I am typically the guy that bring pigs in the blanket to the SuperBowl party! Gotta bring something that is filling and has some type of meat in it (wings, nachos). Appetizers should be from the host and vegetables should be for toppins only! If anything, put some stuffing in those peppers or jalapenos!
I like to switch things up a bit but usually stick to the PiB because I know it will at least meet my needs for something good to eat. Sometimes I struggle with trying to please the crowd and just bringing what I want! Although my wings can be a bit too hot for some so I don't bring them.
What is your favorite thing to bring and what item would you like to try to bring? Something crazy or different, tell us because I might have to NOT bring the PiB.
I make a very mean bean dip. It has chipotle chilis in adabo sauce, corona, and tequila cooked in. It is awesome and a crowd pleaser. The women folk don't usually like it, but the guys do.
Meatballs and/or cocktail weenies. So underrated, but they'll be gone by halftime.
“Any time you give a man something he doesn't earn, you cheapen him. Our kids earn what they get, and that includes respect.” - Woody
Yes indeed. It's nearly impossible not to make a meal out of them, but then you piss everyone else off because you just took half the inventory.
Chile. I make a nice thick version that you can scoop up with tortilla chips, though I have to dial down the heat for general public consumption. No spoons needed. Finger food rules SB Sunday.
Edit: No beans in my chile.
Go to a family owned butcher and get brats of just about every kind. Boil them in a dark beer/water combo. Match those up with buns from the local bakery. Serve them up with sauerkraut and all kinds of toppings. Make some mean nachos with chips covered with chili, topped with copius amounts of homemade queso, shredded lettuce, diced onions, jalapenos, diced tomatoes, shredded cheese and sour cream. Guacamole on the side. If I am hosting I usually have a 1/4 to 1/2 keg.
Chili. Every time. Spicy, hearty, and isntead of using all ground beef, I use cubed T-bone steak and cubed pork loin.
Jalapeno poppers stuffed with a cream cheese, diced onion, bacon crumbles filling
Back when I was at Ohio State we would order the Aircraft carrier from Wings Over...if you dont know what that is, you arn't doing it right.
How did you get a picture of Brady Hoke's dinner last night?
Nice. Although I am talking more about coming as a guest and that might be a bit pricy to bring to someones house.
but definitely a great platter of awesomeness!
Ah, my bad haha. i sometimes will wrap shrimp in bacon and between the bacon and shrimp i put pepper jack cheese. nice little snack for people.
Let's be honest with ourselves. Anything with bacon is a "nice little snack for people"
anything wrapped in bacon is awesome! Bacon wrapped scallops too!
Case in point
I made a few of these in my smoker a few months back and they were unreal! Def on heart attack watch after consumption but so damn good! I like to bring shrimp cocktail but it can be pricey. Anything from the smoker is always a hit but takes a lot of work
Just take a box full of those $.99 loaded grillers from Taco Bell! Meaty and filling!
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Cop out! Sorry Hail, appreciate your comments on here but that is the exact reason for this post! Can't bring bought stuff unless you bring something else. Or if you are bringing beer.
Plus I think that commercial is dumb! You know someone is going to want some of your grillers, so a wife of somebody will offer to cut them up into slices so it becomes a platter. In a party where alcohol is involved, gonna have to share those!
I make bratwurst. Nothing too crazy, but I simmer them in beer for 45 minutes with green peppers and onions, and if possible, seer them quick on a grill. If you ever do this, make sure you stick the brats before you serve them... the hot beer can squirt out with the first bite and scald.
a couple hundred buffalo wild wings, tons of beer, and at minimum 10 50 inch tv's streaming all over the house. we throw a big time party.
It depends on the Super Bowl party, but I'm the guy who likes to bring something chocolatey for dessert. Choc. chip cookies, pudding dessert, brownies, etc.
I also like to make chili. My wife and kids won't eat chili, though, as they hate beans. :(
And chili without beans is borderline criminal.
actually some believe beans is the crime in chili. Some think it should be only meat. God I hate the people who think chili should be just veggies. Horrible!
I am pro beans! Although I tend to go for Black beans over Kidney. A bit healthier.
I will have a little of what everyone else is bringing but for me there is nothing better than pulled pork. After a couple of hours of cooking, a little bit of bbq sauce with some heat to it, piled on a bun. Done and done.
my wife makes a pulled buffalo chicken in her crock pot. Damn good stuff!
