How to cook a New Year's Eve dinner and do not get mad: 10 life hacking

Text: Ksyusha Murlykina

In the kitchen all means are good: for beginners, even the strangest skill of clearing kiwi with a spoon can be unexpected by the way, and there is always something to learn from experienced cooks. In this material we have collected culinary tricks that will facilitate and speed up the process of preparing dishes and drinks for the festive table. If on the New Year's Eve you are going to simmer and bake meat, chop vegetables for salads, clean and defrost food, we will show you how to save time and energy so as not to fall down from fatigue immediately after midnight.

Quickly peel the eggs

Put the boiled egg in a glass with cold water. Cover the glass with your hand and shake for about three seconds. Remove the eggshell and the egg - done!

Ideal chop vegetables

If you have a scallop with rare metal teeth on the farm, use it for a perfect cut of vegetables and fruits. Carefully wash the scallop, fix it in the vegetable, hold the knife between the teeth.

Quickly defrost meat

It is believed that after freezing the meat loses its taste, but freezing is the safest way to store such products. Here's a tricky way to quickly defrost a fillet or steak. Wrap the meat in cling film and place it on the bottom of an inverted pan. Put a smaller pot of water on the meat and wait.

Peel ginger

Ginger has an irregular shape, which is difficult to clean, without cutting off the useful flesh of the root along with the peel. Use a spoon instead of a knife - take everything from ginger!

Carve bird

If you do not know how to approach the whole chicken or duck carcass, but were inspired by our New Year recipes and are not ready to suffer defeat, this advice Jamie Oliver is for you. All that is needed is a sharp knife and a cold head. Make the first cut along the carcass, carefully separate the breasts, then proceed to the wings and legs, and cut the rest in half.

Peanut Peel

Before peeling a peanut, Grandma Emma warms it up for a few minutes in the oven, after which the skin can be easily manipulated.

Make colored sugar

The easiest life hack to decorate baking, serving cocktails and anything else. Put the right amount of sugar in the food bag, add food coloring and shake.

Peel sweet pepper

Council of Gordon Ramsay: remove the stalk and cut the edges of the pepper so as not to touch the seeds with a knife.

Do not allow ice to melt when serving.

If you need ice at the New Year's party, try this life hacking. Using a colander, you allow excess water to drain to the bottom of the dish, and the ice will not melt so quickly.

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