Hello! I would like to share my impressions of recipes from our wonderful website. It was easy and pleasant to prepare them, and the results delighted all my family. I hope the links are useful to someone!
As always it has accumulated...
1. Baked meat in a universal marinade from natapit 
I came across this information quite by accident.
How does brining help make meat juicy?
“Keeping food in brine is similar to pickling, but the chemical processes that occur are fundamentally different. By and large, the magic of brine is based on three pillars:
First, diffusion: as you probably remember from school, this term refers to the process of mutual penetration of molecules of one substance between the molecules of another, leading to spontaneous equalization of their concentrations throughout the occupied volume - in this case, salt molecules, of which there are much more in the brine, penetrate into the cells of an abstract chicken, where there are fewer of these molecules.
Secondly, osmosis, which is actually a special case of one-way diffusion, in which solvent molecules penetrate through a semi-permeable membrane towards a higher concentration of the dissolved substance. In our case, the role of solvent is played by water, and although the concentration of salt in the brine is much higher than in the cells of the same chicken, the concentration of other dissolved substances in these cells contributes to their additional saturation with water: on average, meat kept in brine weighs 6 -8 percent more than before immersion in brine.
Finally, the third pillar is protein denaturation: under the influence of a saline solution, proteins that are initially in a twisted state unwind and form a matrix that holds water molecules inside the cells, preventing moisture from leaking out of a piece of chicken kept in the solution during heat treatment. True, if you overcook the chicken to the point of sole, no amount of denaturation will save it: the proteins linked to each other will shrink, and most of the water they hold will leak out one way or another. The denaturation process also occurs when heated - this is why salted foods cook faster, because the salt has already done part of the work that comes with heat." That is why I began to pay attention to recipes for marinating meat in brine!
2. Chicken cutlets with cottage cheese from obukhov11 
Cutlets with cottage cheese! have you tried it? No? you lived your life in vain...
Just kidding, I saw how Larisa Guzeeva cooked such cutlets in some program, but not at first and not completely, and I missed the ingredients, but everyone tried it and praised it, these cutlets did not give me peace, I found the recipe here! I’ve already done this several times, even increased the proportion of cottage cheese (2:5)! The cutlets are delicious! Juicy! Simply Mega juicy! and the main thing is a purely protein dish, no semolina, buns or potatoes for you! (carb lovers will forgive me...) I made it with minced pork, it was also great!!!
4. Asian style baked carp from alarm clock 
6. Tongue salad “For him and her” from sibir77 
Very tasty salad, I couldn’t decide between the layers, so I made a “hybrid” for everyone, the combination was very successful, the salad just “flew away”, they asked for the recipe!
7. Pasta “Fragrant” from JeSeKi 
I really liked the recipe! This is a real find, you don’t have to dirty a bunch of dishes, but you cook pasta with a “bonus”, the additives can be varied! As a country-camping option, it’s simply necessary so as not to look for a colander and an extra pan!
8. Crumpets "English Breakfast" from sibir77
On Monday, September 19, a new season of the popular program “Let's get married!” starts on Channel One! " Well, this morning in the “Smak” program, a surprise awaited all fans of Larisa Guzeeva: the “patron” of all single women in our country came to visit Ivan Urgant. Yes, not alone, but with my beloved husband - President of the Federation of Restaurateurs and hoteliers of Russia Igor Bukharov.
Firstly, viewers noticed that Larisa Andreevna came to Urgant’s TV kitchen with a minimum of makeup on her face. “Either she was late for filming, or she deliberately decided to show that breakfast is prepared this way, without war paint. Well done!" - those who watched today’s episode of “Smak” immediately concluded.
Secondly, Larisa immediately dotted all the i’s: the TV presenter cooks better than her husband, and in general, in the kitchen in their house she is the restaurateur, and the husband is the “serve, bring, chop.” So, Larisa and her husband showed Urgant and the viewers of the First how to cook: proper potatoes, truly delicious veal liver and cutlets, as well as an original recipe - fried watermelon.
And thirdly, in addition to the main task - preparing dishes, Larisa Andreeva told a lot about her personal life. Of course, as always, with his signature “Guze” irony. Thus, the TV presenter admitted that she is infuriated by the fact that her husband is on social networks:“I’m rummaging around in Igor’s phone, in subscribers... I just found such rubbish! And she asked him: “What is this animal doing as your friend?!”” The husband began to stutter in response, making excuses that he had accidentally subscribed to the girl’s page.
