Hot dish for a birthday: step-by-step recipes with video

A birthday is a special holiday celebrated with family and friends at the festive table. The hostess will have to carefully think through the menu, taking into account all the culinary preferences of the birthday boy and invited guests. In addition to salads and light snacks, there must be a hot dish on the table, which is certainly tasty and appetizing!

You can prepare a wide variety of hot dishes for your birthday - meat, fish, vegetables. You can choose simple recipes that are relevant for traditional home cooking, or give free rein to your imagination and create a real culinary masterpiece that will conquer even the most sophisticated gourmets.

In this article we will look at how to choose the right hot dish for a birthday, taking into account the location of the celebration, what to cook from and how you can decorate the festive dishes.

Potatoes baked in the oven in bacon

Very tasty, quite easy to prepare and aromatic hot dish of potatoes with bacon. It can be served for both lunch and dinner. In addition, it will be appropriate for both everyday cooking and a festive table.

To prepare this dish you will need (the number of ingredients is indicated approximately, depends on the specific situation and desire):

potatoes (medium, not large) - 9-10 pieces;
bacon (raw, chilled) - 300 grams;
hard cheese, but you can use any cheese, to taste - 100 g;
butter - 50 g;
greens – 1 small bunch;
sunflower oil - 1 teaspoon (or parchment paper);
salt, pepper - optional.

Cooking sequence:

The potatoes must be thoroughly washed, put in a saucepan, and simmered over medium heat without peeling them; the water should be slightly salted. Cook until done, but the main thing is not to overcook it so that it doesn’t start to fall apart when cut.
While the potatoes are cooking, begin preparing the remaining ingredients.
We cut the cheese into slices according to the amount of potatoes.
Lightly salt the bacon on both sides (to taste, no salt required).
Finely chop the greens.
When the potatoes are cooked, remove them from the heat, drain the water, let them cool a little, and peel the potatoes. Cut each potato into two halves. Optionally, for those who like it salty, you can add a little salt to each potato half.
The cheese must be placed on one half of the potato, then combined with the other half.
Then carefully wrap each potato with a slice of bacon.
The bottom of the baking dish should be greased with sunflower oil (parchment paper). Then place the potatoes in the pan and place a piece of butter on top of each wrapped potato.
Place the dish in the oven and bake it at a temperature of approximately 200 degrees, for 30-40 minutes, depending on the oven (you should check the readiness periodically, since everyone’s oven is different and the cooking time may vary), until the bacon is browned.

After the dish is cooked, you should remove it from the oven, place the potatoes on a dish, sprinkle herbs on top and you can serve.

This dish goes perfectly with a red cabbage salad, light and tasty.

Stuffed beef Krakow style

The dish will require the following ingredients:

Beef pulp – 1 kilogram;
500 ml meat broth;
70 grams of ghee;
A little table salt and black pepper.

For filling:

Dried porcini mushrooms – 4 pieces;
100 grams of green onions;
100 grams of ghee;
Ham – 150 grams;
1 egg (white and yolk separately);
Flour – 70 grams;
Parsley – 100 grams;
Ready mustard – 70 grams;
Table salt and ground black pepper.

Preparation:

Soak dried mushrooms in hot water for half an hour;
Green onions should be finely chopped with a knife and fried in melted butter (50 grams);
Place the flour in a frying pan, add 70 grams of melted butter and fry everything;
Then cut the ham into thin bars or strips;
Soaked mushrooms, stewed onions and finely chopped parsley are passed through a meat grinder into a cup. Add the water in which the mushrooms were soaked, mustard, yolk, fried flour, salt, ground pepper and mix. The filling is ready;
Place the filling into the pre-prepared beef pulp and place pieces of ham in the middle;
Then the meat is wrapped in a roll and tied with ordinary thread;
Place the roll in the duck pot, add melted butter and fill everything with meat broth;
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees and put on the duckling pan with the roll. It simmers for 2 hours. Then reduce the temperature to 160 and simmer for another 20 minutes;
Then we take out the roll, wrap it in foil and put it back in the duckling with the broth. Place in the oven and simmer for 30 minutes;
Afterwards we take out the meat and strain the sauce;
At the end, the stuffed roll should be cut into pieces and placed on a flat plate.

