Food for the super bowl

[good drown]

Every year i usually keep it simple, and just do popeyes chicken. So i was thinking, I bet some people have some pretty good traditional foods they either make or buy. So what are they? I would really love a few ideas. I'm open to main dishes, sides, vegetarian dishes, and snacks
Any cool crazy concoctions are welcome. I usually am a healthy eater, but Super bowl sunday is the exception to eat whatever.

 

[icmag.is.#1]

fried chicken wings with franks red hot wing sauce with some habanero puree blended in. thats about as good as it gets when it comes to the bowl game

oh and lots of ranch to dip some wings and carrots in


edit: dont forget the beer either... but i think you already have that set up

 

[good drown]

I was thinking wings actually!so do you make the wings or buy a pack from the store? any recommendations on a brand? i bought a pack of tysons and they were just ok, i like them crispy and they were not. franks rules! blue cheese instead of ranch for me though

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

Texas chili, with and w/o beans, coleslaw and corn bread. Oh yeah, lots of Bud Light.

 

[icmag.is.#1]

Yea, tysons frozen wings often have some feathers still attached... I dont remember which brand it was but sams club(walmart owned costco style store) usually has some good quality frozen wings.

Crispy is what im after as well. that's why i use a deep fryer but im sure you could fry em up in a skillet if you don't have a deep fryer. Sometimes i like to add a bit of butter in with the franks and fresh homemade jalapeno or habanero puree while it heats on the stove. after that lightly coat the wings and your good to go

 

[good drown]

Texas chili, with and w/o beans, coleslaw and corn bread. Oh yeah, lots of Bud Light.

ok, man its funny how the first two post nailed it!
i have been dying to make chili for years. i have never done it before but i LOVE chili. do you have any good recipes disco, or anyone else? i like mine with rice, beans, and beef.

 

[Big D]

Gumbo!

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

IMO, the best wings come from the meat dept, deep fried or baked in an oven. A bottle of wing sauce is all you add. If you don't like wet, vinegary wings, get a can of dry Creole seasoning.

Whether baked or deep fried, the wing sauce can be poured over the cooked wings or served in a dip dish.

Dry seasoning doesn't stick well to well done wings. It works best to apply first, then bake.

 

[good drown]

damn disco, so i can just bake the wings without adding anything and they will be crispy? you know a temp and time? then i just add my sauce afterwards and bam!
are you dusting off that secret family chili recipe

the wife is gonna make mac and cheese from scratch with like 5 dif kinds of bores head cheese! the meat is up to me. so its wings or chili maybe...

gumbo is another damn fine choice, that or jambalaya, which i prefer.
if anyone has i killer jambalaya recipe, i'm game. its really appropriate for any saints fans
anyone know the odds/spread of the game? i wonder what songs the who will do. the only good thing about that boob exposure during that halftime years back, by whoever she was, the halftime talent did a complete u-turn. it used to always be pop crap, and since then its been classic rock, and some pretty good stuff.

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

ok, man its funny how the first two post nailed it!
i have been dying to make chili for years. i have never done it before but i LOVE chili. do you have any good recipes disco, or anyone else? i like mine with rice, beans, and beef.

Wick Fowler chili kit is available at your grocer, probably in the Tex-Mex or the dry seasoning aisle. It's got the ingredients individually packaged so you can add as you like. The only thing I don't use all of is the salt. There's a package of masa (flower) that makes a thicker broth. I don't use it as it's self rising and is too easy to end up with thick mushy broth. (Think gravy with self-rising flower as compared to all-purpose.) Besides, your broth will gain body on it's own while simmering.

You can put ANY kind of meat in the mix. Ground beef is just the most popular. Pork bbq is really good. Chicken pieces, anything will pick up the flavor as it's pretty strong stuff. Fillet Mignon is the king daddy but sirloin tips (the tender part of the sirloin) are very good and not as expensive.

If you can't find Wick Fowler, there's another brand of stuff that's packed the same way and is in a brown paper bag. It's got TEXAS on the label but I can't remember anything else.

Both of these are 4-alarm, meaning it's hot stuff if you use all the cayenne pepper.

Justin Wilson says pepper doesn't have to be cooked because it's wood. Meaning you can add hot pepper to taste after the finished product is served. A local chef fixed some Mignon chili last year and made me a hot serving by simple trickling tap water over a tea strainer full of hot cherry pepper. Couldn't tell the dif.

