February is the month of men. And not only because cold, blizzard - "brutal". Men's also because at the end of the month the whole country celebrates Defender of the Fatherland Day, or, more simply, "Men's Day". After all, they congratulate all men on this day, even those who have never served in the army. Apparently, congratulations simply on the fact that they are men. It is understood that in the event of war, each representative of the stronger sex, of course, will defend the Fatherland. implied.
On the twenty-third of February, the ladies, perhaps, look even more beautiful than on the eighth of March. And of course, not without feasts. The day before, as a rule, everything happens in the office: cheese and meat cuts from the supermarket on plastic plates, alcohol from plastic cups and gifts in the style of "shower gel and shaving foam - that's all a man needs." But directly on February 23, ladies who really love their men arrange a real feast. Home. In any case, I would like to believe in it. "Culinary Eden" took care of how to treat a man on this bright holiday. After all, the way to a man's heart ... Then you know.
Historical reference
Before indulging in gluttony - celebrating at a rich table - it would be nice to know where this holiday came from. Next - a few words about the history of "men's day".
Before the revolution of 1917, there was no February 23. Or rather, there was such a day in the calendar, of course, but no one celebrated anything global on this day. In the tsarist army, each regiment had its own holidays - “regimental days”. In addition, military parades were often held, timed to coincide with the dates of the glorious victories of Russian weapons. So they lived - without a separate men's day.
Everything changed in 1918, when in January the young Soviet government issued a decree organizing a new army. What about February 23rd? Until a certain time, it was believed that it was on this day that the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army (RKKA) won its first victories near Narva and Pskov. Allegedly, armed with inferior rifles, the ragged Red Army soldiers defeated the well-equipped Kaiser regiments that day. That was the official version. However, back in 1933, during the celebration of the 15th anniversary of the Red Army, some people did not agree with her. This "someone" was none other than People's Commissar of Defense Kliment Voroshilov, who wrote in his article in Pravda: historical dates. However, already in 1938, in the year of the twentieth anniversary of the Red Army, the "Short Course in the History of the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks" was published - a textbook created under the ideological leadership of Joseph Stalin. It contained the following lines: “... Near Narva and Pskov, the German occupiers were given a decisive rebuff. Their advance on Petrograd was suspended. The day of rebuffing the troops of German imperialism - February 23 - became the birthday of the young Red Army.
Historians confirm that the Red Army did not win any victories on February 23, 1918. Moreover, on February 24, Pskov was surrendered, and on March 3, Narva, the result was the signing of the "Brest peace" enslaving for Russia. In fact, the only thing that indirectly connects the Red Army with the date of February 23, perhaps, is that it was on this day in 1918 that the manifesto of the Soviet government (“The socialist fatherland is in danger!”) and the “Appeal of the Military Commander-in-Chief” were published, ending with the words: “... All to arms! All for the defense of the revolution!
For the first time the birthday of the Red Army was celebrated in 1919. By January 28 - the real date of the founding of the Red Army - they did not have time. It was first decided to celebrate it on February 17 - on Red Gift Day (a short-lived revolutionary holiday dedicated to collecting donations, things, food in favor of the Red Army, which then needed literally everything). But that year, for some reason, the celebration of the Day of the Red Gift, and with it the anniversary of the creation of the Red Army, was postponed to the next Sunday - February 23. Since then, this has been the custom, and later this date acquired a kind of “sacred” meaning in Soviet “mythology”. In 1946, the holiday from the Day of the Red Army was renamed the Day of the Soviet Army, and since 1995 it has become the Day of the Defender of the Fatherland. Only four years ago, in 2006, the words "Day of the victory of the Red Army over the Kaiser troops of Germany (1918)" were excluded from the official description of the holiday.
Army meal
as such special holiday recipes by February 23 does not exist. It's not Christmas for you or New Year. Therefore, each, or rather, each hostess must show maximum invention so that the festive meal will be remembered by her knight.
If a knight served in the army, often remembers her with a kind word, or is still a military man to this day, you can cook him something from the army menu. Perhaps this will help him “remember the past”, get a little nostalgic, and this is sometimes good. Of course, all the men who served in the army served in different regions, conditions, different time. And therefore, their army food could be different. Although, probably, the so-called "army cooking" with its common features still exists, because the army, whatever you say, is a deeply standardized community. Food in the army is also prepared adhering, to one degree or another, to certain standards.
