Holiday menu: The best side dishes for Fondue Chinoise

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Everyone knows the classic side dishes of traditional Chinese fondue, such as rice, french fries, and fresh and pickled vegetables! This year, pamper your guests with these new flavor explosions! From sweet potato fries to veggie chips, we’ll show you how to add a new flavor to your holiday menu!

Regular rice is a thing of the past! That’s why you should try a new flavor explosion on your holiday menu this year; saffron! Red spice gives the rice the right gourmet touch! Below we’ll show you how to do this:

saffron rice

preparation

1. First, wash the rice: To do this, rinse the rice in a sieve under cold water until clear. Then drain thoroughly.
2. Peel the onions and chop them into small pieces. Then fry them in olive oil. Add rice with water and saffron and boil.
3. Turn off the heat and let the rice cook, covered, for about 15 minutes. Tip: Never lift the lid!
4. Fluff the rice briefly with a fork and serve hot.
5. Tip: Cook the rice in several batches so it is always hot.

Everyone loves crispy fries! But everyone has already tried this. That’s why you should try a new flavor this year and replace regular potatoes with sweet potatoes! Below we will show you how to prepare them in the oven in a healthy way:

preparation

1. First, wash and peel the sweet potatoes. Then cut it into bars about 1 cm thick and let it sit for 60 minutes.
2. Dry the slices, place them in a large bowl and mix with olive oil, salt, black pepper and rosemary.
3. Spread the slices on a baking tray (with baking paper!). Then bake the baking tray in the preheated oven at 250 degrees Celsius (top/bottom heat) for about 15 to 20 minutes.
4. Sprinkle some sea salt on the potatoes and serve hot immediately!

Sour asparagus, silver onion, corn on the cob and pickles – these are definitely not missing from Fondue Chinoise! If you’re not completely overwhelmed by the stress of Christmas, you can even make some of these yourself at home!

preparation

1. Wash and peel the cucumbers. Then cut it in half from the edges and scrape out the seeds with a spoon.
2. Cut the cucumbers into pieces about 2 cm wide and place them in a bowl with salt.
3. Cover the cucumbers and let them sit in a cool place for about 24 hours, then drain.
4. Peel the horseradish and cut it into pieces of about 1 cm.
5. Boil vinegar, 500 ml of water, sugar, mustard, bay leaf and horseradish in a saucepan.
6. Add cucumbers and bring everything to a boil. Let the mixture cool briefly and let it steep for about 24 hours.
7. The next day, wash the herbs, dry them and separate them from the stems. Boil water with herbs in a large pot.
8. Place the jars with the cucumbers in boiling water for 5 minutes and let them drain.
9. Divide the cucumber pieces into jars with herbs.
10. Cucumbers will last for about 1 year in the refrigerator.

As a simple side dish or an exotic aftertaste: You can also enjoy fruits with classic Chinese fondue. Pineapple, mango, kiwi and the like refresh the menu with a fruity note. Here it is best to immediately cut the fruit into bite-sized pieces. If you have some extra time or want to keep your children busy, you can make fruit kebabs. It looks so much nicer when served and on the table this way!

Everyone knows soft chips and you don’t want to worry about calories! We’ll show you a simple and healthy alternative below so you can start your new year’s resolutions now:

preparation

1. Clean and peel the vegetables. Then, using a vegetable slicer, cut the vegetables into thin slices. The thinner the slices, the crispier the chips will be!
2. Put the vegetable slices in a bowl and add olive oil, salt and other spices.
3. Place the slices on a baking tray covered with baking paper and distribute evenly. Place the baking tray in a preheated 140 degree oven (fan oven) and bake for about 40-45 minutes.
4. Tip: Always open the oven to allow steam to escape. This makes the chips especially crispy!
5. Serve the chips immediately!

Source : Blick