 

[good drown]

oh wow, thanks!!!! steak in chili yes sir'eee. YEEEEEEE HAWWWWW oh man, this is going to be good i know it. how long does chili take to make? i just bought a crock pot a few weeks ago to make butter, should i use that? thanks again

edit: i remember the whole "not having to cook pepper" my mom used to make it, and we kept wanting it hotter, HOTTER, so she would add more and more pepper the next time, and it never made it that much hotter. finally we realized to add it uncooked, and wowwy wow wow, lets just say its hurt coming out the next day

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

damn disco, so i can just bake the wings without adding anything and they will be crispy? you know a temp and time? then i just add my sauce afterwards and bam!
are you dusting off that secret family chili recipe

I found this recipe for the oven and it looks pretty standard.

http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,181,150165-228196,00.html

OVEN - FRIED BUFFALO CHICKEN WINGS Blue cheese dressing (Marie's Brand is best!)
2 lbs. chicken wings
1/4 c. all-purpose flour
3 tbsp. butter
1 tbsp. vinegar
1/2 to 1 1/2 tsp. red pepper sauce
1/4 tsp. salt
Cut each chicken wing at joints to make 3 pieces; discard tip. Cut off excess skin; discard. Heat oven to 425 degrees. Heat 2 tablespoons of the butter in rectangular pan, 13 x 9 x 2 inches, until melted. Coat wing pieces with flour; shake off excess flour. Arrange wings in pan. Bake, uncovered, 20 minutes. Turn. Bake, uncovered, until light golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes longer. Drain.Melt other tablespoon butter and mix with vinegar, pepper sauce, and salt in 3 quart bowl until well blended. Add wings; toss until evenly coated with pepper sauce mixture. Serve with Blue cheese dressing. About 24 appetizers.

And this dude is right, blue cheese dogs ranch. I find that using your own salt amount is better than taking someones word, you might not like as much salt and too salty is worse than too hot, IMO.

The homemade mac-n-cheese sounds wonderful. I don't typically imagine side with chili (that's why I make cole slaw) and the mac-n-cheese sounds like a good inclusion. Thanks for the idea.

 

[GeneticHeirloom]

Tyson foods is not a great company to be putting money towards if you can buy one of its competitions items

 

[Yes4Prop215]

WING STOP. a billion chickens will be eaten tmrow for their wings.

im sure they are gonna be blown up tommorow. gotta call an hour in advance.

honestly tommorow im probably gonna be so high i will forget to watch the super bowl. it happened the other week with the vikings/cowboys.

 

[HippyJohnny]

Carrol Shelby Chili mix is the one that used to be in the brown bag... great with steak chunks!
Add Rotello ( diced tomatos, green chillis, etc) good stuff.

 

[nnep]

Bring it on!

Go colts!

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

oh wow, thanks!!!! steak in chili yes sir'eee. YEEEEEEE HAWWWWW oh man, this is going to be good i know it. how long does chili take to make? i just bought a crock pot a few weeks ago to make butter, should i use that? thanks again

If your croc has a high setting that's hotter than simmer, you're fine. If it's a really slow cooker, I'd consider the stove or starting the cooking the night before serving. It's best if you get it to a low boil, then cut back to simmer. Chili is like bbq, it can be cooked slow on low heat for a LONG time or you can compromise on time w/ more heat w/o significant notice.

edit: i remember the whole "not having to cook pepper" my mom used to make it, and we kept wanting it hotter, HOTTER, so she would add more and more pepper the next time, and it never made it that much hotter. finally we realized to add it uncooked, and wowwy wow wow, lets just say its hurt coming out the next day

That's good to know, Justin might have been talking about black table pepper. I'll try cooking the hot pepper to get some more combustion.

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

Carrol Shelby Chili mix is the one that used to be in the brown bag... great with steak chunks!
Add Rotello ( diced tomatos, green chillis, etc) good stuff.

Thanks man. I can't get Wick anymore and Shelby is pretty damn good. I'm not sure I could tell the difference side-by-side.

 

[Yes4Prop215]

so whso betting on who??

conservative bet says INDY

what the odds on NO. i have a feeling NO will lose but damn im tempted to put 200 on them..

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

Vegas spread according to google updates, until further notice.....

Vegas spread according to google updates, until further notice.....

The opening Vegas odds had the Indianapolis Colts -4 with a betting total of 52 while online sportsbooks also the favored the Colts by 6-points and the betting total opened at 56.5. With all the wagering action that was placed during the week on Vegas odds and at online sportsbooks, the Colts line was down to 4.5 by Thursday.

http://www.vegassports-odds.com/201...bowl-vegas-odds-and-sportsbook-betting-trends