‘Super’ recipes
For a super — and tasty — Super Bowl, try these recipes courtesy of some of New York City’s biggest Giants fans!
Zimmerman’s NY Giants Cornbread
Ingredients:
1 box of cornbread mix
1 tube blue food coloring
Preparation:
Follow directions on box.
Reserve about 1 cup of batter. Blend with blue food coloring. Put in pastry bag (or Ziploc bag with tip cut open).
Bake remaining batter for about 5 minutes, enough to create a firm top layer. Remove from oven. Pipe NY Giants logo on top of cake. Return to oven and bake per directions.
Zimmerman’s Chili
Ingredients:
4 tablespoons chili powder
2 1/2 teaspoons ground coriander
2 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 lbs. ground beef
1 tablespoon minced onions
1 (28-ounce) can, diced tomatoes
1 (15-ounce) can, tomato sauce
2 (15-ounce) cans kidney beans, one white and one red
A dash each of soy sauce and cinnamon
Directions
Mix together seasoning mix. Store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place. In a skillet, cook ground beef until no longer pink. Drain.
Add onion and 3 teaspoons of seasoning mix. In Crock-Pot, add tomatoes, tomato sauce, one can of beans and two more teaspoons of seasoning mix. Place the other can of beans in a blender and process until smooth. Add beans and meat to the Crock-Pot. Stir together. Taste throughout and season to your liking. Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.
Manny’s on Second’s G-Men Shot
Ingredients:
1 part coconut rum
1 part blue curaçao
Manny’s on Second Super Bowl Shooters
Ingredients:
1 cup clear liquor (rum, vodka) or water
1 cup boiling water
Blue gelatin
Preparation:
Combine ingredients until gelatin is dissolved. Pour into shot glasses. Put in refrigerator until solid.
Sanctuary Hotel’s signature Giants cocktail: the “Medea Big Blue”
Ingredients:
2 ounces Medea Blue LED Vodka
Note: Medea LED bottles, $40, have programmable, scrolling blue message lights, and can be bought at various liquor stores throughout the city, including Astor Wine & Spirits and Columbus Wine & Spirits.
1 ounce blue curaçao
2 ounce white grape juice
A splash of soda
Preparation:
Program the LED of your Medea bottle to say “Crush Brady,” “Go Giants!” or another fun phrase. Pour all ingredients except soda in a shaker and shake hard. Pour into a highball glass with ice and garnish with a lime.
Pastrami tartine, with caper berry, arugula and tomato tartar
Ingredients:
4 thick slices of multi-grain or country-style bread
2 ounces mayonnaise
2 ounces of espelette pepper or cayenne pimento (to taste)
2 tomatoes, diced
5 basil leaves, chopped
½ teaspoon chopped garlic
olive oil and vinegar
salt and pepper
8 slices of pastrami
4 caper berries, halved
arugula
Preparation:
Toast bread.
Combine mayonnaise and espelette (as spicy as you like). Spread on toast. Mix tomatoes, basil, garlic, olive oil, vinegar. Season to taste.
Place 2 slices of pastrami on each piece of toast. Add tomato mixture, caper berries, and arugua.
John Beck’s Parking Lot Chicken Wings
Ingredients:
5 lbs. chicken wings (flats and drumettes)
1 23-ounce bottle of Frank’s RedHot hot sauce
½ pint buttermilk
Preparation:
Combine all ingredients in a sealed plastic bag. Refrigerate overnight.
Heat grill to high. Grill wings until they’re done, less than 10 minutes
Big Blue Blitz Cocktail
Ingredients:
4 parts cranberry juice
2 parts vodka
1 part blue curaçao
agave syrup (to moisten rim of glass)
Blue Pop Rocks
Preparation:
Moisten rim of a margarita glass with agave syrup. Dip glass into Pop Rocks. Combine cranberry juice and liquors. Chill. Pour into glasses.
