Going to the dacha on the weekend means not only working in the garden, but also a long-awaited picnic in nature. And every housewife is faced with the urgent question of how to feed a family that is hungry in the fresh air. Don’t bring a jar of boring soup with you; it’s better to prepare one of the simple and quick dishes on the spot.
Of course, eating fast food every day and buying it in public catering systems is not very healthy. But if, as an exception, you cook everything yourself, the family (and especially the children) will definitely be delighted.
Cheeseburger
A cheeseburger or hamburger is an absolutely simple and very tasty dish. It is prepared from what can be bought at any store on the way to the dacha.
You will need : 4 burger buns (quantity - according to the number of family members or multiplied by two if no other food is planned), 500 minced meat from any type of meat, 1 large onion, 2 tomatoes, a bunch of lettuce, sliced processed cheese, marinated cucumbers, frying oil, salt, pepper, ketchup, mustard.
Cooking . Salt and pepper the minced meat, form it into round cutlets 1 cm thick and no larger in diameter than a burger bun. Fry them in hot oil on both sides until cooked. Cut the tomatoes and onions into rings, and the cucumbers into thin slices. Mix ketchup and mustard and spread them on the bottom of the bun. Place lettuce leaves, tomato, onion, cucumbers, hot cutlet and cheese on the bun. Cover with the other half of the bun and heat slightly until the cheese melts.
Chicken nuggets
Getting children to eat healthy chicken fillet is not so easy, but they will definitely eat nuggets with pleasure. All it takes is a little cunning, and the dish will turn out no worse than the professionals.
You will need : 2 chicken breasts, 1 egg, breadcrumbs (you can crush regular unsweetened breadcrumbs into coarse crumbs), 4 tbsp. milk, salt, pepper, oil for frying.
Cooking . Wash the chicken, dry it, cut it into small pieces across the grain. Place the pieces in a bowl, season with salt and pepper, and pour in milk. Beat the egg in one plate, pour the crackers into another, and heat the oil in a frying pan. Dip the chicken pieces alternately into the egg and breadcrumbs, and then fry in a frying pan on both sides.
Onion rings
Another favorite dish that can be easily repeated in your kitchen.
You will need:
- Onion – 1 pc. (large);
- Breadcrumbs – 120 grams;
- Flour – 120 grams;
- Water – 120 grams;
- Salt and spices - to taste;
- Vegetable oil - for deep frying.
Peel the onion and grind with a blender until smooth. Add half the flour, salt and spices, stir. Place the mixture into a pastry bag or plastic bag (cut off a small edge in the corner). Place the rings on a sheet of parchment and place in the freezer for a couple of hours. Combine the remaining flour with water, add salt and spices, stir the batter until smooth. Dip each onion ring first in batter, then in breadcrumbs and place in hot oil. Deep fry the rings until golden brown.
Shawarma (shawarma)
You can buy shawarma on literally every corner, but fatty meat and an abundance of sauces make it not a very healthy dish. At home, you can eliminate or replace the most harmful ingredients and get an equally tasty result.
You will need : 2 thin pita bread, 2 chicken breasts, 2 large tomatoes, fresh or pickled cucumbers, lots of herbs to taste, half a head of Chinese cabbage, salt, ketchup or tomato paste, unsweetened plain yogurt, 2 cloves of garlic (optional), 2 tablespoons of oil for frying, salt, pepper.
Cooking . Wash and dry the chicken breasts, cut them into thin strips, salt and pepper and fry over high heat (you can fry the chicken on the grill or over an open fire). Mix ketchup, yogurt and crushed garlic, brush the resulting sauce onto the pita bread. Chop vegetables and herbs, place in the middle of the pita bread, add chicken pieces. Wrap the filling in a pita roll and heat the shawarma over the fire for several minutes.
Heinz ketchup
This ketchup has won the trust of many consumers not only abroad, but also in Russia. This is a very tasty and natural product. It is used with any food - pasta, meat, dumplings. The sauce contains no artificial ingredients or preservatives, it only contains tomatoes, seasonings and vinegar. Shall we try to cook it ourselves?
We will need:
1 can of high-quality tomato paste with garlic; 1/2 cup light corn syrup; 1/4 cup clear balsamic vinegar; 1/4 cup water; 1/4 cup vinegar; 1 tbsp. spoon of granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon of onion powder; seasonings to your taste.
Preparation
Mix all ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Stir and bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat and continue to simmer for another 30 minutes, remembering to stir. Remove from heat and cool. Adding chopped garlic to ketchup will give this sauce sharpness and piquancy, and a variety of fresh herbs will give it an extraordinary taste and aroma.
It is better to store it in a closed container in the refrigerator. Well, you decide for yourself which dish to serve this magnificent homemade sauce with.