Quail with prunes

A hot dish that will please any guest.

Products:

quail – 6 pcs;
prunes – 300 g;
garlic – 1 piece;
dry red wine – 500 g;
mayonnaise – 100 g;
honey – 50 g;
mustard – 20 g;
spices - salt, pepper, coriander to taste.

Preparation:

Wash and dry the quails, trim the edges of the wings and legs with scissors. Place a peeled clove of garlic and prunes in the inside of each carcass, and prick the edges with a toothpick.
Place in a deep container, pour dry red wine, add spices. Place in a cool place and marinate for five hours.
Place the marinated carcasses into a baking container. Make a sauce from mayonnaise, honey, mustard. Coat the quail with sauce and bake.

Baking time is approximately one hour. Place the finished carcasses on a festive dish, garnish with vegetables, and can be served.

Stuffed legs for birthday

This hot chicken dish is simply created for the holiday table. Tender, juicy and at the same time very beautiful chicken just begs to be tasted.

Products:

chicken drumstick – 6 pcs;
hard cheese – 200 g;
prunes – 200 g;
dried apricots – 200 g;
mushrooms – 200 g;
mayonnaise – 100 g.

Preparation:

Wash and dry the chicken drumstick. Using a sharp knife, carefully remove the pit.
Cut the cheese into cubes. Wash prunes and dried apricots and dry. You can take any mushrooms, finely chop and fry.
Place a block of cheese, prunes, dried apricots, and mushrooms in each drumstick. Seal the edges with a toothpick.

Place the legs on a baking sheet, grease with mayonnaise, bake until tender, until a beautiful color appears. Serve to guests, garnished with lemon and greenberries.

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Simple, fast, bright and super tasty!

Lightly dry the Borodino bread and cut it into slices the size of herring slices.
Grind the boiled beets and cheese into a coarse grater, grate the garlic into a fine grater, then break it all up with a blender and place it on a fragrant piece of bread and top it with a piece of fatty herring. Mmmmmmmmm! Bon appetit! And may it be delicious for you!

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Chicken fillet with mushrooms

Products:

chicken breast – 500 g;
chicken egg – 3 pcs;
hard cheese – 100 g;
champignons – 300 g;
olives – 200 g;
cream – 100 g;
spices - salt, allspice to taste.

Preparation:

Cut the chicken breast into portions, as for chops. Beat through the film, roll in flour and fry.
Cut the champignons into four flat pieces and fry. Cut the olives into rings.
Beat the eggs with a whisk, add cream. Place chicken chops, mushrooms, olives in a round springform pan, pour in the whipped mixture. Sprinkle grated cheese on top and bake in the oven until caramel brown.
Carefully remove the form, decorate with a mayonnaise pattern and you can place it on the festive table.

Accordion pork baked with cheese and tomatoes

The dish will require the following ingredients:

Pork pulp – 1 kilogram;
200 grams of hard cheese;
2 medium tomatoes;
Head of garlic;
Salt and spices.

You can use coriander, thyme, ground red and black pepper, and paprika as spices. You can also use ready-made spice mixtures for pork.

Culinary processing step by step:

Turn on the oven to heat up to 200 degrees, and also cover it with foil;
The cheese is cut into slices 3-4 mm thick;

Tomatoes are cut into slices or half-slices;

Garlic cloves are chopped into thin slices;
A piece of meat should be cut every 1-2 cm, but not all the way. Salt and rub with spices, including in the cuts;

Place the accordion of meat on foil, put 4 slices of garlic in the slits, a layer of cheese and 2 slices of tomato. Sprinkle everything with spices;

The foil should be wrapped tightly so that juice and steam do not escape through it;

Place the pork in the oven. It is baked for 1 hour;
After that, take out the accordion and unfold the foil. We do everything carefully so as not to get burned. Increase the heat in the oven to 220 degrees and remove the roll for 15 minutes;
The pork accordion is ready.

