New Year Eve Dinner Recipes in the United States
Christmas is one of the most important festivities for the western world and the New Year's Eve dinner is quite traditionalsince it is a unique occasion where the family gathers and shares around the table while having dinner something representative of this date.
Some people worry when they have to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner, because the dishes are usually very elaborate and for many people, so they can take a lot of ingredients and a lot of time to prepare.
However, there are dishes that are very exquisite and do not require such a level of experience or great expense. That is why below we will present two representative recipes of these dates.
Baked turkey recipe with citrus sauce
This is one well-known recipe in Mexico and other countries in Latin America and the world, although in each place they put a different touch. In some they add pineapple, in others they add different dressings or juices, but it is always delicious.
Nutritional information
- 🍽️ Category: Main course
Cuisine: Mexican
- 🔪 Preparation: 6 hours
- 🍲 Cooking: 4 hours
- 🔥 Calories: 450 kcal
- 👫 Servings: 10 people
Steps to make Recipe in the United States
Ingredients
- A turkey breast
- 10 slices of smoked bacon
- 10 carrots
- 1 onion
- 3 garlic cloves
- Half a cup of white wine
- 10 tomatoes
- A pinch of salt and a pinch of black pepper
- Lemon zest
- A cup of orange juice
- A cup of chicken broth
- 4 tablespoons of butter
- chopped rosemary
Preparation
- Step 1: We injected the turkey with white wine about six hours before preparation.
- Step 2: In a hot skillet, fry the slices of bacon with garlic. When ready, add the onion, carrot and tomatoes. Add salt and pepper to taste and cover.
- Step 3: Then we add the cup of chicken broth and leave it covered, cooking over low heat and when the liquid is consumed, turn off the heat and reserve.
- Step 4: In a bowl, mix the butter with the orange juice, rosemary, garlic and pepper. With this mixture, we completely cover the turkey.
- Step 5: Preheat the oven to 180°C and fill the turkey with the vegetables that we previously cooked.
- Step 6: Add water to cover a little of the turkey and cover it with aluminum foil and bake.
- Step 7: Finally, we bake for about four hours and then take out to serve.
Pork leg recipe in red wine or Christmas pork
Another very typical recipe for the holidays is the pork leg in red wine or the Christmas pork. This dish seems complicated, however here we will show a quick and simple recipe.
- 🍽️ Category: Appetizer
Cuisine: Mexican
- 🔪 Preparation: 40 minutes
- 🍲 Cooking: 4 hours
- 🔥 Calories: 400 kcal
- 👫 Servings: 8 people
- 1 pork leg
- Red wine
- 1 onion
- 2 cloves of garlic
- Rosemary
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- A pinch of salt and a little pepper
- A cup of orange juice
- portobello mushrooms
- tomato puree
- Step 1: First we preheat the oven to 250 degrees.
- Step 2: Then, blend the wine with the juice, the onion, the salt and the pepper.
- Step 3: Then the pork leg should be placed in a tray and the mixture obtained should be added, in addition to the rosemary. Then cover with aluminum foil and bake for an hour.
- Step 4: Then you have to lower the temperature of the oven a little and continue baking for about three more hours until the leg is well cooked.
- Step 5: It should then be allowed to cool slightly, sliced and served.
- Step 6: You can prepare a sauce with pureed tomatoes, olive oil and portobello mushrooms. We also add salt and pepper and cover the turkey leg slices with this sauce.
If you prepare any of these exquisite dishes, your Christmas dinner will be unforgettable and your family and friends will surely be very satisfied and will be able to enjoy their New Year's Eve party.
