What dish can you cook for a romantic dinner. Easy to prepare and delicious sponge cake. Original meat in cheese batter

Once, when I was preparing for photographing recipes for my application (https://appsto.re/ru/DLYYC.i), at the request of the photographer, three days before that, I went to "make beauty". With a haircut, everything worked out right away, but I had to tinker with a manicure! How many new things I learned then about this procedure! The biggest discovery for me was how long it took me. Neither more nor less - as much as 4 hours! And here I wondered how much time our beloved girls spend looking beautiful and how they manage to work, and raise children, and us in between! Now I admire their ability to manage time, but I just spent time on a couple of treatments.

But we, men, can also do something! Well, for example, we can cook dinner in just half an hour! And at the same time, everything will be tasty, appetizing and not even very high in calories!

For example, one of the options. We will make an Italian cocktail "Bellini" from dry sparkling wine and peach puree according to the recipe of my friend and chef Izequil Barbuto, prepare a hot appetizer of bell peppers that will whet your appetite a little, and serve chicken liver with peaches and green salad mix for the second , which usually drives female taste buds crazy.

It is advisable to do all three recipes in parallel, but if you are not confident in your abilities, cook as convenient for you. And by the way, let it happen before her eyes. It will turn out: you will receive applause, somewhere something will turn out not as it was intended - there will be something to laugh at!

So men (and possibly ladies), let's get started! And let's start with a cocktail, so that your darling's appetite will play out a little, she relaxed a little and stopped rushing for the stove, because today the place there is already taken!

Bellini cocktail

For a cocktail (4 glasses that way) you will need:

• a bottle of Prosecco or other dry sparkling wine,
• a jar of canned peaches with syrup,
• strawberries for decoration (optional).

So, open the peaches, drain the syrup, and put a few halves in a blender cup.

Beat the peaches with a blender, spooning in the syrup until you get a thick puree.

Put 3-4 teaspoons of mashed potatoes in a wine glass and gently spoon the prosecco into the glass.

If you want to decorate your cocktail, cut the strawberry in half and decorate the glass!

Hand the cocktail to your sweetheart, take a couple of sips yourself, and slowly move on to the pepper snack. The recipe is very simple and delicious. It is magical both hot and cold. While you are cooking, you can tell us that for this recipe it is best to take peppers grown in our strip. Their taste is more pronounced, their skin is thinner and, it seems to me, that it is softer.

Pepper appetizer.

For cooking you will need:

• 4 bell peppers
• 1-2 cloves of garlic
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• salt and black pepper to taste

Heat the oven to 180 degrees. Wash the pepper, and as the oven warms up, put it there and bake until the peel on the pepper starts to "bubble". It will take you 10-15 minutes.

Take it out, let it cool slightly and peel it off with a knife. Do this carefully so that the pepper remains intact if possible, otherwise all the juice that has formed inside it will leak out, and this is the most delicious.

Place the peppers on a plate and peel the garlic. Place it on a board, crush it with a knife and cut it into smaller pieces.

Sprinkle the garlic on top of the pepper, season with a little salt and olive oil.

Serve it with a second glass of Bellini.

And distract yourself from the stove and finish off all the pepper. which was prepared by satisfying the first hunger. But don't get carried away with cocktails, the last dish for today is waiting for you.

Chicken liver with peaches and arugula.

You need the following ingredients:

• 2 peaches or nectarines (but peach is better)
• 350-400 grams of chicken liver,
• a jar of apricot or peach jam or jam (we need 2-3 tablespoons of it),
• a bag of ready-made salad mix according to your taste (for example, I like arugula and corn)
• salt to taste
• balsamic vinegar to taste
• 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil.

Peel the liver from films and cut into equal, but rather large pieces. The liver should look like the photo below.

We heat two pans, pour oil into one of them, and leave the other dry. In the one with butter, throw in the liver and fry it for 5-7 minutes. It should feel a little bouncy when you press down on it with your finger. Try cutting one piece. Inside, it should be on the edge. That is, there should be no blood, but transparent "juice" should stand out

While the liver is cooking, cut the peaches into wedges. Each peach can be cut into 6-8 pieces. Put the peaches in a dry frying pan and fry a little.

In the meantime, remove the salad from the bag, wash and leave it in a strainer or colander to drain the excess water. Then take the jam and add 2-3 tablespoons to the liver. Season with salt.

Stir the liver and simmer it for another 2-3 minutes. While it is stewing, take out the salad and place it in a deep plate, add a little oil and stir.

Place the salad in the center of the plate.

Remove the liver from the stove. Spread it with the peaches.

Sprinkle a little balsamic vinegar on top.

Voila! You pour the girl a fresh glass of champagne, take off your apron, light the candles and enjoy the conversation. Have a good evening!

P.S. Men, I have some advice for you, or even a request! I understand that you are always focused on the result, we are so arranged, but cooking dinner, especially for your girlfriend, is also a process. And sometimes it is much more interesting than the result itself! Enjoy it, and she - let her enjoy you this evening too!

Valentine's Day, also known as Valentine's Day, is one of the most controversial holidays of the year. Why ambiguous? I judge by the fact that many consider this holiday frivolous, unreal and almost imposing some incomprehensible values \u200b\u200bon us.

On the other hand, for most lovers, this holiday is another reason to show their feelings for each other, which is never superfluous. And, as we all know perfectly well, for a couple in love, the best way to spend time together is (ta-dame!) A romantic dinner. However, if February 14 is still far away, you can arrange a romantic dinner for two any day, if only there is a desire. In this article, we will talk about how to cook a romantic dinner at home, pleasantly surprising your chosen one or chosen one.

