Starters

These are different recipes of starters for a festive meal in the family.

Delicious starter

Ingredients:
6 bagels, 600g pork fillet, 1 small cabbage, 2 onions, 3 tbsp mayonnaise, 3 tbsp ketchup, oil, garlic, butter.

Preparation:

Cut the meat into large cubes. Clean and chop the onion, then put it in the frying pan and cook it with the meat. Add 2 tablespoons of oil, then garlic to taste.
Cut the cabbage into small pieces and cook in boiling, lightly salted water for 6-7 minutes. Drain and place under cold running water. Mix the mayonnaise with the oil, spices and cabbage.
with the cabbage. Fry half the bagels in a little butter, then place the cabbage salad, the meat, the cabbage again and cover with the other half of the bagel.
Garnish with greens, tomato slices or carrots.

Aperitif Pâté

Ingredients:
Prepare a regular dough using: 1 kg of flour, 1/2 kg of lard minced twice, 1 small glass of warm water, yeast and salt;
(for the cheese filling): 1/2kg of cheese with 100g of butter, 2 spoonfuls of flour, 2 whole eggs, a little milk and salt;
(for meat filling): 1/2kg of lean meat.

Preparation:
Leave the dough to rest for 10 minutes, then roll out into 1/2 cm thick sheets. Mix the cream with the butter, flour, eggs, milk and salt (for the cheese filling).
Brown the minced meat in a little fat. Add a little water and simmer for 15 minutes. In the meantime, put a large onion in a pan in the oven,
roast a large onion. When the meat is well cooled, put it through the mincer with the onion, add 2 raw eggs, salt and pepper to taste.

Sandwich Spreads

Ingredients:
Pine nuts, cottage cheese, paprika, smintine, cumin, bacon, mayonnaise, olives, spices.

Preparation:

Put on very thin slices of pineapple:

-cottage cheese rubbed with salt, sweet paprika, smintine and cumin;
-Salt, pepper and chopped tarragon;

– bacon rolls stuffed with mayonnaise, topped with a toothpick and decorated with sliced olives;
-Tinned sardines rubbed with pepper, salt and lemon juice and decorated with slices of lemon.

Always the sandwiches are good starters for a festive meal in the family

Brain and ham croquettes starter

Ingredients:
Pancake dough, beer yeast, pork brain, white sauce, ham, cheese.

Preparation:
Prepare a normal pancake, if thicker, and add a teaspoon of beer yeast. Cook the brains in a little salted water with a teaspoon of vinegar.
Separately, make a white sauce with flour, milk and butter or oil and cook on a low heat, adding small pieces of brains and diced ham. Add to taste, 1-2 spoonfuls of grated cheese. Form the meatballs into small oblong balls, roll them in flour and fry them in butter or hot oil.

Aubergine salad starter

Ingredients:
3 large aubergines, 3 tablespoons of oil

Preparation:
Cook the aubergines over a high heat, on the hob or over a flame. Peel them quickly, taking care not to leave any black parts behind. Drain them on a slightly sloping wooden board.
Then chop them with a wooden chopping board. Place them in a bowl and, using a wooden spoon, mix them well with the oil, a little at a time. If you like, add a few drops of lemon juice.
Add salt to taste. Arrange on a plate and garnish with tomato slices.

These recipes of starters can be used a festive meal in all occasions. You can continue to read about appetizers here