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Holiday menu for 15 people

Creating a menu for 15 people: recipes and preparation
SNACKS
SALADS
HOT DISHES
SIDE DISHES
BEVERAGES
DESSERT

And again a holiday! Good friends and relatives are invited home! About 15 people... Again, a luxurious feast is planned, which will be replete with tasty and hearty dishes. But which ones? What to cook and what menu to choose if there is a banquet for 15 people? Tired of the standard Olivier, herring under a fur coat and mashed potatoes... I want something original. And at the same time, it is necessary that all dishes are not only tasty, if possible healthy, but also beautiful.

Therefore, let’s highlight the basic principles and recipes for a good modern menu:
dishes must be tested by experience;
Quite simple and not very long to prepare;
look aesthetically pleasing (served beautifully decorated);
be universal (suitable for both adults and children).

So, let's put together an approximate holiday menu for 15 people.
Let's look at six sections:
snacks,
salads,
hot dishes,
side dishes,
beverages,
Dessert.

Let's start with the appetizers.
SNACKS
1). 101 canapes
Of course, the point is not to prepare 101 pieces of canapés (small sandwiches, usually placed on skewers). It’s just that this recipe is so versatile that at every new feast you can surprise your guests with one such dish again and again.

The basis for the canapés will be:
cracker,
baked puff pastry slices,
hard cheese;
white, black, gray bread, cut into shaped slices (for example, triangles, diamonds, circles - using a glass);
toast;
ready-made baskets of unleavened dough.

Filling for canapes (can be combined to taste):
salted cottage cheese, butter, feta cheese, curd cheese;
salted red fish, herring;
red, black caviar;
shrimp, mussels;
ham, boiled pork, boiled meat, sausage;
hard cheese;
boiled eggs (chicken or quail)

Decoration for canapes:
greens (lettuce, parsley, cilantro, spinach, dill, etc.);
slices of lemon, lime, tangerine, kiwi;
olives;
grape;
cherry tomato halves;
slices of radish, cucumber;
cumin, coriander, sesame seeds;
other.

As an option, you can serve small lavash rolls. They look just as elegant and appetizing as regular canapé sandwiches. For example, on a sheet of pita bread greased with cream cheese, place cucumber slices, lettuce leaves and salmon slices sprinkled with lemon. Roll up the roll and place in the refrigerator for an hour. Before serving, cut into small pieces.

Cheese roll with pistachios and chicken

Very tasty dish medium difficulty. It’s worth working on it, because the result will certainly delight your guests with excellent taste.
Ingredients:
700 g “Russian” cheese;
100 g peeled pistachios;
400 g cottage cheese;
1 PC. yellow sweet pepper;
500 g chicken fillet;
4 tbsp. canned corn;
2 tbsp. vegetable oil;
1 tsp curry powder;
parsley;
salt to taste.

Cooking process:
Grate on coarse grater cheese and place it on a baking sheet, on parchment (distribute evenly). Place in a preheated room at 90 degrees. oven for 10 minutes (until the cheese is completely melted). Remove and let the cheese mixture cool;
Pour hot salted water over the chicken fillet and cook until tender (about 25 minutes);
Place the paper with the cheese mixture on a work surface and roll it out with a rolling pin, covering with a second sheet of parchment paper. Form a rectangle;
Chilled boiled chicken fillet cut into strips, season with pepper and curry;
Cut the sweet pepper into cubes, chop the pistachios with a knife;
Mix cottage cheese with pistachios, sweet peppers, parsley and corn. Salt the mixture to taste;
Place the prepared filling on the cheese layer and distribute evenly. Roll up the roll and wrap it in food foil. Place in the refrigerator for 3-4 hours;
Cut into slices and place beautifully on a plate.

Antipasti - puff pastries with olives
Bring a little Italian spirit to your holiday feast. Antipasti is what the Italians call a warm-up dish before the main course. That is, just snacks. This recipe will surprise you with its simplicity, and the dish prepared according to it will delight guests with a spicy, rich taste.
Ingredients:
1 package of yeast-free puff pastry;
2 jars of pitted black olives (or olives - depending on taste, they make the snack more salty);
200 g sausages;
greens (for decoration).

Attention: to prepare this snack you will need long wooden skewers. They should first be soaked in water overnight!

Cooking process:

Roll out the dough and carefully cut into strips no more than 1 cm wide.
Thread the olives onto a skewer alternately with pieces of sausage;
Take two strips of dough and secure them at the base of the skewer on the outermost olive. Carefully pack olives and sausage slices with dough, crossing the strips as shown in the picture.
Place the cooked kebabs on a prepared baking sheet and place in a preheated oven at 200 degrees. oven for about 15-20 minutes (before baking the dough strips).

SALADS
Snack bar

Salad Emerald scattering

Snack salads are very easy to prepare, but no less tasty. This salad will be a great addition to other holiday dishes. Served with both olive oil and mayonnaise (optional).
Ingredients:
600 g ham;
8 pcs. chicken eggs;
4 things. tomato;
600 g of Chinese cabbage;
400 g canned corn;
5-6 tbsp. olive oil (can be replaced with mayonnaise if desired).
salt, pepper (to taste).

Cooking process:
Boil hard-boiled eggs. Grind gently;
Cut the ham into strips;
Chop Chinese cabbage into small pieces;
Wash and cut the tomatoes into pieces;
Prepare canned corn, draining the water from it;
Mix all ingredients, salt and pepper the base, season with oil or mayonnaise.

Salad cocktail “Glamour”

This salad, first of all, will surprise guests with its presentation. And it is served in portions - in glasses with beautifully laid layers. In addition, the dish will delight you with its exquisite taste, despite the very simple set of ingredients.
Ingredients:
500 g shrimp;
4 things. medium apples;
2-3 pcs. medium carrots;
4 tbsp. l. lemon juice;
2-3 pcs. cucumber;
a small bunch of parsley;
7 tbsp. light mayonnaise;
salt (to taste).

Cooking process:
Boil the peeled shrimp in salted water (no more than 3 minutes). Drain in a colander. Cool;
Wash, peel and grate the apples, sprinkle them with lemon juice;
Wash the cucumbers and carrots, peel them and also grate them (preferably on a grater for Korean carrots). Alternatively, carrots can be pre-fried on vegetable oil;
Place cucumbers, carrots, and apples in layers in bowls or wine glasses. Grease all layers with mayonnaise;
Place shrimp in the top layer (small ones do not require chopping, large ones can be cut into 3-4 pieces);
Decorate the salad with herbs and cool slightly.

Salad "Watermelon slice"

A very elegant, hearty salad will decorate effectively festive table. It is based on simple, affordable products. And the main “trick” is in the design. If we are talking about a holiday menu for 15 people, it is better to prepare two separate servings of salad - let two bright slices of watermelon flaunt on the table.
Ingredients for 2 individual servings:
For the base:
1 kg chicken fillet;
2 jars of pickled champignons;
2 pcs. medium carrots;
14 pcs. chicken eggs;
600 g cheese;
mayonnaise;
salt (to taste).

For decoration (top layer):
3 pcs. cucumber;
5 pieces. tomato;
8-9 olives.