Romantic dinner rules

So what do I think the perfect romantic dinner should be? Let's highlight the main points that differentiate a romantic dinner from an ordinary one.

• Situation... Perhaps this is the defining moment. Candles, dim lights, a beautifully set table, soft relaxing music - you can arrange it on your own. And, of course, no TV, even if there is some kind of romantic comedy.
• Only double... If you have children - attach them to your grandmother, if you live with relatives - buy them theater tickets or come up with something else, otherwise your romantic dinner may go down the drain for obvious reasons.
• Dishes... A romantic dinner is the best moment to subtly impress your beloved or beloved with culinary excellence that he (s) did not even suspect in you. For this reason, the dishes you prepare for a romantic dinner must - even must - be delicious. And yet not very difficult, both in preparation and in digestion.
• Beverages... Of course, of the drinks at such a dinner, only wine is appropriate. First, you should decide on the menu for a romantic dinner, and then choose wine for it (if you are not very good at wines, it is best to go to a special store, find a seller, name him a dish and indicate a budget). You can start a romantic dinner with a couple of glasses of champagne or prosecco, just don't overdo it!
• Surprise... The best romantic dinner is a surprise dinner. Try to prepare everything secretly from your other half, and you will be rewarded with her or his enthusiastic reaction to this unexpected but pleasant surprise.
• Mood... This is a special evening and a special moment in your life. While you are preparing for a romantic dinner, you will surely have time to feel the solemnity of the moment, so the main thing is not to "burn out". And don't expect too much: it is better to be pleasantly surprised than to be severely disappointed.

If you have mastered the theory of organizing romantic dinners, I suggest moving on to practice. If my site was about psychology and personal growth or the basics of tantric massage, I probably talked about something else. But as the proverb says, who is talking about what, and Onegin is again about food. So, recipes for the perfect romantic dinner.

As we have already decided, a romantic dinner should be simple, but with a twist, so forget about familiar and boring dishes right away, they will kill all romance. When else do you get a chance to demonstrate that you know how not only to sculpt cutlets or cook pilaf ?!

Let's aim at the very heart and prepare something tasty, unusual and spectacular. This selection contains recipes for a romantic dinner that can impress, but the main thing is that even beginners in cooking can cook most of them.

Snack

A romantic dinner should start with an appetizer, cold or hot. This can be a light salad, toasted pâté, bruschetta, or something else of your choice. Ideally, it is better to prepare a snack in advance so as not to be distracted at the most crucial moment.

First, let's go through bruschetta snacks - the perfect accompaniment to a glass of wine, the preparation of which is within the power of everyone.

Salads - a simple solution, but their lightness and freshness will perfectly fit into the format of a dinner for two.

If you and your other half are free from prejudices, pay attention to tartarus - this appetizer is romantic and will serve as a refreshing start to any dinner. You choose the recipe, and as a hint, I can recommend cutting everything in advance, and combining it just before serving.

Let's start with recipes for those who consider themselves a novice chef. In this case, you should play it safe and cook something simple and unmistakable.

I would like to include a few risotto recipes in this selection, but alas, it is not suitable for a romantic dinner: standing at the stove all evening is not an option. But would be a great choice - a light and tasty main course. A good solution is to prepare the sauce in advance, and at the crucial moment simply add it to the freshly boiled pasta.

For those for whom meat synonymous with food, I dedicate the following block:

I am convinced that all the most romantic dishes are prepared seafood, but there can be a catch: usually they are prepared just before serving, and we want to be in the living room, not in the kitchen. But you can still do something.

... - you can put it in the oven in advance, the main thing is not to forget to get it in time.
... - here everything can be done in advance, but you still have to leave to quickly fry the shrimp.
... - just add the mussels to the hot sauce a few minutes before serving.

Finally, what you have been asking for so long: romantic vegetable dishes, without meat, fish and all that stuff.

... Is an unexpectedly delicious way to cook this healthy vegetable.
... - yes, that's exactly what you thought.
... - a vegetable dish that is easy to prepare and looks cute.
... - Spanish rice dishes, in which vegetables play the main role.

Dessert

The obligatory program is over, and the dessert in the format of a romantic dinner is already an arbitrary one - although those with a sweet tooth may not agree with me. In any case, I advise them not to overdo it with desserts, because dinner is often only the beginning of the evening.

And again start with simple recipes for those who, like me, know nothing about making desserts, but want to get a delicious result.

In order to arrange a romantic dinner for your beloved "half", it is not at all necessary to wait for February 14 or March 8. And you shouldn't even wait for the weekend - you can organize a pleasant evening in the middle of the working week, the main thing is not to oversleep at work the next day. "Surprise" and "mystery" - these words should become the motto of the upcoming evening. And so that this very evening does not become a thunder in the middle of a clear sky for your beloved, start artillery preparation in the morning. Write on a long strip of paper a note with words of love and the promise of a wonderful evening at the end of a working day, and also warn of surprises. Tear the paper tape into several pieces and arrange them in different places. One, for example, in the bathroom, the other in the kitchen, next to the coffee maker, and the third in a cosmetic bag or purse. Lay out the pieces of the "puzzle" so that your girlfriend will make a message from them during the morning preparations.

