The Super Bowl is this Sunday and you know what the means…Party Time! My blogging group at Virtual Potluck decided to get together with Lewis Bear Company for a throw-down using award-winning Victory, Grayton Beer Company, & Pensacola Bay Brewery Craft Beers in recipes to share with our readers. We also have a fun giveaway! I really enjoy the flavor that beer beings to a dish, especially my chili, so I am bringing Beef & Pork Chili with Grayton Beer and Avocado Relish to the big event!
Lewis Bear & Company, our sponsor, was founded in 1876 in Pensacola, Florida by Bavarian immigrant Lewis Bear, and served as a combination grocery and chandlery selling groceries, building materials, animal feeds, liquor, and other merchandise.
The company became a franchise for Budweiser Lager Beer in 1895, and in 1901 was restructured as a corporation. A coastal vessel enabled the company to deliver goods to small towns along the Gulf of Mexico and to lumbar commissaries.
To date, The Lewis Bear Company is a family owned beverage distributorship that holds the regional franchise fo Anheuser-Bush. The company remains headquartered in Pensacola.
I chose to use Grayton Beer Company’s IPA Craft beer in my chili, and cook with it often. It is has an invigorating taste with a touch of malt and is considered “hop” forward. It is wonderful to use in Split Pea Soup and for Beer Battered Onion Rings. I am partial to this beer, as it is locally owned by my 30-A neighbor Jamey Price, and deliciously refreshing. Click here for a great article in the Thirty-A Review about Jamey and his craft brew.
You and your friends may want to break bread together during the coin toss! Cookistry brings her baking skills to the table with an inspired recipe using Victory Beer in her Beer Bread that pairs beautifully with the Beef & Pork Chili (above) or the Beer & Cheese Soup (below). Get the recipe here!
Beer Bread by Cookistry
Depending on who is winning or losing, someone at your Super Bowl party may need comforting! Nothing says comfort food more than Foodie’s Beer & Cheese Soup with Herbed Croutons! The link to this delicious soup will not be available until later today, but check back as I will be adding it to this post and it will be on the website here: FOODIE
Beer and Cheese Soup with Herbed Croutons by FOODIE
Farmgirl Gourmet also chose to cook with Grayton Beer Company’s IPA, and made some incredible Spicy Beer Braised Oxtail Sliders with Broccoli Slaw that are sure to be a Super Bowl hit. They scored extra points with me! You can find the recipe here! http://www.farmgirlgourmet.com/2012/01/spicy-beer-braised-oxtail-sliders-with.htm
Spicy Beer Braised Oxtail Sliders With Broccoli Slaw by Farmgirl Gourmet
Ice cold beer and tangy hot wings have long been a Super Bowl tradition, and Groovy Foody’s recipe pairs the hoppy flavor of Victory IPA with the sharp tang of Frank’s Red Hot and the crispy fried wings we’ve all come to love. You can find her Beer-y Good Hot Wings here later today!
Beer-y Good Hot Wings by Groovy Foody
Pretzels and Beer go together like two peas in a pod. Miss In the Kitchen scores a Touch-Down with her recipe including a double dose of beer! You can find her recipe for Victory Beer Pretzel Bites with Beer-Cheese Dip here!
Victory Beer Pretzel Bites with Beer-Cheese Dip by Miss In The Kitchen
Looking for a delicious side dish to pair with those Ox-Tail sliders or the burger on your grill? Look no further than Cooking with Books, where our CIA trained Chef has whipped up Spicy Beer Rice. Click here for the recipe later today!
Spicy Beer Rice from Cooking With Books
The Giveaway!
No beer, but Virtual Potluck is giving away Lewis Bear swag, including two beer-related tee shirts, hat and a few other beer related items.
To enter, leave a comment here telling me what your favorite craft beer is.
Another Entry?
For an additional entry, follow 30A EATS on twitter @fromagechick and tweet a link to this contest!
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Beef & Pork Chili:
Ingredients
- 6 slices thick-cut applewood smoked bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 2 medium onions, finely chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 yellow bell pepper, chopped
- 4 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon chipotle chili powder
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 pound 85 percent lean ground beef
- 1 pound ground pork
- 1 12 ounce bottle Grayton IPA beer , or your favorite
- 1 (15-ounce) can black beans drained and rinsed
- 1 (24-ounce) can San Marzano tomatoes,crushed
- 1 (24-ounce) can diced tomatoes, with juice
- Lime wedges, for garnish
- Sour Cream, for garnish
- Shredded Cheddar, for garnish
- Sliced scallions, for garnish
- Avocado Relish for garnish
Preparation:
In large heavy-bottomedDutch oven, cook the bacon over medium heat until lightly crisp, stirring occasionally. Once the bacon is browned, add the garlic, onions bell peppers, chili powder, cumin, chipotle chili powder, oregano, and smoked paprika and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Cook until the vegetables are tender and seasonings are aromatic. Add the beef and break it up with a wooden spoon. Once beef is broken up and beginning to brown, add the pork. Break up with wooden spoon like the beef, and brown, until no longer pink, roughly 4 minutes. Stir in the beer and beans. Toss together, then add the crushed and diced tomatoes. Turn the heat down to low and simmer for 1 1/2 hours. Taste for seasoning and add salt and pepper, if necessary. Transfer the chili to serving bowls and garnish with lime wedges, sour cream, shredded cheese, and sliced scallions. If you are from Texas, you can leave out the beans!
Avocado Relish:
- 2 ripe Hass avocados, peeled, pitted and diced
- 1/2 small red onion, finely diced
- 1 jalapeno or serrano chile, finely diced
- Lime juice
- Chopped cilantro leaves
- Salt and pepper
Mix all together in a bowl for garnish.
