Festive dish for 23. A treat for real men

A festive dish for 23. A treat for real men

05.03.2020 Egg dishes

On the International Day of Defender of the Fatherland, it is customary to give gifts to the representatives of the stronger sex, the most courageous and courageous. This day has long become a real men's holiday. Every woman on this day also tries to feed her protector well, surprise and conquer with her culinary masterpiece. After all, it is not for nothing that there is a saying that the way to a man's heart lies through his stomach. So what is delicious to cook for your men on February 23?

Meat dishes

Most men are quite predictable in their food: they simply adore meat dishes. Beefsteak, pork chops, spicy homemade boiled pork with mustard crust, dumplings will delight and admiration of any man. On a holiday, February 23, you need to take into account the preferences of your defender and prepare something extraordinary.

Beefsteak for a real man

two pieces of beef tenderloin, about two hundred grams each;
half a glass of dry red wine;
two tablespoons of olive oil;
80 grams of butter;
rosemary and salt to taste;
5 cloves of garlic (no need to peel);
ground black pepper.

Cooking process:

Rinse and dry the pieces of meat thoroughly. Rub them with pepper, salt, herbs.
Preheat a frying pan, add olive oil or butter. Fry the meat on both sides over high heat for just a minute. Then reduce the gas and fry each side on low heat for another seven to eight minutes.
Put the finished meat on a hot plate.
Add unpeeled garlic cloves to the pan where the meat was fried and bring the sauce to a boil. Then pour them over the finished meat.
A steak for a real man is ready. Can be served at the table.

For cooking we need:

a kilogram of pork tenderloin;
about a kilogram of potatoes;
two onions;
two tablespoons of mayonnaise;
seasonings to taste;
salt, ground pepper to taste.

Cooking process:

Rinse the pork tenderloin thoroughly with water and dry. Then salt and pepper, add seasonings. Spread with mayonnaise.
Heat the oven to 180 degrees, bake the meat for about an hour.
Peel potatoes and onions. Cut the potatoes into large cubes, the onion a little finer. Fry potatoes and onions in a pan until golden brown.
Then send the potatoes and onions to the oven for half an hour.
Cut the finished meat and serve with potatoes, after decorating with herbs.

For cooking we need:

beef tenderloin;
flour;
sour cream-tomato sauce (a glass of sour cream, a tablespoon of flour, 1-2 tablespoons of tomato ketchup or juice).

Cooking process:

Rinse the meat, dry and beat off. Cut into rectangles 5 cm long and 1 cm thick. From these rectangles, cut into thin strips with a thickness of 0.5 mm to a centimeter. The meat is cut across the fibers.
Bread the pieces in flour and fry in a hot frying pan until shiny. Do not fry further, otherwise the meat will harden. Fry the onions in a skillet until golden brown.
Then put the meat in a frying pan and pour over the sour cream-tomato sauce. Simmer the meat for up to half an hour over medium heat.
Beef stroganoff is served with fried potatoes and tomatoes. It is recommended to eat the dish hot, so that it does not lose its taste.

Fish dishes

Fish meat has a high nutritional value. It is perfectly absorbed by the body, besides, it is very tasty. Fish can be fried, steamed, with vegetables, grilled, stuffed. Prepare an original fish dish on February 23rd, and your man will definitely appreciate it.

To prepare a dish, we need:

1200 grams of pollock;
a teaspoon of sugar;
300 grams of carrots;
500 ml tomato juice;
2-3 cloves of garlic;
two onions;
salt, pepper, herbs, olive oil to taste;
Dill.

The process of preparing a fish dish:

Rinse the fish, dry it, cut off the fins.
Wash and peel the carrots, cut into rings.
Preheat a skillet and fry the onions and carrots.
Salt the fish, roll in flour and fry on both sides until golden brown.
Take some of the carrots and onions from the pan, put the fish there and cover with the second part of the vegetables.
Prepare tomato sauce. Mix tomato juice with crushed garlic, pepper, seasonings, salt. Pour fish with vegetables and simmer under a closed lid for forty minutes over low heat.
Our original fish dish is ready.

To prepare this mouth-watering dish, we need:

salmon steaks approximately 170 grams;
1.5 tbsp. spoons of olive oil;
two cloves of minced garlic;
½ teaspoon grated ginger;
a tablespoon of mustard;
a third of a glass of lemon juice;
1/2 teaspoon red pepper

Cooking process:

In a small glass bowl, combine the butter, mustard, lemon juice, ginger, garlic, sugar, and red pepper.
Place the salmon chunks in a bowl and refrigerate for an hour. Take the fish out of the refrigerator, turn it over and put it on for another hour.
Preheat grill to medium heat.
Remove the fish from the marinade, drain off excess liquid.
Grill the steaks over medium heat for about seven minutes on each side. Finished fish should be easily pierced with a fork.
Our delicious dish is ready. Can be served with vegetables.

Festive salads

When laying the table on February 23, you need to pay attention not only to hot dishes and snacks, but also to original and delicious salads that men adore. As a rule, these are hearty dishes with meat, seafood, fish, ham, which can serve as a side dish or as a snack for various drinks.

Festive salad "Tank"

To prepare this dish, we need:

300 grams of chicken fillet;
200 grams of pitted olives;
100 grams of curd cheese;
100 grams of mayonnaise;
50 grams of vegetable oil;
two fresh cucumbers;
two celery;
pepper, salt to taste;
half an apple and lemon.