“The words “creature” and “so that she dies” were the softest things I said. It almost came to a divorce. The children took part, grabbed hands, cried..." Larisa Guzeeva confessed in the studio of the "Smak" show.
Igor Bukharov did not comment on his wife’s story, diligently working on chopping meat. However, everything ended well - the couple made peace, and the scandal was hushed up. As Larisa admitted, her envious friends consider her husband Igor a saint.
By the way, in early September, Larisa Guzeeva boasted about her husband’s culinary talent on Instagram. While Larisa Andreevna was in Georgia, her husband was responsible for cooking at home. I must say, the restaurateur coped with this Igor Bukharov Wonderful. Confirmation of this is a video published on Instagram.
The TV presenter proudly captioned the video that appeared on Guzeeva’s microblog: “Dad prepared dinner for his daughter (Home Alone).” Larisa’s fans immediately responded with laudatory speeches addressed to her husband: “A dad’s true love is in caring for his daughter,” “The main thing is that the daughter eats:))) dad is five plus :))).” True, some asked, why not the other way around - why doesn’t an adult daughter cook for her dad? The question remained unanswered.
Larisa Guzeeva and Igor Bukharov in the “Smak” program
Presenter "Let's get married"
Presenter “Let's get married!” For the first time in 19 years of marriage, I cooked dinner with my husband
“Igor and I already lived together, and I played the crooked hand. I listened to my stupid friends who advised me to demonstrate to my fiancé that I don’t know how to cook or clean. Like, then he will immediately hire a housekeeper for you. Later I realized that a woman is sexy for a man if she knows how to cook, clean, and give birth to children,” Larisa surprises us.
“But I first saw Larisa cook on the Smak program about 20 years ago. I sat in the room with monitors and watched her quickly cook in the studio. After recording, I tried her dishes and realized that I had chosen the right woman,” recalls the TV presenter’s husband, Igor Bukharov.
“Before “Smak” he knew that I was beautiful, and soon after the program he asked me to marry,” continues Guzeeva.
And so the two of them again came to the studio of the “Smak” program. This episode will be shown on Channel One September 17. But this time the couple will cook Shabbat dinner together. By the way, as I noted, for the first time in 19 years of marriage, Larisa and her husband cook together. website I visited the filming of this program, where I talked with the spouses. Larisa Guzeeva’s husband is the president of the Russian Federation of Restaurateurs. Igor Bukharov worked as a chef for many years, and at one time even headed the Kremlin’s food service.
At the same time, most of all he adores the cabbage soup that his wife prepares. It turns out that Larisa knows how to feed her family in such a way that her husband and children are delighted with her skill. Guzeeva prepares dumplings, cutlets, khachapuri and dozens of other dishes according to her own recipes. Larisa chooses her own products at the markets, paying special attention to their quality.
The presenter of “Smak” Ivan Urgant noted that Guzeev and his husband prepared lunch on the program very quickly and asked what they were doing slowly.
“It takes about 12 minutes for dinner to be prepared at our house, and it takes us 7 minutes to eat. I can’t voice what we’re doing slowly on air,” Larisa joked.
After Guzeeva gave recommendations to her husband in the studio on how best to cut potatoes and complained about his passion for social networks, Urgant asked if Igor had any complaints against his wife.
“Igor has no questions for me, because I am a saint,” the TV presenter answered. “Saint Larisa is the patroness of single women who find happiness,” Ivan immediately joked.
Larisa said that her and Igor’s daughter eats only healthy food. The girl inherited culinary abilities from her father and mother. “Yesterday I told Lelka: “Tomorrow my father and I will go to Smak.” And she immediately answers: “It’s clear, you will order him: chop, cut, bring. She is our daddy's daughter, her daddy's tail.
In the Smak kitchen, Larisa and Igor understood each other without words; in the end they prepared cutlets with cottage cheese instead of bread, fried liver, french fries and fried watermelon for dessert.
