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Christmas recipes of the peoples of the world
New Year’s Eve dinner is truly a work of culinary art, no matter what country you are in. Bright unusual dishes will tell you a lot of interesting things about the preferences of the peoples of the world. Today we offer you exotic New Year’s dishes from all over the world.
Frog’s Foot Dance
Frog legs – a specialty of French cuisine, which is very popular in the countries of Southeast Asia. Most often, an exquisite delicacy is deep-fried or baked in breadcrumbs. There is also a festive version of the dish – frog legs in tomato sauce. Cooking begins with it. To do this, fry a clove of garlic and a stalk of celery in olive oil. When the garlic has acquired a brownish hue, add 200 g of fresh tomatoes and simmer for 10-15 minutes. Meanwhile, in another pan, fry the frog legs, having previously rolled them in flour. As soon as they are covered with an even light golden crust, they are transferred to the pan with the sauce and simmer for another 5-7 minutes. Serve this treat with dried toast, and the legs themselves are decorated with greens.
Holiday-flavored soup
Who said that soup is not a New Year’s dish? Residents of Asian countries enjoy eating it on weekdays and on holidays. For example, a soup of mussels and seaweed will quite successfully complement the recipes of original New Year’s dishes and will surprise guests pretty much. The first step is to prepare the mussels (300 g): wash, peel, boil in water and lightly fry together with the onions. For a thick and rich taste, you can add pearl barley to the dish. Boil 5 tablespoons of pearl barley in a saucepan according to the usual recipe and at the very end add the fried mussels with onions and pickled seaweed (200 g). Cook the soup for a few more minutes and at the very end put a couple of cloves of mashed garlic in it. Add to the soup any cream sauce or sour cream to taste and decorate with parsley petals.
Dinner in the company of an ostrich
A dish of ostrich meat in our eyes, undoubtedly, is an exotic New Year’s recipe. But for the inhabitants of Africa and Australia-this is quite a familiar treat. It can be slightly adapted to our taste preferences, supplemented with more traditional ingredients. First, in a frying pan, pass the onion with the addition of 5 tsp. sugar and bay leaf. Ostrich liver (300 g.) is thoroughly washed, allowed to dry and cut into small pieces. Each of them is rubbed with salt and pepper, rolled in flour and sent to a frying pan with onions. Meanwhile, take 150 g of pork, cut into the same pieces and spread on the bottom of the baking dish. Top with a layer of lightly toasted ostrich liver along with golden onions. The meat is baked in the oven at 180°C for an hour. Before serving, the finished dish is decorated with fresh herbs.
Green, toothy and delicious
The crocodile is not only a dangerous predator and the raw material for chic accessories, but also an exquisite delicacy. Crocodile meat tastes like chicken, only it is much softer and more tender. It is not surprising that New Year’s recipes of the peoples of the world, mainly Asians, often include crocodile dishes. Usually they are grilled whole, but for a festive dinner, you can prepare something more refined. First, in a large frying pan, fry the onion, to which pieces of crocodile fillet (3 kg) are gradually added. Then it is transferred to a deep saucepan, put a little melted butter and pour a glass of water. The fillets are stewed for 10-15 minutes, then add more water to completely cover the meat and simmer for 30-45 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare the dressing: mix 400 g of grated cheese with a dozen eggs and beat them well. Next, the crocodile meat is transferred to a baking dish, flavored with salt and black pepper and poured with cheese sauce. The dish is sent to a preheated 180°C oven for half an hour.
High-flying Chicken
In the recipes of unusual New Year’s dishes, you can include exotic salads. You don’t have to go far for the ingredients, because even the most ordinary chicken can be prepared with a twist, for example, according to the recipes of the inhabitants of the Caribbean islands. To do this, we will need chicken fillet and liver with a total weight of 600 g. The fillet is completely boiled or grilled, then cut into small pieces. In a similar way, cut the liver and fry it in butter. A couple of small pears are peeled and cut into cubes, sprinkled with lemon juice and mixed with chicken fillet. Fried liver is also watered with lemon juice, flavored with pepper, salt, sour cream and mustard to taste. It remains to combine the two parts of the chicken meat, mix thoroughly and add any herbs to the dish. Serve this colorful salad is best warm.
Perhaps you will not be able to prepare all these exotic dishes for the New Year, but you can quite get original ideas from them. And you can also share your own unusual recipes for New Year’s dishes that have already won your guests over once.