Manufacturing process:

Wash and dry the chicken fillet. chop finely and fry in vegetable oil until tender. Then place it on a paper towel to remove excess grease. Drizzle with lemon juice and place on a round plate in the first layer.
Wash the cucumbers, peel and cut into strips. Place the cucumbers in a second layer on top of the chicken. Grease thoroughly with mayonnaise.
Finely chop the celery and put on the cucumbers, grease with mayonnaise.
Then cut the apple into strips, pour over the lemon juice.
Top with cream cheese.
Put the tank out of the olives cut into rings.
Let the salad soak well. Our festive dish on Defender of the Fatherland Day is ready.

For cooking we need:

chicken fillet;
ham;
potato;
green onions;
cucumbers;
rye croutons;
mayonnaise to taste;
salt, pepper, mustard to taste.

Cooking process:

Boil the chicken fillet. Cut into strips.
Cut a slice of ham into strips.
Boil a couple of potatoes and finely chop into cubes.
Take green onions and chop finely.
Wash cucumbers, peel and cut into strips.
In a glass salad bowl, lay two tablespoons of chicken fillet in layers, grease with mayonnaise mixed with mustard.
We spread two tablespoons of chopped cucumbers and grease with mayonnaise again.
Next, add two tablespoons of chopped potatoes. We coat with mayonnaise.
After that, put two tablespoons of the onion. Mayonnaise.
Next, lay out two tablespoons of chopped ham. Lubricate with mayonnaise.
Sprinkle with rye croutons on top (two tablespoons).
Our cocktail salad should soak a little and can be served at the table.

To prepare this original masterpiece, we need:

chicken fillet;
Red caviar;
hard cheese;
sweet and sour apple;
mayonnaise.

Manufacturing process:

Boil chicken fillet, chop finely, mix with mayonnaise and put on a star-shaped dish.
Peel the apple, chop finely and lay out on the next layer.
Grate the hard cheese and place on top of the apples. Lubricate with mayonnaise.
Place the red caviar on top. It can also be replaced with boiled beets or carrots.
Greens can be beautifully laid out on the sides on a plate.
Our original salad is ready.

Festive dessert

And, of course, I would like to pamper my defenders on February 23 with something sweet while drinking tea. Here, every hostess can show all her culinary abilities and imagination, delight and surprise with her masterpieces.

To make a sweet dessert, we need:

half a glass of flour;
a glass of sugar;
two eggs;
dark chocolate bar;
150 grams of oil;
a teaspoon of vanilla sugar;
some salt;
cream: beat in 100 grams of butter and condensed milk.

Cooking process:

Break the chocolate into small pieces and melt it in a water bath.
Add vanilla sugar to the melted chocolate mass and slowly add one egg at a time, stirring constantly.
Pour flour, salt, sugar into the chocolate mass, mix thoroughly.
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Grease a baking sheet with oil, cover with baking paper. Pour out the dough. Bake for thirty minutes. The cake should cool down.
In the meantime, start preparing the cream. To do this, thoroughly beat the butter with condensed milk and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
Cut the cake into rectangles the size of army shoulder straps. Round off the corners at one end.
Fill a pastry bag with cream, put a thin nozzle. Apply the necessary military insignia with the cream. Grease the rest of the cookies with cream and fold in two rows.
Our themed cookies are ready.

Listen, have you noticed that cold winter February is just a month, when the calendar encourages the thoughts of women to revolve exclusively around men: here St. Valentine's Day and Defender of the Fatherland Day follow one after the other!

So, what should be put on the table on February 23 to please our dear men? The very first "hero of the occasion", whom I asked what he wants to eat on his holiday, gave me an absolutely straightforward answer: "Here is her, darling, and I will eat!"

Yes, "comrades women", there is no getting away from this: a men's holiday, and many men want to drink on this day not a glass of wine, but a glass of vodka. What can I say here? Their right. The times when the society of gentlemen officers was associated with drinking champagne were preserved only in anecdotes about Lieutenant Rzhevsky. The "100 Narkomov Grams" has a glorious historical tradition, with them our army came to the great Victory, and we have no right to wrinkle our noses when the defenders of the fatherland wish to mark their belonging to the military class in this way. Women have their own opinion about what we would like on March 8, so I think it makes sense to ask the men themselves which table on February 23 will please them the most. If our soldiers want vodka - well, let it be vodka! Well, the hostess's business is to figure out what to cook for February 23, so that the appetizer, so to speak, would be in harmony with the served drink.

Our traditional cuisine, fortunately, provides the widest choice in this matter! However, let's take into account right away: after all, not every "snack" is suitable for vodka. But there are combinations that have been tested for centuries (and generations of defenders of the fatherland!). So, let's start with pickles and pickles: no one has canceled the classic crunchy or pickled cucumber! And men are unlikely to be abandoned. If you have salted black milk mushrooms in your pantry or, as well as, it's time to open the treasured jars. (If you do not have such treasures, then there are still a few days before the holiday, try asking around with the grandmothers in the market.)

It goes very well with vodka and fish! Moreover, not only salted herring is almost a household name in this regard, but also spiced sprat, salmon salted salmon, smelt, cold-smoked halibut and any smoked mackerel, fried lamprey (marinated with onions) and chilled boiled sturgeon.

