Christmas Dinner 2021 – 4 recipes you can't miss!

Christmas dinner: read this text and find 4 recipes that can't be left out of your Christmas dinner, because they are simple, easy, delicious and economical.

1. Salpicão

I, personally, love to eat salpicão any time of year. This dish is a truly Brazilian creation.

It is characterized by its delicious mix of greens, vegetables, potato sticks, shredded chicken, and mayonnaise.

Every Brazilian family has its own recipe for salpicão and a special secret; however, the recipe generally includes:

• Mayonnaise;
• Potato;
• Carrot;
• Bell peppers of various colors;
• Celery;
• Pepper;
• Fruits.

Below is a step-by-step guide to this simple and delicious recipe that you can't miss! Christmas dinner.

• 1 kg of cooked chicken fillet with salt already added;
• 2 grated carrots;
• 200g of seedless black raisins;
• 100g of pitted green olives;
• Half of a red, yellow, and green bell pepper, finely chopped;
• 300g of sweet corn;
• 1 chopped apple, peeled and chopped;
• Mayonnaise to thicken the mixture;
• 3 tablespoons of heavy cream (without whey);
• Salt, olive oil, lemon, parsley;
• Shoestring potatoes.

How to prepare

First, cook the chicken with salt, shred it, and set it aside. Now, grate the carrot using the finest setting on your chest and set it aside as well.

Next, chop the olives and mix them with the other ingredients. 

Finally, season with salt, lemon, olive oil, and parsley, adding mayonnaise until it reaches the desired consistency. Finish with the cream.

Place in a serving dish and cover with potato sticks, garnish with parsley and bell pepper strips, for example.

Leave in the refrigerator until ready to use. Christmas dinner.

2. Farofa

One of the best Christmas recipes, despite being simple, if made well it turns out wonderful and we can add a touch of sophistication with other ingredients.

There are thousands of farofa recipes for Christmas, but today's recipe is simple and special, a family recipe.

Shall we get to the ingredients?

• 2 large plantains;
• Half a kilo of dried meat (jabá);
• One large onion;
• 1 kg of flour;
• 2 tablespoons of butter;
• Scallion.

How to prepare

First, cut the dried meat into small pieces, remove the salt, fry it, and set aside.

Now, cut the plantains into cubes and fry them with the chopped onion in the same oil used to fry the meat.

Next, add the two tablespoons of butter, and once it has melted, add the meat and gradually add the flour, mixing it with the other ingredients.

Finally, sprinkle with chopped scallions and serve.

3. Christmas Rice

We know the controversy that rice with raisins causes in... Christmas dinner. The dish certainly divides opinions, but to avoid conflict, how about a different Christmas rice recipe?

You will need:

• 1 kg of rice;
• 2 large cloves of garlic, chopped;
• A spoonful of olive oil;
• 2 cans of canned corn and peas;
• Half a kilo of chicken sausage or another sausage of your choice;
• 300 grams of mozzarella;
• Season to taste, for example, cilantro, parsley, chives.

How to prepare

First, cook your rice as usual, with garlic, olive oil, and salt, then set it aside.

Now, cut the sausage into small cubes and place in a pan to boil for 5 minutes, drain the water and fry the sausage.

In a serving dish, mix the sausage, rice, corn, peas, and grated or cubed mozzarella cheese.

Finally, bake until the cheese melts and finish with fresh herbs, such as parsley and cilantro.

If you prefer, you can add raisins as well, but if you want to maintain the cohesion during the... Christmas dinner, Leave the item out.

4. Pavé

Christmas isn't truly Christmas if we don't hear anyone ask, "Is it pavé or pacumê?".

Jokes aside, this dessert is delicious, but we focus so much on the pun that we forget to give it the recognition it deserves.

So, shall we get to the recipe?

• Cornstarch cookie;
• 2 tablespoons of cornstarch (cornflour);
• 1 can of heavy cream;
• Milk (same measure as the cream can);
• 2 cans of condensed milk;
• 2 gems;
• 3 tablespoons of cocoa powder or chocolate drink mix;
• Milk for soaking the biscuits;
• Unsalted butter or margarine, to reach the desired consistency.

How to prepare

Make a cream with the egg yolks, 1 can of condensed milk, the cornstarch, and the milk. Place over low heat and stir until it thickens. Set aside.

Next, make another cream using the second can of condensed milk, margarine, and chocolate.

Therefore, stir over low heat until it reaches the desired consistency. Turn off the heat and mix in the cream.

So, let's begin assembling:

First the white cream, then soak the biscuits in milk and place them on top of the white cream.

Next, place the dark cream on top and add the chocolate shavings at the end. Finally, leave it in the freezer for two hours.

Then leave it in the freezer until it's time to... Christmas dinner.

So, what did you think of our recipes?

Without a doubt, they are simple, inexpensive, easy to make, and delicious, so they can't be missing from your Christmas dinner.

Finally, be sure to check out the credit cards with high limits to buy the ingredients for Christmas dinner.