Appetizer for the Year of the Rat
Description
Perfect for both special occasions and everyday meals. This appetizer will absolutely surprise all your guests. It may seem like an ordinary appetizer, but served in such an unusual way, it looks very festive. Moreover, you can prepare this appetizer ahead of time—it will keep perfectly in the refrigerator until New Year's Eve. Be sure to try it. The appetizer is ready. Serve immediately.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare all the necessary ingredients. Hard-boil the eggs in advance and let them cool.
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Step 2
Peel the eggs and grate them on a fine grater.
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Step 3
Grate the processed cheese on a fine grater and add to the eggs. Press 2 cloves of garlic.
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Step 4
Grate the crab sticks on a fine grater. Add half of the grated mixture to the cheese-and-egg mixture, and transfer the other half to a separate small plate. Set aside the red part of one crab stick; we will need it for garnish. Also set aside half of one stick; we will use it for the ears.
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Step 5
Mix the entire resulting mixture, adding mayonnaise. Do not overdo the mayonnaise, so the mixture does not become too runny and our little mice do not fall apart.
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Step 6
From the resulting mixture, form balls, shape them like eggs, and coat them in the grated crab sticks we set aside earlier.
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Step 7
This is how the preparations turned out. All that remains is to decorate them.
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Step 8
From the reserved strip of crab stick, make tails by cutting it into thin strips. Cut half a crab stick into rounds and insert them as the mice’s ears. Use peppercorns for the eyes and nose.
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Step 9
This is how our mice for the New Year's table turned out.