To begin with, find out how much a man likes such an idea - to remember the "taste of the army." If he doesn't mind, maybe he will remember what exactly he ate in the army? I don't think it was a delicacy for sure. Well, if you don’t remember, below are a few “army” recipes.
Potatoes in Russia are the second bread. The army is no exception to this "culinary tradition". Potatoes, raw or boiled, can, for example, be fried in fat. Raw potatoes are peeled and cut into cubes, sticks, slices, and boiled only into slices. In animal fat heated in a frying pan or baking sheet put chopped potatoes with a layer of no more than 5 cm, salt and fry until a browned crust is formed. When the potatoes are browned, they are roasted in the oven. Fried potatoes are also prepared with onions, for this, at the end of frying, browned or raw onions are added to the potatoes, everything is mixed and brought to readiness.
In addition to potatoes, there are, however, other vegetables. Army chefs love to cook stewed cabbage. Fresh cabbage is peeled, chopped (sauerkraut is sorted out), put in a boiler (you can a regular saucepan if you are not going to feed the company) add a small amount of broth or water, tomato puree, vinegar ( sauerkraut cooked without vinegar), bay leaf, chopped and fried onions and carrots, butter and stew, stirring occasionally. Then salt, sugar, fried flour diluted with water are added to the cabbage, mixed well and brought to a boil. Braised cabbage served as a side dish meat dishes or as a standalone meal. This dish is also prepared with meat or smoked meats, which are cut into slices, fried and combined with cabbage, while seasoning it with flour.
To prepare "army" vegetable stew use potatoes, cabbage, carrots and onions. Peeled and washed vegetables are cut into large cubes or slices. Cabbage is boiled in water, and potatoes, carrots and onions are fried in a pan or a baking sheet with fat, and all this is put in a tank. Separately, flour is browned in a pan, diluted with vegetable broth or broth, browned tomato paste is added and brought to a boil. Prepared vegetables are poured with the resulting sauce, salt, pepper, bay leaf are added and, having covered the tank with a lid, the stew is stewed for 20-25 minutes.
Perhaps enough. Set aside army dishes. In the end, on a holiday, many want something more refined than stewed cabbage or fried potatoes. Therefore, below are examples of other truly festive dishes that ladies can pamper their beloved men on February 23. It all depends on the drinks that the hero of the occasion prefers.
If your man loves beer, you can, of course, buy crackers with chips for him. But such a meal is unlikely to be remembered, especially if hockey is shown on TV. It is better to serve the tongue with beer sauce for beer.
Tongue with beer sauce "Ensign"
Ingredients:
beef tongue,
¼ cup brown sugar
1.5 tablespoons of starch,
beer glass,
salt on the tip of a knife
a handful of small dark raisins,
10 pieces. carnations,
cinnamon stick,
1 st. a spoonful of butter.
Cooking:
Boil the tongue and cool. In a saucepan, combine brown sugar, starch, beer, salt, raisins. Wrap cloves and cinnamon in a thin linen napkin, tie with a thread and lower into the same pan. Bring the mixture to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes over low heat, stirring occasionally. Take out the bag of spices, add butter, stir. Serve cold tongue with hot sauce. You'll see - your knight will forget about hockey.
If beer is not your aesthetic, or rather not the aesthetics of your man, but he loves wine, then most likely he can be very picky about food. But "Culinary Eden" knows the recipe for a dish that no gourmet can resist.
Shrimp julienne with white wine "Hussar ballad"
Ingredients:
200 g small peeled shrimp,
1 large onion
1/3 cup milk
1/3 cup dry white wine
2 tbsp. l. flour,
3 art. l. butter,
50 g hard cheese,
1 pinch of nutmeg,
1 pinch curry
salt pepper.
Cooking:
Chop the onion very finely and fry in 1 tbsp. l. curry butter until golden brown. Add shrimp and mix well. In another pan, fry the flour in the remaining oil until browned. While stirring so that there are no lumps, gradually pour in the milk, and then the white wine. Add nutmeg, salt and pepper, mix with shrimp. Divide among cocotte makers, top with grated cheese and place under the hot grill for 3-4 minutes, until the cheese is melted and browned. Serve immediately afterwards. To blame. Of course, to white and dry.
