Beer is a beloved alcoholic drink by many, which people of different ages love to drink. The classic appetizers for it are jerky, chips, crackers with flavoring, dried fish, and also nuts. However, not everyone understands that you can cook very tasty and original beer snacks at home. The photos below show how appetizing and unbanal they can look on the table. As a rule, you can whip up such dishes, having a small amount of ingredients in the refrigerator.
So, we will consider several options for recipes with photos of homemade beer snacks, thanks to which even novice cooks can prepare delicious dishes.
Crackers
Home-made crackers turn out to be no less tasty than those that are offered to the attention of buyers on store shelves. Practice shows that it takes a small amount of time to cook them, which is especially beneficial if the guests suddenly arrived. In order to make the appetizer more original and varied, you can use several varieties of bread at once. However, if you use only a white baguette, it will also turn out very tasty.
To prepare such a simple and tasty beer snack, you need to take one baguette and grind it in any desired way - slices, circles, cubes, bars, etc. After that, pieces of bread should be put on a baking sheet and sent to the oven in order to make the product slightly dried. So that the bread does not burn, you must leave the door open.
While the bread is being prepared, you need to make a sauce that will be used to fill the appetizer. To do this, combine in one dish 1.5-2 tablespoons of vegetable oil (preferably with aroma), the same amount of soy sauce, as well as a teaspoon of Italian spices - they will give the appetizer a terrific aroma. After the crackers are dried, you need to sprinkle the slices with the resulting mixture and evenly distribute the sauce. In this form, they must continue to bake for several minutes. After that, you can get a snack for beer and serve it at the table.
Drowned
Utopenians is an original snack that came to us from the Czech Republic. It is a pickled pork stuffed with vegetables.
To prepare such an appetizer for beer, you need to take the desired number of sausages - they must be in a natural shell. Each sausage must be cut from one side to the middle of the product. This slice should be well spread with mustard or horseradish (optional). After that, add a circle of pickled cucumber, thin slices of chili pepper, and a couple of pieces of garlic to each cut. Separately, cut a large onion into rings. They must be laid out at the bottom of a wide glass dish.
Marinade should be prepared in a separate container. For such a man’s beer snack, a sauce made on the basis of 500 ml of water is perfect. It must be put on the stove and brought to a boil. As soon as this happens, add to it 150 ml of wine vinegar, a couple of bay leaves, a tablespoon of sugar, 15 peas of pepper, 2-3 pcs. allspice, cloves, and a couple of tablespoons of salt. In addition, it is recommended to pour two tablespoons of vegetable oil into the marinade. When the ingredients are combined, they must be mixed and, removing from the stove, slightly cool the contents of the pan.
Next, put on the onions pork sausages. If there are a lot of them, it is necessary to lay them in layers, overwhelming with onions. After the sausages are laid, it is necessary to fill the mass with marinade, cover everything with a lid, pressing on top, cool and put in the refrigerator for marinating for 7-10 days.
Caraway Tartin
Tartinki are small toasts served with a delicious spread. A delicious beer snack prepared according to such a recipe turns out to be rather aromatic, spicy and piquant. In addition, she always decorates any table with her appearance.
To prepare tartin, you need to take a whole baguette and cut it into circles of medium thickness. If you wish, you can use an ordinary loaf or white bread to create beer snacks according to this recipe, but in this case, the pieces must be cut into smaller pieces. After the bread is cut, each piece should be generously greased with butter, evenly distributing it.
Separately, prepare a spread for tartin. To do this, in one bowl, you should combine 200 g of fatty cottage cheese, fresh chicken egg, a small amount of caraway seeds, as well as salt to taste. The ingredients must be thoroughly mixed and whipped in order to make the mass very airy. The resulting mass must be applied to the bread slices with a rather thick layer. Slices should be put on a baking sheet, previously covered with parchment, and sprinkle each piece of bread with a spread of grated hard cheese on an average grater (about 50-100 g).
After this, a beer snack should be baked. To do this, it must be sent to the oven, preheated to 180 degrees. It will take no more than five minutes to cook. Serve the dish hot.
