Greetings everyone! We here at Ciderpress hope that everyone is staying warm through this cold weather that is sweeping some of the country. How many of you are ready for Superbowl Sunday? It's a great time of the year to curl up on the couch and watch some football, and you can't do that without food. It's pretty much a scientific law that Superbowl Sunday is only second to Thanksgiving when it comes to comfort food. Hawke and I have come up with some of our favorite football food recipes to share with you. But this post wouldn't be complete without pairing those goodies with hard cider! Since some of us are trying to be healthy this time of year we thought it would be fitting to offer some options to these recipes to make them more diet friendly....where it's possible.
#1 Curried Ground Pork Chili (Vegetarian Option)
1/2 cup Quinoa (rinsed) + 1 cup of water
1-2 pounds of ground pork
1 med onion, chopped
2 cloves of garlic, minced (add more if you want more spice)
2 stalks of celery, chopped
2 bell peppers, chopped (combine different colors for more flavor)
1 zucchini, peeled and chopped
1 large carrot, chopped
3 cans of chili beans, drain half way
3 cans of diced tomatoes (with juice)
2 cans of tomato sauce
Use salt, pepper, chili powder, and a pinch or two of sugar depending on taste.
2 Tablespoons of ground Cumin
3 Tablespoons of Curry Powder
**For the Vegetarian option, just remove the pork from the recipe!
Top with sour cream, (or greek yogurt) shredded cheese, or even corn chips!
First, combine the Quinoa and water, cover with lid and cook about 10-15 mins (you may need to add a little additional water)
Brown the ground pork in a skillet with the chopped onion, you can drain the fat or add it for flavor
Combine pork and onions with the rest of the chopped veggies, adding the beans (with half the juice) and diced tomatoes.
Stir everything together and add Cumin and Curry Powder. Bring to a simmer and let cook for 15 mins. Taste, and then season as desired. Simmer for another 15 mins.
The Curry adds a great new flavor to an old favorite, and the great thing about this recipe is that it will feed a crowd! Depending on the size of all the vegetables, it will serve 7-8 people.
For this chili, we suggest a mild hard cider so as not to take away from the bold flavors. Aspall English Demi Sec would be a good selection, or possibly Woodpecker.
#2 Slow-Cooker Hot Wings
One 4-5 pound bad of chicken wings
1 1/2 cups honey
1 stick of melted butter (or margarine)
1 12 oz bottle of your favorite hot sauce (we used Frank's Red Hot)
**For the cider lovers, add 1 bottle of Woodchuck Amber or Angry Orchard Crisp to the sauce mix before pouring into the slow cooker. The sauce will be thinner, but the cider flavor will cook into the chicken.
Melt the butter in the microwave and combine with the hot sauce and honey in a big mixing bowl.
Arrange the chicken wings so that they comfortably fit in the slow cooker.
Pour the hot sauce mixture evenly over the wings and cover.
Cook 6-8 hours on low. Periodically (every 2 hours) rotate and baste the wings in the sauce.
Coincidentally, we suggest drinking Woodchuck Amber with this recipe. Blackthorn Cider might also be a good flavor pairing.
#3 Hawke's (Not So Secret Anymore) Pork Pot Stickers
Your in luck readers! After much pleading and bribery, I have convinced Hawke to give up his most valued secret recipe. I have personally witnessed 50 of these bad boys disappear in a matter of minutes. True story bro!
1 pound ground pork (or substitute tofu)
1 cup chopped kimchi (add more for extra spice)
1 Tablespoon fresh ginger, minced
1 large garlic clove, minced
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 package of wanton wrappers
1 Tablespoon of honey
**To make the kimchi more uniform and easy to work with, pulse it in a food processor.
In a large bowl, combine by hand: ground pork (or tofu,) kimchi, honey, ginger, garlic, egg and salt.
Use a large plate to prepare the wanton wrappers and have a small bowl of water handy.
Spoon a teaspoon of the mixture into the middle of one wanton wrapper. Dip your finger into the bowl of water and trace the edges of the wrapper. Fold the wrapper and pinch the edges to seal.
In a non-stick skillet, heat a few teaspoon of the vegetable oil. Cook each batch about 2 mins until lightly browned on the bottom. Add 1/2 cup of water to the batch and cover, cook 6 mins or until the filling is cooked through. Serve with soy sauce or sweet and sour sauce.
For the pot stickers we recommend trying a ginger hard cider such as Angry Orchard Ginger. This variety of cider has become somewhat of a fad in the market, so there are several companies that now make ginger hard cider.
As always, thank you for reading and enjoy the recipes! Feel free to post comments on our Facebook page if you like them.
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