Tailgate Recipes...
Beer-Boiled Shrimp with Cocktail Sauce (bring in a cooler)
1 (12-ounce) bottle beer
1 - 2 pounds raw shrimp, deveined and shelled except for tails
Cocktail Sauce (make @ home)
1-1/2 cups ketchup
2 tablespoons prepared horseradish, drained
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon tabasco Pepper Sauce
Fill large pot half full with water and beer; bring to boil over medium-high heat. Add shrimp, cover and turn off heat. After 4 minutes, drain shrimp and rinse with cold water.
For cocktail sauce, combine all sauce ingredients in small bowl. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour. Arrange shrimp, tails up, on serving platter around bowl of cocktail sauce.
Bloody Mary London Broil (bring & grill)
2 cups tomato juice
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
3 tablespoons prepared commercial horseradish
3 tablespoons dry sherry
2 teaspoons crumbled dried marjoram
1 teaspoon crumbled dried basil
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
3 1/2 pounds London broil, about 1 1/2 inches thick, trimmed
Vegetable-oil cooking spray
Coarse salt
1. Stir together tomato juice, Worcestershire sauce, horseradish, sherry, marjoram, basil, and pepper in a small bowl.
2. Place steak flat in a glass or ceramic dish. Spoon the tomato-juice mixture over the meat, spreading to cover. Turn the meat to coat the other side. Cover, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or set aside at room temperature for no longer than 30 minutes.
3. Prepare a charcoal or gas grill. Lightly spray the grill rack with vegetable-oil cooking spray. The coals should be moderately hot to hot.
4. Lift the meat from the marinade. Discard the marinade. Grill the steak for 8 minutes. Turn the steak, and grill for 7 to 10 minutes, longer for medium-rare.
5. Let the steak rest at room temperature for about 5 minutes before slicing on the diagonal into thin strips. Salt to taste.
Mexi Corn Dip (make @ home and bring to the game!)
2 cans MexiCorn, drained
1 cup sour cream
1 cup mayonnaise
2 cups sharp cheddar cheese (8 oz)
Green onions (about 1/2 to 2/3 of bunch)
Mix all ingredients and serve with tortilla chips. Dip is best after it sits for several hours in the refrigerator.
Tipsy Sausages (make in crockpot & bring to the game)
1 (16 ounce) package little sausages
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
3/8 cup cocktail sauce
1/2 cup Jack Daniels
1 In a large skillet, combine sausages, brown sugar, ketchup or cocktail sauce, and Jack Daniels. Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook until the sausages are heated through. **I actually do mine in a crockpot!
Tailgate Beer
1 Large Cooler
3 Bags Ice (cubes)
2 Cases Beer
Remove cans from recyclable cardboard holder. Place cans in cooler, intermingling with ice cubes. Chill 45 minutes and serve.