Every year as the holidays approach, the same dilemma begins – what to make for the festive table. You want to impress guests without spending days in the kitchen. We're sharing 20 delicious and affordable recipes for what to cook for New Year 2021!
1. Roasted Chicken with Herbs and Lemon
Go for a whole bird – you definitely won't regret it!
You will need: 1 chicken, 10 sprigs of thyme, 2 lemons, 50g butter, 500g potatoes.
Preparation: Peel and cut potatoes into large pieces, place them in a buttered baking dish. Strip the leaves from the thyme sprigs and sprinkle over the potatoes. Mix the remaining thyme leaves with spices and the zest of one lemon, and stuff this mixture under the chicken skin.
Place the second lemon inside the chicken, pat the chicken dry with paper towels, and rub with butter. Season it again with spices, place it on top of the potatoes, and bake in the oven for 70-80 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
2. Salmon Appetizer with Ginger
A simple, yet very beautiful and exquisite appetizer for the New Year's table.
You will need: 500g salmon fillet, 2 green onion stalks, 1 piece of ginger root, 1 lime, 2 tbsp soy sauce, 1 bunch chives, 1 tbsp fish sauce, 1 tbsp sesame oil.
Preparation: Grate the lime zest, squeeze juice from half of the lime, and add grated ginger to it. Finely chop both types of onions, mix with lime, fish and soy sauce, and sesame oil. Add finely chopped salmon to this mixture and stir.
3. New Year's Chocolate Cookies
Quick cookies that even those who don't usually bake can handle.
You will need: 130g butter, 130g brown sugar, 2 egg yolks, 1 tbsp cocoa, 1 tsp cinnamon, 180g flour, powdered sugar.
Preparation: Beat softened butter with sugar using a mixer until fluffy. Separately mix the dry ingredients and combine both mixtures until smooth. Leave the dough in the refrigerator for 15 minutes, roll it out thinly, cut out cookies, and bake for 10 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
4. Chicken Pâté with Armagnac
This festive pâté with piquant notes will be a delightful New Year's appetizer.
You will need: 450g chicken liver, 200g butter, 50ml cream (30% fat or more), 1 tbsp Armagnac, coarse salt, black pepper, dried cranberries, toast.
Preparation: Sauté the liver in a small piece of butter until the center remains pink. Blend it in a food processor with the rest of the butter and cream. Add salt, pepper, and Armagnac, spoon into molds, cover with cling film, and chill. Garnish the pâté with dried cranberries when serving.
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5. Beef Aspic
Delicious aspic – a signature dish for the New Year's table.
You will need: 900g veal, 1.6L beef broth, 50g carrots, 100g onions, 5g dill and parsley each, 2 cloves garlic, 30g gelatin.
Preparation: Crush the garlic, cut carrots into large pieces, and onions into quarters. Pour broth over the rinsed meat, add vegetables, bring to a boil, and simmer for 2 hours over low heat. Add bay leaf and peppercorns, and cook for another half hour.
Remove vegetables and meat from the pot, add garlic and pre-dissolved gelatin to the broth. Arrange chopped meat, herbs, and optionally carrots in molds, pour broth over them, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
6. Turkey Roll with Sun-Dried Tomatoes
A simple and beautiful New Year's dish for those mindful of their figure.
You will need: 800g turkey fillet, 50g sun-dried tomatoes, 120g bacon, a pinch of thyme, 15ml olive oil, 10g basil leaves, 50g butter.
Preparation: Finely chop sun-dried tomatoes and basil separately. Make an incision in the fillet, flatten it, pound it thin, season with salt and pepper. Layer bacon, tomatoes, thyme, and basil, drizzle with olive oil, place pieces of butter, and roll it up. Tie with string and bake for 40 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
7. New Year's Meringue
Meringues can easily be shaped into beautiful New Year's trees, which can be decorated with sprinkles or confectionery beads.
You will need: 4 egg whites, 300g sugar, 5 tsp matcha tea.