When the intrigued soul mate leaves for work, prepare a surprise for your loved one for a romantic dinner called "Rain of petals". To do this, buy a bag of petals from a flower shop and stock up on strong threads. At home, take an ordinary garbage bag (preferably green or blue, so that there are no bad associations) and make several cuts 5-7 cm long at its bottom, connected by short jumpers. Tie the threads to the jumpers. Fill the bag with petals and attach it over the door, and fasten the threads to the door. The scheme of this surprise is as follows: the girl opens the door to the apartment, the door swings open, the threads are pulled, break the jumpers at the bottom of the package, and the petals fall in a multicolored rain right on the head of your amazed lady of heart. It is desirable to record this moment on video. And for a guaranteed result, practice in advance to be completely sure that instead of a surprise there will be no embarrassment.

Another pleasant surprise for a romantic dinner for a loved one can be "flying flowers". To prepare this surprise, buy balloons filled with helium and tie one flower to each balloon using a fishing line. Flowers floating in the air are unusual and unusual.

Place small candles on the floor of the apartment and place a note under each. Let the clue notes guide your sweetheart to the bathroom, where she can relax after a day of work in scented foam with a glass of champagne, and then to the table. By the way, the table does not necessarily have to be in the center of the living room and be an example of restaurant chic: a romantic dinner is the comfort and warmth of communication, so the table can be set in the kitchen. Dim or turn off the lights, light candles. Candles should be chosen high and as thick as possible, so you will be protected from drops of molten wax. Place them in different places: on the floor, shelves, windowsill, just remember about safety! Cover the table with a white tablecloth, laying it so that the ends of the tablecloth hang down at the corners of the table, and on top of it put a tablecloth of a bright color (for example, red, dark green or juicy orange). This tablecloth should be somewhat smaller and should be laid with 45 ° angles offset from the lower tablecloth. In the center of the table, place a wide dish filled with water, in which flower buds, petals and small candles float.

And now the actual romantic dinner for your beloved. It is advisable to set the table so that you do not have to periodically jump up and run for the next dish or cutlery. After all, you are not preparing a feast, but a cozy evening together, so a salad, a main course with a side dish and light snacks will be enough. If you intend to hold out until dessert, then after dinner you can move closer to the TV and have a tea party with your favorite movie. But this is later, but now let's start the dishes. Since this is still a dinner, albeit a romantic one, the food should be not only light, but also hearty. After all, the working day is over. Therefore, one cannot do without meat or seafood. Pay special attention to seafood, because they contain substances that increase sex drive. In addition to seafood, ginger and other warming spices also have stimulating properties. "Culinary Eden" offers you several types of dishes to choose from, from which you can create a menu for your romantic dinner.

Ingredients:
800 g boiled chicken fillet,
200 g black or red grapes,
1 avocado,
2 tangerines,
50 g of any nuts
3 tbsp orange juice
1 tbsp dry red wine
3 tbsp cream,
2 tbsp mayonnaise,
½ tsp salt,
lettuce leaves.

Preparation:
Cut the skinless chicken fillet into pieces. Cut the avocado into thin slices. Cut the grapes in half and remove the seeds. Divide the tangerines into wedges. Combine chicken, avocado, grapes and tangerines, stir gently. Put the lettuce leaves on a plate, put the mixture on them and pour over the sauce. For the sauce, combine mayonnaise with wine, orange juice and cream, salt to taste. Sprinkle chopped nuts on the salad.

Ingredients:
4 small cucumbers,
½ lemon,
1 large red onion
50 g cashew nuts
¼ stack. chopped cilantro
1 tsp spicy curry,
1 tsp ground turmeric
1 tsp honey,
½ tsp sea \u200b\u200bsalt,
1 tbsp olive oil.

Preparation:
Cut the cucumbers into thin slices, cut the onion into cubes, crush the nuts with the flat side of a knife and chop, squeeze the juice out of half a lemon. Combine all the ingredients in a bowl, stir thoroughly until the honey is completely dissolved.

Ingredients:
150 g couscous,
4 salmon steaks,
1 young zucchini,
1 carrot,
1 tomato,
1 lemon
2 tsp seasonings for fish,
2 tbsp olive oil,
½ tsp ground black pepper,
½ tsp salt.

Preparation:
Preheat oven to 200 ° C. Boil the couscous according to the instructions on the package. Cut the courgette, carrots, tomato and lemon into thin slices. Prepare 4 large sheets of parchment or foil. Put the couscous in the center of each sheet, put 1 piece of salmon fillet on it, put slices of vegetables and lemon on top of the fish. Sprinkle with a mixture of spices, salt and pepper on top, drizzle with olive oil and wrap the sheets in bags. Place the bags on a baking sheet and bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes. Serve directly in sachets on serving bowls and unwrapped gently.

Ingredients:
½ stack. long grain brown rice,
500 g peeled shrimp
¼ stack. soy sauce,
¼ stack. lemon juice
2 tbsp rice vinegar,
2 tsp brown sugar
1 tbsp vegetable oil,
250 g green peas
30 g ginger root,
1 avocado,
1 stack. water,
salt, black pepper - to taste.

Preparation:
Bring water in a saucepan to a boil, add rice, cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for 40-45 minutes until the liquid evaporates completely. Remove from heat and let stand for 10 minutes without opening the lid. For the sauce, combine the soy sauce, lemon juice, vinegar and sugar and stir until the sugar is completely dissolved. Heat oil in a large skillet, add shrimp, thinly sliced \u200b\u200bginger and peas, salt and pepper and fry until tender, 3-4 minutes. Peel and dice the avocado and stir in the shrimp. Place the rice on plates, top with the shrimp and serve with the sauce.

