The upcoming year on the eastern calendar is the year of the dog. The symbol of 2018, the Yellow Earth Dog is very fond of meat, and does not favor fish, so it is recommended to put meat on the table as the main dish.
Pick your recipe
It is better to give the central place to fish and seafood another time, for example, at a festive feast in the year of the Tiger. Those who can’t imagine their New Year’s table without fish and seafood can be included in snacks or salads in the New Year’s menu.
The dog may not like Asian cuisine, in particular, Chinese and Korean. There are two main reasons: firstly, dogs don’t like spicy and sweet and sour dishes, and secondly, in Asia they often eat the mistress of the year.
The dog is simple and unsophisticated, so she will like a simple festive table, with natural products and not too complicated dishes. Given the loyalty of the dog nature, the hostess of 2018 will prefer familiar, proven recipes for the New Year's table.
Snacks on the festive table
What can be offered to put on the New Year's table? The choice of snacks is wide, when compiling the menu it is important to take into account the preferences of not only the owners of the house, but also the guests. Options for snacks on the New Year's table 2018 may include:
- canapes of 2-3 species,
- profiteroles with paste.
- a plate of cheese and fruit,
- cold cuts in combination with sliced vegetables,
- rolls (cheese, meat) with filling.
If you don’t have time to prepare complex snacks, you can help out the canapes, and prepare it on the holiday table the fastest. For canapes with beef meatballs you will need:
- loaf or bread
- Sweet pepper.
- forcemeat for meatballs (beef).
- fresh greens
- vegetable oil for frying,
- cherry tomatoes, cream.
Aromatic spices, salt, ground pepper should be added to the minced meat to taste. From the forcemeat, form small-sized, about 2 cm in diameter meatballs and fry in a pan. While the meatballs are fried, the bread is cut into small cubes 2 * 2 cm, allowed to dry in the oven or in a pan for several minutes. Bell pepper is cut into the same rectangles. When the meatballs are ready, collect the canapes on a skewer in layers. For a change, the pepper in the appetizer can be replaced with any hard cheese.
Interesting salads on the festive table
Salads are dishes in which you can "hide" fish, mushrooms, seafood. Salad recipes for the festive table may include:
- Puff salad with fish.
- Salad with boiled tongue.
- Salad "beloved husband" with smoked meat and mushrooms.
Please note that any salad can be laid out in the form of a muzzle of a dog or a bone. Not only guests, but the Yellow Earth Dog 2018 itself will be delighted with such an idea.
What to choose hot on a festive table?
The dog is a predator, so when deciding which hot dish for the New Year's table 2018 to choose, give preference to meat, game or poultry. Mistresses should look at the following types of meat:
- rabbit meat
- mutton,
- beef,
- pork,
- bird.
Another dog loves to indulge in bones, so you can surprise guests with meat dishes on the bone:
- baked rack of lamb with provencal herbs,
- pork ribs in the oven,
- pork chops on the bone
- beef with prunes.