Sunday Football

Football Sunday is one of my favorite days. I think I could literally live the rest of my lift eating hot wings, popcorn, chips and dip, and of course drinking beer. Since eating that all the time would make me look like I was carrying a keg under my shirt, it is a special treat for football Sunday. I love having people over, or heading to a local bar for some cheering, snacks, and a good brew.

However on Friday I had oral surgery and since eating things with texture is unfortunately going to be out for a few days I decided this Sunday we wouldn't have snacks beyond some pretzels. So that works in theory, but about halfway through the first quarter I realized that football Sunday just isn't the same without snacks and if I couldn't eat them, ok. At least my wonderful husband-to-be could. So I ran to the store and picked up a few things and raced home to have everything ready before halftime was over (luckily we live really close to the store). 

So when I got home I took some boneless pork chops and cut them into strips and pounded them thin. I sprinkled them with a little salt and set them aside. I then took McCormick's seafood beer batter mix and measured out a cup. I added 1/2 teaspoon cayenne powder and 2 tablespoons of pork rub to the dry mix. Then I mixed in 2/3 of a cup of Miller High Life. I was going to use a craft beer that my honey brewed or even a pumpkin beer I had, but I figured nobody was going to drink this one so I might as well fry it. I heated 2 cups of vegetable oil and when it was nice and hot I coated a few pork fingers at a time and fried them up. As they were done I set them aside to drain the grease and I served them with Jack Daniels BBQ sauce and buffalo sauce. I thought they smelled amazing and he ate them up without talking so I know they were good. 

The great thing about something like the McCormick's beer batter is that it is such a great blank canvas. You can literally add any blend of herbs or spices that you like and any beer you have in your fridge or that you pick up. I think next time I make it I'll try seasoning the batter with a pumpkin beer and some cinnamon and clove in the batter. And I'll serve it with a spicy sweet sauce. Now I just have to figure out which sauce. 

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