Preparation: Place egg whites and sugar over a double boiler and heat, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. Beat with a mixer at high speed until stiff peaks form, then add matcha. Pipe the meringue into a pastry bag, form Christmas trees, and dry for about 1.5-2 hours at 100-110 degrees Celsius.
8. New Year's Pork in Sour Cream
An accessible recipe for baking aromatic pork in sour cream for the New Year's table.
You will need: 1 kg pork, 1 cup sour cream, 3 cloves garlic, cheese, white pepper, salt.
Preparation: Cut the pork into pieces about 1.5 cm thick. Mix sour cream, spices, crushed garlic, and grated cheese, spread on each piece, and stack them tightly. Spread the mixture over the top of the pork, wrap in foil, and bake for 100-130 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius.
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9. Braised Turkey Fillet with Vegetables
You can use chicken, but turkey turns out juicier.
You will need: 500g turkey, 2 onions, 2 tomatoes, 1 bell pepper, 1 turnip, 1 pattypan squash.
Preparation: Place the sliced fillet in a cast-iron pot with a little oil and braise for 10 minutes with the lid on. Chop the vegetables, add them to the meat, stir, and braise until cooked through.
10. New Year's "Christmas Tree" Salad
Decorate it with pomegranate seeds or berries on top.
You will need: 200g smoked chicken fillet, 200g mushrooms, 4 eggs, 2 tbsp milk, 50g prunes, 30g walnuts, 2 cloves garlic, 300g cucumbers, 100g mayonnaise, a pinch of salt.
Preparation: Whisk eggs with milk and fry two omelets, cool and chop. Sauté sliced mushrooms and place on a paper towel to remove excess fat. Mince smoked fillet, prunes, and walnuts, mix all ingredients, and dress with mayonnaise and crushed garlic. Arrange the salad in the shape of a Christmas tree and make "needles" from cucumber triangles.
11. New Year's Tangerines in Spiced Syrup
Spiced tangerines can be eaten on their own, served with ice cream, or other desserts.
You will need: 8 tangerines, 300ml water, 150g sugar, 1 tsp saffron, 2 star anise, 2 cinnamon sticks.
Preparation: Bring water and sugar to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Add all spices and continue to cook until the syrup turns golden and thickens. Soak peeled tangerines in it and leave them there until they are completely cool, at least.
12. Squid and Vegetable Salad
A vibrant layered salad that's easy to prepare for New Year's!
You will need: 2 squid, 1 cucumber, lettuce leaves, 1 red onion, 10 cherry tomatoes, 2 eggs, 1 tbsp 9% vinegar, 1 tsp sugar, 250ml yogurt, 0.5 tsp mustard, salt and pepper.
Preparation: Boil squid for 2 minutes and cut into cubes. Boil eggs and separately chop whites and yolks. Dice the cucumber, and slice tomatoes into rings. Marinate onion half-rings in cold water with vinegar and sugar for half an hour.
Mix yogurt with mustard and spices. Layer lettuce leaves, onion, dressing, egg white, dressing, squid, cucumbers, dressing, tomatoes, dressing, grated yolk.
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13. New Year's Pork Salad
This hearty and quick salad will adorn any New Year's table!
You will need: 200g pork, 1 can pickled mushrooms, 2 pickled cucumbers, 150g Korean-style carrots, 4 leaves of Napa cabbage, 4 tbsp mayonnaise, 3 tbsp olive oil.
Preparation: Boil the pork, cut it into small pieces, and fry in olive oil. Chop mushrooms, cucumbers, and Napa cabbage, mix all ingredients, and dress with mayonnaise.
14. New Year's Salad with Pear and Pine Nuts
And with two types of meat – for every taste!
You will need: 300g beef, 200g chicken, 150g cucumbers, 20g green onions, 1 bell pepper, 1 pear, 2 tsp pine nuts, 3 tbsp olive oil, 2 tsp soy sauce, 1 tsp grainy mustard, 2 cloves garlic, pepper.