Cooking process:
Cool the chicken boiled in salted water and chop finely;
Boil eggs and carrots and chop into small cubes;
Cut the champignons into small pieces;
Grate the cheese on a fine grater;
Prepare the salad base by mixing chopped chicken, carrots, eggs, cheese (leave a little grated cheese for decoration). Season the entire mixture with mayonnaise and salt to taste;
Place the prepared base on a wide dish, forming an impromptu slice of watermelon;
Finely chop fresh tomatoes and cucumbers.
Decorate the outer side of the slice with cucumbers (in the shape of a crescent), and the inner side with tomatoes. Place grains from chopped olives on the tomato part.
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HOT DISHES
Mushroom julienne

The dish is not very difficult to prepare and does not take very long, but it is one of the favorite dishes of most of us. The only inconvenience of its preparation is the need to have a sufficient number of cocotte makers (small portioned ladles). In our case, we will need 15 of these.
Ingredients:
900 g champignons;
900 g chicken fillet:
5 pieces. large bulbs;
750 g sour cream;
450 g hard cheese;
150 g butter;
6 tbsp. flour;
vegetable oil (for frying);
salt, pepper (to taste).

Cooking process:
Cut well-washed, dried mushrooms into thin slices and fry in vegetable oil, drain;
Beat the chicken fillet, cut it, fry in a frying pan until half cooked (without forming a golden brown crust);
Fry finely chopped onion until golden brown;
Prepare a sauce from sour cream, flour and butter (mix the mixture thoroughly);
Place all ingredients in a frying pan, add sauce, salt, pepper and simmer over low heat until the liquid evaporates;
Grate the cheese on a medium grater;
Place the prepared mixture in cocotte makers, cover with cheese shavings and place in a preheated oven for 15 minutes.

Meatloaf “Two in one”
Excellent meat dish- very filling and tasty. A real gastronomic feast, especially for meat-eating gourmets.
Ingredients:
1.4 kg ground beef;
700 g bacon;
1 tbsp. chopped onion;
2/3 cup barbecue sauce (homemade or store-bought);
24 pcs. crackers;
2 pcs. chicken eggs;
2 tbsp. l. mustard;
2 tsp chili powder;
salt, pepper (to taste).

You can see options for preparing rolls for the holiday table in this selection:

Cooking process
1. Prepare minced meat, add finely chopped onions;
2. Season the mixture with barbecue sauce to taste;
3.Add mustard and all seasonings and spices;
4. Break the eggs into the meat mass, add crushed crackers (breadcrumbs or dried loaf crumbs). Everything is good, mix thoroughly;

1.Place bacon slices, spread seasoned bacon evenly in the center chopped meat. Wrap the bacon slices into a roll. Place the resulting roll (or several rolls) on a baking sheet lined with foil or parchment paper (seam side down);
2. Once prepared for baking, grease the roll with a little barbecue sauce;
3. Place the dish in the oven, preheated to 175 degrees. Bake for about an hour;
4. Let the finished roll cool slightly and cut into portions.

Poultry (chicken) with oranges in the oven.

This recipe is universal. It can be used to cook not only chicken, but also other poultry. This dish turns out juicy, aromatic, very tasty. And it looks great on the holiday table.
Ingredients
1 large chicken (or other poultry to taste);
400-500 g oranges (sweet and thin-skinned);
5 tooth garlic;
salt, herbs, honey and mustard to taste.

Poultry preparation options:

Peking duck

BAKED DUCK.

Cooking process:
Rub the prepared chicken carcass with a mixture of seasonings, spices and salt, coat with honey;
Wash the oranges, pour over boiling water and then cold water;
Peel the garlic, cut each clove in half lengthwise;
Place the carcass back down on the prepared baking sheet. Make a pocket on the back side (separating the skin from the meat using your hand). Place orange slices in it. In a similar way, make a pocket from the bottom of the carcass (from the back) and also chop it with orange slices;
Fill the inner cavity with chopped garlic and oranges;
Use kitchen twine or strong thick thread to tie the legs of the bird and cover the outside of the carcass with the remaining orange slices;
Send the chicken to preheated to 180 degrees. oven, bake for about 2 hours, periodically basting with the released juice. The finished chicken should have a golden crust, and when pierced, the liquid coming out of it should be clear.

Note:
like this stuffed bird Can also be cooked in a roasting bag. Only then should the sleeve be opened slightly to form a crust about 20 minutes before it is ready.

SIDE DISHES
Potatoes Normandy style

A tasty and, importantly, very beautiful dish. This side dish will brighten up a festive feast and will definitely please your guests.
Ingredients:
15 large potatoes;
200 g hard cheese;
5 pieces. egg yolks;
5 tbsp. sour cream.

Cooking process:

Bake well-washed potatoes in the oven until done (you can check doneness with a toothpick);
Cut each potato in half lengthwise and scoop out the flesh with a spoon;
Mash the potatoes with a fork, adding sour cream, yolks and salt. Mix everything well;
Grate the cheese on a fine grater and add to the potato mixture;
Fill the potato halves with the prepared mixture, apply a design on top using a pastry press with the desired attachment (or simply lay it out beautifully with a fork). Place in preheated to 250 degrees. oven, bake until golden brown.

Rice with nuts and raisins

This side dish goes well with both fish and meat. And it is prepared quite simply and quickly. For 15 small servings you will need:
3 cups rice;
2 small onions;
5 cloves of garlic;
7 tbsp. raisins;
300 almonds or walnuts;
200 g butter (vegetable or butter);
greenery;
salt to taste.

Cooking process
Melt a few tablespoons of butter in a large frying pan or cauldron, fry finely chopped onion until transparent, add garlic;
Add rice, mixing well with the toasted mixture. Fry it for a few minutes;
Pour in 6 glasses of water, adding salt and bringing everything to a boil. Reduce heat, leaving the mixture to simmer for 20-30 minutes (until all the water is absorbed);
In a separate frying pan, melt a little butter and fry raisins, parsley, and chopped nuts. Season the rice with the prepared mixture.

Garlic lasagne “Ajada”

This is a very unconventional type of lasagna, for which the sauce is very important. It is this that gives the dish the necessary piquancy and richness. The dish is quick and easy to prepare, and will be more than appropriate on a holiday table.
Ingredients:
3 packs of lasagna;
300 ml olive oil;
200 g butter;
300 g Parmesan cheese;
500 g walnuts;
9 cloves of garlic;
300 g breadcrumbs.

Cooking process:
Place nuts in boiling water for 5 minutes. Drain the water, peel the nuts and chop, mixing with garlic and breadcrumbs(should form a rough paste);
Add olive oil, continuing to beat the mass. You should get a homogeneous sauce. Add salt and pepper to taste;
Boil the lasagna sheets in water until half cooked (do not drain the water). Prepare baking dishes by greasing them with butter (for this amount of dish you will need at least two forms). Lay out a sheet of lasagne, pour a little sauce on it, season with butter and sprinkle with grated Parmesan. Repeat the process with all the lasagne sheets. Top layer - sauce and parmesan;
Pour the pasta cooking water (a small amount) around the perimeter of the puff paste onto a baking sheet;
Place in the oven for 15 minutes.

We were lucky to be among the guests at a real village wedding! We had a lot of fun! It felt like we were back in the dashing nineties! Firstly, this event was celebrated not in a cafe, as is now customary, but at home, in a hut specially built for this purpose, which was a huge tent with tables and benches inside. Secondly, almost all local residents were invited to visit. Restless cooks, racing with each other, rushed from the kitchen to the tent, bringing more and more new dishes, which were already standing on tables in two tiers. It’s impossible to even count what was there! How delicious! “This is our signature salad, it is prepared for all events, in every home,” the woman sitting next to me whispered in my ear. “You should definitely try it,” she added, which is exactly what we did. I’ll be honest: the salad is so tasty that it’s very difficult to stop eating it, besides, everything necessary products for its preparation are almost always on hand in every home. Interested? In that case, come in and help yourself!