Larisa Guzeeva has been hosting the “Let’s Get Married!” program for the ninth year. Photo: Instagram. QUOTES
Larisa Guzeeva about family life in the “Let's Get Married!” program
“Married life has nothing to do with elephants and incense sticks. We must love everyday life, ordinary life, then we will be happy. I love to have dinner in the evening, go skiing with my husband on weekends, give birth to children, and do homework with them. Learn to think about work outside the door, don’t dwell on your problems and don’t burden your family. Men don't like to be complained about, especially about work. They have one answer: “Figure it out yourself” or “Don’t work.”
“If a man lives with you, eats your breakfast, sleeps with you with pleasure, but does not want children from you, then he does not love you.”
“All problems in the family and divorces are caused by the fact that a woman forgets about her purpose. It’s great if she works hard, but her husband is the main thing, the children are the main thing. If she doesn’t have time to put away the dishes and iron the shirts, she must sacrifice her work. If there is a man nearby, he should not wash the dishes or clean the apartment.”
Natasha Koroleva and Larisa Guzeeva.
press service materials.
Housewife Recipes
Chicken and pasta soup
Ingredients: 1 chicken breast, 1 liter of chicken broth, 1 onion, 1 carrot, 1 tomato, 1 bell pepper, 1 potato, 100 g pasta, 1 tbsp. vegetable oil, salt, pepper.
Cooking process: boil chicken breast. Cut the bell pepper and carrots into strips, the onion into half rings, and grate the tomatoes on a coarse grater. Fry vegetables in vegetable oil.
Place potatoes cut into strips into the broth, then pasta and fried vegetables. Salt and pepper to taste. Cook until done.
Mashed potatoes with cutlet
Ingredients. For the cutlets: 600 g beef, 100 g lard, 5 onions, 500 ml milk, 1 egg, 300 g ground crackers, 1 loaf, 1 bunch of cilantro, 1 bunch of dill, 1 tbsp. vegetable oil, 3 cloves of garlic, salt, pepper. For the pound: 5 potatoes, 100 g butter, 100 ml milk, 1 egg, salt.
Cooking process: Cut the meat and lard into cubes, peel the onion and garlic and chop finely. Soak bread without crusts in milk. Grind the lard and meat through a meat grinder. Add egg, onion, garlic, chopped herbs and soaked bread. Salt and pepper to taste. Form cutlets, roll in ground breadcrumbs and fry in vegetable oil.
For the side dish, peel the potatoes, boil them, crush them with a masher, add butter, milk and yolk, mix. Add salt to taste.
Chef's Recipes
Soup "Rassolnik"
Ingredients: 500 g beef, 2 carrots, 1 parsley root, 100 g pearl barley, 3 potatoes, 5 pickles, 100 ml cucumber pickle, 1 onion, 1 bay leaf, 1 bunch of dill, 1 lemon.
Cooking process: cut parsley root, one carrot and half an onion into slices and fry in a dry frying pan. Place the roots and meat in a saucepan, add water and cook the meat broth. Remove the meat and strain the broth.
Finely chop half the onion and carrots and sauté in vegetable oil with the addition of tomato paste and broth. Soak the pearl barley, then boil until half cooked. Place the pearl barley into the broth and cook until tender. Add potatoes cut into cubes and cucumbers cut into strips, sautéed onions and carrots, cucumber pickle, bay leaf, salt and peppercorns. Boil for five minutes and remove from heat. Serve with a slice of lemon.
Soup "Rassolnik". Photo: press service materials.
Beef goulash with mint potatoes
Ingredients. For goulash: 500 g beef tenderloin, 2 onions, 3 tbsp. flour, 2 tbsp. tomato paste, 1 carrot, 1 bunch of dill, 2 bay leaves, 5 black peppercorns, 4 tbsp. vegetable oil, salt. For the mashed potatoes: 5 potatoes, 100 g butter, 100 ml milk, salt.
Cooking process: Cut the meat into small pieces and fry in vegetable oil over high heat for 5-7 minutes. Add diced onion and sliced carrots. Pour in broth and continue cooking. When the meat is ready, sprinkle with flour sifted through a sieve, add tomato paste, finely chopped herbs, bay leaf, salt and pepper. Simmer for 10 minutes. At the end, remove the bay leaf.
For garnish, peel the potatoes, cut into 2-4 parts, rinse under cold water, and boil. Five minutes before it’s ready, add salt. Drain the water, cover the pan with a napkin and wait 3-4 minutes. Then mash the potatoes with a whisk. Boil milk, dissolve butter in it, pour into potatoes and stir.