Ingredients:
2 pcs. fillet of sole,
6 strips of bacon
150 g cheese
2 cloves of garlic
50 g butter
salt, pepper - to taste,
lemon juice,
greens.

Preparation:
Cut the thawed fillet lengthwise into three parts, season with salt and pepper, pour with lemon juice and place in the cold for 30 minutes. Prepare the filling: combine grated cheese, chopped garlic and herbs, mix well. After that, place on each strip of fish a strip of bacon, on it - the cheese mixture, and roll into a tight roll. Secure with toothpicks. Place the finished rolls on a baking sheet greased with vegetable oil, put a piece of butter on each and place in an oven preheated to 220 ° C for 15 minutes.

Almost no woman can resist sweets, and if they are also prepared by the hands of a loved one, then it is simply impossible to refuse such a dessert!

Ingredients:
200 g flour
150 g butter
1 egg,
2 tbsp orange juice
75 g sugar or powdered sugar,
strawberries or cherries,
jelly red for decoration.
Marzipan mass:
1 stack. almonds,
1 stack. Sahara,
¼ stack. water,
2-3 drops of almond essence (if any),
food coloring.

Preparation:
First, cook the marzipan mass. To do this, dip the unpeeled almonds in boiling water, boil for 1-2 minutes, then discard in a colander. When the almonds have cooled slightly, peel the skins from the nuts; this is easy to do. After that, fry the nuts in a dry frying pan for 10-15 minutes, stirring constantly so that the nuts do not burn. Grind the nuts in a blender until puree. Fill the sugar with water and boil the syrup to such a state that an elastic ball can be rolled out of the drop. Pour chopped almonds into the syrup and heat for another 3-4 minutes, stirring constantly. Add almond essence and food coloring. Sprinkle a chopping board (ideally a stone one) with powdered sugar, put the almond mass on it and roll out to the desired thickness. The marzipan mass dries quickly, so store it in plastic wrap. Meanwhile, knead the flour, butter and sugar dough, roll into a ball and put in the refrigerator for 1 hour. Then roll it out into a thin layer on baking paper, cut out a large heart, and carefully place it on a baking sheet. Mix orange juice with 200 g of marzipan mass and 1 yolk. Make sides out of half, smear the other half on the heart. Whisk the egg white with 75 g of icing sugar until stiff and apply along the inside of the sides. Lay out the middle of the heart with berries and put in an oven preheated to 175 ° C for 25 minutes. Make jelly and cool slightly. Cool the finished heart and glaze the jelly, applying it with a brush.

Ingredients:
175 g self-rising flour
75 g icing sugar
75 g butter
2 tsp instant coffee,
1 tsp hot water,
1 egg.
For glaze:
50 g butter
100 g icing sugar
3 tsp cocoa powder.

Preparation:
Combine flour, sugar, butter in a food processor and stir on a slow speed until the mixture is crumbled. In a small cup, mix the coffee with hot water, add the egg and whisk. Add to the butter crumbs in the bowl of the food processor and stir until smooth. Powder the board with powdered sugar, place the dough on it and roll out to a thickness of 5 mm. Cut out the cookies with a heart-shaped hole. Spread it on baking sheets and put in preheated to 180 ° C for 10-15 minutes. Bake cookies until golden brown. Remove the cookies from the baking sheet while they are still hot and cool on a wire rack. Make the chocolate frosting: Combine butter, icing sugar and cocoa powder in a bowl, stirring with a wooden spoon. Connect the cookies in pairs, gluing together with icing.

Prepare a signature drink. True, you need to prepare it in advance. Call it, for example, Wine of Love. The recipe for the drink is simple: in 500 ml of dry white wine, add the juice of one orange, 2-3 tbsp. honey, ½ tsp. ground ginger, ¼ tsp. ground nutmeg and ¼ tsp. ground cinnamon. Refrigerate for 2 weeks.

Ingredients:
125 ml chocolate liqueur,
90 ml of vodka,
25 g dark chocolate.

Preparation:
Fill 2 martini glasses with ice, pour ice into a shaker, pour in liquor and vodka and shake vigorously. Strain into glasses and sprinkle with grated chocolate.

If you are against alcohol, then try making a ginger drink: add 3 tablespoons to 1.2 liters of boiling water. finely grated ginger. Stir, reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes. Add a pinch of ground black pepper. Remove from heat, strain and squeeze out the pulp. Add 5 tablespoons. honey, stir. Cut 1 lemon in half and squeeze the juice to taste into the drink. If it's too sour, add more honey. Pour the tea into cups and garnish with mint leaves.

Love and romance to you!

Larisa Shuftaykina

You are planning a private dinner with your loved one, and it does not matter at all whether it is your first date at home on Valentine's Day or you have been together for ages and celebrate your wedding anniversary on this day. In any case, everything should be beautiful, exquisite, exciting and at the same time very tasty. What to cook for a romantic dinner for two? Let's talk about what options there may be, and consider a few especially original dishes in more detail.