What to cook for vodka, I think, every housewife knows. Not because every housewife tirelessly drinks and snacks, but because vodka in Rus' is a drink without which it is generally difficult to imagine our cuisine. Cooking Eden adds another one to your arsenal of recipes.
Trout with cheese and asparagus "Colonel's Dream"
Ingredients:
400 g fillet of sea trout,
400 g soft processed cheese,
10-12 pitted olives
1 tsp grated horseradish,
150 g young asparagus,
50 g of vodka,
2 tsp sea salt,
white pepper to taste.
Cooking:
Cut the trout into thin slices, sprinkle with salt and fill with vodka. Cover with cling film and refrigerate for 20-30 minutes. Boil asparagus in boiling water for 1-2 minutes, drain in a colander, pour cold water over, dry. Slice the last third of each asparagus stalk into thin slices. Cut olives into quarters. Mix cheese with horseradish and divide in half. Add chopped asparagus to one half and olives to the other. Remove fish from marinade. Put in a glass in layers: fish, cheese with olives, fish again, cheese with asparagus, sprinkling each layer with white pepper. Top with whole tops of asparagus. Serve cold.
Meatballs with whiskey "Bullets-fools"
Ingredients:
200 g pork fillet,
400 g ham
3 slices of white bread without crust,
2 tbsp. whiskey spoons,
egg,
bulb,
2 celery stalks,
1/2 glass of water
salt, pepper, mustard.
Cooking:
Pass the fillet, ham and bread through a meat grinder, mix everything. Add 2 tbsp. spoons of whiskey, water, egg, grated onion and celery, spices. Roll small balls out of this stuffing, spread them on a baking sheet, bake in an oven preheated to 180 ° C. Enough 15 minutes. Serve, for example, with a salad of grated coarse grater celery root and apples, with walnuts and mayonnaise.
Cherry pie with cognac and cognac "Army General"
Ingredients:
1 pack of puff pastry
400 g frozen pitted cherries
2/3 cup regular sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp. l. ground cinnamon,
3 art. l. brandy,
1 egg
butter.
Cooking:
Divide the dough into two unequal parts. Grease a baking sheet with oil, stretch most of the dough so that the edges hang down from the baking sheet. Sprinkle the dough with regular sugar, put a layer of thawed cherries on it. Top with brown sugar, cinnamon, sprinkle with cognac. Cover with a smaller piece of dough, pinch the edges. Prick the “lid” of the pie with a fork, brush with a beaten egg and place in an oven preheated to 220 ° C for 20-30 minutes. Serve the cake warm or cold, with whipped cream and powdered sugar with a few drops of cognac.
Merry holidays to you! Undoubtedly, any man, even a man who has never served in the army, will appreciate these goodies, especially if they are cooked with love. Happy holiday gentlemen! Ladies, let's hope they try for us. And we will thank them. No, not March 8th. Much earlier. After all, the meal is only the beginning of the evening ...
by Notes of the Wild MistressNot much time is left until February 23 - Defender of the Fatherland Day! This means that it is time for us women to think about choosing gifts for our beloved men. And what is the best gift we can give our warriors? Of course love, warmth and care!
Many express this in cards, poems, songs, or gifts. Undoubtedly, this is all good, but you should not forget about a small but important addition to the gift - cook your men's favorite dishes, and set a delicious, satisfying and festive table. After all, do not forget the old and wise proverb - "The way to a man's heart lies through the stomach." Therefore, we will devote today's article to culinary recipes that can be pampered by men on Defender of the Fatherland Day.
As you know, many men love high-calorie and satisfying food, for example, a piece of fried pork, baked lamb, juicy steak and others. meat products. Rarely does anyone refuse tasty beer or a picnic in the snowy forest. Therefore, today we will not bypass any culinary addiction and we will try to feed each man with his favorite dishes.
beer party
Of course, at home we are unlikely to be able to recreate the full entourage of a Bavarian establishment with waitresses in low-cut bright suits and braided two blond pigtails. But we will try to please our men with a tasty, satisfying and salty snack with a glass of cold fresh beer.
Shrimps
Shrimps can be cooked in a variety of ways. Most classic version- it is boiled in salted water with various spices and served with soy-lemon sauce.
Mexican style shrimp spicy sauce will delight real gourmets and will appeal to those who love spicy dishes. To do this, sauté garlic and onions in a pan for 5 minutes. Add spicy sauce, salt and peeled shrimp. Stew them for 3-4 minutes, then remove from the sauce and put on a dish, and strain the sauce and pour into a gravy boat.