Hot Dog
If you have neither the time nor the desire to bother with meat, take sausages to the dacha and cook classic hot dogs. It will literally take 15 minutes.
You will need : 4 hot dog buns, 4 sausages of your choice, 1 onion, pickles, ketchup, mustard.
Cooking . Finely chop the onion and fry it until crispy. Thinly slice the cucumbers. Warm up the buns, brush them with mustard and ketchup, put onions, cucumbers and heated or grilled sausages in the middle.
Fast food Chelyabinsk style: pancakes with legendary syrup
Traditional “boat” pizza, heated pies from bags and sausages in dough are increasingly being replaced in the Southern Urals by pancakes with fillings.
“Do you want maple syrup or meat inside? - such a proposal will make the mouth water even for someone who, in fact, did not want to eat. “Try the maple lingonberry, it has great reviews.”
A typical small market on the outskirts. Among the many monotonous stalls selling dried fruits, groceries and cookies, the pancake shop stands out with a bright red sign. The success of the enterprise is clear: with all the richness of the choice of products, there is not enough that can be eaten here and now. The window at the Russian Pancakes kiosk is not empty.
“In general, pies have now faded into the background,” the seller Lyudmila greases a large frying pan with a stick with a piece of gauze wound at the end. — The pancakes are going well. They are large in size. You can eat. And the filling is any you choose.”
“Our people are greedy for foreign words,” explains the owner of the kiosk, a man in his forties who had just brushed snow off the roof of the pavilion. “Only the deaf have never heard of maple syrup.” He is the hero of all American films, along with peanut butter. That’s why we introduced this filling, the pancake costs forty rubles. And naked, just fried in oil, - eighteen.”
Photo: AiF / Nadezhda Uvarova
It turns out that maple syrup has different flavors. Just like jam - lingonberry, blueberry, peach. Syrup in bottles with not a word of Russian on them. Hungry students and traders from neighboring pavilions flock to the new product like hot cakes, that is, pancakes. “What do you think is more expensive - putting good minced meat inside or dripping some syrup? - the owner winks.
Lyudmila pours some pancake batter onto a huge hot stove. The pancake is browned on one side, the girl deftly turns it over to the other. There are no secrets in the dough, he says, the main thing is not to add soda. And the frying pan must be very good.
Photo: AiF / Nadezhda Uvarova
The treasured pancake is served with a napkin and in a paper bag. Two students grab each other's treasured food, breathing loudly with open mouths to cool their throats. They say it's scalding hot, it's hard to tell whether it's tasty or not, but you can eat it however you want, so it'll do just fine. “For me, the dough is sour, and the syrup gives off a woody taste,” the girl in the blue hat finally gives her verdict. “Eh, I should have taken it with the meat,” I wasn’t impressed with the American-Canadian seasoning. “I like the smell of perfume, not pancakes.”
Baked potatoes with stuffing
While Baby Potatoes and its analogues are conquering cities, you can easily prepare the same thing at your dacha, and even from homemade products. True, you will need an oven, a stove with coals or a large fire, but the result is worth it.
You will need : several large potatoes, 4 tbsp. butter, 200 g cheese, a bunch of dill or other herbs, salt.
Cooking .
Wash the potatoes thoroughly (without peeling them), wrap them in foil and bake for an hour. Grate the cheese, mix it with chopped dill and butter. Unwrap the finished tubers, cut in half, lightly salt and spread with cheese or any other filling of your choice.
Fast food business plan
You can order the preparation of a business plan specifically for your case from specialized companies, or you can do it yourself. However, if you are not well versed in this matter, it is better to trust the professionals, since the slightest miscalculation can lead to fatal consequences. We will give approximate amounts that will be required to start a fast food business, as well as your possible income in this business.
Expenses:
- Registering a business and obtaining permits from various government agencies ~ $250.
- Renovation of the premises ~ $1200.
- Purchase of equipment ~ $2000.
- Carrying out an advertising campaign ~ $300 (after the initial advertising campaign has been carried out, its maintenance will be required in the future, which will also require a certain amount of money).
- Purchase of raw materials (products) ~ $2500 monthly.
We do not indicate the cost of renting the premises, since this amount can vary significantly depending on the city, the size of the premises and its location.
Income:
- Monthly revenue ~ $6,000.
- Monthly net profit ~$900.
Mexican burritos
A trip to the country house or a picnic is an excellent opportunity to get acquainted with the national cuisine of other countries, for example, Mexico. Their famous burritos are filling, delicious and not at all unhealthy.
You will need : 4 tortillas, 2 chicken breasts, a can of canned corn, 2 bell peppers, one hot pepper (optional), a can of canned red beans (optional), 2 tomatoes, 100 g of hard cheese, a bunch of green onions.