If you are hosting an evening for two at home, here are some simple tips and tricks to keep the atmosphere exciting and mysterious:

• You only have to be together. If you have babies, arrange with the grandparents to spend the night with them. Even if the children in the next room play computer games all evening, or if your elderly relatives promise you that they will quietly watch TV in their bedroom until morning, all romance will come to naught. A romantic dinner for two is not arranged behind closed doors, you must be alone in the whole house.
• The whole setting should also be romantic, not just the menu. In no case, do not choose the bedroom for such a dinner, and even more so the kitchen. Of course, an evening for two must be organized in the living room or the hall. The table should be covered with a festive tablecloth and served with beautiful dishes, placed on it and light candles. Turn on soft, pleasant music, and no TV, even if your favorite romantic picture is there. No need to be distracted by the characters in the film. The heroes of tonight are you!
• A romantic dinner should be light, both in terms of preparation and for the digestive system. As a rule, they prepare a light salad, a main hot dish (meat or fish) and a dessert. You can also make a cheese plate, vegetable or fruit canapes.
• When it comes to drinks, you are well aware that no vodka, no whiskey, not even the finest Irish beer goes with the notion of romance. In this case, only wine is appropriate. Cocktails won't work because they have to be constantly cooked and distracted. Start off with champagne, then continue with a glass of white or red wine (whichever is served).

Salads

A pleasant evening should be started with light salads. In principle, they will also become an addition to hot meat and fish dishes; for a romantic dinner, you should not prepare any heavy side dishes.

Remember! No "Olivier", "Herring under a fur coat", "Mimosa", "Men's whims" and similar salads on a romantic date should not be. Forget mayonnaise, everything should be light and elegant.

We offer the following options:

• , you can make it with chicken or shrimp;
• salad with feta or mozzarella cheese, cherry tomatoes and olives;
• salad with Dor Blue cheese, pears and walnuts;
• green salad with smoked meat, pickled mushrooms and omelet;
• salad with baked tomatoes;
• salad with canned tuna, cherry tomatoes and eggs (chicken or quail);
• crispy salad with bacon and pine nuts;
• salad of avocado, grapefruit and seafood cocktail;
• salad with tongue, celery, walnuts and pomegranate seeds;
• salad "Pearl" with salted red fish, tomatoes and avocado.

Ingredients:

• salad mix - 1 bunch;
• feta cheese - 200 g;
• pumpkin pulp - 400 g;
• butter - 30 g;
• coriander, cumin and ground star anise - pinch each;
• salt and black pepper - to your liking;
• liquid honey - 1 teaspoon;
• lemon juice - 1 tablespoon;
• olive oil - 3 tablespoons.

Preparation:

1. Cut the pumpkin pulp for the salad into cubes about 2x2 cm in size. Melt the butter in a frying pan, add cumin, star anise and coriander, stir. Due to this, the oil will absorb all the aromas from the spices, and then give them to the product being prepared in it.
2. Fry the pumpkin slices in a pan for 1.5-2 minutes on each side. Try to chop it a little with a wooden toothpick, it should be soft, but make sure that the pumpkin cubes retain their shape. Let the finished pumpkin cool slightly.
3. Cut the cheese into cubes slightly smaller than the pumpkin.
4. Prepare a salad dressing. In a separate bowl, combine honey, olive oil, lemon juice, add salt and pepper to your taste, whisk everything with a fork until smooth.
5. Rinse the salad greens, dry, tear coarsely with your hands and distribute over two serving plates. Spread the pumpkin and feta cheese cubes evenly on top. Pour the dressing over the salad and serve immediately.

You can also add sun-dried tomatoes, fried nuts and seeds to this salad.

Main dishes

After a light salad (or at the same time with it), serve a hearty, tasty, hot meat or fish dish:

• kebabs on skewers from king prawns;
• veal with rosemary and cherries with chocolate sauce;
• meat rolls "Plum Valley";
• glazed loin;
• turkey fillet with oranges (chicken breasts will be an inexpensive substitute, recipes for which you will find in.);
• duck zrazy with shrimps with cherry sauce;
• pork with apples and cognac;
• salmon steaks;
• pork chops with fried pear;
• duck breasts with raspberry sauce.

Ingredients:

• pork (brisket or ham) - 600 g;
• onion - 1 piece;
• shallots - 1 piece;
• garlic - 1 clove;
• vegetable oil - 1 tablespoon;
• liquid honey - 75 ml;
• red wine - 25 ml;
• mustard - ½ tablespoon;
• soy sauce - 1 tablespoon;
• chili sauce - ½ teaspoon (optional);
• salt and black pepper - to your liking.

Preparation

1. Wash the pork, dry it and rub on all sides with salt and ground pepper.
2. Peel the onion, wash and cut into 5-6 circles.
3. Take a baking dish, put onion mugs on the bottom and pour in some water. Place the meat on top, close the mold tightly with culinary foil and send it to the oven, heated to 150 degrees, for 1-1.5 hours.
4. Peel, wash and chop the shallots and garlic. Heat vegetable oil in a skillet and fry the onion and garlic in it. When the onion is soft and transparent, pour in the wine and let it boil. Let it simmer for a minute, then add soy sauce with honey and mustard (add chili sauce as you like). Stir everything and let it simmer over low heat for 10-15 minutes.
5. Strain the resulting honey glaze, but do not throw away the soft onions with garlic. Now take the meat out of the oven, open the foil, brush it on all sides with the garlic and onion remaining after straining. Drizzle the third part of the frosting over the pork, cover again with foil and send back to the oven for 20 minutes.
6. Remove the meat again and open the foil, pour another third part of the glaze, close and put in the oven for another 20 minutes.
7. Take the dish out of the oven for the last time, remove the foil completely, pour over the rest of the icing and bake for another 20 minutes.
8. Let the cooked meat rest for 5-10 minutes, cut and serve.

desserts

End your romantic evening with sweet and airy, beautiful and delicate dessert dishes:

• fruit and chocolate fondue;
• cottage cheese dessert with raspberry jelly;
• sorbet will become a very light dessert, the recipes for which can be learned.
• exotic fruit salad of mango, papaya and pineapple;
• jellied cottage cheese cake with fresh berries (currants, blueberries, strawberries);
• chocolate jelly;
• catalan cream with caramel crust;
• pannacota with cherry sauce;
• mint ice cream;
• pineapple in syrup;
• creme brulee;
• chocolate truffles.