What hot dishes can you cook on February 23 so as not to "fall out of style"? Well, of course, with garlic or (which will even come in handy on February 24, if "the holiday is successful"). Surely "with a bang" will be accepted and kidneys with cucumbers, as well as, albeit a foreign one, but from this no worse suited to our thematic drink or.
I don't know if there is any point in mentioning about? will surely be welcomed in all kinds !!!

Tikhomirov V.N.

Chemist-dosimetrist of a medium landing ship

Khomenko S.

Chief Accountant

Military Construction Directorate, then GB of Housing Operations Directorate in / district.

Partridges in the oven on onions-mushrooms-onions, chickens are marinated for 6-8 hours first. Everything is by sight, intuitive. It never works the same way!

Tatskov I.

Diesel Engineer

Air Force Part A 1231

diesel operator-electrician

"It doesn't matter what, but in the form of a helicopter."

Blimey! It turns out that there are still men who like all sorts of dishes "in shape", exactly what they love to invent, and the art of cooking which women are so proud of! Urrah! So, "we can afford it"!

So, we propose to make for our dear (matured and not so much) boys and men an exclusive salad for February 23 "", for an appetizer and, of course, a salad topped with five-pointed red stars

Ladies, to the front line (in the sense, rolling pins on the shoulder, and to the kitchen)!

February 23 - Defender of the Fatherland Day. This is a professional holiday for those who have served or are serving in the army, for those who are guarding order and our peace of mind. This holiday cannot be called only a men's day, because there are many representatives of the fairer sex in the slender ranks of the defenders. However, more and more often February 23 is called the holiday of real men. Why not congratulate and say thank you to those who always support us, who are always there, on whose strong shoulder we rely when it's hard, to those men who love and protect us in everyday life! Indeed, despite the fact that they are all people of peaceful professions, they are our real defenders.

We would like to congratulate our beloved men on a grand scale, give original gifts, surprise and prepare a treat for real men. I would like to create a unique festive atmosphere, surround with a little more attention and care than usual. And if there are usually no problems with the preparation of original festive dishes, then you will have to work hard to create a special mood and atmosphere. To highlight a holiday from a series of ordinary days, you need to decorate the apartment and turn the dining table into a work of art with the help of a festive setting. In this case, it will not be superfluous to decide exactly how you want to decorate the table. Whether it will be a classic military style for the army or the colors of the Russian flag will flaunt everywhere, or maybe you decide to recreate the atmosphere of the dinner of the generals from the 17th century!

The most easily accessible, simple and effective option is a military-style table setting. On the eve of the holiday, in stores you can find anything you want with a suitable color, from napkins to dishes. But you should start your search from the tablecloth. It is not at all necessary that you find a camouflage tablecloth; khaki, safari or oak colors, as in the photo, are also suitable for table setting. After the tablecloth is selected, you can start looking for dishes. Here a wide field for imagination opens up for you, if you want to organize a gala dinner, then you can put some dull simple service on the table, if you want to create an atmosphere of a military campaign, then there should be marching metal mugs, spoons and bowls on the table. If you like camouflage colors, then you can search in stores for disposable cardboard dishes of suitable colors and pick up napkins for it.

In addition to dishes with camouflage colors, the table can be decorated with a variety of figurines that correspond to the theme of the holiday, such as tanks, planes and small plastic soldiers. Corrugated paper of dark green, marsh and brown colors will also be useful for decorating the table, you can decorate glasses with it or create a suitable entourage for figures, as well as wrap salad bowls so that they do not stand out from the general atmosphere with their appearance. You can make an army menu from camouflage paper, come up with new funny names for long-familiar dishes and put it in front of each guest. If you are lucky enough to acquire such paper, then it is also worth making seating cards out of it, on which you can write words of congratulation, along the way solving the problem with postcards.

If the men whom you are going to congratulate are far from the military-army theme, then you can set the table as ascetically and close to the atmosphere prevailing in army canteens. However, if you congratulate the military, then it is better to refuse this idea, since such a picture will be everyday and boring for them for a long time. For representatives of peaceful professions, military serving will be a wonder and, for sure, will be remembered. Cover the table with a plain dark green tablecloth, instead of cups, put flasks, small thermoses, and bicycle flasks for water are also suitable for this purpose. Arrange the hot dish in metal bowls, and pack the dessert in a paper bag and hand it to each guest, explaining the importance of having a dry ration. You can use plastic figurines of soldiers as decoration, but remember, the less decorations, the better, and the more it looks like a real army environment.

It is not at all necessary to decorate the apartment and set the table in military style, because this is the day of the defender of the fatherland, which means that the colors of the Russian flag are quite suitable for decoration. It is not necessary to spread a flag instead of a tablecloth, although if you wish, you can do so. Unlike disposable cardboard dishes from previous serving options, in this case it is better to give preference to classic sets, white linen tablecloths, cutlery polished to a shine and refined glasses. But what about the colors of the Russian flag? It is not necessary for all three colors to be present on the same item at the same time, let your table be decorated with, for example, red napkins, blue candles and white dishes.

In addition to the tricolor, the table can be decorated with various attributes, for example, found on the military uniform. Coasters for seating cards in the form of stars will look original, which, by the way, can also be picked up in white, blue and red. The cards themselves can also be decorated in the form of stars or shoulder straps. Confetti in the form of silver, red and blue stars of different sizes, scattered on the table, will look interesting. If you decide to put candles, then their flame will reflect from such stars and play with small reflections on glasses and dishes. At the same time, in order for the reflection from confetti to really play, it is better to put candles of different lengths.