You definitely get a plus one for being the first to talk about pulled meats! Anything pulled, pork, beef or chicken with either buffalo sauce, barbeque or hot is a bigtime party move.
Might have to veto the wife with the biscuit ham sandwiches for some pulled pork. Very good call.
in my best Beavis and Butthead voices..........."he said pulled meats".....hehehehehehehehe............Back to the subject.....Im the guy who makes tortilla chips and homemade salsa.....................mango salsa, peach salsa, orange salsa, pineapple salsa.......in mild, medium, and wicked hot flavors...or if you dont like fruit flavors (fruit flavors for some reason seem to go very well with the the garlic chips) but if you want a more traditional sort of salsa how about sun dried tomatos in stead of regular tomatos....................
Battles are sometimes won by generals; wars are nearly always won by sergeants and privates. Football is no different, the guys down in the trenches win the games, not the coach.
I typically roast my tomatoes (or tomatillos, if I'm doing a salsa verde), onion, and jalapeño under the broiler 'till the skin blisters and splits, then pulse those in a blender with about 3-5 cloves of fresh garlic, fresh cilantro (sprig and all), key lime juice, and tequila. Once it's well combined, I add fresh ground garlic salt (sea salt, dried garlic, dried onion, and parsley) to taste. It's pretty tasty stuff.
Cream Cheese\Budding Beef\Vlasic Pickles. Roll the whole pickle in cream cheese, wrap in a few pieces of budding beef, slice pickles. Sounds simple, they last hardly through the first quarter.
4-6 seconds from point A to point B and when you get to point B, be pissed off
This is probably a dumb question, but what is budding beef?
Its a pre packaged brand of deli meat. Sliced incredibly thin. Budding is the brand name so there's chicken\turkey\beef\etc. Any deli meat will work really, but the packages are .99 per so its cost efficient for an apetizer.
4-6 seconds from point A to point B and when you get to point B, be pissed off
Ohhhhhhhh BUDDIG. Gotcha!
Well now I just feel like a jerk. My bad.
4-6 seconds from point A to point B and when you get to point B, be pissed off
No, not at all. I was thinking at first it was a specific cut of beef, or a specially prepared beef. I was not thinking along the lines of brand names.
Dude. Pigs in a blanket? Really. Why don't you just bring some vienna sausages and a bag of flour. I say at least put a little effort into it and bring wings or chili. Seriously, I like to bring something identified with the city the sporitng event is being held in. This year s imply dish would be muffeleta sandwiches. Make a few, slice 'em up and you're good to go.
http://www.neworleansonline.com/neworleans/cuisine/traditionalfoods/muffulettas.html
good call. Hey, at least the PiB is decent. Beats a cheese plate or veggie tray! but very true that I need to increase my game and go bigger.
NOLA tradition we tend to have lately has been the king cake.
I think I am going for the pulled pork or have the wife do the buffalo pulled chicken I mentioned above. Would be a waste to do something too big. We don't have huge parties in my group. Last one was the 2006 NCG. Hence why we keep it on the down low from now on. It was the worst party in my life!
Ray Rays Hog Pit had great Super Bowl specials last year and the food is the most phenominal thing you will ever eat. Last year I took 2 lbs of Briscut, 2lbs of Pulled Pork and some o his smoked wings to the party I went to. Food was gone by end of first quarter and I was voted "most important person to invite this year". Oh, and don't forget the greens and sauces.
my spicy chili with beans & tiny noodles. excellent stuff.
Don't give up... Don't ever give up.
Man, am I glad I ate lunch.
In total Chris Farley mode now.....
"That. Was. Awww-some!"
"Success - it's what you do with what you got" - Woody Hayes
Bacon wrapped water chesnuts in bourbon bbq sawce. Not too heavy, with bacon and bbq with a crunch... cant go wrong.
Nothing like dancing on the field in 02...
Those sound fantastic
Have to get the whole ones though, sliced are little too cumbersome to work with.
Nothing like dancing on the field in 02...
If it weren't for bacon we wouldn't even know what a water chestnut is.
See: Jim Gaffigan video above
Amen to anything wrapped in bacon. Started making my own bacon and I have to say my first batch was not the best. I am hooked on Triple D and use some of their recipies. My last batch was the best; thick cut with pepper corns and maple smoked.