Ingredients:

• puffed cookies (for example, "Ladies finger") - 6 pieces;
• cream (33% fat) - 200 ml;
• granulated sugar - 1/3 cup;
• fresh raspberries - 1 glass;
• powdered sugar and fresh mint - for decoration.

Preparation

1. Start by rinsing the berries and letting them dry thoroughly. You can make such a dessert with strawberries, blueberries, strawberries, currants, blackberries and other berries according to your desire and taste.
2. Break the cookies by hand into very small pieces. Do not use a blender, because it will grind the cookies into crumbs, and it is the small pieces that are needed for the dessert. Divide the resulting mass in half and put in two portioned bowls.
3. Pour the cream into a deep bowl, add sugar and beat with a mixer for at least 5 minutes until a thick foam is obtained.
4. Spread one layer of whipped cream on top of the cookies.
5. Now lay out the raspberries. It must be dry. If after washing it there is a little water left, then the berries can let the juice go and then the whole appearance of the dessert will deteriorate. Leave a few berries for decoration.
6. On top of the raspberries, spread the whipped cream again to the edges of the bowl.
7. Decorate the finished dessert with berries and fresh mint leaves, sprinkle with a little powdered sugar.

• Meat and fish to be served as a main course must be pitted.
• Prepare salads only on portioned plates, no common dishes. The same goes for hot and dessert.
• Instead of salads, a romantic dinner can start with light snacks such as tomato bruschetta, chicken liver pate, or creamy cod liver mousse.
• Try to do without hot cheeses, peas, beans, garlic and onions this evening.
• Do not cook as many dishes as for. A table full of plates loses all romance.

We hope that our article was useful for you and the question of what to cook for a romantic dinner for two is gone. May your evening with your loved one (perhaps the most important in your life) be unforgettable!

On the eve of Women's Day on March 8, men will certainly have the question of how to spend an evening with their beloved. And often the thought comes to arrange a romantic dinner for your beloved home, and no one would interfere.

And there are several options here:

Well, if they live alone, then the only question will be, what to cook for a romantic dinner?

And if there are kids, what about? There is a way out - to send them to grandfather and grandmother for the evening. Both children and grandparents are happy. After all, it is not always possible to communicate with grandchildren.

But if they live with their parents, and there are no children yet? It also doesn't matter, you can arrange so that the parents are sent somewhere, for example, to the theater. I think they will love it.

It is more difficult, of course, if there are children and parents live together. How to arrange a romantic dinner? You can also find a way out: either invite your beloved to a restaurant, cafe; either rent an apartment for a day and have a romantic dinner there; or a room in a hotel, camping. It all depends on the funds that you, dear men, have.
And if someone has a dacha or can borrow from friends, then it's generally gorgeous! In general, men, think!

Well, we have decided on the venue for a romantic dinner, now it remains to decide on the menu. And in this I am ready to help you, so that the dishes are tasty, easy to prepare and not too expensive.

And since dinner takes place at a later time, it should be light and hearty at the same time, so the romantic dinner menu includes: salad, appetizer, dessert and drinks. Instead of salad and appetizers, you can serve a hot appetizer with vegetables, it will also be great.

Today I have the following recipes in my collection:

Hot appetizers

Dessert

Beverages

For little princesses

1. Strawberry cocktail
2. Fresh mix cocktail "
3. Peach cocktail

For a romantic dinner

1. Cocktail "April flirt"
2. Cocktail "Innamorati"
3. "Spring mood"
4. Cocktail "Big ecstasy"
5. Key Largo - classic Hollywood cocktail
6. Cocktail "Long Sleep"

Video

1. Surprise for your beloved

Deep-fried beef balls for a romantic dinner

We need:

• 400 g beef (shoulder)
• 1 carrot (medium)
• 150 g flour
• 1 egg
• 40 ml sour cream 20%
• 5 g salt
• 1 g (1/4 tsp) ground black pepper
• 250 g vegetable oil

Preparation:

1. My beef, we clean it from films, veins and put it through a meat grinder. We put the minced meat in a zippo bag and beat it on the work surface.

If you forgot to remove the meat from the refrigerator, do not be upset, you can get minced meat by grating frozen meat on a coarse grater.

2. Carrots, peeled, grate. Mix with minced meat., Drive in an egg here, salt and pepper.

3. Mix this mixture with flour and sour cream.

5. Let's start forming balls. To do this, we take two dishes: pour water into one, to moisten the spoon and hands, and into the second, 3 tablespoons of flour. We take a spoon, dip it in water, collect the minced meat and roll the ball with our hands,

put on the board. We roll some balls, roll in flour and start frying.

6. A saucepan or deep frying pan, heat with oil, when the oil boils, put the balls. The oil should cover them. Fry for 3-4 minutes.

Put the finished balls on a paper towel and let cool.