A difficult question for most housewives: what to cook for the holiday table? After all, you want the dish to be not only tasty and beautiful, but also new and original. Best Recipes Such treats are collected below.

The choice of unusual snacks for the holiday table is huge. Among all the existing recipes, every cook will find one that is ideal for themselves.

Pancake bags with chicken and champignons

Ingredients:

pancakes – 10 pcs. ready;
chicken fillet – 300 – 350 g;
peeled mushrooms – 0.2 kg;
grated cheese - a glass;
sour cream/classic mayonnaise - to taste;
butter;
salt, spices and smoked cheese braid for tying the bags.

Cooking algorithm:

Chop the onions and mushrooms into smaller pieces and fry them in butter.
Boil the meat, cut into small pieces. Send for frying.
Add sour cream/mayonnaise into the pan. Salt and add spices. Simmer for a couple of minutes.
Grate the cheese.
Spread the filling from the frying pan over the pancakes. Sprinkle grated cheese on top.
Tie delicious bags with strips of smoked cheese.

Before serving, warm the appetizer in the microwave.

"Mushrooms"

Ingredients:

boiled eggs – 3 pcs.;
cheese and ham – 100 – 150 g each;
cherry – 12 – 14 pcs.;
fresh cucumbers – 2 – 3 pcs.;
fresh herbs – 1 bunch;
homemade mayonnaise and salt.

Preparation:

Grind eggs, cheese, ham with a grater. Add salt as needed.
Add mayonnaise, mix everything.
Make “mushroom” legs from the mixture. Place each on a slice of fresh cucumber and place the preparations on a plate covered with chopped herbs.
Make hats from cherry tomatoes and drops of mayonnaise.

Cool the treat and serve to guests.

Crab roll

Ingredients:

thin pita bread – 2 pcs.;
boiled eggs – 3 pcs.;
processed and hard cheese – 150 g each;
garlic – 5 teeth;
greens – 1 bunch;
mayonnaise, salt.

Preparation:

Finely grate boiled eggs, two types of cheese and garlic. Toss with mayonnaise and chopped herbs. Add salt if desired.
Divide the resulting filling into two portions.
Coat two pita breads with it in turn. Place them on top of each other and roll them up.

Cool the appetizer, covering it with film, then cut into portions.

What salads to prepare for the holiday

When it comes to holiday salad recipes, it’s best to choose those that don’t contain quickly perishable or soggy ingredients. If the appetizer contains crackers, then it is better to serve them separately with the dish.

With meat and crackers

Ingredients:

any boiled meat – half a kilo;
Chinese cabbage – half a kilo;
cucumbers (fresh) – 4 pcs.;
peeled champignons – half a kilo;
dry garlic and yesterday's white bread - for crackers;
oil;
lettuce leaves;
mayonnaise sauce and salt.

Preparation:

Wash the lettuce leaves and place them on a beautiful dish.
Place the boiled meat, cut into thick strips, into a separate bowl. Chicken and pork are best suited for this appetizer.
Add finely shredded cabbage to the meat.
Finely chop the mushrooms and fry them in oil until lightly browned.
Then use the remaining fat to lightly brown the diced yesterday's bread. Sprinkle it with dry garlic during the process.
Chop fresh cucumbers into cubes.
Mix all prepared products. Add salt. Top with sauce.

Place them on a plate with lettuce leaves.

"Anthill"

Ingredients:

chicken fillet – 250 – 280 g;
tomato – 1 pc.;
cucumber – 1 pc.;
raw potatoes – 2 pcs.;
garlic - optional;
bow arrows – 3 – 4 feathers;
hard cheese – 50 – 70 g;
salt, mayonnaise sauce;
high quality vegetable oil.

Algorithm of actions:

Boil the chicken until fully cooked. Cool it directly in the broth for greater juiciness of the meat. Cut into small arbitrary pieces.
Mix the chicken with tomato slices, grated cheese and chopped cucumber in the same way. Season everything with salted sauce mixed with crushed garlic.
Place the mixture onto a flat plate in a heap.
Cut the potatoes into very thin long strips. Fry the product in small portions in hot oil until golden brown and crispy.
Cover the pile of salad with potato strips.

Complete the appetizer with finely chopped green onions.

"Rainbow"

Ingredients:

hunting sausages – 250 – 300 g;
red salad pepper – 1 pc. (large);
fresh strong cucumber – 1 – 2 pcs.;
canned corn grains – 1 tbsp.;
red onion - 1 head;
boiled eggs – 3 pcs.;
mayonnaise sauce – ½ tbsp.;
French mustard – 1 dessert spoon;
salt and spices.

Preparation:

Cut the sausages into slices.
Chop all vegetables and eggs into cubes. Drain liquid from corn.
Mix all.
Season the salad with a mixture of sauce, mustard, salt and spices.

Serve with rye toast.

Holiday sandwiches: recipes

To ensure that the sandwiches on the holiday table are tasty and crispy, they should be prepared just before serving. You can make the filling in advance and apply it to the bread before your guests arrive.

With crab sticks and dill

Ingredients:

loaf – 1 fresh;
cucumber – 1 pc.;
dill – 5 – 6 sprigs;
crab sticks – 1 medium package;
grated processed cheese– ½ tbsp.;
butter – 20 g;
mayonnaise sauce and salt.

Preparation:

Chop very finely fresh cucumber. Also chop the crab sticks.
Add grated cheese to the ingredients. To grind it easily and quickly, the product must first be frozen.
Finely chop the dill. Pour into the base of the future salad.
Season the mixture with sauce. Add salt to taste.
Lightly fry thin slices white bread in butter.
Cover the pieces with the spread.

Serve the sandwiches immediately.

With sprats

Ingredients:

baguette – 6 pieces;
sprats in oil – 6 pcs. (large);
boiled egg – 1 pc.;
fresh cucumber – 1 pc.;
mayonnaise – 3 dessert spoons;
lettuce leaves - 1 bunch;
salt, spices - optional.

Preparation:

Immediately cover a large flat plate with lettuce leaves.
Cut each loaf slice into halves. Dry them in a frying pan and coat with mayonnaise.
Place them on the salad and sprinkle with finely grated boiled egg.
Add fish to each serving.
Cut the cucumbers into thin slices and use toothpicks to secure them to the bases of the sandwiches in the form of sails.

Serve the appetizer without refrigerating it first.

Canapés on skewers for the festive table

Appetizing canapés on skewers can be either a budget snack or a real delicacy. It all depends on the filling chosen for them.

With red fish and black caviar

Ingredients:

white bread – ½ loaf;
butter (softened) – ½ pack;
lightly salted trout/salmon – 200 – 250 g;
black caviar – 50 – 70 g;
fresh parsley - to taste.

Preparation:

Cut round pieces from white bread.
Coat each with softened butter.
Add a portion of black caviar.
Finely chop the fish and roll it into a sail. Secure to the bread with skewers.

Garnish the finished canapés with fresh parsley.

With dry-cured sausage

Ingredients:

baguette – 200 g;
dry-cured sausage (sliced) – 80 – 100 g;
large fresh cucumber – 1 pc.;
small tomatoes – 2 – 3 pcs.;
toast cheese – 50 g;
pitted olives – 10 pcs.

Preparation:

Cut the baguette into portions and lightly dry in the oven.
Decorate the cucumber into thin slices, and the tomatoes into plastic slices. Olives - in halves.
Place toasted cheese on the cooled croutons, one slice for each. You can pre-coat the bread with mayonnaise or soft curd cheese.
Next, distribute the tomato slices.
First thread a piece of olive onto each skewer, then a cucumber slice in waves and thin pieces of dry-cured sausage.
Stick the blanks into the croutons.

