Second courses are the basis of every family’s diet. There are hundreds and thousands of such home cooking options in every kitchen in the world. Meat, vegetable, cereal and mixed with herbs and sauces, cooked from a steamer, oven, slow cooker, and just from the stove.
Delicious recipes for second courses in a hurry or for a festive table are infinitely diverse. Simple recipes with photos will help even novice cooks in cooking.
The second course to the table is traditionally served after the soup – in other words, the main ones are the “second” dishes that are familiar to us, which are the central element of the meal. Most often, the main second course is prepared from meat, poultry, fish and seafood, to which cooked or raw vegetables, legumes, cereals, pasta and mushrooms are necessarily served as a side dish.
Fish or meat main dishes are the most satisfying, nutritious and large in volume. For every day, modern chefs, as a rule, serve simple main dishes that are easy to prepare. Cutlets, meatballs, schnitzels, sausages, cabbage rolls, fried fish or fish in batter, which do not require much time for heat treatment and serving. On the occasion of the solemn events, a festive main dish is being prepared, which should surprise the guests and become the culmination of the banquet. Here, each cook is already trying to show her culinary skills, choosing from the most delicious recipes of the main dishes what suits the tastes of the guests and the budget of the hosts.
Here you will find a rich selection of photo-recipes of main dishes – bean rolls with cheese, white fish meatballs, rabbit in orange marinade, pork stuffed with prunes, chicken with peaches and Scottish eggs. The main dishes prepared according to our recommendations will definitely become the star of the dinner party!
Gratin is a dish baked from various products, invented in France, its main feature is a delicious baked crust. Many recipes of this dish contain, in my opinion, a huge amount of cheese, butter and cream, completely clogging the delicate aroma of vegetables and other products, and an appetizing golden crust is perfectly obtained with a different approach.
I offer you another delicious hot dish of French cuisine. Casserole of minced meat, rice flakes, vegetables and chickpeas in a delicate Bechamel sauce.
The season of a very tasty and healthy, native Russian root crop – turnips – has begun! Many people are familiar with potato gratin, but today I want to offer you to cook turnip gratin. This gratin is unlikely to leave anyone indifferent, even small turnip lovers. It turns out breathtakingly delicious! Tender, soft, creamy inside and crispy, ruddy outside. Lemon zest and cilantro add flavor to the dish, make it more fragrant and fresh.
Tender and juicy chicken in a spicy and thick cheese sauce with crunchy cheese and bread crust. Perfect for a festive table, it looks great on the table. The guests will be delighted.
I hasten to share with you a wonderful recipe, easy to prepare, very tender and very tasty! The result exceeded all my expectations! And most importantly, her husband is delighted. The recipe is taken from a book on Turkish cuisine. Come in!
A very tasty and tender dish! In the classic version, the potatoes are sprinkled with breadcrumbs on top. Anchovies can be replaced with sprat or other fish, but if you use anchovies, salt can be excluded. Try any option, it will still be delicious.
Gratin is any sweet or unsweetened dish baked until an appetizing crust forms. I suggest you cook gratin in a slow cooker. Vegetables in the cooking process should fall apart, and be filled with each other’s flavors.
Recipes for meat rolls are very diverse. It is made from veal, beef, rabbit, pork and chicken. The filling uses a variety of combinations of mushrooms, boiled eggs, cheese, vegetables and fruits with spicy spices and seasonings.