Spicy shrimp kebab will add variety to the beer party menu. Therefore, first prepare the marinade from chopped garlic with a blender, hot pepper, olive oil, salt, juice and lemon zest. Place the peeled shrimp in this marinade for 45 minutes. Then string them onto wooden skewers, wrap each with bacon and bake in the oven for 2 minutes.
Chicken meat
Crispy spicy chicken wings Ideal as an appetizer for beer. To do this, spread the wings with a mixture of hot red and black pepper, and bake them in the oven for 45 minutes.
Chicken kebab will take its rightful place on the table. You will need chicken fillet cut into pieces. It should be strung on wooden skewers, pre-marinated for 30 minutes in salt, red pepper, tomato sauce and olive oil. Then bake in the oven at 180°C for 30 minutes.
Acute chicken legs have a beautiful golden hue and original taste. To prepare them, chop the onion and garlic with a blender. Add white wine, olive oil, ketchup, mustard, salt, red and black ground pepper there. In this mass, marinate the legs for 30 minutes, and then bake in the oven at 190 ° C for 45 minutes.
In addition to these dishes, there are a huge number of traditional beer snacks. For example, homemade potato chips, baked sausages, sausages, seafood, cheese balls and much more. You can find all these recipes in our Cookbook.
winter picnic
Perhaps the words “winter picnic” sound somewhat doubtful, but you can enjoy a country walk with a snack in the fresh air at any time of the year! Therefore, if your men love this type of vacation, let them enjoy the winter nature and prepare everything you need for this. Here, dishes prepared in advance at home will be appropriate.
For example, from a piece of hearty lavash with meat and mushrooms no man will refuse. For this, it is necessary for each layer thin lavash lay out the products and lightly grease them with mayonnaise. The first layer is fried twisted meat with onions. The second layer is fried chopped mushrooms with onions. Third layer - Korean carrot. The fourth layer is finely chopped greens. Roll it all up, wrap it in cling film and put it in the fridge. And in nature, all that remains is to cut the pita roll into slices.
Pancakes with red caviar or red fish will become great snack for strong men's drinks. To do this, bake pancakes and wrap them with red caviar or fish with a piece of soft cheese.
Very useful in nature fragrant teas, which can be prepared in advance in a thermos from your favorite herbs.
Well, do not forget, of course, about juicy pork skewers. Fatty is best for its preparation. pork tenderloin, which at home cut into pieces of at least 5 cm in size and marinate in salt, pepper, bay leaf and vinegar. And, having arrived at a picnic, make a fire, string meat on skewers and fry on coals with a good heat.
List of other miscellaneous delicious meals, which are suitable for holding the holiday of the Defender of the Fatherland in nature, you can find in our Cookbook in the category of snacks.
home dinner
The classic version of the celebration of the Defender of the Fatherland Day is native walls with a wide-laid table. Make sure that the dishes that your beloved men prefer are prepared. Well, we will help you with this a little.
What dishes do men like the most? Of course, most prefer juicy meat. Therefore, we propose to prepare rack of pork ribs . To do this, pour the ribs with soy sauce, add finely chopped chili, ginger, garlic and leave to marinate for 30 minutes. Then fry them in vegetable oil and you can serve.
Before veal loin no man can stand. To make it especially tasty, it should be fried for 30 seconds on each side in a pan and brought to readiness in the oven at 160 ° C for 5-10 minutes.
Grilled veal You can also surprise and please your beloved man. For this meat steaks with onions marinate for two hours in mustard, cayenne pepper and olive oil. Then fry on both sides in a grill pan and bake in the oven for 20 minutes.
From pork in honey glaze no man will refuse. To prepare it, coat the meat with marinade from soy sauce, honey, mustard, ketchup and black pepper. Then put it on a frying pan with a grill and put it in the oven at 160 ° C for 90 minutes.
We have selected for you, dear women, recipes dedicated to the men's holiday. Make sure that Defender of the Fatherland Day turns into a real holiday for your men and will be remembered for a long time. And in order to please your men with the proposed fragrant and satisfying dishes, it is not at all necessary to wait for the holidays!
And if you haven’t found anything suitable for yourself from the above dishes, then our cookbook"wild" housewives will gladly offer you a large selection recipes festive dishes for all tastes. Here you can choose any recipe and cook holiday dish not only on Defender of the Motherland Day, but also on many other celebrations.