7. Serve with herbs, vegetables and any sauce for meat (see below how to make soy sauce).

Meat rolls with bell pepper a simple recipe

We need:

• 350 g beef (shoulder)
• 2 pieces of red bell pepper
• 2 cm ginger root
• 1 lemon
• 3 stalks of green onions
• 55 ml vegetable oil
• 5 g salt
• 1 tbsp Sahara
• 1/2 tsp ground black pepper

For the sauce:

• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 cup (250 g) soy sauce
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• grated ginger

For decoration:

• 2 medium tomatoes
• 2 fresh cucumbers
• a couple of lettuce leaves

Preparation:

1. Cut the meat into slices 1 cm thick. Take a piece, cover with cling film, and beat it with a hammer from the middle to the edges. And so is all the meat.

To thinly cut meat, you need to freeze it slightly

2. Squeeze the juice from half a lemon.

3. Ginger is peeled and grated on a fine grater.

4. Cooking marinade: you need to mix lemon juice, 1/2 part grated ginger, 2 tsp. salt, 1/4 tsp. ground black pepper, vegetable oil.

5. Put the meat into the finished marinade, massage it and leave it for 10-15 minutes to marinate. Take out and dry with a paper towel.

6. Peel the bell pepper from the stalk and from the white membranes, cut into strips 0.5 cm thick. Put in a pan with butter, fry. Fry the peppers for 3-4 minutes, until half cooked. Then put it on a paper towel and cool.

7. Cooking sauce: Pour the soy sauce into a saucepan. To it we add a clove of garlic squeezed through a garlic, apple cider vinegar and the remaining ginger, mix everything and put on fire. From the moment the mixture boils, cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and cool.

Strain the sauce so that you don't come across pieces of ginger and garlic.

8. Put a frying pan on the stove and grease it with oil.

9. In green onions, cut off the white part, and fill the feathers with boiling water, then transfer to cold water. This is to keep the feathers soft and not discolored.

10. We form rolls. We take beaten and pickled meat. On a piece of meat, put four strips of bell pepper on the side so that the ends look out from both sides, and wrap it in a roll. We tie it with a feather of an onion, cut off the excess. And so is all the meat.

Fry in a pan until golden brown.

11. Put the finished rolls on a paper towel, cool.

12. Before serving, pour the rolls with sauce. On the lettuce leaves, spread the tomato and cucumber cut into rings.

Original meat in cheese batter

We need:

• 500 g pork
• 4 cloves of garlic or finely grated, onion
• 100 g hard cheese
• 2 eggs
• 50 g butter
• flour for breading
• salt, pepper to taste
• vegetable oil for frying
• 1 lemon

Preparation:

1.Pork chopped across the fibers, like on cue balls, is beaten through cling film. Salt, pepper and roll in flour.

2. Squeezed garlic, coat the meat.

3. Grated cheese on a fine grater, beat with eggs. We got a cheese batter.

4. Heat the oil in a frying pan.

5. Dip the chopped pork in cheese batter, again brew in flour and put in the pan. Fry until golden brown.

For the second breading of meat, you can use bread crumbs instead of flour.

6. On a greased baking sheet, spread the meat and sprinkle with lemon juice. Put, on each piece, a little butter, and in a preheated oven at 180 degrees, brought to readiness. Keep in the oven for 8-10 minutes.

7. Serve with vegetables.

Smoked brisket with nuts and prunes

We need:

• 300 g smoked brisket, wider
• 100 g hard cheese
• 50 g pitted prunes
• 200 g walnuts, coarsely chopped
• wooden skewers

Preparation:

1. Cut the cheese into rectangles, the width of the brisket.

2. Cut the prunes into strips.

3. Cut off a slice of brisket. We put cheese, prune nuts.

The filling can be any, for example: strips of pickled cucumber and boiled carrots; hard cheese and dried apricots.

If the brisket is not very wide, wrap it diagonally, placing the filling closer to the inner edge.

4. Wrap with a roll and fasten with a skewer.

5. We bake in the oven at 180 degrees, 5-10 minutes, or in the microwave - 2-3 minutes.

Romantic dinner - "Veal with cherries" dish

We need:

• 700 g veal
• 1/3 cup pitted cherries (can be in their own juice or frozen)
• 1/3 cup cherry juice
• 2 tbsp butter
• cinnamon, salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tbsp starch

Preparation:

1. In washed and dried meat, we make punctures along the fibers.
2. Salt the meat and stuff (in punctures) with cherries.

3. Put meat in a container, pour with butter, sprinkle with cinnamon, pour 1/2 cup of water or broth. We put in the oven for 25 minutes. Temperature 180 degrees.

4. Then take out, pour cherry juice on the meat, sprinkle lightly with flour and simmer for another 30 minutes until tender.

5. Served ready-made meat, cut in portions, with stewed sauce. To do this, drain the sauce and mix with 1 tbsp. starch to thicken.

Minced meat balls tasty and fast

The meatballs are very tasty, and if you do not know where they are made, then you will not distinguish from the meatballs. It turns out tasty and fast.

We need:

• 500 g of any minced meat
• 2 eggs
• 5 tbsp breading flour
• vegetable oil for frying
• salt, pepper to taste
• a pinch of dry Provencal herbs (optional)

Preparation:

1. Salt and pepper the minced meat to taste. We beat it off (we take it in our hand and throw it into a bowl). Minced meat should be elastic, not liquid. If we see that the minced meat is "floating", we need to drain the water and add 1/2 tablespoon of bread crumbs.

Eggs are not added to the minced meat!