Serve the resulting canapés on a beautiful plate.

New meat dishes

Meat dishes will be a must on the holiday table. They should be served soon after the start of the feast, when guests have had time to try the appetizers, hot.

Liver tubes with filling

Ingredients:

chicken liver – half a kilo;
beef liver – 400 g;
boiled eggs – 10 pcs.;
raw eggs – 4 pcs.;
carrots – 10 pcs.;
milk - half a liter;
flour – 1/3 cup;
sour cream – 5 dessert spoons;
mayonnaise – 1/3 cup;
garlic - to taste;
salt and spices.

Preparation:

Blend two types of liver with a blender. Add salt. Add spices.
Pour well-beaten eggs and part of the milk into the liver mixture.
Add flour. Whisk everything again until the lumps disappear and dilute with the remaining milk.
Prepare 25 - 30 pancakes from the resulting mass.
Fry onions with carrots. Add salt. Add half the sour cream.
Mix the remaining sour cream with grated boiled eggs, mashed garlic and chopped cheese. Add salt and mayonnaise.
Cover each pancake with cheese and egg mixture and fried vegetables in turn.

Serve this unusual meat dish hot with any side dish.

Meat balls

Ingredients:

mixed minced meat - half a kilo;
yeast puff pastry– half a kilo;
onion – 1 head;
yolk – 1 pc.;
garlic - to taste;
milk – 2 dessert spoons;
salt pepper.

Preparation:

Mix the minced meat with onion, garlic and mince again. Salt and add pepper.
Carefully beat the mixture onto a horizontal surface.
Roll out the dough and cut into thin strips.
Form “balls” from the minced meat, cover them with strips of dough so that small gaps remain.
Brush the pieces with a mixture of yolk and milk.

Bake the treat in the oven for 40 - 45 minutes at medium temperature until golden brown.

Original holiday side dishes

Instead of the usual rice and mashed potatoes, you should prepare something more interesting as a side dish for the holiday. It’s delicious to complement both of the dish options below with hot sauces.

"Duchess"

Ingredients:

raw potatoes – 1 kg;
hard cheese – 50 – 80 g;
chicken yolks – 2 pcs.;
nutmeg - on the tip of a spoon;
salt and pepper.

Preparation:

Boil the potatoes in salted water until tender.
Drain all the water, add nutmeg, pepper, grated cheese, yolk (1 pc.). Mix everything well.
Using a pastry bag, pipe small roses onto a baking sheet lined with parchment.
Brush the pieces with the remaining yolk.
Bake in very hot oven 15 – 17 minutes.

Stuffed "Beijing"

Ingredients:

Chinese cabbage - 1 fork;
medium fat cottage cheese – 300 – 350 g;
high-quality gelatin – 10 g;
drinking water – 60 ml;
colored salad peppers – 150 g;
fresh parsley – 10 g;
garlic, salt, pepper.

Preparation:

Pour gelatin with water and leave to swell.
Finely chop the parsley and garlic, mix with cottage cheese.
Cut the lettuce peppers into miniature cubes. Add to cottage cheese. Salt and pepper everything.
Dissolve gelatin in the microwave and add to the filling.
Divide the cabbage into leaves. Rinse and dry each one.
Take 2 leaves, fill them with filling and connect them together.
Wrap each piece in film and place it in the refrigerator for a couple of hours.

This unusual side dish is served chilled with meat or fish.

Lenten table menu

A Lenten holiday table can also be appetizing and tasty. True, the recipes in it will be simpler.

Casserole with potatoes and mushrooms

Ingredients:

raw potatoes – 1.5 kg;
peeled fresh mushrooms– half a kilo;
onion – 2 heads;
tomatoes – 3 pcs.;
lean mayonnaise, vegetable oil and salt.

Preparation:

Completely boil the peeled potatoes. Puree with remaining cooking water. Add salt. You can add spices.
Roughly chop the onion and mushrooms and fry in oil. Add salt. Beat with a blender.
Place 1/3 of the puree into the prepared glass pan. Cover with frying and another 1/3 puree.
Next, add thinly sliced tomatoes.
Cover everything with the remaining potatoes and lean mayonnaise.

Bake the dish at 170 degrees for about 40 minutes.

Lenten cabbage rolls

Ingredients:

white cabbage – 1 head;
white rice – ½ cup;
carrots and onions - 1 pc.;
ketchup – 5 dessert spoons;
tomatoes – 2 pcs.;
mushrooms – 1 tbsp.;
oil, salt, pepper.

Preparation:

Disassemble the cabbage into leaves. Wash each and cook in boiling water for 3 minutes until softened. Cut off the thickenings from them.
Rinse the rice and cook for 7 minutes.
Also pre-boil wild mushrooms. Champignons - just finely chop.
Remove the skins from the tomatoes and chop finely.
Mash the garlic.
Fry chopped onions and carrots in oil until golden brown. Add mushrooms. Cook the mixture for another 7 - 8 minutes.
Mix the frying with tomatoes, rice, garlic. Salt and pepper.
Stuff the mixture with cabbage leaves. Roll them tightly and fry in hot oil for a couple of minutes.
Pour cabbage rolls in a frying pan a small amount water with ketchup and simmer the treat over low heat for a little over an hour.

Lenten "Olivier"

Ingredients:

boiled potatoes – 4 pcs.;
boiled carrots – 3 pcs.;
canned peas - 1 tbsp.;
onion – 1 head;
sour barrel cucumbers – 3 pcs.;
pickled seaweed– 100 – 150 g;
lean mayonnaise and salt.

Preparation:

Chop all vegetables (boiled, fresh, and salted) into cubes.
Drain liquid from peas. Cut the olives into slices.
Cut the cabbage shorter.
Mix all.

Season the prepared salad with salted lean mayonnaise.

The simplest but most delicious dishes

If you don’t have time to spend a long time fiddling around with decorating the holiday table, you should choose the most simple dishes. All that remains is to take care of their interesting design, which can pleasantly surprise guests.

Baked mackerel

Ingredients:

fish carcasses – 2 large;
garlic – 3 – 4 cloves;
ground paprika – 1 pinch;
Provençal herbs – 2 tsp;
butter and salt.

Preparation:

Rinse and clean the fish. Leave the clean fillet on the skin-on halves. There should be no seeds left in it.
Crush the garlic, mix with all seasonings and approximately 1/3 tbsp. any vegetable oil. Salt the mass. Rub it fish fillet and leave it like this for about 1 hour.
Place the prepared mackerel on a baking sheet lined with parchment, skin side up.

Bake the fish for 15 - 17 minutes at 220 degrees.

Striped tomatoes

Ingredients:

oblong cherry – 12 pcs.;
garlic - to taste;
cheese – 100 – 150 g;
mayonnaise sauce and salt.

Preparation:

Grate the cheese very finely and mix with mayonnaise, mashed garlic, and salt.
Make two transverse horizontal cuts in each cherry. Fill them with filling.
Stuff all the tomatoes this way.

Serve the resulting “bees” as a cold appetizer.

Salad with ham and pickled onions

Ingredients:

pork ham – 200 – 250 g;
processed cheese – 2 pcs.;
tomatoes – 3 pcs.;
pickled red onion – 150 g;
sour cream sauce and salt.

Preparation:

Cut the cheese, tomatoes and ham into medium cubes.
Mix everything, add the onion, squeezed from the marinade.
Season the appetizer with sour cream sauce.

Add salt to taste and serve immediately to guests.

Interesting recipes for the holiday table

Experienced housewives can take on slightly more complicated recipes. Their dishes turn out to be very interesting, unusual and tasty.

