Daria Dontsova charges with a positive not only through her detective books, but also cookbooks. On the pages of the latter, the writer talks about how to prepare a royal dinner even from a meager set of products.
The recipes in the culinary two-volume book of the famous writer are very simple and do not require much time. Moreover, they are written with humor. Dontsova is sure that it is better to cook in a good mood, then the dishes will be tastier.
First meal
Not every housewife wants to stand at the stove for a long time every day to please her beloved man with rich cabbage soup. Therefore, a positive writer suggests boiling simple cabbage soup for the first time, which the next day they become even tastier.
To prepare this ancient dish, boil a broth with 500 grams of beef and 2.5 liters of water. Be sure to remove the foam while boiling, and then hold the saucepan with the contents over low heat. Then Dontsova suggests piercing the meat with a fork. If it freely enters the beef, then the broth is ready.
To prepare cabbage soup from sauerkraut, Daria Dontsova advises, in addition to broth, to take:
- 1 onion;
- 1 carrot;
- 2-3 potatoes;
- tomato paste;
- from seasonings - ground black pepper and bay leaf.
In her culinary book, Daria Dontsova warns readers to cook cabbage soup from spoiled cabbage. The saying that good should not be wasted does not justify itself in this case. Delicious cabbage soup is obtained from a good product.
Put chopped sauerkraut in broth, add tomato paste, bring to a boil. Reduce heat and keep the fragrant brew on it for another 15 minutes. After that, add the seasonings and let the dish brew a little.
Daria Dontsova's culinary experiment on meat soups does not end there. For children, she suggests making an original cookie soup. To prepare it, take:
- 150 g of cookies (you can - oatmeal, without chocolate and fillers);
- 1 tablespoon of sugar;
- 5 glasses of milk;
- 1 tablespoon of butter;
- a little cinnamon.
Cookies need to be crumbled. A crush or blender will help with this. While you are doing this, put the milk on the fire. Do not forget to keep an eye on him so that he does not "run away." When it boils, add chopped cookies, turn off the heat. Add sugar, cinnamon and butter. If there are no cookies, then vanilla crackers will perfectly replace it. Fancy soup is ready!
Jellied tongue
Dontsova gives interesting recipes for meat dishes. To make aspic from the tongue, you need a minimum of products. Rinse and place the beef or pork tongue in hot water. When it boils, reduce heat and simmer for 2 hours.
To make the skin easier to remove, put the boiled offal in cold water, and then clean it. Strain the broth. Soak two tablespoons of gelatin in half a glass of water, melt it in a water bath and add to the broth.
Put the chopped tongue there and put the dish in the refrigerator until it solidifies.
Unusual dishes
The exotic dishes of Daria Dontsova deserve special attention. Not everyone knows that cucumbers can be stuffed like zucchini, and fish can be made with chocolate. To prepare the latter, chop the onion finely and fry it in butter. Add a tablespoon of flour and fry with the onions.
Then pour in 250 ml of water in a thin stream and stir the sauce thoroughly. Pour in half a glass of white wine, add 1 small spoonful of grated chocolate, salt, pepper, a pinch of ground cinnamon and cloves each.
Grease a refractory bowl with butter and place in 500 grams of pollock or cod fillets, cut into portions. Pour the onion-flour sauce over the fish. Let it all simmer over very low heat until tender.
Peel and then chop up a handful of mushrooms and sauté them in butter. Place the mushrooms with the fish 10 minutes before serving and surprise guests and homemade guests with an original dish. !
