18 Superbowl Snacks To Make For Your Amigas This Weekend
We’re just a few days away from the ultimate sporting event of the season– The Superbowl. Whether you’re rooting for the Patriots (um excuse me) or the Rams, every football fiesta needs some snacks. Ready to prove your cooking chops to your friends and make your abuelita proud? From the most simple recipes to the ones that’ll have you sweating in the kitchen here are 18 Latino-inspired game-day treats to get your mouth watering this weekend.
1. Guacamole for champions
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What Superbowl party DOESN’T have chips and guac? There are a million variations on this recipe (greek yogurt? And peas, apparently?), but for those of you noobs that WEREN’T forced to help your mom cook all the things while your brother played video games (not that I’m bitter), I’ll help you out with the easiest recipe: literally just mash avocados with lemon juice together until you get the consistency you like (I’m a chunky gal myself) and add salt and pepper to taste. Now, bear with me, young ones– if you actually want your guac to have sabor, you need to stir in half a bunch of chopped cilantro, a diced onion, and a cut up tomato. I mean I can’t believe I even have to explain how to make guac but here we are.
For the comprehensive step-by-step click here.
2. Choclo con queso
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Choclo is Peruvian hominy, and as a Peruana, I can assure you that it is da bomb. Hit the grocery store (I would do El Super or any latin market; they don’t always carry choclo at regular grocery stores) and buy some frozen choclo. All you have to do is boil it for about 8 minutes, (my mom always put a clove of star anise in the water to give it good flavor but you don’t have to) and serve it with a few slices of queso fresco.
For the authentic step-by-step click here.
3. DIY Fruta Bowls.
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Forget the weirdly flavored oreos (is Gatorade Oreo a thing? Because I feel like that’s something Nabisco would do for the Superbowl and it’s very upsetting) and the cheesy football-shaped cakes. Bring on the freshly cut fruit that keeps us feeling peppy all game-long and won’t give you a frosting mustache. Peel and slice up some pina, sandia, mango and oranges, and squeeze some lime juice on top. Have your guests make themselves a plate and sprinkle however much chile and chamoy and salt over it as they please. And feel free to get creative– you can do apples, papaya, cantaloupe– choose what’s in season or what looks good to you and get chopping!
This recipe teaches you how to make your own chile powder. Seems overly ambitious to me but don’t let that stop you.
4. Pepinos con chile
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While this isn’t some traditional, passed-down-for-generations thing, it is darn good and really refreshing. It’s literally exactly what it sounds like- cucumbers with chile or tajin seasoning. If you’re trying to avoid overly processed foods but are dying for limón chips, this is a pretty good substitute (no, it is not and never will be a chip, but it’s crunchy and sour and salty and at least it doesn’t leave crumbs on your shirt). Also, did I mention it’s hella easy and cheap to make? Cuz it is. Peel and slice cucumbers into medallions, squeeze lemon or lime juice on ‘em, sprinkle some salt and tajin on top and boom. Instant party favorite for the keto (and non-keto) folk.
Check it out here.
5. Quesadillas
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There are many ways to make a quesadilla (Microwave! Oven! Toaster) but the most legit, tasty way IMO is on a hot pan. You take a tortilla (CORN tortilla, because we’re not animals), sprinkle a healthy serving of cheese on top (I personally love the combo of cotija and pepper jack) and place a second tortilla on top. Throw it on a hot pan with manteca on it. Grill until the cheese is melted and the tortillas have started to brown. Make sure you get both sides! You can slice it up into triangles to make easy finger food. Feeling secure with this recipe? Put some refried beans in there. Throw some rajas in the mix. The possibilities are endless. Do you, boo!
For the comprehensive step-by-step *and* for the go-getters who want to make their own tortillas check it out here.
6. Cancha
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AKA elevated popcorn. It’s lightly toasted and salted corn and you can make a huge pot of it for the masses and feel proud for bringing something crunchy and satisfying to the game that ISN’T a chip (yawn). Serve it with a side of queso fresco. And if you have a spicy tooth like me, sprinkle a lil tapa-t on it for that added oomph. Check it out here.
7. Esquite
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Elote is great but who wants to get corn strings jammed in their teeth? Anybody? Didn’t think so. With esquite, you can enjoy the flavorful novelty of an elote without actually getting cotija cheese all over your cheeks and mayo on your chin, cuz it’s already cut off the cob for you! Check it out here.
8. Pico de Gallo
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Even though technically it’s used as a garnish, I grew up eating pico de gallo by the bowlful. The recipe itself is fairly simple (it’s just diced fresh tomato, onion, and cilantro marinated in lemon juice, salt, and pepper, but some people add garlic and jalapeno too), so as long as you’re down to do a bit of chopping, even the most cooking-deficient Latinxs of us all can whip up a decent pico de gallo. Serve it with chips and watch the party-goers come a-flocking. Just make sure you have a good amiga on hand to discreetly let you know if get cilantro stuck in your teeth.
Find the recipe here.
