On the eve of the holidays, every hostess wants to surprise her guests with a new original salad.
In the article, we will consider several recipes with corn, meat and other products familiar to us. And also learn how to make a festive and tasty dish from a simple set of ingredients.
The first mention of a salad recipe with meat and corn
In our country we got acquainted with such a famous dish not so long ago. Although all over the world it has been prepared for more than one century.
The first mention of a salad with corn and crab meat dates back to the beginning of the last century. But it’s very difficult to say where it was first tried. There are several versions on this score. The most popular is the salad that comes from the United States.
Initially, the dish was served in cities that were located on the Pacific coast. Later, his recipe became known throughout the country.
In Europe, the salad recipe with corn and meat became known thanks to the famous Italian singer Enrico Caruso. It was he, touring the United States of America, for the first time to try a salad with an unusual name and fell in love with it. Arriving home, Caruso began to talk about the recipe of his favorite dish to the cooks who regularly cooked it. Thus, the salad recipe became known everywhere.
After several decades, the salad was served already in restaurants around the world, while slightly changing the classic recipe.
At first, it was not accessible to everyone; only politicians and wealthy people could afford it. All this happened because the initial recipe for cooking was quite expensive due to the fact that it was necessary to add crab meat to it.
Initially, a salad with corn, egg and crab meat could only be prepared by residents of those areas where this crustacean inhabited.
But due to the fact that the industry does not stand still, over time, substitute products were created that tasted like original counterparts.
Thus, the salad became available to people who represented different strata of the population.
But the real "Crab Salad" is prepared on the basis of meat of marine crustacean. And all the other recipes are an interpretation on the theme of a famous dish.
Selection of Salad Products
The satiety of the dish depends primarily on the main component. Therefore, it is necessary to approach his choice with all responsibility. If we talk about "Crab Salad", then we will talk about shellfish meat. As we have already found out, the opportunity to purchase it, especially in the amount necessary for the salad, is not possible for many.
The usual crab sticks will come to replace all.
It is important to understand that the name of the product does not mean that crab meat is included in its composition, even in small quantities.
The product is made from white fish, or rather its ground fillet, with the addition of fish protein, which is called "surimi". Also, some manufacturers in small quantities add soy. These are the three main ingredients that must be present in the product. Otherwise, it will not taste like crab meat. True, many unscrupulous manufacturers during the manufacture of crab sticks add chemical dyes and additives to them.
When choosing a product, carefully read the composition, which should be indicated on each package. If it is not, then it is better not to buy sticks.
Remember that a quality product cannot be cheap. It’s better to overpay and thus save the dish, than to buy a cheap fake. The finished salad can subsequently poison the guests or you just have to throw it away.
But if there is an opportunity to purchase real crab meat, then it is better to go to the fish store and choose fresh. In this case, the taste of your favorite dish will pleasantly surprise both you and the guests who try it.
If we are talking about a salad with chicken or beef, then it is also worth it to responsibly approach the choice of the main ingredient.
First, the meat should have a fresh smell and rich color. If mucus or suspicious plaque is present on the surface of the product, this indicates that it is most likely damaged.
Also, the choice of the remaining ingredients should be approached with the same responsibility.
Beef and Corn Dish
A hearty and tasty salad with cabbage, meat and corn will be appreciated even by men, who generally don’t really like salads. Women will like the light sweetish note that corn gives to the salad.
Products required for cooking:
- two hundred or three hundred grams of beef meat, it is best to use veal;
- half a can of sweet corn;
- half a cabbage of medium size cabbage;
- one onion;
- homemade mayonnaise;
- salt;
- a small bunch of greens, it is best to use dill.
Getting to the salad.
First you need to boil the beef, cut it into small pieces across the fibers.
Drain the water from the corn.
Finely chop the cabbage and squeeze a little with your hands so that it starts up the juice.
Cut the onion in half rings and scald with boiling water to get rid of the characteristic bitter aftertaste.
Wash the dill, dry and chop finely.
After all the ingredients are prepared, mix them and season with mayonnaise. Before serving, you should try the salad and, if necessary, add salt to it.
Everything, a delicious and satisfying salad is ready.