2. Break eggs into a bowl and beat lightly

3. Pour flour into a plate.

4. Prepare water to wet your hands.

5. Put the pan with oil to warm up.

6. Take minced meat with a moistened spoon and form balls with wet hands. We also moisten the board with water. We form balls from the balls no more than 1 cm thick.

7. Using a spatula, transfer into flour, roll on both sides. We transfer the ball into the eggs and dip it on both sides. Put it in the pan. Fry for 2-3 minutes on each side, until golden brown.

Remove excess fat on a paper towel.

8. Serve with any side dish or vegetables.

Of course, a glass of good wine will be an excellent addition to your snacks.

Dessert

Fruit in chocolate

We need:

• 500 g strawberries (bananas, tangerines, etc.)
• 1 bar of dark chocolate
• 1 white chocolate bar
• 200 g of any nuts (coconut flakes)
• toothpicks

Preparation:

1. Grind the nuts in a blender.
2. The strawberries should be well washed and dried with a paper towel.
3. Chop each chocolate individually and melt in a steam-water bath. We put on the fire a pan with a larger diameter than the one in which we will melt the chocolate, with water, when the water boils, put a pan with chocolate in it. And while stirring, melt the chocolate.

It is very important that the chocolate pan does not come into contact with the water.

4. Then, dress the strawberries, from the side of the tail, on a toothpick and gently dip them in chocolate.

Let the excess chocolate drain. Then - in nuts and on a dish covered with parchment paper. May be sprinkled with coconut.

5. We do this with all the strawberries, alternately changing the chocolate. You can also make a drawing on dark chocolate - white, or vice versa. As your fantasy tells you. To solidify the chocolate, place it in the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes.

6. Also, we can do with other fruits: bananas (cut them into pieces of 5 cm, or half), mandarin slices, orange, apples.

Fruits in chocolate, if desired, are packed in a beautiful box and presented to your loved one.

Beverages

Non-alcoholic cocktails for little princesses

Strawberry cocktail

• You will need: 0.5 kg of strawberries; 1 cup of sugar; 2 yolks; 200 ml of milk.

Preparation:

1. Rub the washed and peeled strawberries with sugar.

2. Add yolks, milk to this mixture and beat with a mixer to make a homogeneous mass.

3. Serve in glasses.

Cocktail "Fresh mix"

• You will need: 6 tbsp. fruit syrup, any; juice of 1 lemon; 0.5 l of kefir; 50 g of chocolate; 2 bananas.

Preparation:

1. Peel the bananas, and three chocolate on a fine grater.

2. Combine bananas, syrup, lemon juice, kefir - interrupt in a blender.

3. Before serving, pour the cocktail into glasses, sprinkle with chocolate. Decorate to your liking. Drink through a straw.

Peach cocktail

• You will need: 2 oranges; 2 peaches; 2 tbsp Sahara; 200 ml of natural yoghurt.

Preparation:

1. Peel oranges, films. Wash, dry and cut the peaches into small pieces.

2. In a blender, beat the fruit and yogurt into a homogeneous mass. Serve in glasses.

Alcoholic drinks for a romantic dinner

Cocktail "April flirt"

• Products for 2 servings: 60 ml of vodka; 60 ml dry vermouth (extra martini, dry); 150 ml tonic, juice of 1 lime; ice.
• Preparation: mix all the ingredients, shake twice (preferably in a shaker). Serve in large glasses with a slice of lime and a straw.

Cocktail "Innamorati"

• For 2 servings: 120 ml of vodka; juice of 1 lemon; 1 tsp Sahara; ice; 2 cherries.
• Preparation: mix lemon juice with vodka and sugar. Then add ice and mix in a blender. Serve in narrow thin glasses, decorating the edge with a lemon circle and a cherry in each glass. Drink through a straw.

"Organics" - cocktail with fruit and berry flavor

• For 2 servings: 60 ml of vodka; 100 ml of cranberry juice or fruit drink; 100 ml fresh orange juice; ice.
• Preparation: mix everything, interrupt in a mixer. Pour into tall glasses, pre-strain. Decorate the edges of the glass with a circle of orange. Serve with a straw.

"Spring mood"

• For 1 serving: 50 ml martini bianco; 50 ml of vodka; ice and 1 green olive with bone.
• Preparation: Shake the ingredients, pour into a glass and add the olive. Drink in small sips, without a straw.

Dolce Vita - for sweet lovers

• For 2 servings: 120 g of vodka; 40 g of amaretto liqueur; juice of 1 lemon or lime; ice.
• Preparation: mix everything, pour into tall glasses on legs, decorate with a lime circle. Serve with straws.

Cocktail "Big ecstasy"

• Products: 30 ml amaretto; 100 g of vodka; 100 g creamy ice cream.
• Preparation: Mix and beat all ingredients. Serve in a tall glass, straws if desired.

Key Largo - classic Hollywood cocktail

• For 2 servings: 30 ml of vodka; 60 ml peach liqueur, 200 ml orange juice; ice.
• Preparation: mix all the ingredients, beat. Serve in a tall glass, garnish with orange. Drink through a straw.

Cocktail "Long Sleep"

• For 1 serving: 35 ml of vodka; 25 ml dark rum; 100 ml Coca-Cola; ice.
• Preparation: mix all the products, pour into a high glass (highball). Straw optional.

Video

How to decorate an apartment for a romantic evening

Video: Surprise for your beloved

I hope you enjoyed my selection of recipes, and you can have a romantic dinner at the top.

Have a nice romantic dinner!