If you still don't want to divide the flag by color, then you can use all three colors at the same time, for example, by tying the napkins with a white-blue-red ribbon and decorating them with stars. The same tape can be used to tie up desserts wrapped in a transparent film. In general, you can experiment with decorating dishes, for example, make mini-flags using colored paper and toothpicks and stick them into each salad. Or, remembering that the holiday is called the day of the defender of the fatherland, make the flags of the countries with which our country has ever fought, and destroy the enemy by eating until the end the salad or cake on which these flags were hoisted. Since not only men, but also women will be congratulated on February 23, there should be flowers on the tables. And here again you can connect the flag theme by placing three small bouquets of white, blue and red flowers on the table.

If you think all kinds of decorations are unnecessary, try to set the table ascetically, but at the same time so that the guests can immediately see why they are gathered. Cover the table with a simple white tablecloth, use a minimum of dishes, place signs near each plate where the name of the invitee will be written, indicating his rank, of course, not lower than general. Put a cap on each plate so that the guests really feel like generals. On such a table there should not be a pile of salads or snacks, it is better to put them on a separate table, and decorate the center of the main table with a book revealed on the history of some battle, and also put a simple low vase with one rose.

On the day of the defender of the fatherland, one should not forget about the navy, which means that when setting the table, you can stick to the nautical theme. So, it is better to use a blue tablecloth, navy blue or blue and white stripes. In the center of the table, you can create an imitation of sea foam using a light white chiffon shawl. To decorate such a table, you will need dishes with the image of fish and ships, candlesticks in the form of lifebuoys, napkins with an image of anchors, figurines of sailors, shells, pebbles and any other things that you find suitable for the theme of the sea. Don't forget about the shirts, which you can use to make your seating cards!

Once upon a time, the officers of the tsarist army proudly rode on horses, sported uniforms with gold buttons and were generally considered the cream of society. Why not recreate that wonderful atmosphere for our men? The decoration of your table should correspond to the officer chic of the past centuries. The table should be wooden, varnished, the plates should be luxurious with gold edges, the glasses should be thin and elegant, and the cutlery should be laid out according to all the rules and well polished. Place a small horse sculpture in the center of the table, and next to it, for greater realism, place a historical map of the world. And let your men feel like real commanders!

February 23 is one of the few days of the year when men are surrounded with attention and give gifts, so you should not consider the Defender of the Fatherland Day a formal holiday. Congratulate your grandfathers, husbands, brothers, and do not forget about the representatives of the beautiful half of humanity, who have dedicated their lives to work in law enforcement agencies. Create a festive atmosphere for them, prepare a delicious dinner and let this holiday be remembered for a long time for each of them, and we will help you figure out what to cook for February 23rd.

What to cook for your beloved men on February 23? Use our selection of step-by-step recipes and your festive table will be the most beautiful and delicious!

Festive cake "February 23" - pastries for real sweet tooth. It turns out to be very tasty. This cake will be a pleasant surprise on Defender of the Fatherland Day.

For a white biscuit:

eggs - 3 pcs.;
sugar - ¾ glass;
flour - 120 g.

For the chocolate biscuit:

eggs - 3 pcs.;
sugar - 1 glass;
flour - 1 glass;
baking powder - 1 tsp. with a slide;
cocoa powder - 2 tsp

For the cream:

boiled condensed milk - 1 can;
butter - 200 g;
ordinary condensed milk - 2 tbsp. l .;
a few drops of cognac.

For impregnation:

Strawberry jam;
water;
cognac.

For glaze:

cocoa powder - 3 tbsp. l .;
sugar - 3 tbsp. l .;
cream 15% - 2 tbsp. l .;
butter - 50 g.

For sprinkling:

walnuts.

For decoration:

strawberry jelly - 1 pack;
cocktail cherry;
confectionery balls.

Chop the walnuts and decorate the sides of the cake.

Prepare the jelly as indicated on the package, pour it into any mold. When the jelly has solidified, cut it into pieces and fill in the star on the cake. Decorate the 23 February birthday cake with cocktail cherries, pastry balls, let soak and can be served.

Recipe 2: vest cake for February 23

2-3 eggs;
half a glass of sugar;
1.5 tablespoons of honey;
1 teaspoon of baking soda and vinegar;
50 g butter;
2.5 - almost 3 cups of flour, how much the dough will take. You don't need much, hard dough is difficult to roll out.

To coat the cakes:

1.5 cups sour cream 20%;
2-3 tablespoons of sugar.

For strips:

equally divided sour cream and heavy cream, 2-3 tablespoons each;
blue food coloring.

Knead the dough and bake the cakes. Mix eggs, sugar, soda with vinegar, honey and softened butter in a saucepan, stirring occasionally, heat over low heat until foaming. We remove and gradually stir the flour to make a moderately steep, moderately soft dough. Divide into 6-7 cakes.

Now the fun begins: we take a children's T-shirt, a sheet of cardboard and along the contour of the T-shirt (or just by hand) we circle and cut out the template.

Roll out one cake thinly (1-2 mm) on a table sprinkled with flour, keep the rest sprinkled with flour in a bowl under a towel, then they are warm, soft and easier to roll out.

