in one, if you want.
It is difficult to refuse traditional Olivier and herring under a fur coat, and, in fact, it is not necessary! Dream up over them: decorate and decorate in an original way: appetizer "Olivier roll" and salad roll "Herring under a fur coat". Or, for example, serve in orange roses or in glasses so that each layer can be seen through the transparent glass, as in the Romantic salad. You can also prepare a new salad, the main thing is that it contains a meat component: boiled or smoked chicken breast, boiled pork, boiled or smoked sausage. And with what to combine these ingredients, we will be happy to tell you. Our New Year's menu 2018 is replete with salads for the new year for every taste and budget.
Main course
Here we have reached the main dish of the table - New Year's hot. What is hot to bring to the New Year's menu 2018? Most of us are puzzled by this question. Why torture yourself like this? The answer is simple: if you decide that there will be only one hot dish on your table, give preference to the dish you have already tried and loved, traditional for your family.
And what it will be: stuffed chicken or baked chicken fillet, pork pork, meatloaf with bacon or delicious pork ribs - it's up to you. The dog will gladly approve any of your choices, because she loves meat very much.
They say that this year you should not put fish on the table, they say, the Mistress of the year does not like her. Every dog, like every person, has preferences. So why deny yourself the pleasure and not cook delicious fish baked in the oven? Or stuffed pike under a vegetable coat under a cheese crust?
If you still plan to cook several hot dishes, cook one of your favorites, and you can experiment with others - you will find plenty of ideas on the pages of our website.
Desserts and sweets
New Year's menu 2018 can not do without sweet dishes. For some, the New Year is homemade cake or pastries, gingerbread or New Year's cookies, pies or chocolate roll, and someone cannot imagine a magical night without ice cream, fruit salads and all kinds of desserts.
The dog is a big fan of sweets, so the abundance of sweets on the festive table is a 100% success and luck that she guarantees you in 2018!
Beverages
Not only for sweets, but also for other dishes, it would be nice to serve New Year's drinks, but not carbonated, but homemade, natural: compotes, fruit drinks, juices and better. It is better to forget about vodka this year. Everyone knows that the Dog does not tolerate alcohol. Therefore, champagne, light wines, homemade liquors, cocktails - this is just what you need!
Many families have a tradition of walking on New Year's Eve. Frozen households and guests will be warmed by aromatic, spicy drinks prepared by you, which will complement the impressions of the walk and give warmth and comfort.
When compiling the New Year's menu 2018, think over every moment, but do not forget: no matter how beautiful and tasty the dishes you have prepared, without your smile, good mood, your spiritual care and love that you have invested in each of them, without your boundless faith in a miracle is just ordinary food, albeit a festive one.
Give your family and friends a real culinary fairy tale! Happiness to you, kindness and joy in the New Year!
Larisa Shuftaykina
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