Seltz with olives

Ingredients:

chicken – 700 – 750 g;
purified water – 2 l;
green olives - ½ tbsp.;
carrots – 100 g;
garlic – 1 tooth;
high-quality gelatin – 50 g;
salt pepper.

Preparation:

Chop the chicken with bones into pieces and cook for 90 minutes. At the very end of cooking, add peeled carrots.
Dilute gelatin in cold boiled water according to instructions. After a quarter of an hour, dissolve it in a water bath and mix with 1.5 tbsp. chicken broth. Add chopped garlic there. Add salt.
Cut the boiled carrots and olives into small cubes. Mix with them small pieces of boiled meat removed from the bones.
Pour the broth with gelatin over the filling components.
Send mass to beautiful shape and refrigerate overnight.

Serve the finished brawn upside down, garnished with fresh herbs.

Mushroom zucchini roll

Ingredients:

fresh zucchini – 2 pcs.;
peeled champignons – 450 g;
hard cheese – 150 g;
eggs – 2 pcs.;
flour – 1 tbsp.;
sour cream - 1 tbsp.;
onion – 1 head;
garlic – 3 – 4 cloves;
baking powder – 10 g;
salt, pepper, oil.

Preparation:

Peel the zucchini, grate coarsely and mix with crushed garlic. Add salt.
Add yolks, grated onion.
Sift flour and baking powder into mixture. Add the whites whipped until stiff. Spice up
Distribute the resulting mixture onto an oiled baking sheet.
Place in the oven preheated to 170 degrees. Bake for 35 – 45 minutes.
Finely chop the mushrooms and fry until golden brown. Add sour cream and grated cheese.
Coat the prepared zucchini cake with the mushroom mixture. Roll it up.

Cut the resulting dish into pieces and decorate to your liking.

Chicken muffins

Ingredients:

chicken fillet – 1 pc.;
champignons – 5 pcs.;
smoked sausage – 1 pc.;
bell pepper – ½ pod;
pickled cucumber – 1 pc.;
olives – 9 pcs.;
green onion – 2 feathers;
cheese – 80 – 100 g;
sour cream and butter - optional;
salt, vegetable oil, spices.

Preparation:

Finely chop the sausage, mushrooms, peppers. Fry until golden brown. You can use butter for this.
Add pickled cucumber and olive cubes, as well as chopped green onions.
Mix the products and season with sour cream.
Pound the chicken fillet thinly. Coat with salt and spices. Cut pieces of it to fit the muffin tins.
Line oiled containers with thin slices of meat.
Spread the filling on top.
Cover everything with cheese. You can spread a piece of butter on top for juiciness.

Bake hearty muffins for half an hour at 190 degrees.

What drinks to surprise your guests with?

At the adult table there will probably be both alcoholic and soft drinks. Conventional store bottles can be replaced with unusual cocktails made with your own hands.

Orange drink without alcohol

Ingredients:

purified water – 2 l;
juicy sweet orange- 2 pcs.;
mint – 4 – 5 sprigs;
sugar – 3 tbsp. l.;
ice cubes.

Preparation:

Place washed, dried mint, lightly mashed by hand, on the bottom of the decanter.
Add pitted orange slices and sugar on top.
Mash everything with a spoon.
Fill the carafe ½ full with ice.

Mix condensed milk and juice. Any other berry will do.
Add vodka.
Mix everything with a long coffee spoon.

Pour the liqueur into a beautiful decanter or bottle. Cool.

For the holiday table, it is better to prepare several interesting, tasty dishes at once, but in small portions. In this case, each guest will be able to find something to their liking among them. Particular attention should be paid to snacks. There are never too many of them on the holiday table.

Inexpensive holiday table

Festive table

Menu for the holiday - what to prepare for the holiday table so that it is tasty, inexpensive and fast. And it’s not very labor-intensive, so that the housewife doesn’t get tired.

We made several dishes in advance so that we wouldn’t be too tired on the day of the holiday. From expensive dishes we only had meat chips, which included pork neck (2 kg, price about 600 rubles for everything), red lightly salted fish they made it from inexpensive pink salmon (whole fish, they filleted it themselves), the cake also turned out cheaper than store-bought. The rest of the products are either inexpensive or homemade.

This is the menu we have compiled for 6 people:

(2 kg neck + bottle soy sauce, a little honey);
in the oven (12 pieces, 16-18 thighs fit on a baking sheet);
with tomato and cucumber;
Boiled potatoes, poured with the sauce formed when the thighs were baked;
(home-salted red fish);
Canned (you can have pickled cucumbers, pickled tomatoes);
(or other mushrooms);
(you can use any homemade compote);
Bread;
Tangerines (8-12 pieces) or other fruits;
Sweets (200-300 g, optional);
With butter cream(a stick of butter, a small can of canned pineapple, 1 orange, 6 eggs, the rest can be found at home).

If necessary, you can supplement with mineral water and alcoholic drinks, and don’t forget to buy napkins.

The table was plentiful and tasty. What was left was distributed among the guests, who enjoyed the gifts all the next day at home.

A simple and hearty table for a home party

How to distribute in time

Meat chips (3-4 days before the holiday)

The earliest you can make chips is (start 3-4 days before the holiday). They lie in the marinade overnight or the whole day, and then they are baked (dried) for 5-6 hours at the lowest temperature in the oven. That is, you start on one day and finish on the second.

Labor costs are small - cut the meat, mix the marinade, pour in and leave to marinate in the refrigerator. On the second day, place it on a wire rack and place a baking tray under it so that it drips into it. and not on the bottom of the oven. And wait for them to wilt.

The finished chips can be wrapped in foil and stored in the refrigerator until the holiday. When serving, it is advisable to reheat it in the microwave, it will be much tastier.

Red fish (2-3 days before the holiday)

Red fish can also be made in advance. Defrost it, peel, cut and salt it. You will spend more effort on this, but the result will be excellent. Lightly salted red fish is very tasty!

Those who find it too expensive to buy pink salmon can replace it with herring. This is also a very tasty fish!

Cake (1-2 days before the holiday)

The sponge cake can be baked in advance, wrapped in foil and stored in a cool place. Or do everything in 1 day - prepare the sponge cake, cream and assemble the cake. 1-2 days before the holiday from ready-made cake nothing will happen, the main thing is to pack it and store it in the refrigerator.

Thighs baked with mayonnaise (2 hours before the holiday)

First, you need to wash the thighs, salt them and let them stand for about 30 minutes so that the salt is absorbed. And then cover the baking sheet with baking paper or foil (so as not to get it dirty). And lay out the thighs. Spread mayonnaise on top. They bake for about 1 hour. They will be hot to the table.

Potatoes (1.5-2 hours before the holiday)

While the thighs are salting, you can peel the potatoes. There will be a lot of it, count on at least 4 tubers for each guest. If it remains, no big deal. But if there are not enough potatoes, then the guests may be upset.

1 hour 20 minutes (minimum 1 hour) before guests arrive, place the potatoes on the stove. There will be a lot of it, it will be cooked no sooner than in an hour.

Salad (1-1.5 hours in advance)

The salad can be cut 2-3 hours in advance (cover and store in the refrigerator). But then season it with mayonnaise immediately before serving (it will be tastier this way).

Or you can quickly chop everything right before your guests arrive. You'll have to in advance(can be a day or a few hours before) boil and cool the eggs for the salad.

30-40 minutes before the holiday

Start in order:

Lay the table;
Place canned snacks - vegetables and mushrooms, pour the compote into a jug for serving;
Place red fish;
Slice the bread;
Place each dish in a suitable serving bowl;
Wash and dry the fruit;
Before tea, brew tea.