Beef satsivi

This dish is a must on the holiday table. It is served very hot. Guests will appreciate the taste and aroma of this dish. Prepare this dish for a birthday or other festive feast.

Products:

beef neck – 500 g;
walnut – 200 g;
onion – 200 g;
garlic – 100 g;
spices – coriander, salt, pepper, cilantro.

Preparation:

Cut the beef into two-centimeter pieces and fry in a hot frying pan for five minutes on each side. Place in a saucepan, add a glass of water, simmer over low heat for one hour.

Grind the walnuts, onions, and garlic twice in a meat grinder and mix into a homogeneous mass.

Add spices and nut mixture to the finished meat, cook for thirty minutes until thick. Can be served in clay pots.

A salad with tomatoes and cucumbers, without mayonnaise, with sour cream sauce, is perfect for the dish; it’s tasty and light.

For fish lovers

Sea or river, fatty or not very fatty, with bones or without bones - fish will always find a place in any kitchen. At the same time, from the most ordinary bream or carp you can prepare delicious fish dishes for a birthday that will amaze the stomachs of even the most picky guests!

Regular fish on a spit

Ingredients:

any fish – 600 g;
margarine – 30 g;
fresh tomatoes – 400 g;
lemon – 1 pc.;
parsley and onions (greens) - one bunch each;
onions – 1 pc. (average).

Recipe

The unpeeled fish is washed in one piece and scalded with boiling water for literally 3–4 minutes. After this, it is washed again, cleared of scales and giblets, washed again, strung on skewers and greased with margarine. Then season with salt and pepper.
The prepared fish is fried on the grill.
The finished fish is placed on a plate. Place slices of fresh tomatoes, onions in whole rings and chopped green onions on the side. Chopped parsley and a few slices of lemon are placed on top of the fish as decoration.

Boiled fish with gravy

Ingredients:

any fish – 500 g;
vinegar (preferably using wine vinegar) – 100 ml;
cilantro – 5–6 sprigs;
onions – 2 pcs. (average);
laurel leaf – 2 pcs.;
carrots – 2 pcs.;
flour – 2–3 tbsp. l.;
salt and pepper.

Recipe

Whole cleaned fish is placed in a shallow pan with salted water already bubbling under the fire. Add laurel leaf, 1 onion. (peeled but not chopped) and peeled carrots (whole). All this is cooked for 30–40 minutes over medium heat. Then the fish is transferred to another bowl, covered and kept in a warm place until the gravy is ready.
The gravy is prepared in a frying pan from fish broth with the addition of finely chopped herbs, flour and spices.
The cooked fish is cut into pieces, laid out on a plate and poured with gravy. Onions are placed on top in whole circles.

Stuffed rabbit

Products:

rabbit – 1.5 kg;
chicken liver – 200 g;
rice – 100 g;
dry white wine – 500 g;
spices - salt, allspice, nutmeg, bay leaf to taste.

Preparation:

Wash the rabbit carcass with water, remove all blood stains, place in a deep container, and fill with dry wine. Leave to marinate overnight.

Boil the rice until tender, remove excess water. Cut the chicken liver into medium pieces, mix with rice and spices.

Stuff the rabbit carcass, pin the edges with toothpicks or sew them up with thread. Bake in the oven until done. Serve on lettuce leaves.

Stuffed chicken breasts for New Year's table 2021

So we need:

4 chicken breasts
240g canned apricots (peaches are fine)
100-150 grams of hard cheese (I used medium aged gouda)
2 cloves garlic
2-3 tbsp. sour cream
Salt, spices to taste
Grated Parmesan (optional)

Using a knife, cut a pocket into the side of the chicken fillet and fill with apricots. Rub the outside with salt.
I put about three apricot halves per fillet.
Grate the cheese on a fine grater, mix it with sour cream and press the garlic. Mix everything thoroughly and place on top of the apricots in each breast.
It is desirable that what we stuff with is well wrapped in meat, so you shouldn’t put a lot, since the more filling, the greater the risk that the filling will come out during baking.
Secure the breasts at the cut site with toothpicks.
You can sprinkle a little Parmesan or Old Amsterdam on top, and sprinkle with spices.
Grease a baking dish and place the stuffed chicken shells cut side up.
Bake for about 40 minutes at 180 C until done.
Serve hot with rice or vegetables.

