The foundation of success is choosing quality meat, preferably the fillet — tender and fresh. The meat can be anything: beef, pork, lamb, chicken, or turkey. Cooking methods: pan-frying, baking, salting, curing, drying, boiling in water, or steaming — recipes for meat snacks are varied, so pick whatever suits your taste.
The five most commonly used ingredients in meat snack recipes:
| Product | Calories per 100g | Protein g per 100g | Fats g per 100g | Carbohydrates g per 100g |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onion | 41 | 1.4 | 0 | 10.4 |
| Hard cheese | 366 | 24.1 | 29.5 | 0.3 |
| Eggs | 157 | 12.7 | 10.9 | 0.7 |
| Carrots | 33 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 6.9 |
| Chicken fillet | 113 | 23.6 | 1.9 | 0.4 |
How do you cook meat snacks and serve them beautifully?
For making meat snacks to bring joy not only to the cook but also to the guests, decide on a recipe with a photo ahead of time. The nice thing is that you can prepare the dish in advance and keep it in the refrigerator. Especially if it's sausages, ham, stroganina, a roll, cold ham, boiled pork, or balyk, which are sliced into portions when served. It's trickier with small rolls — they have to be made right on the day of serving.
Meat snacks — a decoration for the festive table
The main thing in a meat snack is beautiful slicing and plating. The thinner the slices are cut, the more beautiful they look on the plate. The slices of meat are laid out overlapping in a circle, on the diagonal. In the center there's a flower made of tomato or carrot, and green lettuce leaves at the bottom. The roll is cut thicker so the filling doesn't fall out, and it's also arranged on an oblong dish with vegetable garnishes. It's handy to pipe fried meat or a roll with mayonnaise from a bag — it's simple and pretty. And the guest doesn't have to eat it — just scrape it off with a knife and set it aside.
Pork meat snacks are more festive and appear on tables more often because of the tender structure and flavor of this meat compared with other kinds. You can use them to make elaborate dishes: salads, rolls with rich fillings, snack cakes, and an assortment of canapés and tartlets.
The five lowest-calorie recipes for meat snacks:
| Name of the dish | Cooking time | Calories per 100g | User Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beef tongue aspic with gelatin | 10 hours | 30 | +171 |
| Ashlyam-FU | 50 min | 32 | +11 |
| Chicken breast jelly with carrots and gelatin | 5 h | 34 | +16 |
| Dried quail at home | 10 d | 36 | +8 |
| Chicken necks in a slow cooker | 1 hour 10 min | 37 | +14 |