- a real and, one might say, the only men's day of the year. On this day, the “defenders” claim not only for increased attention and care, but also for festive treats that, better than any words, can tell the male sex about their significance for their halves.
The festive table on February 23 will be the best manifestation of feelings even for the most unpretentious man in food, so on the eve of the holiday, the ladies face the question: how to surprise a loved one, so that simply, elegantly and without unnecessary hassle?
Our editors have made a selection of truly "male" dishes that will not require a huge investment of time and will not leave your defenders indifferent.
"Male" dishes for women
The festive table for February 23 should be different from traditional culinary delights. And it is better to surprise your loved ones with real “male” dishes, for example, shish kebab.
The advantages of this "guest" on festive table Here are some indisputable facts:
- Meat is considered the most favorite male product that they can serve for “first, second and compote”;
- According to tradition, the men themselves act as docks in the preparation of this dish;
- Barbecue can be cooked at home no worse than at the stake;
- Having prepared an impeccable barbecue, there is a chance to once again prove to your soul mate that women "are subject to everything, no matter what they undertake."
Recipe Secrets
- When marinating meat, salt should not be added, otherwise the meat will be dry - this ingredient is already added to the almost ready dish.
- In order for the meat to become juicy and soft, the marinating time should take at least 2 hours.
- You can imitate barbecue skewers in the oven using wooden skewers, which must be soaked in cold water for 30 minutes before stringing meat: they will not burn and will have a presentable appearance for serving.
- If, when cutting meat, you realize that it is tough, then an alkaline mineral water will help to correct the situation, which should be added to the main marinade.
Note to housewives: 0.5 tsp will help to make the sauce expressively tasty and unusual. sugar, which should be added to the sauce at the time of whipping.
"Hey, take it easy!"
If for some reason you do not want to cook homemade pork kebab, then you can adopt a recipe for a "light" kebab from chicken fillet. The technology for preparing such a dish is not much different from the traditional pork skewers.
Do not forget to take into account the appetites of your man - the ingredients should be purchased in proportions that will be enough to satisfy the culinary ambitions of all those present at the table.
Italian pizza
In addition to the exquisite festive barbecue, the table for February 23 can be diversified by the queen loved by all men Italian cuisine- pizza. This, at first glance, uncomplicated dish on the menu will be a great trick for every woman to take her protector on a solid “hook”. Firstly, tasty pizza will replace banal sandwiches and a side dish on the table. Secondly, she will make it clear to the man that his half is a real "pizzaiola", which will allow him to "beat off" his desire to visit pizzerias with friends, freeing up his evening to communicate with you.
Note to housewives: for proper pizza, it is recommended to use fresh, not dry yeast, flour durum varieties. Do not add eggs, butter, sugar to pizza dough. These products will make the dough rubbery, and ready pizza will crumble. Ready dough must rest for at least 2 hours. You can’t roll out the dough with a rolling pin, the dish is shaped only with your hands, stretching and kneading it with your fingers. Bake pizza at maximum temperature in the oven for no more than 10 minutes.
Pizza topping: toppings in pizza should be added in a ratio of 1:1. To make the cheese after cooking the pizza viscous, and not rubbery, it is recommended to use hard cheeses of soft varieties such as mozzarella. The perfect sauce for pizza will not be ketchup or tomato paste, but the real italian sauce homemade (peeled tomato + spices boiled over the fire, and then strain). So that the filling and dough are perfectly baked, put no more than 3 tablespoons of sauce for one cake.
Snack to "army fuel"
As a salad, the table for February 23 can be supplemented with the themed appetizer "Ships of Love". Note: the ingredients in this original appetizer are considered "male aphrodisiacs" that will additionally stimulate your man's mood in the "right" direction to the climactic end of the festive evening.
We serve the table
An important detail of the festive table for February 23 is serving. Therefore, all your efforts in preparing for the celebration of "Men's Day" should be fixed with one more fantasy moment: you need to submit culinary masterpieces in an interesting style to set a unique atmosphere for the main participant in the celebration. Here you already need to show all your design talent.
For serving, you can use the classic military style for the "army", saturated with the bright colors of the Russian tricolor, or you can recreate the atmosphere of the dinner of the generals of the 18th century at the table.
