Romantic dinner for two: 5 gourmet and simple dishes for Valentine’s Day

Many interesting dishes can be served for a romantic breakfast or dinner – the main thing is that everything is done sincerely and with love.

Pasta with tomato and basil

Contents:

• Spaghetti – 300 g
• cherry tomatoes – 6 pcs.
• Regular tomatoes – 2 medium
• basil – 4 sprigs
• Garlic – 2 cloves
• Olive oil and spices – to taste

Cooking:

• To prepare the sauce, put regular tomatoes in boiling water and hold them there for a few minutes. This will help you peel them more easily.
• Heat the olive oil in a pan, chop the garlic there (you can finely chop it). After a few minutes, add the tomatoes. They need to be thoroughly crushed in a pan to a homogeneous mass. Add spices to your taste.
• Then put the cherry tomatoes in the oven for 10-15 minutes at a temperature of 160 degrees.
• Boil spaghetti according to package directions. Spaghetti should be al dente, so it is recommended to boil it a few minutes less than the specified time.
• Transfer spaghetti to skillet with tomatoes and toss to combine. Turn it off for 4 minutes.
• Garnish with roasted cherry tomatoes and basil before serving. Top it with hard cheese.

Salad with eel and honey sauce

Contents:

• Smoked eel – 100 g
• cherry tomatoes – 3 pcs.
• Iceberg lettuce – 50 g
• Pine nuts – 30 g
• soy sauce – 30 g
• Honey – 30 g
• Spices – to taste

Cooking:

• Cut the snake into small pieces.
• Mix soy sauce with honey and nuts. Steam in a water bath for about 4-5 minutes. Add spices and eel to it.
• Finely chop the lettuce leaves and add to the eel and sauce.
• Add tomatoes there. You can pre-bake them in the oven at 160 degrees for about 10 minutes.
• Top it off with some lemon sauce.

Pappardelle with Bacon and Parmesan

Contents:

• Papardelle – 300 g
• Bacon – 180 g
• Garlic – 2 cloves
• Cream 10 – 50 g
• cherry tomatoes – 5 pcs.
• Parmesan – 30 g

Cooking:

• To prepare the sauce, you need to chop the garlic and fry it in a drop of olive oil.
• Then cut the bacon into thin long strips and fry separately for 5-7 minutes.
• Pour the cream and pre-fried garlic. Scald this whole mass with cream.
• Fry the cherry tomatoes in a pan with garlic. Fry for about 4 minutes.
• In parallel, take the spaghetti pappardelle and cook for a few minutes less than indicated on the package.
• After adding the pappardelle to the pastrami cream, mix and add the cherry tomatoes.
• Sprinkle with grated Parmesan before serving.

royal meat

Contents:

• Pork – 400 g
• Petrol – 200 g
• Potatoes – 400 g
• Onion – 150 g
• Tomatoes – 200 g
• Sunflower oil – to taste
• Salt to taste, ground black pepper
• Hard cheese – 200 g
• Mayonnaise – to taste

Preparations:

• We take a pork tenderloin and cut it into portioned pieces, like cutlets. Strain, salt and pepper. Leave to marinate for 20-25 minutes.
• Onion cut into half rings. Rinse the mushrooms and pat dry with a paper towel. Cut into slices along with the legs.
• Cut the tomatoes in half, cut into half rings. Peel the potatoes, cut into thin circles.
• Take a deep baking tray. Pour some sunflower oil under it. Put the pieces of meat. Lubricate with mayonnaise and add onions. A little salt and pepper.
• Put the potato rings on the onion. Add salt and pepper, add mayonnaise. Place the mushroom slices on it. Also salt a little, spread with mayonnaise.
• Add half rings of tomatoes. Add salt and mayonnaise. Send to the oven heated at 180 ° C. Cook for about an hour. Sprinkle with grated cheese at the end.

Broccoli and shrimp fettuccine

Contents:

• Fettuccine – 300 g
• Shrimp – 200 g
• Broccoli – 150 g
• cream – 100 g
• Spices, olive oil – to taste
• Lemon juice – to taste

Cooking:

• Fry the peeled shrimps in olive oil for about 10 minutes. Then pour the cream and add the spices. Boil for another 5 minutes.
• In parallel with this, cook the fettuccine until the doneness indicated on the package. Cook broccoli in parallel: Add chopped broccoli pieces to boiling water. Cooking time – 4 minutes.
• Next – fry the broccoli in olive oil for about 4 minutes.
• Then mix everything: fettuccine, shrimp, broccoli and pour a little lemon juice over it.

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