In a few days, the most awaited holiday of the year will come - New Year. It will bring a lot of happiness, good luck and love. The symbol of the coming year will be the Yellow Earth Dog. What should be on the New Year's table 2018 to appease this animal?
In order to appease this very funny animal, you need to start by decorating the table. It is better to choose a tablecloth on it in yellow or golden color. To decorate the table, use candles with gilded candlesticks, shiny Christmas tree decorations and pine cones. It is also necessary to beautifully place brown napkins and a small dog figurine on the table. All these little things are not bulky, and there will be enough space to accommodate all the dishes.
All dogs love meat. And the symbol of the New Year is no exception. Therefore, various meat dishes must be present on the table: chop, roast, cabbage rolls, dumplings, and so on. It will also be better if you prepare a couple of meat salads that will become a festive table decoration.
For the rest, for the New Year's table in 2018, you can prepare ordinary snacks: sandwiches, aspic, cuts of ham, sausage and cheese, and so on. Significant salads for everyone on this holiday will also come in place: crab and olivier. But it is undesirable to make herring under a fur coat. The symbol of the year does not like fish products, so you can refuse them.
Among the sweets, guests can be pampered with a variety of sour cream and curd treats: cakes, pastries, sweets and cookies.
A large number of vegetables should be present on the table, without which it is undesirable to consume meat products.
Strong alcoholic drinks are prohibited on this holiday. Everyone knows that dogs don't like drunks. Therefore, it is better to limit yourself to light white wines.
An example of a delicious New Year's dish
To prepare the dish you will need:
300 g of beef, 1 glass of broth, 5 pickles, 3 tbsp. l. tomato paste, 1 onion, 4 potatoes, 2 heads of garlic, salt, pepper, herbs, vegetable oil.
Boil a small amount of meat in a saucepan until half cooked to obtain broth. Strain the resulting broth. Then cut the beef into small pieces, sprinkle with salt and pepper and lightly fry in vegetable oil. Add the chopped meat from the broth there. Fry the onions and potatoes separately in a pan. Cut the pickled cucumbers into slices and grate the garlic. Fried meat is poured with broth, onions, potatoes, pickles, tomato paste and garlic are added. Cover the pan with a lid and stew for 15-17 minutes until cooked. The finished dish is served on the table, garnished with parsley or dill.