Cooking . Fry the chicken breasts and chop finely. Chop the peppers, tomatoes, green onions, mix with corn and beans. Grate the cheese. Layer the meat, vegetables and grated cheese on the tortillas and fold the tortillas in half. Wrap the burrito in foil and bake in the oven for 10 minutes at 180°C.
Chebureks from lavash
Cheburek made from lavash, photo from tsn.ua
Hot juicy pasties are ideal for a cool spring day. But fiddling with the dough at the dacha is not an option, which means you need to replace it with something.
You will need : 2 thin pita bread, 700 g minced meat, 2 onions, 1 egg, salt, pepper, oil for frying.
Cooking . Cut the pita bread into squares with a side of 15 cm. Finely chop the onion, mix with minced meat, place 1 tbsp on the pieces of pita bread. mixtures. Smooth out the filling and then brush the edges of the squares with lightly beaten egg. Fold the pita bread to form triangles. Fry the pasties on both sides for 1-2 minutes.
Steak Quesadillas from Taco Bell
Quesadillas are a popular item served at Taco Bell. This is another representative of a large family of fast food, similar to KFC and Pizza Hut. Chicken quesadillas were introduced to the chain's menu as a promotional item in 2002, but along with a steak version, became established as a permanent item that same year. This recipe uses tortilla flour, three types of cheese, a creamy jalopeño sauce, and a meat ingredient - either chicken or beef. But let's start cooking.
Ingredients for the sauce:
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise;
- 3/4 teaspoon sugar;
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder;
- 2 teaspoons jalopeño sauce;
- 1/2 teaspoon of cumin;
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper;
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika;
- 1 pinch of salt.
For the quesadillas:
- 4 flour tortillas;
- 4 meaty chicken breasts;
- 250 g grated cheddar cheese;
- 250 g grated Monterey Jack cheese;
- 4 slices of processed cheese.
Preparation
Combine the ingredients for the sauce and stir thoroughly to obtain a homogeneous mass. Fry the chicken meat until golden brown and cut into thin slices. Heat a frying pan over medium heat.
Place the flatbread on the hot frying pan. Sprinkle 1/4 of the grated cheddar cheese on one half and 1/4 of the grated Monterey Jack cheese on the other. Place about a quarter of the cooked chicken slices on top of the cheese on the first half. Spread a tablespoon of sauce over the free side and place a slice of melted cheese on top. Fold in half and press down gently with a spatula. Cook until all the cheese is melted.
Place on a platter and cut the quesadillas into quarters. Repeat the same steps with the remaining tortillas.
Pizza in a frying pan
The beauty of pizza is that you can make it with almost anything you have in your refrigerator. And for pizza in a frying pan, you don’t have to bother with kneading and rolling out the right dough.
You will need : 100 ml kefir, 1 egg, 8 tbsp. flour, 2 tomatoes, 200 g sausage or frankfurters, 2 tbsp. ketchup or tomato paste, 100 g cheese, salt, oil for frying.
Cooking .
Mix the dough from kefir, eggs, flour and salt, add a little herbs if desired. Pour the dough into a preheated, oiled frying pan, cover with a lid and bake until golden brown (5-7 minutes). Cut the sausage into rings, finely chop the tomatoes, grate the cheese. Turn the base over in the pan and spread tomato paste on the prepared side, and spread the filling on top. Sprinkle everything with grated cheese, cover with a lid and leave on the fire for another 5 minutes.
Starbucks pumpkin muffins
Starbucks is a cute, trendy cafe that makes delicious baked goods. One of the signature desserts is delicious pumpkin buns. You can make them yourself, and you will find that they are much more tender and tastier than those sold in cafes. Here's how it's done.
Ingredients for buns:
- 2 cups of flour;
- 3/4 cup white granulated sugar;
- 1/2 teaspoon salt;
- 1 tbsp. a spoonful of baking powder;
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon;
- 1/2 cup canned unsweetened pumpkin;
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg;
- 3 tbsp. spoons of custard;
- 1/4 teaspoon of cloves;
- 6 tbsp. spoons of butter from the refrigerator (cut into cubes);
- 1 egg (large);
- 1/4 teaspoon of ginger.
For the main glaze:
- 1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar;
- 1 tbsp. spoon of milk.
For the savory glaze:
- 3/4 cup sifted powdered sugar;
- 1-2 tbsp. spoons of milk;
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon;
- a pinch of ginger;
- a pinch of cloves;
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg.
Cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg should be chopped.
French fries
Are you grilling kebabs or sausages at your dacha? French fries can be prepared as a side dish.
You will need : 1 kg of potatoes for frying (hard variety), 1 liter of vegetable oil, salt, sugar, water.
