A holiday for any woman is an occasion to boast of their culinary skills, therefore, when guests are invited to the house, the owners do their best to please them. And it’s not a matter of “throwing dust in the eyes," it is simply customary for our people to generously treat friends, especially during the celebration! Therefore, the menu is carefully compiled: salads, appetizers, necessarily a hot dish (for the festive table you need something special, cutlets will not do here).
Typically, meat, chicken or fish is served in the second. And there are many nuances - the number of guests, occasion, even the number of snacks plays a role. If there are five salads and six appetizers on the table, then the hot dish for the festive table may go unnoticed - all those present will simply overeat.
If you are going to a narrow circle of friends and relatives, then you can cook chicken or turkey. The simplest thing is to bake chicken on salt, for this we pour a pack of salt on a baking sheet or pan, arrange a bird on top, do not rub on anything with smear. We put in the oven at 200 degrees, check readiness with a puncture. If clear juice comes out, the chicken is ready. Typically, roasting takes from one and a half to two hours, depending on the size of the bird. Such a chicken with a crispy crust and juicy meat will take its place in the category "Festive hot dishes". A turkey should do something different. It is dry, so we wrap it in foil tightly, in several layers, put in the oven, bake for an hour, and not a half or two, check for readiness. If ready - sprinkle with salt, put in the oven already without foil until browning.
If you have a grand banquet, then the hot dish for the festive table should be more refined, moreover, it is conveniently divided into portions. For example, meat with prunes. You can take both pork and beef. In the first case, the meat should be beaten, salt, sprinkle with spices, lightly fry. Then put on a baking sheet, arrange steamed prunes on top, bake in the oven, pouring the juice that stands out. It is better to extinguish beef with prunes, it is more rigid. The same pork can be baked portionwise in foil and served to each guest separately.
Hot dishes for the holiday of fish are also good. Usually it is baked whole, stuffed with vegetables. For greater convenience, again, you can cook the fish in portions, for example, rolls with various fillings. It is possible with carrots and onions. To do this, gently fry the shredded carrots and chopped onion, put on a long fillet, add the grated cheese, wrap it in a roll, chop with toothpicks, and bake in the oven.
Serving such a dish is possible with various sauces, offer guests several options, and let them choose for themselves which dressing they prefer.
As you already understood, a hot dish for a festive table can be anything you like, the main thing is to cook it with your soul and serve it beautifully. Every housewife in the arsenal has a crown dish, which she always cooks excellently. But this does not mean that you need to serve the same thing every holiday. After all, a new recipe can unexpectedly replenish the piggy bank of your invariably successful dishes and will become another brand.