I've been eating those my whole life, sans the BBQ. Sounds like a nice addition. Every year for Super Bowl, love em'!!!
Never had them before, but I've always wanted to make Rippers, so on Sunday I plan on busting out the deep fryer and making some deep-fried hot dogs. Thinking about whipping up an IPA-mustard to go along with them, too.
Probably going to do some pigs in a blanket, and try to make some cheddar-and-bacon-filled hash brown balls. I tried them a couple years back, but it didn't reallly come out well (tried shredding the potatoes fresh, and didin't have a ricer to dry them out); this year I'm going to do 'em with frozen hash browns, should solve the problem.
I was awaiting you reply. You didn't disappoint. I wanna tailgate with Hodge where we can drink and listen to good tunes while we eat your delish fatty bacon foods.
“Any time you give a man something he doesn't earn, you cheapen him. Our kids earn what they get, and that includes respect.” - Woody
I like the idea of catering to the city hosting. Or the teams home cities. Make some crab cakes and whatever food San Fran is famous for... idk, Rice-A-Roni?
“Any time you give a man something he doesn't earn, you cheapen him. Our kids earn what they get, and that includes respect.” - Woody
If I had the means, I'd be busting out a Hangtown Fry Sandwich: make the original bacon and oyser omelette, add some aged Gruyere, slap it 'twixt two slices of sourdough (Boudin from SF is one i remember fondly), and perhaps griddle in a pannini press and you're well in your way to
indulgenceheart surgeryheaven. Perhaps mini open-faced appetizers of scrambled egg perched atop a sourdough baguette, crowned with bacon and oyster, drizzled with the shellfish's liquor?Legend has it that, during the California Gold Rush (which itself lends its name to the San Francisco 49'ers) a prospector struck it rich. Upon his return to the camp village (Hangtown), he asked the cook at the hotel for something utilizing the most expensive items he could muster: the chef made an omelette (because the eggs had to be delicately shipped in) of oysters (shipped fresh from the bay via train) and bacon (packed in the East and shipped west to California). It was popularized in San Francisco.
Another speciality is Joe's Special, a famous San Fran dish thought to have originated in the Jazz clubs of yore. The musicians, playing late through the night, wanted breakfast foods with more substance; ironically, this is the same scenario that provided for the Genesis of Harlem's famous dish, Chicken and Waffles. The story goes that a gent asked a cook for a spinach omlette, but wanted it made more substantial; the cook improvised by adding ground beef to the dish and a legend was born. Personally, I make it by browning the beef (and sometimes throwing in some 'shrooms for good measure), tossing in a few cloves of minced garlic and some chopped onion, sauteeing the spinach until just wilted, and then adding scrambled eggs to the mix, stirring constantly. Once the eggs have just set, you're golden, finish with freshly grated Parmesean and serve with toast. I don't know how that would be easily leveraged into a gameday appetizer...perhaps served over potato chips for a seriously bastardized version of nachos? Could be epic.
One of the many things we will make:
Taco meat and cheese rolled up and cooked inside an egg roll wrap...hope they are good
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Now THAT's fusion.
That is thanks to my wife and her obsession with Pintrist...
100% of unprayed prayers go unanswered
If you're looking to gussy up the standard "pig in a blanket" routine, I'd suggest checking out this link. Hell, even the suggested sausage/cheese combo of Andouille and Gruyere fits the New Orleans location perfectly! I've made these with bratwurst and Cermont sharp cheddar and they're delicious.
Pro tip: don't use the "Southern Style" Grands like the recipe suggests; they have sugar added. Any other Grands biscuit should do well (flaky would be great, but might have difficulty rolling).
Can we do an 11w SuperBowl party one year? I think that it would be awsome. (Everyone has to bring all of the food they are posting lol)
Lasagna. Because I'm Italian and that's how I roll.
Class of 2010.
I was stationed in Naples Italy for 5 years...oh my the food; how I miss the food
Yep - I've traveled quite a bit and best meal I ever had was in Florence Italy. It may not even be close!
#ObligatoryEpicMealtimeWorship:
Here's my problem with that thing, it's not easily edible. You can't pick it up and put it in your mouth. There are no slices you can eat. You just see these guys cramming fists full in their mouths and it's not practical and you aren't getting the full effect. They should have made lots of small individual ones
“Any time you give a man something he doesn't earn, you cheapen him. Our kids earn what they get, and that includes respect.” - Woody