There is great pub in Charlotte, NC called Sir Edmund Haley's that offers a Monday Night Sushi Menu where each plate is paired with a beer. May sound bizarre at first (British Pub, sushi, beer, MNF?) but it really works. It helps that Chef Kengo has mad skills. Charlotteans, don't miss out on this.
http://halleyspub.com/l/menus/sushi.shtml
So this rules out Chelato too? Ugh, I shudder at the thought.
Seriously though, that's a tough pairing. Key Lime is really delicate (yet bold) so I thin it would be really difficult to pair it with beer. Perhaps a nice warm coffee based liquor drink, or maybe something with chambord.
Hmm how about:
1 part kahula
1 part chambord
4 parts hot coffe
topped with fresh whipped cream
This one's great for group eating -- make a couple big batches, with a few empty bowls for shrimp shells, and dig in with fingers and bread.
Ingredients:
2 lbs whole large shrimp (unpeeled, but cleaned is my preference, as the peeling is part of the eating enjoyment.)
1 cup olive oil
4 t. salt
2 t. fresh ground pepper
2 t. oregano
2 t. rosemary leaves
3 bay leaves
25 cloves garlic (mashed)
1 cup dry white wine
Directions:
Cook all ingredients except wine in large skillet over medium high heat for 15-20 minutes til shrimp turn pink & most of the juices are gone. Add wine. Cook over low heat until 1/2 the liquid is gone, about 5-7 minutes. Serve with crusty bread - make sure you have extra bread - you'll go through it with this sauce.
To drink, finish the wine! (Fat Tire also goes well with this.)
This is one of my favorite soup recipes; I got it from “Taste of Home” magazine.
Sausage-Lentil Soup
Ingredients:
• ½ lb bulk Italian sausage
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 medium green pepper, chopped
• 1 large carrot, chopped
• 2 (10.5 oz) cans chicken broth
• 1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes w/liquid
• 1 cup water
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 tsp salt, ½ tsp pepper
• ½ tsp pepper
• ¾ cup lentils, rinsed
Directions:
In a Dutch oven or soup kettle, brown and crumble sausage, drain. Add next 9 ingredients, bring to a boil. Add lentils. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 60-70 minutes or until the lentils are tender. Yield: 6-8 servings (2 quarts)
I have a true weakness for Key Lime Pie and TNT's rec looks great. I'm also a great believer in the easy way. Edward's brand pie is as close to making your own as you'll ever get.
It's not really a dark soup, but it can be a little spicy depending on what kind of sausage you use. The recipe calls for Italian sausage, but I've been known to use regular pork sausage (or the reduced fat kind). Ymmm. I think it may be time for me to go shopping for the ingredients! (Maybe I should resurrect the Ymmm...soup! thread. Or not. )
The Stuff
- 1 part coffee beans, whole
- 2 parts pepper corns
- New York Strips or your favorite steak
- Kosher salt
The Cooking
- Fire up the grill.
- Pour a beer.
- Throw the coffee beans and pepper into a grinder and grind into a coarse rub. I have an old coffee grinder that I use. If you don't have a grinder, get a mortar and pestle. If you don't have a mortar and pestle, I suppose you could substitute ground coffee and pepper, but it's no where near the same.
- Coat the steak with coffee/pepper rub.
- Drink beer.
- Salt generously.
- Grill according to your preference, which should be medium rare to medium.
- Drink beer.
- Pull steaks off when they're done. Let em sit for few minutes.
- Eat.
- Drink.
- Be Merry.