The 8th of March is coming, have you guys prepared anything to celebrate your better half yet? TasteVN suggests a dinner menu for March 8th with creamy salmon pasta and fried chicken salad with cheese sauce, guaranteed to make your wife praise your cooking. Let’s get into the kitchen to make delicious dishes for the Tet holiday!
1. Creamy Salmon Pasta
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
40 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Creamy Salmon Pasta Serves 2
Pasta 400 gr Salmon 150 gr Peas 50 gr Garlic 1 clove Onion 1/2 bulb Cheese 1 slice Unsalted butter 10 gr Cooking oil a little Unsweetened milk 150 ml Salt/pepper a little
How to choose fresh and delicious salmon
- Observe the exterior: The fish should have bright gray color, shiny scales that are firmly attached to the flesh.
- Firmness of the salmon: Gently press the fish flesh without leaving fingerprints, bend the fish body and release it, the skin should not wrinkle, and when you hold the tail and shake it, the flesh should be firm.
- Fish eyes: The eyes should be clear and bright, not cloudy or dull.
- Fish gills: The gills should be bright red, firm to the touch, not soft and mushy.
- Color of salmon flesh: Fresh salmon flesh should have a bright orange color, with evenly distributed fat marbling. Do not choose pieces of flesh that are mushy, pale in color, or have cloudy fat marbling.
How to prepare Salmon Pasta with Cream Sauce
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Prepare the ingredients
Boil water, then add pasta and cook with a little salt. When the pasta is just cooked, remove it and place it in a basket to drain, adding a little oil to mix in so that the pasta doesn’t dry out.
Blanch the peas for about 4 minutes with salt until soft, then remove and let cool.
Clean the salmon and cut it into bite-sized squares, dice the onion into square pieces, shred the cheese, and finely chop 1 clove of garlic.
Tips for cleaning salmon to be fresh and not fishy- Using lemon: Wash the salmon in water mixed with 1 – 2 tablespoons of lemon juice and a little salt for about 7 – 10 minutes, then rinse with clean water.
- Using fresh milk: Soak the piece of salmon in fresh milk for about 10 minutes, then rinse well with clean water 2 – 3 times.
Using alcohol and ginger: Soak the salmon in a mixture of white wine, smashed ginger with a little clean water for about 7 – 10 minutes, then rinse it off thoroughly.
See details: Tips for cleaning salmon to be fresh and not fishy
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Make Spaghetti
Put a pan on the stove and wait for the pan to heat up, then add butter until it melts completely. After that, add garlic and sauté until fragrant, when the garlic is golden, continue adding salmon and stir gently, while seasoning with 1/2 spoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper.
When the salmon is slightly charred, pour in all the milk.
Wait for the milk to just boil, then add all the pasta and stir well.
When the pasta absorbs all the milk, add peas and onions, stir a few more times, then turn off the heat and adjust the seasoning to your taste.
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Finished Product
Serve on a plate and add shredded cheese. Now we have beautiful golden strands of pasta combined with salmon and rich, creamy cheese. You can sprinkle a bit of pepper on top for a more visually appealing dish, and you can enjoy it with chili sauce if you like!
2. Fried Chicken Salad with Cheese Sauce
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
40 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Fried Chicken Salad with Cheese Sauce Serves 2
Chicken thigh 200 gr Broccoli 100 gr (cauliflower) Cherry tomatoes 5 pieces Corn 30 gr Purple cabbage 100 gr Chicken egg 1 piece Wheat flour 20 gr Breadcrumbs 50 gr Cheese cream 30 gr Cooking oil 300 ml Unsweetened milk 20 ml Sugar/ salt A little
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose good, safe chicken meat
- Fresh chicken meat has a pink and bright color. When touched lightly, it feels firm and elastic. The chicken skin is thin, smooth, and light yellow. Parts like: breast, wings, back will have a darker yellow color.
- You should choose chickens that do not have strange smells, with skin that is not purple or bruised.
- Do not buy chicken that is soft and not firm. If there are strange red spots on the chicken’s body, it should not be purchased.
How to choose fresh and delicious broccoli (cauliflower)
- The darker the green color of the broccoli, the tastier it is, with an even and bright color. Choose broccoli that has a round shape, with the center slightly raised, very small gaps between the florets, and a tightly packed surface, ideally with no holes.
- When touched, the surface of the broccoli should feel hard, firm, and have a certain crunch.
- Avoid buying broccoli that is not intact, bruised, has insect bite marks, has soft stems, or wilted leaves.
How to make Fried Chicken Salad with Cheese Sauce
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Fry the chicken
Deboned chicken thighs cut into pieces are rolled in flour, egg, and breadcrumbs, then dropped into a hot oil pan to fry until crispy.
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Prepare other ingredients
Cut cherry tomatoes in half, shred purple cabbage thinly, and cut broccoli into bite-sized pieces.
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Boil corn and cabbage
Boil water, add broccoli and cook for 2 minutes then remove, add corn and cook for 2 minutes then remove, and boil purple cabbage for 30 seconds. Remove all and soak in cold ice water, then drain.
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Prepare the sauce
Add cream cheese, unsweetened milk, a little sugar, and salt into a bowl and mix well until the sugar dissolves and it thickens.
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Final product
Arrange broccoli, cherry tomatoes, corn, and purple cabbage on a plate, place the chicken on top, then drizzle cheese sauce over it and enjoy.
Above is a suggested menu for March 8th featuring spaghetti with salmon in cream sauce and fried chicken salad with cheese. We hope that the gentlemen will have the opportunity to express their feelings to their significant other. TasteVN wishes all the girls, women, and ladies a very happy March 8th!