9. Tostones
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COME. THRU. PUERTO. RICO. These things are so freakin’ delicious, especially when you dip them in some crema (but, really, isn’t everything better with crema?). Every bite is greasy, salty, crispy but soft yumminess with just a hint of underlying sweetness. And these days most grocery stores sell plantains, so you don’t even have to go out of your way to find some. Just make sure to get the green kind and not the ripe, black ones, unless you want to make Maduros, which are delicious too, but they don’t have that satisfying crispness that just feels right on Game Day.
Click here for the recipe.
10. Sopes
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The ultimate bocadito. Imagine a small tortilla but…thicc. Now imagine putting crumbled cheese and refried beans and crema on it. Riquisimo. And, the size is ideal for a party food. It’s impossible not to love.
This recipe is for the sopes– what you decide to put in them is up to you!
11. Arepitas
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Ah, Arepas– my Colombian/Venezuelan corn patties from another daddy. How I love thee! Scrumptious and the ideal vehicle for cheese or meat! And, unlike hamburger buns, your gluten-free friends can eat them too, since they’re made from corn. They’re sort of like really thick tortillas and they fill up your belly with masa magic. This recipe is the mini version with cilantro and cheese and it’s adorably snacky. Make sure you save some for yourself because guests are gonna be all up ON these babies.
Click here for the recipe.
12. Queso Fundido
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I truly believe cheese will all bring us together. Like, who doesn’t love cheese? Literally no one, except my lactose intolerant girlfriend. Anyway, while everybody else is bringing their weird, radioactive orange cheese product in a jar (“KaySo”), you can make the bougie version. Think fondue with flair. This bowl of melted, stringy, seasoned cheese might eventually clog your arteries, but dang, does it taste good on a salty corn chip.
For the extra rich recipe with chorizo.
13. Ceviche
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The food of my PEOPLE! This is definitely one of the more difficult things to make on this list, but if you’re willing to put the time in, the pay off is delicious. Salty and zesty, this is great for munching on during the game– and, as an added bonus, it’s super healthy. Fresh seafood, onions, cilantro, lime, and garlic make for a light, protein-packed, and nutrient-rich snack– score for those of us that are doing the whole New Year, New Me thing. I like to put some ground up fresh ginger in mine, too, for an extra bite. You can eat it with a tostada or chips, or, if you really want to rep Peru (who doesn’t?), pair it with choclo or sweet potato.
Find the recipe here.
14. Salsa Bar
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Look, you can always hit the super and buy an array of salsas- red, green, quemado, avocado, you name it. There is no shame in store bought. It’s 2019 and we got business to take care of and some of us don’t have the time to make salsa from scratch. But, if you’re down to devote some effort in the kitchen (and possibly hack up a lung, depending on how sensitive you are to chile fumes– ftr, I am v. sensitive and had to evacuate the apartment), make your own salsas and showcase them in a row on the table. People will definitely tip their hats to you, and, let’s be honest, it’s just so much cooler than buying it from the store (no disrespect if you do, though).
Tomatillo salsa verde recipe.
Salsa roja recipe.
Salsa quemada recipe.
15. Tapatio Doritos con Crema Mexicana
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You might be wondering why this easy snack came last. That’s because it isn’t really so much a recipe as it is…a call to action. A way of life. A mystical, magical combination that will enchant your tastebuds and shake your world and everything you thought you knew about bocadillos. So, in case you’ve been living under a rock, crema mexicana is like sour cream but OHMYGOD so much better. It’s runnier, saltier, smoother, savorier, sweeter, and best of all, it doesn’t shock your tongue with that intense sour cream acid wave. And tapatio doritos are SO good, trust me on this. If y’all haven’t tried them yet, now is your chance. If you can’t find tapatio doritos, nacho cheesier flavor with tapatio sprinkled on it will do. You take the chip, you dip the chip in the crema, you put the chip in your mouth, chew, swallow, repeat. Thank me later.
And of course, the cocktails for any fresas skipping the cervezas:
16. Paloma
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OK, so I love cooking but bartending is a whole other animal. However, this drink is super easy to make and a huge crowd pleaser (sweet, sour, bubbles, tequila– yes please). All you need is lime juice, grapefruit soda and tequila–just make sure to get Jarritos and not Fresca for that authentic, nostalgia-inducing ooh-ah ah sensation. Perfect for the halftime show drinking game where we all inevitably end up bien pedas after taking a drink everytime Adam Levine does something obnoxious.
For the comprehensive step-by-step.
17. Capirinha
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So this drink is just classy and mildly laborious enough to impress the crew but not difficult or crazy enough to send you running for the hills. Lime, brown sugar and white rum (Cachaca, preferably) will have you feeling like you’re lying beachside in Brazil- just be careful cuz these suckers can sneak up on you and the next thing you know you might be professing your love for Tom Brady (hard no, ladies, hard no).
For the comprehensive step-by-step.
18. Pisco Sour
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Just a heads up that I would really only recommend this recipe for the chicas that are up for a challenge. Yes, this libation is delicious af, yes, it’s from Peru so obvi that makes it fabulous, and yes it will wow the hell out of your amigas, but the mixology of it can get tricky. Lime juice, simple syrup, a fluffy egg white, and of course, pisco= just what you need when the Pats (I mean, the team you choose not to root for) score a touchdown. Second heads up- you probably won’t be able to get pisco at just any liquor store, so plan a BevMo trip.
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