Evan Dawson speaks with celebrity chef Emeril Legasse about his choice recipes for the big game day, Super Bowl meals with a New Orleans twist! Emeril talks about his favorite game day recipes, he’ll be cooking New Orleans chicken wings, barbecue shrimp and chicken and sausage gumbo.
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The Super Bowl is the culmination of the NFL (National Football League) in the United States and is such a huge event in itself that households all over America hold Super Bowl parties where friends can gather around a big screen to watch the final game of the season.
Finger foods are great appetizers for such gatherings, whether it is a Super Bowl party or any get together. You can either serve them as guests arrive, or even have them dotted around your living area, allowing your guests to chat, mingle and munch while you prepare the main course in the kitchen. Alternatively, you can serve them as everyone is seated around the table!
Remember that presentation is the key to making your appetizers look even more appealing, so try and serve on lots of colorful plates, choose foods with different textures and shapes and you will have your guests reaching for more and more.
Here are 7 tried and tested appetizer recipes which are sure to put a smile on every face at the game this weekend:
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This video features Alanna’s recipe for caramel sauce. An easy to follow recipe for classic smooth and creamy caramel sauce. Caramel sauce goes great on apple slices, ice cream, cake pieces and what not. This homemade caramel sauce can be stored in the refrigerator for two months.
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Here’s Shelly’s recipe for scalloped potatoes, that is so easy and delicious. Scalloped potatoes make a great side to many meals, so why not try it this Super bowl weekend! Even kids can pitch in for assembling this easy recipe. For a more sophisticated flavor try adding herbs and such and cook it potato au gratin style.
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We all have had hot chocolate at some point or another. The perfectly comforting warm beverage that reminds us of childhood! While most of us really make hot chocolate with mixing hot chocolate mix with milk or in water, here’s a recipe making hot chocolate with cocoa, milk and cream.
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What can you do with chicken sausage? This video features chicken sausage recipes from Bilinski’s. Chicken sausage is paired unusually with a light quinoa salad. You can also find recipe for a chicken sausage omelet and buffalo style chicken sausage recipe.
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With so many citrus fruits like oranges, grapefruit, lemons, key lines etc. in season these days, this video features some reasy and delicious citrus recipes. We have a great grapefruit salad by cookbook author, Mary Jane Miller, blood orange steak and lime mousse.
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Vinegar is a popular condiment made from beer and first originated in the Netherlands, Germany and Austria. Going through a fermentation and oxidation process which gives vinegar its famous ‘kick’, it is not only used as a condiment but is also used in many recipes for added flavor.
How to Make Vinegar
Use a sour cider, beer or wine to make your vinegar of between 5 and 10%. Expose the bottle of beer to air for 1 hour, stirring and shaking occasionally.
Add a mother of vinegar into the mixture and cover the top of the bottle with a coffee filter, cheesecloth or towel which allows ventilation to the bottle’s contents.
Allow to sit in a warm, dark place for up to 5 months and then taste. It is the bacteria from the mother of vinegar which will give it its vinegary taste – but don’t let the word ‘bacteria’ put you off!
If you don’t have the patience to make your own vinegar or just don’t trust that this method actually works, then maybe a shop-bought bottle of vinegar will suit you better?
The purpose of adding vinegar to your food is not only to give it more flavour, but to also change the texture of it as well. It can work as a great condiment or can really add to the flavour of a variety of dishes. As well as this, it can slow your metabolic rate, is a healthier alternative to fatty salad dressings, and enables you to burn food slowly, which prevents you reaching for the unhealthy snacks during the day.
Types of Vinegar
Balsamic – Dark, syrupy and with a slightly sweet flavour – a healthy salad dressing option.
Wine – Made of either red or white wine, it’s ideal for use in winter cooking.
Cider – From fermented apples , this is great for using in marinades or in strong tasting dishes.
White – Made from distilled grains, this has a very tart taste and gives a good kick.
Rice – Often found in East Asian cooking, this is a lighter vinegar with a less sharp taste.
Recipes Using Vinegar
Try some of these recipes which get their unique flavor from vinegar:
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Today’s chili recipe comes from Wagonmasters of Wichita. A must have during super bowl, chili is a perfect way to warm up during the cold winter months, and if entertaining a large crowd for super bowl.
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