If you plan to gather friends at home and set a delicious table, you do not need to spend large sums on it. Prepare delicious, quirky, and inexpensive meals. At the same time, an economical festive table will save not only money, but also time - they are all prepared quickly enough and without much effort.
It is necessary
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- Snacks:
- 12 small tomatoes;
- a pack of cottage cheese;
- a bunch of fresh basil;
- salt
- pepper;
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- 5 kg of squid carcasses;
- flour;
- 0.5 kg of cheese;
- jar of olives;
- a bunch of lettuce.
- Vinaigrette with chanterelles;
- large beets;
- 2 carrots;
- 4 potatoes;
- a can of canned chanterelles;
- 2 stalks of celery;
- salt
- freshly ground pepper;
- olive oil;
- lemon.
- Chicken curry:
- 1 kg of chicken fillet;
- 3 tablespoons flour;
- 1 tablespoon curry powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika;
- vegetable oil for frying;
- 3 oranges;
- 4 bell peppers;
- 500 g of freshly frozen mushrooms;
- salt;
- 250 g penne or fusilli.
- Chocolate fondant:
- 2 dark chocolate bars;
- 100 g butter;
- 4 tablespoons flour;
- 2 eggs;
- 6 tablespoons of sugar;
- vanilla ice cream.
- Sangria:
- 2 bottles of dry red wine;
- 5 tablespoons of sugar;
- vodka or brandy;
- 3 liters of mineral water with gas;
- fresh and canned fruits.
Instructions
Step 1
Your task is to cook not too complicated, but original and interesting dishes from inexpensive products. Use vegetables and seasonings more actively when choosing meat products, give preference to chicken, prepare unusual and tasty cocktails instead of expensive exotic alcohol.
Step 2
Canapes can become the basis of the snack table. They are very elegant and will decorate even the most modest table setting. They can be prepared from simple and inexpensive foods. Two or three options will be enough. Arrange snacks on flat dishes or large plates, garnish with herbs and lettuce leaves. Place bowls of mayonnaise mixed with curry powder or hot mustard nearby.
Step 3
String olives, cheese cubes and lettuce on long skewers. Remove the top from the small tomatoes, scrape off the center and fill the skins with the curd and basil mixture. Cut the squid carcass into rings, mix the batter of flour, salt and water, dip the rings in the dough and fry in hot vegetable oil. Serve quarters of lemon or lime with the squid.
Step 4
Decorate the table and salad of unusual taste. Make a fusion-style vinaigrette with fresh celery and chanterelles. Boil beets, potatoes and carrots, cool them, cut into small cubes of the same size. In the same way, cut the stalks of celery, peeled of tough fibers. Chop the salted chanterelles finely. Place all the ingredients in a deep bowl and add the dressing with olive oil, salt and lemon juice. Sprinkle the vinaigrette with freshly ground black pepper.
Step 5
Cook chicken in curry sauce for hot. Cut the fillets into cubes and roll in the flour, curry powder and paprika mixture. Heat vegetable oil in a deep frying pan and fry the chicken until tender. In a separate skillet, fry the mushrooms and bell peppers, cut into rings. Juice the oranges and add some more paprika. Add the vegetable mixture to the chicken, simmer for 5 minutes and cover with orange juice. Season with salt and simmer until tender and a thick sauce. Serve boiled pasta - penne or fusilli for a side dish.
Step 6
Don't forget about dessert. Indulge guests with hot chocolate muffins. In a saucepan, melt two unflavored dark chocolate bars and butter. In a separate bowl, grind eggs and sugar until completely dissolved. Pour the mixture into the chocolate mass, add 4 tablespoons of flour and stir well. Pour the mixture into silicone molds, half full. Bake until crusty on the surface. The liquid chocolate should remain inside the finished muffins. Serve 1-2 per serving, accompanied by vanilla ice cream.
Step 7
Replace expensive alcohol with homemade cocktails. Mix orange juice or cola with vodka in any proportion, decorate the glasses with a straw and a slice of orange or lime. Sangria is also very popular. Pour two bottles of dry table wine into a large saucepan, add sugar and lightly heat the mixture on the stove until it is completely dissolved. Pour in vodka or brandy, add chopped fruits - apples, oranges, bananas or peaches. Dilute the mixture with mineral water with gas or sprite, stir and cool well. Add ice cubes to a saucepan before serving.