Having rolled out the cord to the size of the template, bake for 4-5 minutes on a fire more than medium on a baking sheet dusted with flour. We remove with a spatula on the table and the same, while the cake is hot, cut out a "T-shirt" pattern.

Thus, we bake and cut out all the cakes.

We prepare the cream - sour cream, or simply mix the sour cream with sugar and a little water, so that it is not very thick. We smear all the cakes with cream, except for the top one. And we just grease the top with sour cream, thick, so that the drawing does not blur.

Now we need to make stripes!

Mix sour cream with cream. Part of the dye (about half a packet) is diluted with a little boiled water and added to the cream, stir until a uniform color.

We fill a confectionery syringe with a "flat" nozzle and carefully draw stripes. To do well, you should first practice on something, such as a plate.

The cake for our beloved Defenders is ready! Happy holiday, grandfathers, dads, uncles, brothers, nephews and sons !!! Since February 23 !!!

Recipe 3: volovanovs with filling (step by step photos)

Volovany with filling is an unmatched option for an appetizer for a festive table, a buffet table. The most important thing in this recipe with a photo is that you can come up with endless fillings for volovanov, absolutely different variations that your imagination can come up with will do. All kinds of pates, various salads, you can come up with a lot of something interesting. Today I propose to dwell on three options for fillings - cheese with eggs and garlic, beets with herring, mushrooms, fried with onions and sour cream. Everything is clear with the fillings, but as for the volovans themselves, it's even easier here - you just need to cut out the finished puff pastry with tins and bake, during the baking process it will grow decently and you will get chic blanks. Well, if you're a little interested, then let's get started.

puff pastry - 500 gr.,
beets - 1 pc.,
chicken eggs - 2 pcs.,
herring fillet - 4-5 pieces,
processed cheese - 1 pc.,
garlic - 3 cloves,
champignons - 150 gr.,
onion - 1 pc.,
sour cream - 2 tablespoons,
mayonnaise - 2-3 tablespoons,
greens - optional,
vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons,
salt, pepper - to taste.

Prepare all the products according to the list and proceed. Remove the puff pastry from the refrigerator in advance, allow time for the dough to completely thaw. Choose any round molds, one with a large diameter, the other with a smaller diameter. So, cut out all the dough in a large form, set aside half of the blanks, the second half will still be needed.

From the second half of the blanks, cut the rim for the shuttlecocks using a mold with a smaller diameter.

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Put all round blanks on a baking sheet, gently grease each circle with whipped yolk. Place a dough ring on top of each round blank, which was cut out in a small shape. The remnants of puff pastry, which we no longer need, can be sprinkled with cheese and seasoned with spices, baked - this will be an excellent option for adding to broths or soups. So, the rims of the dough themselves are also gently greased with yolk. Bake the volovany for 12-15 minutes.

Peel and grate boiled or baked beets, add mayonnaise and garlic, skipped on the press.

Salt and pepper the beets, stir.

Wash and dry the champignons, cut into small pieces, chop the onion into cubes. Fry mushrooms and onions in a pan, add sour cream at the end, season with salt and pepper.

Evaporate the sour cream, put the mushrooms in a bowl, let it cool a little.

Grate the melted cheese on a fine grater, also grate one hard-boiled chicken egg, add the garlic skipped on the press, mix.

While the fillings were being prepared, the volovans had time to bake, I will let them cool completely.

Fill the volovany with the prepared filling, put a piece of herring on top of the beets. Everyone is volunteers to grind chopped greens and serve them to the table.

Bon Appetit!

Recipe 4: original appetizer for February 23

Soon February 23rd. If your man loves to spoil, then this appetizer will be a godsend for him!

Cucumber 1 pc
Mint 30 g
Garlic 2 tooth.
Curd cheese 200 g
Black pepper
Pine nuts
Gelatin
Lemon

A very light and tasty appetizer consisting of these simple ingredients.

Take a cucumber in one-to-one proportions with mint and chop with a blender.

Mix curd cheese with chopped garlic, add lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

You can add whatever you like to this appetizer according to your taste, and in any quantity. Those who do not like mint can be replaced with dill. Who does not like garlic, you can not add it at all. And someone will take yogurt or sour cream instead of curd cheese.

Dilute 1 tablespoon of gelatin according to the instructions on the package. Add in separate cups to the cucumber mass and to the cheese mass, mix everything.

In this way (as in the photo), first pour the cucumber mass and put it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Then pour the curd mass onto the frozen cucumber. We put it in the refrigerator until it solidifies.

Garnish with fried pine nuts when serving. And we serve on the festive table for the Defender of the Fatherland Day!

Recipe 5: breakfast on February 23rd for her husband

Sausage (boiled and smoked (to taste))
Soft cheese (curd (to taste))
Dutch cheese (to taste)
Cucumber (to taste)
Tomato (to taste)
Bread (to taste)
Pate (to taste)
Ketchup (to taste)
Mayonnaise (to taste)

We open the fridge and get everything you need for breakfast sandwiches, in any quantity. Today I had all this at hand.

I spread the bread with pate and cheese, and then cut the sausage, cheese and vegetables into pieces that resemble ties, shirts and bow ties for men.

These are such funny sandwiches I got. I'll brew his favorite coffee and serve it to him for breakfast. Do not forget to congratulate him on February 23 !!!