And celebrate!

Filling the table with dishes

If such a menu suits you, then absolutely in advance, a week before the celebration, you can purchase all the necessary products (or 3-4 days in advance). Well, except for bread and herring (if you replace red fish with it) - it’s better to buy them on the eve of the holiday.

Meat and thighs can be frozen if purchased ahead of time. And then take it out to defrost 6-8 hours before cooking.

I understand that you may have something at home, such as flour, eggs and butter. But I will write the whole list, cross out the unnecessary ones.

Holiday shopping list

for 6 people

Pork neck - a piece of about 1.8-2 kg (not very fatty, there will be 12-15 pieces);
Chicken thighs - 12-18 pieces (12 is enough, there will even be some left over);
Crab sticks – large package (200-240 g);
Whole frozen pink salmon – 1 piece;
Canned peas – 1 can;
Pineapple pieces - 1 small jar;
Eggs – 2 dozen (20 pcs.);
Mayonnaise – 1 large package (for salad and thighs);
Butter – 1 pack (180-200 g);
Odorless vegetable oil - a little, we need only 0.5 cups;
Soy sauce – 1 bottle (250 ml);
Honey – a little (2 tablespoons, maximum);
Spices (ginger, coriander, black, allspice or red hot pepper);
Baking powder for dough - 1 sachet (but you can leave it out, and it will still be a good biscuit);
Plain flour – 0.5 kg;
Semolina - just a little (0.5 cup);
Sugar – 1.5-2 cups;
Salt - a pack (to have it);
Garlic – 1 head;
Fresh cucumber – 1 (for salad, but can be salted);
Fresh tomato – 1 piece (not necessary if there is a cucumber);
Tangerines – 12 pieces (or other fruits and berries for the table);
Orange – 1 piece;
Potatoes – 24 tubers or more (about 3 kg);
Greens (parsley, dill, green onions, basil - buy whatever you like) - a bunch;
Bread;
Tea – 1 small pack (100 g);
Sweets – 200-500 g (optional, optional, there will be a cake);
Foil – 1 roll;
Baking paper – 1 roll;
Table napkins – 1 pack;
Toilet paper – 1 roll (if you run out at home, you often forget about it);
Drinks (what you need - mineral water, alcohol, juice). We only had homemade compote, it was very tasty.

The list is long, but it's not very expensive. I calculated at 2018 prices, rounded up. Without drinks it turns out to be about 2800 . But keep in mind that vegetable oil (100 rubles), flour (50 rubles), mayonnaise (70-80 rubles), eggs (100 rubles), tea (100 rubles), spices (100 rubles), napkins ( 30-50 rubles) and something else may already be in your home. And then you will spend less

Creating a menu for 15 people: recipes and preparation

SNACKS

SALADS

HOT DISHES

SIDE DISHES

BEVERAGES

DESSERT

And again a holiday! Good friends and relatives are invited home! About 15 people... Again, a luxurious feast is planned, which will be replete with tasty and satisfying dishes. But which ones? What to cook and what menu to choose if there is a banquet for 15 people? Tired of the standard Olivier salad, herring under a fur coat and mashed potatoes... I want something original. And at the same time, it is necessary that all dishes are not only tasty, if possible healthy, but also beautiful. Therefore, let’s highlight the basic principles and recipes for a good modern menu:

dishes must be tested by experience;
Quite simple and not very long to prepare;
look aesthetically pleasing (served beautifully decorated);
be universal (suitable for both adults and children).

So, let's put together an approximate holiday menu for 15 people. Let's look at six sections: appetizers, salads, hot dishes, side dishes, drinks, desserts. Let's start with the appetizers.

SNACKS

1). 101 canapes

Of course, the point is not to prepare 101 pieces of canapés (usually placed on skewers). It’s just that this recipe is so versatile that at every new feast you can surprise your guests with one such dish again and again.

The basis for the canapés will be:

cracker,
baked puff pastry slices,
hard cheese;
white, black, gray bread, cut into shaped slices (for example, triangles, diamonds, circles - using a glass);
toast;
ready-made baskets of unleavened dough.

Filling for canapes (can be combined to taste):

salted cottage cheese, butter, feta cheese, curd cheese;
salted red fish, herring;
red, black caviar;
shrimp, mussels;
ham, boiled pork, boiled meat, sausage;
hard cheese;
boiled eggs (chicken or quail)

Decoration for canapes:

greens (lettuce, parsley, cilantro, spinach, dill, etc.);
slices of lemon, lime, tangerine, kiwi;
olives;
grape;
cherry tomato halves;
slices of radish, cucumber;
cumin, coriander, sesame seeds;
other.

As an option, you can serve small lavash rolls. They look just as elegant and appetizing as regular ones. For example, on a sheet of pita bread greased with cream cheese, place cucumber slices, lettuce leaves and salmon slices sprinkled with lemon. Roll up the roll and place in the refrigerator for an hour. Before serving, cut into small pieces.

Cheese roll with pistachios and chicken

A very tasty dish of medium complexity. It’s worth working on it, because the result will certainly delight your guests with excellent taste.

Ingredients:

700 g “Russian” cheese;
100 g peeled pistachios;
400 g cottage cheese;
1 PC. yellow sweet pepper;
500 g chicken fillet;
4 tbsp. canned corn;
2 tbsp. vegetable oil;
1 tsp curry powder;
parsley;
salt to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Grate the cheese on a coarse grater and place it on a baking sheet on parchment (distribute evenly). Place in a preheated room at 90 degrees. oven for 10 minutes (until the cheese is completely melted). Remove and let the cheese mixture cool;
2. Pour hot salted water over the chicken fillet and cook until tender (about 25 minutes);
3. Place the paper with the cheese mixture on a work surface and roll it out with a rolling pin, covering with a second sheet of parchment paper. Form a rectangle;
4. Cut the cooled boiled chicken fillet into strips, season with pepper and curry;
5. Cut the sweet pepper into cubes, chop the pistachios with a knife;
6. Mix cottage cheese with pistachios, sweet peppers, parsley and corn. Salt the mixture to taste;
7. Place the prepared filling on the cheese layer and distribute evenly. Roll up the roll and wrap it in food foil. Place in the refrigerator for 3-4 hours;
8. Cut into slices and place beautifully on a plate.

Antipasti – puff pastries with olives

Bring a little Italian spirit to your holiday feast. Antipasti is what the Italians call a warm-up dish before the main course. That is, just snacks. This recipe will surprise you with its simplicity, and the dish prepared according to it will delight guests with a spicy, rich taste.

Ingredients:

1 package of yeast-free puff pastry;
2 jars of pitted black olives (or olives, depending on your preference; they make the appetizer more salty);
200 g sausages;
greens (for decoration).

Attention: To prepare such a snack you will need long wooden skewers. They should first be soaked in water overnight!

Cooking process:

Roll out the dough and carefully cut into strips no more than 1 cm wide.
Thread the olives onto a skewer alternately with pieces of sausage;
Take two strips of dough and secure them at the base of the skewer on the outermost olive. Carefully pack olives and sausage slices with dough, crossing the strips as shown in the picture.
Place the cooked kebabs on a prepared baking sheet and place in a preheated oven at 200 degrees. oven for about 15-20 minutes (before baking the dough strips).

SALADS

Snack bar

Snack salads are very easy to prepare, but no less tasty. This salad will be a great addition to other holiday dishes. Served with both olive oil and mayonnaise (optional).

Ingredients:

600 g ham;
8 pcs. chicken eggs;
4 things. tomato;
600 g of Chinese cabbage;
400 g canned corn;
5-6 tbsp. olive oil (can be replaced with mayonnaise if desired).
salt, pepper (to taste).