Stuffed nutria

A new dish that is increasingly gaining popularity. The taste is divine! And if you are looking for how to cook hot meat dishes for a birthday, you will definitely love this recipe.

Products:

nutria – 3 kg;
chicken hearts – 600 g;
honey – 50 g;
French mustard – 50 g;
mayonnaise – 200 g;
onion – 200 g;
garlic – 50 g;
spices – salt, pepper, coriander.

Preparation:

Lightly fry the chicken hearts in a frying pan for ten minutes.

Mix honey, mayonnaise, mustard, make a homogeneous mixture. Coat the nutria carcass with a brush, place it in a roasting pan, stuff it with hearts, add spices, bake for two hours until nicely crusted.

Serve on a festive platter, garnished with vegetables.

Options for the second course depending on the location of the celebration

When compiling a holiday menu, the location of the holiday is taken into account. A birthday can be celebrated in a comfortable banquet hall, in a cozy home environment, or outdoors, in the fresh air, among beautiful landscapes.

Banqueting hall

When planning a festive feast lasting 4-6 hours, you can serve one main hot dish on the table in combination with various salads, cold and hot appetizers, desserts and drinks.

What can be served as a main hot dish:

Poultry - chicken, baked duck, stuffed goose with vegetables. You can make delicious Kiev, Slavic or chopped cutlets, bake chicken in a sleeve with vegetable filling or fruit.
Meat: beef fillet basturma, marinated beef with mushrooms and rice, veal with vegetables and sauce, pork roast beef.
From fish - jellied, baked, stuffed with various fillings or fried, marinated in a spicy sauce.

At home

You can set the festive table at home in the traditional way by choosing your favorite hot dishes, quickly prepared from available ingredients. For example, everyone’s favorite potatoes with vegetables and meat, cutlets, cabbage rolls, stuffed peppers, pilaf, fried fish, etc.

If you want to try something special for the holiday, and at the same time conquer your guests with your culinary skills, you will have to look for new recipes!

How to surprise guests:

French-style meat made from pork, champignons, hard cheese and vegetables.
Stuffed peppers baked with cheese and vegetables.
Pork meat rolls in cream.
Stuffed chicken drumstick with mushrooms and processed cheese.
Italian-style meat in foil with tomatoes.
Chicken fillet julienne with cheese and mushrooms.
Rabbit stewed Ligurian style with herbs and olives.
Peruvian-style pork ribs with orange-spicy glaze.
Potato casserole with pork meat and spices.
Minced beef roll with nuts and prunes.

It will take time to prepare delicious and unusual dishes, and it’s even better to involve assistants in this task. If this possibility is excluded, and you are critically short of time, you can order ready-made hot dishes for the festive table from our catalogue.

A trip to nature

A holiday menu for outdoor recreation should consist of hearty, tasty and non-perishable dishes prepared from fresh ingredients. You immediately need to think about the dishes for transporting prepared dishes and serving the festive table.

When celebrating a birthday outdoors, you can cook hot meals over a fire, which will be the most correct decision. The main course is served with cold appetizers, vegetable salads, cold cuts, fruit dessert and drinks.

Hot dishes in nature:

kebab of meat, fish, vegetables;
baked champignons on skewers;
chicken kabobs with bacon and pineapple;
potatoes on skewers with vegetables;
spicy grilled meatballs with herbs and spices;
pilaf with meat and vegetables;
fire-roasted shrimp with lemon juice;
lula kebab on the grill;
baked fish stuffed with vegetables.

You can spend your planned holiday in nature as comfortably as possible, without unnecessary fuss around the fire, by pre-ordering hot dishes on our website.

Tender lamb

Products:

lamb pulp – 500 g;
onion – 200 g;
carrots – 200 g;
flour – 300 g;
egg – 1 piece;
milk – 100 g;
spices - salt, pepper, bay leaf.

Preparation:

Pour water over the lamb pulp, add a whole unpeeled onion, washed carrots, spices, and cook until done.

