Approximate Christmas Menu

2024 Author: Jasmine Walkman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 08:29

Before each Christmas, each household embarks on a hectic preparation for. Some families make Christmas lunch and others Christmas dinner. Nevertheless, the Christmas menu should enjoy variety and especially meat, as fasting is finally over.

For starters we can bet on the traditional salads - snowflake, bean salad and Russian salad. However, if you want to diversify, you can bet on this light salad with crab rolls:

Necessary products: 500 g crab rolls, 1 serving of frozen corn, 1 ham bomb, 2 mayonnaises

Method of preparation: The corn is scalded and the rolls and ham are cut into cubes. Mix with mayonnaise and season to taste.

As an appetizer together with the salad you can offer the favorite of every Bulgarian Pepper Burek.

The peppers can be baked and peeled the day before - with pepper, in the oven, on the stove. Be careful not to tear them while peeling them, as the filling is likely to fall out.

1-2 tablespoons can be added to the filling if desired. tomatoes (grated) or tomato paste, as well as parsley. In different recipes, burek peppers are filled with different amounts of stuffing.

Any meat can be served as a main dish at the Christmas table. The recipe for pork or chicken with mushrooms is quite suitable.

Chicken with mushrooms

Necessary products: 1 kg chicken fillet, 400 g mushrooms, 1 orange, 1 tsp. mustard, 1 tbsp. honey, 1 tbsp. mustard seeds, 2 tbsp. olive oil, black pepper, salt

Method of preparation: Season the chicken fillets with salt and pepper and arrange in a pan. Top with a mixture obtained from freshly squeezed orange juice, mustard, honey and olive oil. Sprinkle with mustard on top and arrange the well-washed mushrooms on top. The dish is baked at 180 degrees until ready.

The main course inevitably goes with a side dish. Let ours be:

Rice with vegetables

Necessary products: 250-300 g of rice, 1 pc. small zucchini, 1 onion, 1/3 tsp. peas, 1 pc. pepper, 4-5 okra pods, 5-6 tbsp. oil, salt, a pinch of savory

Method of preparation: Finely chop the onion and stew with the oil. Add the pre-chopped vegetables. Pour a little water and stew for about 5-7 minutes, then transfer to a pan. Add the washed rice and spices, add water in a ratio of 1: 4 rice / water and bake in a moderate oven until ready.

The Christmas table can be complemented by a plate of sausages of your choice.

The end of your Christmas menu is dessert.

Christmas cake

Necessary products: 75 g, shelled pistachios, 50 g sliced + 100 g ground almonds, 5 g cocoa powder, 2 tsp. mix of cinnamon, ginger, cloves, coriander, cardamom and nutmeg, 2 tsp. baking powder, 100 g blueberries, 100 g dried cherries, 100 golden raisins, grated peel of 1 orange + 50 ml of orange juice, 50 ml of cold black coffee, molasses - 75 g or dark agave nectar, 1 tsp. vanilla extract, 200 g raw, very finely grated pumpkin, 150 g walnuts, 120 g mix dried fruit for sprinkling, 3 tbsp. honey, 4-5 tbsp. rum.

Method of preparation: The oven is heated to 150 degrees. A tray with a diameter of about 18 cm is lined with baking paper. Pistachios, two types of almonds, raisins, blueberries, cherries, cocoa, baking powder, a mixture of cinnamon, ginger, cloves, coriander, cardamom and nutmeg and orange peel are mixed in a bowl. Mix well and add the orange juice, coffee, vanilla, finely grated pumpkin and molasses (or sweet syrup such as agave nectar). Mix the ingredients well with a spoon.

Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and level. Bake in the oven for about 1 ¼ -1 ½ hours. Check with a toothpick.

Crush the walnuts into large pieces and mix the dried fruit mix. The honey and rum are also mixed until the honey dissolves. The baked cake is taken out and sprinkled evenly with the mix of fruits and nuts. Top with honey and rum and return to the warm oven for 10 minutes.

Remove the cake from the oven, cool well and remove from the pan. The decoration is according to your taste and Christmas mood.

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