Recipe 6: pancake bags - appetizer for February 23

Today we offer to prepare pancake bags stuffed with boiled chicken, fried mushrooms and pickled cucumbers. Such a cute and appetizing appetizer will perfectly suit the Maslenitsa table and on February 23, will decorate the holiday and will certainly please the guests!

For pancakes:

milk - 500 ml;
salt - a pinch;
baking soda - ½ teaspoon;
sugar - 1 tbsp. spoon;
vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. spoons;
eggs - 2 pcs.;
flour - about 250 g.

For filling:

chicken (fillet) - 300 g;
champignons - 270-300 g;
onion - 1 medium head;
vegetable oil - 2-3 tbsp. spoons;
pickled cucumbers (or pickled) - 100-150 g;
cheese - 80-100 g;
fresh dill - a small bunch;
mayonnaise to taste;
salt, pepper - to taste.

For registration:

pigtail cheese - 1 pc.

Beat eggs lightly with salt until the protein and yolk are combined and a light foam appears. Pour in warm milk, add sugar. In this case, we make the dough not very sweet, since the pancakes will be stuffed with salty filling.

Mix the flour with soda and, sifting, gradually add to the milk. Working intensively with a whisk, we achieve a homogeneous and smooth composition without lumps.

Pour in vegetable oil, mix. We leave the resulting mass of a fairly liquid consistency for half an hour at room temperature.

After the specified time, we collect the dough with a ladle and distribute it in a thin layer around the perimeter of the hot frying pan. We prepare pancakes in the traditional way: as soon as the underside is browned, turn the product over on the other side and keep it on the hot surface for another 20-30 seconds. It is advisable to grease freshly baked hot pancakes with butter to soften the edges.

Cool the pre-cooked chicken fillet and disassemble it into thin fibers.

Chop the cucumbers into small square pieces.

Chop the peeled onion head with a knife, fry in heated vegetable oil for 2-3 minutes.

Load the mushrooms cut into slices to the soft onion. Stir occasionally, fry the mushrooms over medium heat until lightly browned. Sprinkle lightly with salt at the end.

Combine chicken fillet, cucumbers, and chilled mushrooms with onions in a deep bowl. Add finely grated cheese and finely chopped fresh dill.

We fill the components of the filling with mayonnaise. We remove the sample, salt and pepper to taste.

Now we start forming the pancake bags. To do this, put a portion of the filling (about 2 tablespoons) in the middle of each pancake.

Raise the edges of the pancake up and connect in the center. To fix the resulting shape, we tie the blank with a cheese pigtail thread.

The stuffed pancake bags can be served cold or slightly warmed up in the microwave.

Recipe 7: how to cook tartins for February 23

Appetizing and incredibly bright tartins prepared according to the Belarusian recipe are a wonderful decoration of the table. Despite the fact that such an appetizer is prepared from the simplest products, the dish turns out to be unusually tasty, rich and tasty. Miniature sandwiches created according to the canapé principle will be an excellent decoration for a feast. But Belarusian tartins are no less attractive as an everyday snack. It can be served as a separate dish. However, it will give a special culinary chic to boiled potatoes.

salted herring - 1 carcass;
boiled beets - 50 g;
rye bread - 400 g;
onions - 1 head;
fresh dill - 3 branches;
boiled egg - 1 pc .;
table mustard - 1 tsp;
mayonnaise - 3 tbsp. l .;
lemon juice - 1 tsp.

On a note! To make the taste of ready-made tartini more dense and rich, it is recommended to use homemade mustard and mayonnaise.

Every culinary specialist can cope with cooking, even if he comes across Belarusian cuisine for the first time.

We need to cut the fish. Bones, skin and all entrails are removed from the herring.

The finished fillet is cut into small pieces. It is optimal to choose the size that you plan to make the sandwiches themselves.

Boiled beets are rubbed on a grater with the smallest cells.

Mix mayonnaise and beets.

Mustard is added to the resulting mixture and lemon juice is poured.

A hard-boiled egg must be peeled. It should also be grated on a fine grater.

Egg shavings are transferred to the beetroot dressing, and everything is mixed well.

The resulting mixture is interrupted with an immersion blender to make the mass more tender and homogeneous.

The husk is removed from the onion. The fruit must be washed and dried, after which it is cut into neat and thin rings.

The bread should be cut into small pieces. The optimal slice thickness is 1 cm.

On a note! To give the tartins a special piquancy, you should dry them slightly in a toaster.

The resulting slices should be cut so that the whole piece fits into your mouth.

Each workpiece is lubricated with beetroot dressing.

A slice of herring is laid out on the sauce, on top there is a ring of onion.

Based on the step-by-step recipe for tartini, all that remains is to decorate them with dill and serve.

Recipe 8, simple: epaulettes sandwiches

toast bread - 4 pcs;
salted lard - 100 g;
garlic - 1-2 pcs;
carrots - a little for decoration;
lemon skin - a little for decoration

Take 4 slices of toast bread and cut off the edges to give the sandwich the shape of a shoulder strap.

In total, you need to cut 4 "shoulder straps".

We spread the salted bacon on the bread, trying to give the pieces of bacon the same shape so that they do not protrude beyond the edges of the bread.

Put thin slices of garlic on top of the bacon.

Cover with bread on top. The result is simple sandwiches, no frills. It remains only to decorate, for this you need to cut thin strips from carrots, and stars and buttons from lemon peel. The same stars can be cut out of cheese, and stripes can be drawn with ketchup, for example.

