To pamper your family with something tasty, it is not necessary to stock up on expensive gourmet ingredients. Indeed, in the hands of an experienced chef even familiar products turn into a real culinary masterpiece. In today's publication, we will consider several original recipes for unusual dishes.
Mackerel roll
This beautiful and tasty dish will not only replace a full dinner for the whole family, but will also decorate any holiday. To prepare it, you will need:
- 2 carcasses of mackerel.
- 150 g of carrots.
- 100 g of onion.
- Salt, seasonings and vegetable oil.
You need to start cooking this unusual dish with fish processing. The cleaned and washed carcasses are cut into fillets, salted and sprinkled with seasonings. Top with a filling made from sauteed onions and fried carrots. The resulting workpieces are twisted with rolls and wrapped in foil. Bake them for half an hour in a moderately heated oven. Before serving rolls are cut in portions.
Crab stick cutlets
This tasty unusual dish is ideally combined with many side dishes and will allow you to diversify the familiar menu. To prepare it, you will need:
- 220 g of crab sticks.
- 150 ml of kefir.
- 100 g of hard cheese.
- Egg.
- 4 tbsp. l wheat bran.
- Salt, vegetable oil and seasonings.
Salted beaten egg is combined with kefir, wheat bran and spices. Shredded crab sticks, passivated onions and cheese chips are sent there. The resulting mass is well mixed, framed in the form of cutlets and fried in a greased pan until a golden crust appears.
Frittata with vegetables
This recipe was borrowed from Italian culinary specialists and will certainly interest those who plan to cook an unusual egg dish. To repeat it in your own kitchen, you will need:
- 5 chicken eggs.
- 100 g of cheese.
- Onion head.
- Young zucchini.
- Fleshy bell peppers.
- 2 ripe tomatoes.
- 100 g spinach.
- A handful of fresh green peas.
- Salt, herbs and olive oil.
Chopped onions passer in a greased pan. As soon as it changes color, chopped zucchini and slices of pepper are added to it. All this is cooked until the vegetables are tender, and then tomato circles, green peas, chopped spinach, grated cheese and salted beaten eggs are added. Fifteen minutes later, the frit is removed from the stove and served.
Onion jam
This is one of the most unusual dishes. It is so versatile that it can be used as an addition to meat or as a filling for pies. To make such a jam you will need:
- 1 kg of onions.
- 50 ml of balsamic vinegar.
- 500 ml of white wine.
- 2 tbsp. l Sahara.
- Salt, vegetable oil and spices.
The peeled and washed onions are cut into thin half rings, spread in a greasy pan with a bottom and fry until transparent. Then it is seasoned with spices, sweetened, poured with wine and continue to simmer over low heat. Thickened and darkened jam is supplemented with salt and balsamic vinegar and warmed for a short time on the included stove, not forgetting to constantly mix so that the onion does not burn.
Brownie with Avocado
This unusual dish will surely appeal to those who love gourmet desserts. To prepare it you will need:
- 4 eggs.
- 250 g avocado.
- 2 cups of sugar.
- ½ cup flour.
- 1 ¼ cup cocoa.
- ½ tsp salt.
- 1 tsp vanilla extract.
- Powdered sugar (for sprinkling).
- Butter or vegetable oil.
In a volumetric bowl combine eggs and sugar. Beat everything well with a whisk, and then add with vanilla extract, salt, flour and cocoa. At the final stage, the resulting mass is injected with mashed avocado. The finished sour cream-like dough is poured into a greased form, carefully leveled and subjected to heat treatment. Brownies are cooked for at least fifty minutes in a moderately heated oven. Once the product is completely baked, it is cut into the same squares and sprinkled with powdered sugar.
Broccoli Chicken Cutlets
This unusual dish is prepared from the usual products that any prudent housewife always has. The main feature of these cutlets is a pleasant greenish tint and an interesting, moderately pungent taste. To feed your family with such a dinner, you will need:
- 400 g chicken fillet.
- Head of broccoli.
- A slice of ginger root.
- 3 cloves of garlic.
- Salt, seasonings and vegetable oil.
Washed chicken is ground through a meat grinder along with boiled broccoli, garlic and ginger root. All this is salted, supplemented with spices and thoroughly knead. Neat cutlets are formed from the prepared minced meat and browned in preheated lean oil.
Tart taten
This recipe for an unusual dish, a photo of which will be posted just below, was invented by French culinary specialists. The dessert made on it is a flip-flop pie with sweet apple filling. To make tart taten, you will need:
- 300 g yeast-free puff pastry.