Congratulations to all men on February 23! And women want to say - on this day everything will depend on your desire and imagination. And by the way, do not forget that very soon March 8th. Well, you get the idea...
We are compiling a menu for February 23, truly brutal, but easy to prepare, symbolic and not boring. Food should be festive, masculine, that is, beautiful, but hearty and meaty. Defenders of the Fatherland need attention, tenderness and affection. Therefore, in addition to socks and shaving foam, you should take care of a good dinner or an original breakfast.
We offer options for every taste for caring hostesses who want to make the February holiday of courage delicious for their chosen ones.
Top 3 menus for February 23 for men
At work, setting the table with your own hands is a troublesome, but responsible task. It is necessary that the dishes are resistant to transportation, quick to create and satisfying. And army recipes also suggest military symbols. We offer formats to choose from.
1.1. Field kitchen menu
Modern and creative - arrange a field kitchen for colleagues. To do this, you can offer a dress code: caps, tunics. As accessories for a feast - aluminum or plastic dishes. Drinks from plastic cups. The most difficult thing when choosing this option is to keep secrecy so that men do not guess ahead of time about the impending surprise. And fit girls in military uniforms and unusual food will certainly cause approval and admiration at a corporate party.
- , solyanka, borscht or ear
- Soldier's porridge, pasta (buckwheat or barley with meat). You can buy a batch of stews and warm them up.
- Hunting sausages with potatoes
- Pies with onion and egg
- Kebabs (for the office - an option in the oven)
- Pickles (cucumbers / tomatoes),
- Cheese and sausage cutting
- Pancakes
- Log Cake
- Herb tea.
1.2 Menu for February 23 at work for a buffet table
You can treat colleagues tasty and satisfying by preparing men traditional dishes in a buffet. The lack of hot meals significantly reduces the cost of the event. And the mobility of participants during food tasting brings colleagues together. You can take a plate and treat yourself to portioned snacks.
- sandwiches,
- Baskets with chicken and mushrooms
- cold cuts
- Pear puffs
- Dessert prunes with walnuts
Men in the office will like a corporate party hosted by field firms. But this option costs a lot of money. The dishes offered in our menu may well be placed on the festive table. And their preparation with their own hands does not take much effort. Colleagues will be pleasantly surprised.
2. Menu for February 23 for men at home
At home, you can arrange a uniform variety. Beloved man will be pleased with hot and delicious dessert, and the choice of dishes is determined by the preferences of the hostess. But still, the main criterion is ease of preparation. I don't want to spend the whole evening in the kitchen. It’s better to make something quick, and devote the freed time to your husband or a contender for this title.
List of recipes for the original menu for February 23 - dishes and photos
Whatever the choice of the soldier's menu for February 23, the main thing on the eve of the event is to create a festive mood for yourself and your soul mate. Let the men's day be fun, tasty and with love. After all main ingredient of all dishes of the army menu - love and care. So the hostesses come up with an original presentation of these ingredients. And we are not far behind. Here is the menu by time of day 
- Evening - sweet cookies from the heart
And a gift, besides yourself, can be anything in the army theme from sweets and other confectionery goodies. So that even after the holiday the man has a good supply of his favorite sweets.
Photo additions to the festive menu for February 23
In the case when love goes off scale, and time is running out, you can get by with minimalism in food and clothing (the latter applies to the hostess herself). Served in the right outfit, such a dish will cause a storm of emotions and energize for the whole next year. Until March 8, there will definitely be enough enthusiasm. 
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On the eve of Defender of the Fatherland Day, caring housewives study culinary notes in search of original recipes dishes by February 23. To simplify the task, we offer you the most delicious meat variations from different countries peace.
Brave Pork
Bavarian pork is a dish that can often be seen on the festive table in Germany. Browning 100 g of smoked lard with meat layers. Add 3 onions and sauté until translucent. We put a whole piece of pork weighing 2 kg, best on the bones, fry on all sides, pour 500 ml vegetable broth and simmer for 20 minutes. We shift the meat with onions into a deep clay mold with 500 g of white cabbage, 200 g of apple and 3 cloves of garlic. Season them with ½ tsp. fennel, salt and pepper. We cover the form with a lid and simmer in the oven for an hour at 200 ° C, gradually adding the broth. This dish can be served with stewed cabbage. With such an accompaniment, pork will acquire a unique German flavor.