Cooking process:

Boil hard-boiled eggs. Grind gently;
Cut the ham into strips;
Chop Chinese cabbage into small pieces;
Wash and cut the tomatoes into pieces;
Cook canned corn by draining it;
Mix all ingredients, salt and pepper the base, season with oil or mayonnaise.
Salad cocktail “Glamour”

Ingredients:

500 g shrimp;
4 things. medium apples;
2-3 pcs. medium carrots;
4 tbsp. l. lemon juice;
2-3 pcs. cucumber;
a small bunch of parsley;
7 tbsp. light mayonnaise;
salt (to taste).

Cooking process:

1. Boil the peeled shrimp in salted water (no more than 3 minutes). Drain in a colander. Cool;
2. Wash, peel and grate the apples, sprinkle them with lemon juice;
3. Wash the cucumbers and carrots, peel them and grate them (preferably on a grater for Korean carrots). As an option, carrots can be pre-fried in vegetable oil;
4. Place cucumbers, carrots, and apples in layers in bowls or wine glasses. Grease all layers with mayonnaise;
5. Place shrimp in the top layer (small ones do not require chopping, large ones can be cut into 3-4 pieces);
6. Decorate the salad with herbs and cool slightly.

Salad "Watermelon slice"

A very elegant, hearty salad will effectively decorate the holiday table. It is based on simple, affordable products. And the main “trick” is in the design. If we are talking about a holiday menu for 15 people, it is better to prepare two separate servings of salad - let two bright slices of watermelon flaunt on the table.

Ingredients for 2 individual servings:

For the base:

1 kg chicken fillet;
2 jars of pickled champignons;
2 pcs. medium carrots;
14 pcs. chicken eggs;
600 g cheese;
mayonnaise;
salt (to taste).

For decoration (top layer):

3 pcs. cucumber;
5 pieces. tomato;
8-9 olives.

Cooking process:

1. Cool the chicken boiled in salted water and chop finely;
2. Boil eggs and carrots and chop into small cubes;
3. Cut the champignons into small pieces;
4. Grate the cheese on a fine grater;
5. Prepare the salad base by mixing chopped chicken, carrots, eggs, cheese (leave a little grated cheese for decoration). Season the entire mixture with mayonnaise and salt to taste;
6. Place the prepared base on a wide dish, forming an impromptu slice of watermelon;
7. Finely chop fresh tomatoes and cucumbers.
8. Decorate the outer side of the slice with cucumbers (in the shape of a crescent), and the inner side with tomatoes. Place grains from chopped olives on the tomato part.

HOT DISHES

Mushroom julienne

Ingredients:

900 g champignons;
900 g chicken fillet:
5 pieces. large bulbs;
750 g sour cream;
450 g hard cheese;
150 g butter;
6 tbsp. flour;
vegetable oil (for frying);
salt, pepper (to taste).

Cooking process:

1. Cut well-washed, dried mushrooms into thin slices and fry in vegetable oil, drain;
2. Beat the chicken fillet, cut it, fry in a frying pan until half cooked (without forming a golden brown crust);
3. Fry finely chopped onion until golden brown;
4. Prepare a sauce from sour cream, flour and butter (mix the mixture thoroughly);
5. Place all ingredients in a frying pan, add sauce, salt, pepper and simmer over low heat until the liquid evaporates;
6. Grate the cheese on a medium grater;
7. Place the prepared mixture in cocotte makers, cover with cheese shavings and place in a preheated oven for 15 minutes.

Meatloaf “Two in one”

An excellent meat dish - very filling and tasty. A real gastronomic feast, especially for meat-eating gourmets.

Ingredients:

1.4 kg ground beef;
700 g bacon;
1 tbsp. chopped onion;
2/3 cup barbecue sauce (homemade or store-bought);
24 pcs. crackers;
2 pcs. chicken eggs;
2 tbsp. l. mustard;
2 tsp chili powder;
salt, pepper (to taste).

Cooking process

1. Prepare the minced meat, add finely chopped onions;
2. Season the mixture with barbecue sauce to taste;
3. Add mustard and all seasonings and spices;
4. Break the eggs into the meat mass, add crushed crackers (breadcrumbs or dried loaf crumbs). Everything is good, mix thoroughly;

1. Lay out the bacon slices and distribute the seasoned minced meat evenly in the center. Wrap the bacon slices into a roll. Place the resulting roll (or several rolls) on a baking sheet lined with foil or parchment paper (seam side down);
2. Once prepared for baking, brush the roll with a little barbecue sauce;
3. Place the dish in the oven preheated to 175 degrees. Bake for about an hour;
4. The finished roll should be allowed to cool slightly and cut into portions.

Poultry (chicken) with oranges in the oven.

This recipe is universal. It can be used to cook not only chicken, but also other poultry. This dish turns out juicy, aromatic, very tasty. And it looks great on the holiday table.

Ingredients

1 large chicken (or other poultry to taste);
400-500 g oranges (sweet and thin-skinned);
5 tooth garlic;
salt, herbs, honey and mustard to taste.

Cooking process:

Rub the prepared chicken carcass with a mixture of seasonings, spices and salt, coat with honey;
Wash the oranges, rinse with boiling water and then with cold water;
Peel the garlic, cut each clove in half lengthwise;

Place the carcass back down on the prepared baking sheet. Make a pocket on the back side (separating the skin from the meat using your hand). Place orange slices in it. In a similar way, make a pocket from the bottom of the carcass (from the back) and also chop it with orange slices;
Fill the inner cavity with chopped garlic and oranges;
Use kitchen twine or strong thick thread to tie the legs of the bird and cover the outside of the carcass with the remaining orange slices;
Send the chicken to preheated to 180 degrees. oven, bake for about 2 hours, periodically basting with the released juice. The finished chicken should have a golden crust, and when pierced, the liquid coming out of it should be clear.

Note:

This stuffed bird can also be cooked in a roasting pan. Only then should the sleeve be opened slightly to form a crust about 20 minutes before it is ready.

SIDE DISHES

Potatoes Normandy style

A tasty and, importantly, very beautiful dish. This side dish will brighten up a festive feast and will definitely please your guests.

Ingredients:

15 large potatoes;
200 g hard cheese;
5 pieces. egg yolks;
5 tbsp. sour cream.

Cooking process:

Bake well-washed potatoes in the oven until done (you can check doneness with a toothpick);
Cut each potato in half lengthwise and scoop out the flesh with a spoon;
Mash the potatoes with a fork, adding sour cream, yolks and salt. Mix everything well;
Grate the cheese on a fine grater and add to the potato mixture;
Fill the potato halves with the prepared mixture, apply a design on top using a pastry press with the desired attachment (or simply lay it out beautifully with a fork). Place in preheated to 250 degrees. oven, bake until golden brown.

Rice with nuts and raisins

This side dish goes well with both fish and meat. And it is prepared quite simply and quickly. For 15 small servings you will need:

3 cups rice;
2 small onions;
5 cloves of garlic;
7 tbsp. raisins;
300 almonds or walnuts;
200 g butter (vegetable or butter);
greenery;
salt to taste.

Cooking process

1. Melt a few tablespoons of butter in a large frying pan or cauldron, fry finely chopped onion until transparent, add garlic;
2. Add rice, mixing well with the toasted mixture. Fry it for a few minutes;
3. Pour in 6 glasses of water, adding salt and bringing everything to a boil. Reduce heat, leaving the mixture to simmer for 20-30 minutes (until all the water is absorbed);
4. In a separate frying pan, melt a little butter and fry raisins, parsley, and chopped nuts. Season the rice with the prepared mixture.