- 1 kg of apples.
- 200 g of sugar.
- 100 g of oil.
- 1 tbsp. l vanillin.
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon.
Caramelized sugar is poured onto the bottom of a suitable shape and the peeled apple slices are placed. Slices of butter, vanilla and cinnamon are spread on top. Then the fruit is carefully covered with rolled dough and put in the oven, heated to standard temperature. After about thirty-five minutes, the cake is removed from the oven, cooled and only then removed from the mold so that the caramel layer is on top.
Parfait
Fans of Italian cuisine are advised to pay attention to another unusual dish. A photo of the parfait, which is a dessert based on sweet whipped cream, can be viewed a little lower, and now we will understand its composition. To prepare it, you will need:
- 250 g cream cheese.
- 6 tbsp. l Sahara.
- 250 g of heavy cream.
- 1 tsp vanilla.
- Any berries or fruits.
Cream cheese is removed from the refrigerator in advance so that it has time to warm to room temperature, and then combined with sugar and vanilla. The resulting mass is mixed with greasy whipped cream, poured into portioned glasses and supplemented with berries or fruit slices. All this is briefly placed in the refrigerator.
Gratin
This unusual dish is remarkably simple in composition. It is prepared on the basis of potatoes with the addition of several auxiliary components. To make such a gratin, you will need:
- 120 g of cheese.
- 1 kg of potatoes.
- 3 cloves of garlic.
- 200 ml cream.
- Salt, nutmeg, oil and pepper.
Washed and peeled potatoes are cut into thin slices and layed in layers in a greased, deep form, not forgetting to pour with a sauce made from crushed garlic, salted cream and spices. All this is baked for fifty minutes in a moderately heated oven. Shortly before the completion of the process, gratin is sprinkled with cheese chips and returned to the oven.
Fricassee
This unusual dish is stew meat stew with white sauce. It goes well with crumbly rice and, if desired, can be served not only for a family dinner, but also for a dinner party. To prepare it, you will need:
- 750 g chicken fillet.
- Onion head.
- 200 ml cream.
- 100 ml of dry white wine.
- 1 tbsp. l flour.
- Salt, garlic, dill, spices and butter.
It is necessary to begin the process with the processing of chicken. It is washed, dried and cut into medium pieces. Fillet prepared in this way is browned in melted butter, remembering to stir occasionally. As soon as it is covered with a golden crust, onion half rings, crushed garlic, salt and seasonings are added to it. Just a few minutes later, dry white wine is poured into the pan and waiting for the alcohol to evaporate. After that, the meat is supplemented with cream and flour, and then stewed for a short time on low heat and sprinkled with chopped herbs.
Paella
This gourmet dish of Spanish cuisine consists of simple and easily accessible ingredients, which can be purchased in any gastronomic department. To prepare it, you will need:
- Glasses of round rice.
- 500 g of chicken.
- 5 glasses of hot broth.
- 2 onion heads.
- 3 cloves of garlic.
- 6 ripe tomatoes.
- Bell pepper.
- ½ cup frozen peas.
- Salt, olive oil, parsley and spices.
Washed and dried chicken is cut into medium pieces and fried in a greased heated pan. The browned meat is transferred to a clean plate, and chopped onions and chopped garlic are sent to the freed pan. After a couple of minutes, peeled tomatoes are added to sautéed vegetables and stewed for a short time over low heat. Then the chicken is returned to the common dish and continued to warm. At the final stage, paella is supplemented with slices of sweet pepper, chopped herbs, peas, washed rice, hot broth, salt and spices. All gently mix and bring to full readiness.
Ratatouille
This unusual French dish is a stew consisting of a large number of different vegetables. To prepare it, you will need:
- 500 g of zucchini.
- 500 g of blue ones.
- 950 g of tomatoes.
- 200 g of sweet pepper.
- Onion head.
- 3 cloves of garlic.
- Salt, sugar, hot pepper, vegetable oil, herbs and spices.
Onions and garlic are passaged in an oiled pan. As soon as they are browned, slices of sweet pepper and tomato puree made from half of the available tomatoes are added to them. All this is supplemented with salt, sugar, spices and boiled for fifteen minutes. Ready sauce is poured into a deep form. From above, alternately lay out eggplant circles, zucchini rings and tomato slices. All this is watered with a mixture of refined oil, crushed garlic, hot pepper and chopped herbs. Ratatouille is baked for an hour at 150 degrees.