Preparation: Finely chop green onions, pear, bell pepper, and cucumbers into thin strips or cubes. Cut boiled beef and chicken fillet the same way. Mix olive oil with soy sauce, mustard, crushed garlic, and spices, dress the salad, and sprinkle with pine nuts.
15. Beetroot Mousse "Herring Under a Fur Coat"
A beautiful interpretation of the classic New Year's salad.
You will need: 6 slices of black bread, 150g beetroot, 1 herring fillet, 6 tbsp mayonnaise, a quarter of a lemon, 2 tsp gelatin, 70ml water, spices.
Preparation: Boil or bake beetroot and blend it with mayonnaise and spices. Add lemon juice and dissolved gelatin to the puree. Cut circles from the bread, place herring cubes on top, and pour beetroot mousse through a ring mold. Refrigerate until set.
16. "New Year's Cones" Cookies
An easy recipe for beautiful festive cookies, similar to "Anthill" cookies.
You will need: 125g butter, 1 egg, 4 tbsp sugar, 4 tbsp milk, 3 cups flour, 100g walnuts, 1 can boiled condensed milk.
Preparation: Rub the egg with sugar, add milk and melted butter. Knead a firm dough with flour, divide into 3 parts, and freeze. Grate each part on a coarse grater onto parchment paper and bake for 10 minutes at 160 degrees Celsius. Crush the baked dough and walnuts, mix with condensed milk, and shape into cones.
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17. Swiss New Year's Salad
A beautiful meat salad with pickled cucumbers and pear.
You will need: 2 fresh cucumbers, 2 pickled cucumbers, juice of 1 lemon, 400g carbonade, 400g cervelat, 400g boiled-smoked ham, 4 pears, 5 tbsp mayonnaise, herbs.
Preparation: Mix chopped herbs with mayonnaise and lemon juice. Peel all ingredients and cut into thin strips, mix, and dress with mayonnaise and herbs.
18. New Year's Fish Salad
The more types of fish you use, the more interesting the taste will be.
You will need: 400g smoked salmon, 1 smoked pink salmon, 300g smoked butterfish, 100g any caviar, 10 eggs, 2 large cucumbers, 2 small apples, 2 red onions, 100ml wine vinegar, 2 tbsp sugar, 1 tbsp salt, 20g chives, mayonnaise, lemon juice, salt, pepper.
Preparation: Dice the onions and marinate overnight in a liter of water with vinegar, sugar, and salt. Dice the butterfish, sprinkle with lemon juice, and mix with chives. Mix salmon cubes with apples, and pink salmon with egg and mayonnaise. Layer the salad to your liking.
19. Spicy Eggplants
This light and beautiful appetizer is especially good on skewers!
You will need: 4 eggplants, 6 cloves garlic, 1 bunch cilantro, zest of half a lemon, 50ml olive oil, 30ml balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper.
Preparation: Cut eggplants into sticks, salt them, leave for half an hour, and rinse. Drizzle eggplants and garlic cloves with olive oil, place on parchment paper, and bake until soft at 200 degrees Celsius. Blend cilantro with 2 more cloves of garlic and balsamic vinegar. Dress the eggplants with this mixture, sprinkle with pepper and zest, leave overnight, and serve.
20. New Year's Duck
We've already covered how to cook chicken for New Year's, and now let's move on to duck!
You will need: 1 duck, 3 oranges, 4 tangerines, 6 cloves garlic, 1 head of garlic, 3 sprigs rosemary, zest of 2 oranges, 250ml orange juice, 125ml chicken broth, olive oil, salt, pepper.
Preparation: Clean the duck and prick the skin on the breast and legs. Finely chop the leaves from half a sprig of rosemary, garlic cloves, and half the orange zest, mix with salt and pepper. Rub the duck with this mixture, and place a cut orange and tangerine with a sprig of rosemary inside.
Mix juice with broth, add the remaining zest and garlic. Slice the remaining citrus fruits and the head of garlic into thick rings, place them in a baking dish, and add rosemary. Place the duck on top and pour in the broth, then bake in the oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 2-2.5 hours, basting with juice every 15 minutes.