Classic “Crab Salad”
Salad recipe with crab meat and corn involves adding rice. But it can be safely excluded, and then the dish will acquire a certain lightness and sophistication. And its taste will be more saturated due to the fact that rice will not absorb the aromas of the remaining ingredients.
Another advantage of a salad with meat, corn and cucumber is that for its preparation you will need a minimum set of products, which can be safely used as the basis for the preparation of any other salads.
Essential Ingredients
A salad with meat, corn, egg and cucumber is prepared based on one standard pack of crab sticks:
- canned corn - 1 jar (200 grams);
- crab sticks - 200 grams;
- chicken eggs - 5 pieces;
- low-fat mayonnaise - 120 grams;
- salt - a quarter of a teaspoon;
- ground black pepper - a quarter of a teaspoon;
- fresh cucumbers - 2 pieces of medium size;
- leaves of Beijing cabbage - 5 pieces.
Step-by-step cooking process
Salad with crab meat and corn is quite simple to prepare, it will not take you much time.
At the first stage, it will be necessary to prepare the products.
To do this, boil the eggs for ten minutes to make them cool.
Rinse the cabbage leaves under running water and put on a towel or paper towel so that the glass water. Otherwise, the dish may turn out to be watery, and the mayonnaise will delaminate.
Defrost crab sticks and free from packaging. Open and drain the jar of canned corn.
Wash cucumbers, peel if necessary.
Now proceed to the preparation of the salad.
After the eggs are boiled, they must be cooled and peeled. Cut into small cubes.
We also cut the crab sticks finely, in the same way as eggs.
Cucumbers cut into small strips.
Peking cabbage leaves are needed when served. Therefore, we mix the eggs, cucumbers and crab sticks in a separate container. Add the corn to them. Mix all the ingredients with mayonnaise. At the last stage, salt and pepper.
Before serving lettuce on a plate, spread the leaves of cabbage, and they already have a salad. The dish can be decorated with greens on top.
Everything, light and tasty salad is ready. Its peculiarity is that Beijing cabbage gives the dish a juicy and delicate taste.
"Crab salad" with rice
Its advantage over other salads is that its secondary ingredients can be replaced with others. For example, eggs can be replaced with finely chopped cabbage, and corn and onions can be eliminated altogether. But here is a matter of taste. And each housewife has the right to decide for herself which ingredients she can replace. The main thing is to remember that this must be done carefully so as not to spoil the taste of the salad.
Ingredients needed for a classic rice salad
We take products based on ten servings.
So, we need:
- two packs of crab sticks of 200 grams or 400 grams of crab meat;
- canned corn - from 60 to 120 grams;
- chicken eggs - 5 pieces;
- boiled rice - 50 grams;
- green onions - 1 pc;
- mayonnaise - 120 grams (fat to taste);
- salt - a third of a teaspoon;
- ground black pepper - a quarter of a teaspoon;
- greens - for decoration.
Cooking time does not take more than 40 minutes, provided that the rice is already boiled.
The output weight of the salad will be 970 grams.
The cooking process of this dish is similar to that prepared without rice. All ingredients are finely chopped and mixed. The only difference is that in this recipe you need to add boiled rice. It is important that it is cooked correctly and does not stick together. Otherwise, instead of salad, you can get crab porridge. Serving the dish is necessary in salad bowls, but you can also use cooking rings. In this case, it is served on a flat plate. Top you can add a little green. Some housewives also add peas.
Korean-style chicken, carrot and corn salad
When preparing a salad with corn, carrots and meat, you can still add an apple.
Required Products:
- chicken fillet - 200 grams;
- corn - 100 grams;
- Korean carrot - 200 grams (you can buy ready-made or cook yourself);
- one fresh cucumber;
- one sour apple;
- mayonnaise to taste;
- salt to taste.
Getting down to cooking
Boil the chicken fillet and cut into small pieces along the fibers.
Peel the apple from the peel and seeds, grate it with a carrot for this salad.
Peel and grate the cucumber in the same way.
Drain excess liquid from corn and carrots.
Mix all the ingredients and add mayonnaise.
When serving, if you wish, the salad can be salted. There is no need to pepper it, since it contains Korean carrots.