Whether it's a table for the New Year or another holiday, this dish will always look great, and it can be prepared with a variety of fillings. Regarding the baskets themselves: they, of course, can be prepared with your own hands.
But we will focus more on fillings in this article. The basis and in the supermarket can be purchased as a matter of fact, and the vast majority of housewives are going to host a whole crowd of guests. So, tartlets with pate: so be sure, this appetizer, made by yourself, will not leave anyone indifferent.
Ground Beef Pate Filling
To prepare it, we need:
- a pound of ground beef;
- pack of butter;
- a spoonful of mustard powder;
- some spices and salt;
- a pair of pickled (or pickled) cucumbers;
- sprigs of fresh greens - for decoration;
- baskets of dough - to place the paste.
These tartlets with forcemeat paste will undoubtedly conquer the stomachs of guests who have come to you.
How to cook
- First, prepare the stuffing itself. By the way, you can do it yourself by passing pieces of fresh meat through a meat grinder. Consider the quick option: buy ready. Boil it for 10-15 minutes in boiling salted water.
- Put oil in a deep bowl. Beat it with a fork or whisk (or better, in a blender).
- We clean the onion. Cucumbers cut into pieces. And then we put onions with cucumbers in a blender. There is minced meat and butter, some spices. We turn on the device and bring the mass to homogeneity. That is, prepare the paste.
- Next, we move on to the final stage - the design of tartlets with pate. Spoon the mass into the baskets. Not too greedy: it should be laid with a slide. We decorate each basket with sprigs of greens, slices of pickles.
- We put it on a dish and serve.
Cheese paste with fish filling
This filling is done simply and quickly, and tartlets with pate look very appetizing and original. We will need:
- grams of 300 cheese (it can be varied: processed, hard, and suluguni, for example);
- half a glass of sour cream;
- a spoonful of mustard;
- salt and pepper;
- slightly salted salmon - 150-200 grams;
- salad leaves for decorations;
- fresh cucumbers - a couple of pieces.
We just cook
- Grate cheese. Then put it in a blender. Grind the cheese until smooth. Add mustard with sour cream to the blender. We mix. Salt a little, adding pepper. Mix again, and the cheese paste is ready.
- Fillet salmon or salmon thinly cut into plates or strips of small thickness.
- We carefully wash the cucumbers and cut them into strips (you can use rings or half rings).
- In the final, combine the ingredients in pre-prepared baskets. Put a piece of lettuce down. Top - cheese paste. Next - decorate with red fish with a slice of cucumber.
With liver
Tartlets with pate and egg is a tasty and fragrant dish. Especially if the main ingredient of the filling is the liver. We need to take:
- fresh lettuce leaves;
- tartlets-baskets;
- liver paste;
- with a dozen quail eggs (you can use chicken, but only cut beautifully);
- cherry tomatoes;
- bulb, feathers of green onions and sprigs of dill for decoration.
And for the preparation of the paste we need: a pound of chicken liver, carrots, butter, lean oil and spices to taste.
Cooking is easy!
- Chop onions finely. Wash and peel the carrots. Grate coarsely.
- We put the pan on the fire. When warmed up, put the butter there. Then spread the carrots with onions. Reduce the fire to a minimum, simmer for 7-8 minutes until soft.
- Pieces of liver thoroughly wash. Cut into pieces. Fry over low heat for 7-8 minutes.
- Place the liver with carrots and onions in a blender. Add a set of spices and mix until smooth. The paste for the filling is ready.
- Now prepare our decorations. Hard boiled eggs. Cherry tomatoes are thoroughly washed. Cut them in half.
- How to decorate tartlets with pate? First put a piece of lettuce in each basket. Fill with chicken liver paste. Insert the tomato and half of the quail egg (or a quarter of the usual). Decorate with a feather of green onions.
- We spread the tartlets on a wide dish, serve to the table and eat with pleasure!