A minimum of products, a minimum of hassle - strictly, like a man :)

Recipe 9, step by step: boats for February 23

This original way of serving salad will look spectacular both on a festive table and on an ordinary family evening. The marine theme involves the use of cold dishes containing seafood in this recipe. Although the taste of cucumbers goes well with meat and offal. Thus, you can fill the boats in the cucumber flotilla with any salad of your choice. Now we will tell you how to prepare this unusual dish using crab sticks and squid.

Cucumbers 1 kg
Bell pepper (red) 2 pcs.
Squid fillet 400 gr.
Chicken eggs 6 pcs.
Bulb onion 1 pc.
Mayonnaise 200 gr.
Canned corn 100 gr.
Crab sticks 200 gr.
Lemon 1 wedge (or 1 tablespoon of lemon juice)
Canned pineapples 100 gr.
Salt and black pepper to taste to taste

Fresh cucumbers must be thoroughly rinsed in water and dried. It is advisable to choose them of about the same size so that the dish looks more aesthetically pleasing. Speaking more specifically about the size, it is worth noting that the length of the cucumber is not as important as its volume. That is, the vegetable must be "pot-bellied". This is necessary in order for the boat to be spacious and beautiful. We leave a few cucumbers intact for decoration, and cut the rest exactly in half along their entire length. Next, use a spoon to scrub the cucumber pulp from each half. We leave the pulp, in the future it will still be useful to us. In order for the boats to be stable, you need to cut off the bottom a little from each slice of cucumber, without damaging its integrity.

We use two different salads at the heart of the recipe, so you need to cook them in two bowls. Place the eggs in a saucepan, add water, add a pinch of salt and put on medium heat. From the moment the water boils, we detect 7 minutes, after which the eggs must be placed under cold water and held in this state for several minutes. Next, remove the shells from the eggs. The squid fillet must be defrosted and the skin removed.

This can be done in the following way: with a fingernail or a sharp kitchen appliance, you need to pry off the skin and carefully remove it, pulling it away from the pulp. It will be removed according to the principle of a stocking. Next, the fillet must be thoroughly rinsed. Add squid meat to a saucepan with boiling salted water and cook over medium heat for 3 minutes. Then we take it out into a plate and cool it.

Add finely chopped squid meat, chopped 4 eggs, and finely chopped onion to one bowl. We also send canned pineapple slices to the squid bowl. All ingredients are sprinkled with lemon juice and mixed thoroughly.

Salad with squid is dressed with light mayonnaise. The second cucumber flotilla dressing we recommend with crab sticks. They need to be thawed and cut into small pieces. Pour them into a second bowl. We also add chopped 2 eggs, canned corn and chopped cucumber pulp, which remained with us after preparing the boats. The crab salad is slightly salted and peppery, seasoned with mayonnaise and thoroughly mixed until smooth.

With a small spoon, the cucumber molds are filled with our fillings and placed on a wide platter. You can stack the flotilla randomly (meaning different fillings) or in a specific order, for example, in the middle with crab filling, and along the edges with squid salad.

Next comes the most important stage in the preparation of the cucumber flotilla, which we give the composition maximum realism. The cucumbers must be cut into very thin longitudinal slices. And peeled and washed bell peppers need to be cut into small triangles that will serve as flags. On a toothpick or a short skewer, you need to string a slice of cucumber on both sides, so that in the end you get a kind of sail. On the free edge we string a triangle of red pepper, and with the other edge we fix a toothpick in salad fillings. The cucumber flotilla is ready, you can serve a snack on the table. Bon Appetit!

Recipe 10: onion and meat balls for the holiday

The onion and meat balls filled with mushrooms, onions, parsley and minced meat go perfectly with barbecue sauce.

2 onions;
0.5 kg of ground beef;
1 pack of bacon;
¼ cups of diced onions
¼ cups of chopped parsley
¼ cups of chopped mushrooms;
1 tbsp. l. Sahara;
1 tbsp. l. spicy ketchup;
1 tsp soy sauce;
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce (if any);
¼ cups of breading;
1 bottle of BBQ sauce

Prepare the coals in a brazier or preheat the oven to 220 ° C.

Cut off the top and bottom of the peeled onion. Then cut it in half and strip the layers, setting aside the largest ones for future balls. What remains, cut into cubes.

Combine ground beef and diced onions, parsley, mushrooms, sugar, seasonings, and breading in a large bowl. Mix all ingredients thoroughly.

Shape the meatballs to match the cooked onion halves. And make the blanks for the balls.

Then wrap the pieces with three slices of bacon. Secure the bacon with toothpicks to prevent it from unrolling during cooking.

by The Wild Mistress's Notes

There is not much time left until February 23 - Defender of the Fatherland Day! This means that it is time for us women to think about the choice of gifts for our beloved men. What's the best gift we can give our warriors? Of course, love, warmth and care!

Many people express this in postcards, poems, songs, or gifts. Undoubtedly, this is all good, but you should not forget about a small but important addition to the gift - to cook your men's favorite dishes, and set a delicious, hearty and festive table. After all, do not forget the old and wise proverb - "The way to a man's heart lies through the stomach." Therefore, we will devote today's article to culinary recipes that can be pampered by men on Defender of the Fatherland Day.