Garlic lasagne “Ajada”

Ingredients:

3 packs of lasagna;
300 ml olive oil;
200 g butter;
300 g Parmesan cheese;
500 g walnuts;
9 cloves of garlic;
300 g breadcrumbs.

Cooking process:

Place nuts in boiling water for 5 minutes. Drain, peel and chop the nuts, mixing with garlic and breadcrumbs (you should get a coarse paste);
Add olive oil, continuing to beat the mixture. You should get a homogeneous sauce. Add salt and pepper to taste;
Boil the lasagna sheets in water until half cooked (do not drain the water). Prepare baking dishes by greasing them with butter (for this amount of dish you will need at least two forms). Lay out a sheet of lasagne, pour a little sauce on it, season with butter and sprinkle with grated Parmesan. Repeat the process with all the lasagne sheets. Top layer – sauce and parmesan;
Pour the pasta cooking water (a small amount) around the perimeter of the puff paste onto a baking sheet;
Place in the oven for 15 minutes.

BEVERAGES

Homemade lemonade

Fresh, tasty and absolutely not harmful (unlike store-bought analogues) the drink will harmoniously complement the picture of festive dishes. And it couldn’t be easier to prepare!

Ingredients:

3 liters of sparkling water;
2 glasses of plain water;
2 cups freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 10 lemons);
2 cups sugar.

Cooking process:

1. Pour all the sugar into a saucepan with water, heat the mixture over low heat, stirring until completely dissolved. granulated sugar. Cool the syrup;
2. Prepared lemon juice add to syrup, strain liquid;
3. Add soda before serving. Its quantity should be adjusted to your taste.

Ginger drink.

With this drink you will wish your guests good health. And you will greatly delight those who are worried about their figure - after all, ginger is one of the first on the list of products for weight loss! And how useful this spice is! Ginger contains 1-3% essential oils and many amino acids, minerals, and vitamins.

Ingredients:

4 tbsp. grated ginger;

1 PC. lemon;

4 tbsp. honey

Cooking process:

Boil water with chopped lemon zest in a saucepan;
Grate the ginger on a fine grater and add to the prepared syrup;
Cool the drink a little, flavor with honey and lemon juice.
If desired, the taste can be adjusted by adding additional granulated sugar.

Non-alcoholic mulled wine with apples

Multi-component drink with unforgettable taste. And also a powerful anti-cold remedy. Mulled wine is especially relevant in the cold season. Spend time and effort preparing it and your guests will be very grateful to you!

Ingredients:

6 tbsp. grape juice;
1 tbsp. water;
1 PC. apple;
4 tbsp. lemon zest;
4 tbsp. orange zest;
1 tsp carnations;
2 tsp cinnamon;
8 pcs. black peppercorns;
4 tbsp. raisins;
ginger, cardamom, sugar (to taste).

Cooking process:

Pour water and juice into a saucepan, set it to simmer over low heat;
Add lemon and orange zest, raisins;
Peel the apple and cut into small cubes. Pour into liquid base;
Season the drink with spices: allspice, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, cardamom. Stir and wait until the mulled wine is well heated. But! Do not bring to a boil! (it is important);
Turn off the heat and cover the drink with a lid to infuse. Leave for 5 minutes.

DESSERT

Cake "Rakhat"

It’s not enough to say that this cake is delicious! You just have to try it!

Ingredients:

6 pcs. egg whites;
385 g granulated sugar;
300 g peanuts;
3 tbsp. flour or starch;
50 g water;
2 tbsp. condensed milk;
150 g butter;
2-3 tbsp. apple jam;
1 tsp cocoa powder;
vanillin.

Cooking process:

1. Heat in a frying pan and peel the nuts. Grind them in a blender;

It is necessary to separately make three servings of protein-nut butter for three tortillas. For one flatbread, take 2 egg whites, beat them into a strong foam, adding a little sugar at a time;
4 tbsp. mix peanuts with 1 tbsp. flour or starch. Gently add this mixture to the beaten egg whites, stirring from top to bottom;
Place the resulting mass on a baking sheet, level it to a thickness of 5-7 mm (in the shape of a circle - approximate diameter about 20 cm);
Bake at 160 degrees. about 2 hours (you need to make sure that the cake does not dry out, but does not remain wet);
Bake three cakes in this manner. It is advisable to let them sit for 12 hours;
Prepare buttercream. First boil the milk sugar syrup– add 85 g of sugar to 50 g of boiling water, after boiling, add condensed milk and bring to a boil. Simmer over low heat for 10 minutes. Cool the syrup;
Beat the butter, softening it first. Add the prepared chilled sugar syrup into it in a thin stream, add vanillin. You should get an airy, light cream that does not separate.
Paint over 1/3 of the cream with cocoa;
Assemble the cake: grease the bottom cake unpainted butter cream, the second cake is made with apple jam, and the top layer is made of chocolate cream.
The sides of the cake can be carefully trimmed (note that the base is very fragile). And after coating, sprinkle with nuts. Decorate the top with butter cream.

Mini charlotte with pear (portioned)

Portioned dessert is very convenient for a large company and fits perfectly into a holiday menu for 15 people. You can prepare exactly 15 servings or with a small margin. The proposed mini-rolls are prepared quite simply, look very elegant, and delight with a delicate taste. The recipe makes 16 servings.

Ingredients:

15 small pears;
6 tbsp. flour;
12 tbsp. Sahara;
12 pcs. eggs;
200 ml sour cream;
50 g butter;
9 tsp baking powder;
5 tbsp. breadcrumbs;
powdered sugar for dusting.

Cooking process:

Divide 4 eggs into whites and yolks. Whisk the yolks and remaining eggs together with the sugar;
Add sour cream to the resulting mass, pour flour and baking powder through a sieve, mix;
Prepare the molds - grease with oil and sprinkle with breadcrumbs;
Pour the dough into the molds. Place a pear in each;
Send it heated to 180 degrees. oven for 30-40 minutes. After cooking, sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Candies "Raffaello"

Delicate, elegant sweets will please every guest.

Ingredients:

120 ml heavy cream;
150 g coconut flakes;
50 almonds;
50 g butter;
2 bars of white chocolate;
1 pinch of salt.

Cooking process:

Melt the creamed chocolate in a water bath and bring the mixture to a boil;
Cool the resulting mass until room temperature, add 30-45 g of coconut flakes, butter and a pinch of salt. Stir, refrigerate (if the base does not thicken, beat it with a mixer and refrigerate again);
Form candies by placing an almond nut in each and rolling on top coconut flakes. Store sweets in the refrigerator.

And finally, here are some tips that will help you organize a festive feast correctly:

Tip #1: When creating a menu, choose different options for dishes - with fish, with meat, with mushrooms. This way you will prevent a situation when one of the guests for some reason does not eat one of the listed products. For example, if your friend doesn’t like fish, let her treat herself to meat. And if you are fasting, invite her to try the mushroom dish!

Tip #2: Some of the meals must be snacks instant cooking: sandwiches, cold cuts, etc.

Tip #3: It is advisable to have holiday food supplies at home. For example, preparations that, in case of a shortage of food at the table, can be quickly taken out and served as a separate dish. It can be stuffed tomatoes, lecho, salads and other preserves.

In fact banquet menu And step by step recipes for 15 people, the ones presented in the article have been tested from your own experience, you can take them as an example and create your own version, which in principle is not so difficult. Modernity offers an immense variety of recipes! I would like to cook delicious homemade holiday food for my loved ones.