Make a dough from flour, eggs, milk, salt. Roll out into a thin circle, cut out circles with a glass. Pinch the middle of each into a bow.

Take out the finished meat and separate it into fibers with your hands. Boil the bows in the remaining broth until tender. Place on a large dish, place pieces of meat on top, pour over the filling, sprinkle with dill.

Fill:

Fry onion half rings in butter, squeeze out one clove of garlic, stir. The filling is ready.

Chicken liver pate with cognac and currant jelly recipe 2020

To prepare you will need:

chicken liver – 500 g
butter - 200 g
onions - 1 pc.
cognac - 2 tbsp. spoons
black currants (fresh or frozen) - 150 g
gelatin - 8 g
pepper mixture - ½ teaspoon
salt, sugar, balsamic vinegar to taste

Step-by-step preparation with photos:

Cut the onion into half rings, and then saute it until soft in 1 tbsp. spoon of butter.

Add the liver to the onion, fry, stirring, until tender, at the end add 2 tbsp. spoons of cognac. Season with salt and a mixture of peppers.

Beat the liver with onions and the remaining butter (it should be at room temperature) in a blender until smooth. Pour the resulting mass into the mold and put it in the refrigerator. Soak gelatin in cold water. Puree the currants in a blender and season to taste with salt, sugar and balsamic vinegar.

Stirring, heat in a saucepan until boiling, then remove from heat, add the swollen gelatin, mix and set aside. Beat jelly at room temperature with a mixer for about 5 minutes until fluffy, spread on the pate and let it harden completely in the refrigerator.

PS Cognac can be replaced with another alcoholic drink - rum, whiskey, etc. Alcohol is practically not felt in the finished dish, but thanks to it the pate becomes softer and more tender, and also acquires a little piquancy.

Royal bird

Guinea fowl meat is a gourmet dish. It is dark in color, but the taste is not inferior to chicken meat.

Products:

guinea fowl – 2 kg;
chicken liver – 200 g;
chicken egg – 1 piece;
cream – 50 g;
onion – 100 g;
garlic – 50 g;
mayonnaise – 100 g;
spices - salt, pepper to taste.

Preparation:

Cut the liver into one centimeter pieces. Fry with onion and garlic for fifteen minutes. Add spices.

Beat the egg with cream, mix with the liver. Stuff the guinea fowl and bake in the oven until done. Place on a beautiful plate and garnish with cranberries.

Recipes for hot dishes for children's birthdays

You won’t surprise children with overly refined food; it’s not very important to them. An interesting presentation and bright colors attract children's attention much more. In addition, food for children must be prepared correctly.

Meatballs in the oven

For the meatballs you will need the following ingredients:

1 kilogram of meat (pork and beef);
2-3 pieces of onions;
Garlic – 2 cloves;
One chicken egg;
A couple of pieces of white bread pulp;
Boiled rice – 200 grams;
Potatoes – 2 pieces;
A little salt and pepper.

For the gravy:

Carrots – 1 piece;
1 piece of onion;
500 ml water;
Flour – 30 grams;
A little salt and pepper.

Preparation:

Pass the meat, onion and garlic through a meat grinder;
Soak the bread pulp in the egg;
Potatoes should be rubbed with a coarse grater;
Place potatoes, soaked bread pulp, boiled rice, salt and pepper into the minced meat. Mix until smooth. The minced meat is placed in the refrigerator for 2 hours;

Then we fry it. The carrots are peeled and rubbed with a coarse grater, the onion is finely chopped with a knife. Fry vegetables in vegetable oil;
In a glass, stir flour in warm water. Pour into the pan with vegetables;
Bring the fry to a boil and pour boiled water over it;
We take the minced meat out of the refrigerator and make balls out of it. Place them in a baking tray and pour gravy over them;
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and place the meatballs. They are baked for 30-40 minutes.

Chicken in Chinese sweet and sour sauce is a great recipe for a holiday celebration and for a family dinner. Healthy chopped steamed chicken cutlets in a slow cooker, cook and enjoy the most delicate taste, read how to make. French pork in the oven with tomatoes - another recipe to your cookbook collection. You will find it here.