As you know, many men adore high-calorie and hearty foods, for example, a slice of fried pork, baked lamb, juicy steak and other meat products. Rarely will anyone refuse a delicious beer or a picnic in a snowy forest. Therefore, today we will not bypass a single culinary addiction and we will try to feed every man with his favorite dishes.

Beer party

Of course, at home, we will hardly be able to recreate the full entourage of a Bavarian establishment with waitresses in bright low-cut suits and with two blonde pigtails braided. But we will try to please our men with a delicious, hearty and salty snack accompanied by a glass of cold fresh beer.

Shrimps

Shrimps can be prepared in a variety of ways. The most classic option is to boil in salted water with various spices and serve with soy-lemon sauce.

Mexican shrimps in a spicy sauce will delight real gourmets and will appeal to those who love spicy dishes. To do this, stew the garlic and onions in a pan for 5 minutes. Add hot sauce, salt and peeled shrimp. Simmer them for 3-4 minutes, then remove from the sauce and put on a dish, and strain the sauce and pour into a saucepan.

Spicy shrimp kebab will add variety to the menu of a beer party. So first make a marinade with blended garlic, hot peppers, olive oil, salt, juice, and lemon peel. Put the peeled shrimps in this marinade for 45 minutes. Then string them on wooden skewers, wrap each in bacon and bake in the oven for 2 minutes.

Chicken meat

Crispy spicy chicken wings perfect as a beer snack. To do this, spread the wings with a mixture of hot red and black pepper, and bake them in the oven for 45 minutes.

Chicken kebab will take its rightful place on the table. You will need chicken fillet cut into pieces. It should be strung on wooden skewers, after marinating for 30 minutes in salt, red pepper, tomato sauce and olive oil. Then bake in the oven at 180 ° C for 30 minutes.

Spicy chicken legs have a beautiful golden hue and original taste. To prepare them, grind the onion and garlic with a blender. Add white wine, olive oil, ketchup, mustard, salt, red and black ground pepper there. Marinate the legs in this mass for 30 minutes, and then bake in the oven at 190 ° C for 45 minutes.

In addition to these dishes, there is a huge number of traditional beer snacks. For example, homemade potato chips, baked sausages, sausages, seafood, cheese balls and more. You can find all these recipes in our Cookbook.

Winter picnic

Perhaps the words - "winter picnic" and sound a little doubtful, but you can get pleasure from a country walk with a snack in the fresh air at any time of the year! Therefore, if your men love this type of vacation, let them enjoy the winter nature and prepare everything you need for this. Dishes prepared in advance at home will be appropriate here.

For example, from a piece of nourishing lavash with meat and mushrooms not one man will refuse. To do this, put food on each layer of thin pita bread and lightly grease them with mayonnaise. The first layer is fried twisted meat with onions. The second layer is fried chopped mushrooms with onions. The third layer is Korean carrots. The fourth layer is finely chopped greens. Wrap it all in a roll, pack in plastic wrap and put in the refrigerator. And in nature, all that remains is to cut the lavash roll into pieces.

Pancakes with red caviar or red fish will be an excellent snack with strong men's drinks. To do this, bake pancakes and wrap red caviar or fish with a piece of soft cheese in them.

Very handy in nature aromatic teas, which can be prepared in advance in a thermos from your favorite herbs.

Well, do not forget, of course, about the juicy pork kebab... Fatty pork tenderloin is best suited for its preparation, which at home cut into pieces of at least 5 cm in size and marinate in salt, pepper, bay leaf and vinegar. And, having arrived for a picnic, make a fire, string the meat on skewers and roast it on coals with a good heat.

You can find a list of other different delicious dishes that are suitable for holding a holiday of the defender of the Fatherland in nature in our Cookbook under the appetizers section.

Homemade dinner

The classic version of the celebration of Defender of the Fatherland Day is home walls with a wide-set table. Make sure that the dishes that your beloved men prefer are prepared. Well, we will help you a little with this.

What dishes will men like the most? Of course, most people prefer juicy meat. Therefore, we propose to cook rack of pork ribs... To do this, pour the ribs with soy sauce, add finely chopped chili peppers, ginger, garlic and leave to marinate for 30 minutes. Then fry them in vegetable oil and serve.

Front veal loin no man can resist. To make it especially tasty, it should be fried for 30 seconds on each side in a pan and brought to readiness in the oven at 160 ° C for 5-10 minutes.

Grilled veal you can also surprise and delight your beloved man. To do this, marinate the meat steaks with onions for two hours in mustard, cayenne pepper and olive oil. Then fry on both sides in a grill pan and bake in the oven for 20 minutes.

From pork in honey glaze not one man will refuse. To make it, coat the meat with a marinade of soy sauce, honey, mustard, ketchup and black pepper. Then place it in a skillet with a grill and place it in the oven at 160 ° C for 90 minutes.

We have selected for you, lovely women, recipes timed to the men's holiday. Make sure that Defender of the Fatherland Day turns into a real holiday for your men and is remembered for a long time. And in order to delight your men with the offered fragrant and hearty dishes, it is not at all necessary to wait for the holidays!

And if you did not find anything suitable for yourself from the above dishes, then our Cookbook of "wild" housewives will gladly offer you a large selection of culinary recipes for holiday dishes for all tastes. Here you can choose any recipe and prepare a festive dish not only on Defender of the Motherland Day, but also for many other celebrations.