Super Bowl Food, Part III: Game Day
By Jim 1 commentWhile the teams are making late preparations, so are we. They’ve assessed their health–who can go and who can’t, how they match up with their opponent, what works and what doesn’t and how they see it all unfolding. Simultaneously, we have pondered our menu, checked on available ingredients, what goes with what and what doesn’t, matched up main dishes with sides, and also assessed what works and what doesn’t and how we see it all unfolding…
After exhaustive work on the part of our staff, the CB nation, here is the lineup we’re going with for our Comfort Brothers Super Bowl XLIV Battle of the Team City Foods:
Gobs of Gulf Gumbo for Garcon: Saints fans hope the Indy wide receiver gets as healthy a dose of New Orleans as what’s in this classic favorite. We’ll start with a roux and load it up with shrimp, lump crabmeat, crawfish tails, okra and andouille sausage.
Indiana Wants Me, Lord I Can’t Go Back Ribs: Anything pork works for Indy, so CBL, aka Sweet Lew, put this in the starting lineup, and why not? The Colts hope to barbeque Brees and Bush and if Manning’s ribs keep from getting bruised, he’ll go back to Indy with another title. We’ll “bruise” ours with charcoal and hickory and dress ‘em with CBJ’s Lefty’s Best Barbeque Sauce.
Hush Peyton Puppies: We honor Indy with these corny delights, they go with ribs and kids love ‘em. But at the same time we use ‘em to bust on Manning. Great player, but he talks too much. Shut up and eat!
Hoosier Daddy Corndogs: Right out of the Indiana State Fair, pork wrapped in corn. Another good one for the kids but an adult or two will sneak one too. ”Hoo” will own this dish and this game? Peyton’s daddy Archie was a Saint. Doo-doo-doo-doo, Doo-doo-doo-doo…
A Muffalotta Offense: We expect “alotta” offense in this one so we need an awful lotta Muffaletta (in N’awlins they pronounce it moof-a-lotta). The classic New Orleans Italian cold cut super sandwich is a must have if you go to the Crescent City, and a must have on this menu. Slices of Cappicola and Prosciutto ham, Genoa salami, Mortadella, Pepperoni, Provolone and Mozzarella on a round Italian loaf slathered with olive salad and cut into wedges. CBJ’s favorite N’awlins food and the real reason he wanted the Saints in this one.
N.O. No Longer Po-Boys: Just by making it to the Super Bowl the Saints, no longer the “Ain’ts,” their fans, their city, and especially their players, coaches and owners, are no longer poor! In honor of how far they’ve come we honor one of their greatest creations, a pre-depression-era sandwich handed out to striking transit workers by a supportive local restaurant. The sandwich, like the Saints, is no longer cheap and ours are filled with fried oysters and BBQ shrimp.
CBB’s Black and Gold Beans: Gotta have beans with ribs and CBB’s Black to match the Saints ones are the perfect accompaniment. He’ll add some “gold” with some golden-browned treat that’s a game-time decision on a need-to-know-basis.
Cajun-Covered Austin Collie-Flower Salad: CBJB, aka Jaybird, came strong with the suggestion of “Austin Collie-flower” so since we’re light on the “salad” portion of our meal, this will work. Wide receiver Austin Collie, rookie hero of the playoffs (Playoffs?) for the Colts gets a chance to see how he stands up on the big stage. We’re going to cover our Collie-flower with corn (to make him feel at home) but kicked up with a Bourbon Street confetti of peppers, onions seasonings to see how he can hang with the big dogs.
Sweet Endings: Without a team to call my own (whither the Baltimore Colts) I always root for Offense and Overtime. A high scoring affair with a who gets the ball last, down to the last second ending is sweet to me. Here’s what we’ll have as we finish strong…
Does Coach Caldwell Have Popcorn Balls: The Colts refused to play for the perfect season by backing off once they were in the playoff driver’s seat. We’ll see if caution bites them back. CSS (Comfort Sister Susanne) provides this treat as we see the results.
Bourbon (Street) Banana Who Won the Bread Pudding: Bananas Foster is the classic New Orleans dessert. CBJ adapts it to his famous bread pudding further paying homage by using Croissants for bread. We’ll enjoy this as we learn who wins the game and the score by quarters pool.
Make Your Own Super Sundae: Super Sunday is as fun as you make it. So it is with the Super Sundaes. As with the spectre of a world championship, it’s there for the taking. Go for it.
Have fun and stay tuned for the post-game recap.
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carl
so how did it work out???? waiting for recap [Reply]