Cooking . Peel the potatoes and cut them into equal slices no more than 1 cm thick. Stir 2 tsp in 1 liter of water. sugar and 1 tsp. salt, immerse potatoes in marinade for 20 minutes. Shake the pickled potatoes through a colander and put them in the freezer for 30-40 minutes. Heat the oil in a saucepan or deep container until a piece of potato dropped into it begins to “bubble”. Pour frozen potatoes into a container for 8-10 minutes (until the pieces turn golden). Remove the potatoes to a paper towel to drain the oil.
In order not to waste time, you can marinate and freeze the potatoes at home, and bring the preparation to the dacha. In addition, in modern supermarkets you can buy already prepared frozen potatoes, which you only need to deep-fry.
Coca-Cola
The Coca-Cola recipe is one of the best kept secrets in the world. But, apparently, now this terrible secret has ceased to be such. If you want to try making this drink at home, we present to your attention the recipe.
- Mix 2400g sugar with enough water to dissolve easily. Half the sugar can be replaced with high fructose syrup.
- Add 0.3 g of caffeine, 0.37 g of caramel (or burnt sugar) and 0.11 g of phosphoric acid to the mixture.
- Make a dry extract from coca grass leaves (Truxillo is the preferred variety).
- Soak coca leaves and powdered cola nuts (0.37 g) in 22 grams of 20 percent alcohol. Previously, 20% ABV California white wine was used as this soaking base, but later the Coca-Cola Company probably switched to a simple water/alcohol mixture.
- After soaking, the mixture of coca and cola should be removed by straining and leaving one liquid syrup.
- Add 30g lemon juice (an ingredient Coca-Cola apparently no longer uses), or substitute citric acid in water, and sodium citrate for a strong lime juice flavor.
- Then mix 0.88 g lemon oil, 0.20 g Chinese cinnamon oil and 0.47 g orange oil. If desired, 0.07 grams of nutmeg oil, a pinch of coriander, lavender and neroli oil can be added to 4.9 grams of 95 percent alcohol.
- Shake the resulting mixture well.
- Add 2.7 g of water to the alcohol mixture of oils and let it brew for twenty-four hours at a temperature of about 15.5 ° C. A cloudy precipitate should separate.
- Drain off the clear liquid and add syrup.
- Mix everything with 19 g of glycerin and 1.5 g of vanilla extract.
- Add water to make 1 liter of syrup.
This recipe was used to flavor sparkling water at a rate of 28.4 milligrams per bottle. To be fair, I would like to note that representatives of the Coca-Cola concern do not show any nervousness in connection with the declassification of the recipe.
The company's technologists stated that the composition of the drink presented to the public has nothing to do with the world-famous soda. But the management of the company's archive still recognized the possibility that in this case we could be talking about a previous recipe for today's Coca-Cola.
Sandwich on the grill
Even a simple sandwich that has been on an open fire or grill turns into a delicacy. Well, you can choose the filling to your taste, because there are hundreds of options.
You will need : sandwich bread, 2 ripe soft avocados, 4 eggs, 2 tomatoes, 100 g hard cheese, 100 g bacon (optional), salt, pepper, oil for frying.
Cooking . Mash the avocado with a fork in a bowl with salt and pepper, cut the tomatoes into thin rings, and grate the cheese. Lightly toast the bread pieces on a grill or open fire until the inside remains soft and the outside crispy. In a frying pan, fry the bacon and then the eggs. Spread the bread with avocado, top with tomato, bacon, cheese (to melt slightly), then egg and top piece of bread.
You can replace the filling in this sandwich with anything, but it is advisable to add some vegetables and herbs in any case.
Step back from your culinary principles for a day and treat your loved ones to fast food. You will not only save time, but also delight your family. And all the calories consumed will quickly be burned during outdoor activity.
Cocktail Mudslide
The name of this cocktail can be translated into Russian as “landslide”. Once you look at it, you will understand why. There are several different options for preparing it. One of them is with ice cream. It is very easy to prepare. Let's try!
Ingredients:
- 2 packs of vanilla ice cream;
- 60 grams of Kahlua coffee liqueur;
- soft confectionery chocolate;
- chocolate syrup;
- ready-made whipped cream in a can.
Preparation
Beat the ice cream in a blender bowl. Add coffee liqueur there and stir everything until smooth.
Prepare a wine glass with a capacity of approximately 450 ml. Gently pipe the confectionery chocolate onto the inside walls, holding the glass by the stem with one hand and slowly turning it. Work your way up towards the edge so that the chocolate curls into a continuous spiral around the inside of the container.
Pour the drink from the blender into a glass. Top with whipped cream and chocolate syrup. Serve with a straw.
