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Title: Beer snack of choice
Post by: delzep on January 14, 2014, 11:52:32 PM
Whats yours?

Title: Re: Beer snack of choice
Post by: irish_goat on January 14, 2014, 11:56:28 PM
The stinkiest of blue cheese.  8)
Title: Re: Beer snack of choice
Post by: TheSumOfAllBeers on January 15, 2014, 10:39:49 AM
Home made nachos, with home made guacamole, house chili, and home made salsa.

OH does the snacks, I do the fluids. A real shake and bake operation around our house.
Title: Re: Beer snack of choice
Post by: IrishBeerSnob on January 15, 2014, 11:09:25 AM
Home made nachos, need a decent recipe for that!

Pork Scratchings for me!
Title: Re: Beer snack of choice
Post by: LordEoin on January 15, 2014, 11:34:33 AM
toast and paté
or pistachios
Title: Re: Beer snack of choice
Post by: irish_goat on January 15, 2014, 11:36:32 AM
Quote from: LordEoin on January 15, 2014, 11:34:33 AM
toast and paté

Excuse us! What beer goes well with that?
Title: Re: Beer snack of choice
Post by: Hop Bomb on January 15, 2014, 12:04:50 PM
Bacon fries or nuts when drinking. Cheese burger or pizza slice at half time. Chicken doner after  ;D
Title: Re: Beer snack of choice
Post by: IrishBeerSnob on January 15, 2014, 12:26:17 PM
I do like salted peanuts chucked into a bag of tayto cheese n onion too  O0
Title: Re: Beer snack of choice
Post by: sub82 on January 15, 2014, 01:55:35 PM
Anything smoked - meat or cheese.

Have been loving Vindaloo peanuts at the minute.
Title: Re: Beer snack of choice
Post by: Bubbles on January 15, 2014, 02:20:30 PM
Cheese - something sharp and salty, especially when paired with a malty English-style beer.

Can't knock the bacon fries though. They go exceptionally well with O'Hara's Pale, as I discovered last weekend.
Title: Re: Beer snack of choice
Post by: Eoin on January 15, 2014, 03:17:26 PM
I rarely eat whilst drinking at home. If it's a session with mates and it's getting late and soakage is needed then I work with whatever is there. Normally we'd have started on a dinner anyway to fill the stomach.

I'm doing my best to lose a beer belly here....
Title: Re: Beer snack of choice
Post by: TheSumOfAllBeers on January 15, 2014, 03:22:42 PM
Quote from: wayneibs on January 15, 2014, 11:09:25 AM
Home made nachos, need a decent recipe for that!

Start with a good house chili. Many options there. Will try and write up my house recipe later. We normally use the tailingd for our nachos
Salsa: chop up tomatoes, some leaf coriander, lime juice and one chilli pepper for heat (or more if you like it hotter).
Guacamole: proper *ripe* avocados, and whatever else goes into guac (OH makes it)

Proper tortilla chips, plain, maybe salted, but none of that flavoured cheese/jalapeno/bbq muck. Boring cheap tortillas from tesco are what you are after. El paso ones are good  too, but a lot more expensive. If you cant get neutral chips, fuhgettabowtit

cover, with grated cheese, put in oven to melt, and be done.

Title: Re: Beer snack of choice
Post by: Eoin on January 15, 2014, 03:45:50 PM
I think someone thought they were getting a recipe to make tortilla chips from scratch :)
Title: Re: Beer snack of choice
Post by: Hop Bomb on January 15, 2014, 05:01:20 PM
Just deep dry tortilla wraps. They only need a few seconds each side. Cut them into triangles first before frying
Title: Re: Beer snack of choice
Post by: IrishBeerSnob on January 15, 2014, 05:18:03 PM
the missus makes a great chilli! Thanks for the salsa recipe.
Title: Re: Beer snack of choice
Post by: johnrm on January 16, 2014, 07:54:33 AM
For nachos - layer a plate with plain salted tortillas from aldi/Lidl. Small dollop of salsa on each, use refried beans too, sprinkle grated cheese. Repeat with another later. Microwave for 2 mins. It's a meal.
Title: Re: Beer snack of choice
Post by: TheSumOfAllBeers on January 16, 2014, 04:44:59 PM
Quote from: johnrm on January 16, 2014, 07:54:33 AM
For nachos - layer a plate with plain salted tortillas from aldi/Lidl. Small dollop of salsa on each, use refried beans too, sprinkle grated cheese. Repeat with another later. Microwave for 2 mins. It's a meal.

Its a food group all on its own. You dont *have* to make it unhealthy either - its those crappy, cheese/quacamole/sauce from a bottle nachos that give the meal a bad name.
Title: Re: Beer snack of choice
Post by: lordstilton on January 16, 2014, 04:50:31 PM
Wings or smoked ribs.. Hard to beat