Beef for a Musketeer
The heroes of the occasion can be pampered with French cuisine, for example. First, cook the broth of beef marrow bone, carrots, parsnip root, 3 cloves of garlic and 2 onions stuffed with dried cloves. Fry 150 g of bacon in a deep frying pan. Add 1 kg beef cubes sprinkled with flour and fry for 30 seconds on each side. Next, according to the recipe for beef bourguignon, pour 300 ml of dry red wine into a clean saucepan. We spread the meat in it and simmer under the lid for 2 hours, adding the broth as needed. After tasting this dish, your favorite defenders will feel like real musketeers.
Meat felicita
The taste of dolce vita will give. Coarsely chop 1.5 kg of lamb on the bones, roll in flour and put in a pan with heated oil. We remove the fried meat on a plate and pass the head in the same oil onion half rings, mugs of leeks and 8 whole cloves of garlic. We flavor them with 1 tsp. salt, ¼ tsp. pink pepper, a pinch of chili and 3 sprigs of rosemary. Simmer the onion mixture for 10 minutes, pour in 100 ml of balsamic vinegar, 500 ml of red wine and bring to a boil. We return the meat to the pan and put it in the oven preheated to 180 ° C for 2 hours. This recipe for lamb in red wine is just a godsend for meat gourmets.
Legends of the Caucasus
, is the perfect choice for a men's holiday. Ideally, we need a cauldron, but a wide frying pan with a thick bottom is also suitable. We heat the oil, brown 400 g of potatoes in large cubes and put it on a dish. Coarsely chop 300 g of onions and carrots, make them fry and send to the potatoes. Next, fry 800 g of eggplant with 300 g of sweet pepper strips, remove them to the rest of the vegetables. We put 800 g of minced lamb pulp in a cauldron, fry until cooked and fall asleep vegetable mixture. We flavor the dish with fresh cilantro and hot spices to taste - spicy lamb for real men is ready.
Thai curiosity
From Julia Vysotskaya in Thai will give the feast a little exotic. In advance, fry 2 kg of lamb in large pieces in a large saucepan and put it on a dish. Pour into the pan 2 chopped onions, 5 cloves of garlic, 2 tbsp. l. grated ginger root and ½ tsp. curry. Having slightly sweated the mixture, pour in 200 ml of dry red wine, 1 tbsp. l. soy sauce and honey. We crumble dry chili pepper and sprinkle all ½ tsp. cinnamon. We spread the lamb here and add the sauce with water so that it covers the meat. Add 6 tbsp. l. lentils and simmer the dish over low heat for 40 minutes. This meat recipe Thai cuisine will surprise with a harmonious combination of tastes.
Tales of Lebanon
Lebanese cuisine recipes, such as lamb with almonds, will successfully complement the brutal meat menu. Cut into cubes 400 g of lamb pulp, salt and pepper abundantly, cover with onion rings, pour over lemon juice and marinate for 2 hours. Slightly squeeze the meat, sprinkle with 1 tbsp. l. flour and fry in olive oil until golden brown. Next, pour a glass of water and simmer the lamb until it softens. We lay 100 g of prunes, 2 tbsp. l. crushed dried almonds, 2 tbsp. l. Dijon mustard and bring the dish to readiness. At the very end, we flavor it with 2 tsp. sugar and juice of ½ lemon. Bright taste and alluring nutty notes will melt the hearts of even the most severe men.
Australian miracle
Do you want to surprise your loved ones with something unexpected? Cook on February 23 with your own hands a dish of Australian cuisine - a real male steak. Cut into portions of 1 kg of beef. One side of the steak must be thoroughly salted and seasoned with ground black pepper or a mixture of several peppers. Turn the meat over and season the other side with salt and ground pepper but now we need to add some olive oil. Rub it all over the meat. Set the oven to warm up to 180 ° C, and set the pan to maximum heat. After 3-5 minutes, the pan will fully warm up and you can start frying the steak. Place the steak on the skillet with the oiled side and cook the steak for exactly 4 minutes. We do the same with the other side. As soon as the second side is cooked, remove the meat from the heat and transfer it to a baking sheet with pre-prepared foil. Put the steak in the oven for exactly 7 minutes. Your man will definitely like this dish!
And what dishes will you cook for your husband on February 23? What will please the younger generation of defenders? Looking forward to your signature recipes and interesting ideas for a festive feast.