Chips Appetizer
If guests are already on the doorstep, there is a need to prepare a quick snack. A beer made on the basis of chips filled with a mixture made of carrots, cheese and garlic is perfect for beer.
To prepare the filling for this snack for beer, you need to take a couple of carrots, wash them, peel and grate. After that, you need to add the same 100 g of hard cheese, which must also be crushed in this way, and crushed garlic clove. To these ingredients, you need to add a couple of tablespoons of mayonnaise, salt and black pepper to taste. All the ingredients of the filling must be mixed well.
After the filling is ready, it is necessary to evenly spread it on chips placed on the serving dish, with recesses up. Practice shows that to prepare such an appetizer for beer at home, it is best to use a product that is sold in tight packaging - it retains its integrity perfectly.
Chips
Practice shows that most people prefer to use chips as a snack for light alcohol. However, in order for them to appear on the table, it is not necessary to go to the store - the best beer snack is easily prepared at home. According to the recipe suggested here, it can be made in a slow cooker.
To prepare potato chips, you need to take a pound of tubers of this vegetable, peel them and wash thoroughly. After that, each potato should be chopped into very thin slices, for which it is recommended to use a special grater or peeler. Ready slices should be poured with cold water mixed with half a glass of soy sauce, and let them brew, but not for too long.
While further preparations will be carried out, you can put the slow cooker to warm up. To do this, it is necessary to pour a large amount of vegetable oil into it and set the "Deep Fry" mode.
After the potatoes infuse and give most of the starch contained in it, you need to remove it from the water and thoroughly dry it with a paper towel. Now the chips can be sent to the bowl of the multicooker for cooking. Fry them for 4-5 minutes.
After the ready-made chips are removed from the oil, they must be folded onto a towel so that it absorbs most of the fat. Immediately sprinkle the appetizer with a mixture of spices and seasonings. For this, you can use ready-made assorted shops or herbs (to taste).
Meat chips
An original beer snack is made on the basis of meat. It is prepared on the same principle as potato chips, but in fact it has more vivid taste. You can prepare such an appetizer from various types of meat: pork, beef, veal, turkey, horse meat and the most common chicken. Consider how to cook chicken chips at home.
To prepare a delicious beer snack, you need to take 300 g of chicken. Chunks of meat should be cut into very thin slices or strips. The key to a delicious snack is uniformly cut pieces, only in this case they will be cooked in the same way.
After the meat is cut, it must be transferred to a deep container in which the pickling will be carried out. All this must be filled with half a glass of soy sauce. The mass must be seasoned with your favorite spices in the desired amount. Practice shows that for the preparation of such a dish it is necessary to use white ground pepper and salt to a minimum.
After the meat is filled with sauce and mixed with spices, the container with it must be covered and sent to the refrigerator for 15-20 minutes. After the specified time, pieces of meat should be removed from the marinade and strung on thin sticks. After each, it is recommended to lay out each of them on the grill and install on the very top of the oven. In order not to stain the oven, you need to put a baking sheet with foil on its very bottom. Chips should be fried at a temperature of 180 degrees for 5-6 minutes.
Salted salmon
It's no secret that salted fish is the best beer snack. However, few people think that it can be prepared at home without spending a lot of effort and a lot of time on it. According to the recipe proposed here, salmon is obtained especially delicious, which is prepared in a cognac-based marinade.
To prepare the fish in this way, you should take a kilogram of salmon, cut it into fillets and cut into small pieces convenient for pickling. They should be placed in a large deep container, add there 50 g of cognac, favorite spices to taste, 10 g of sugar, as well as juice squeezed from half a lemon. After that, all the constituent ingredients must be mixed well and left in the refrigerator for 15-20 minutes, having previously covered them with a lid.
After the specified time, the fish will be ready - it can be cut into slices and served to the table under your favorite foamy drink.
Cheese sticks
Another classic and simple beer snack (photo can be seen below) - cheese sticks. In various variations of preparation, it is offered in beer bars around the world, as well as in public catering establishments, the bar card of which contains on its pages some varieties of foamy drink.
To prepare such an appetizer, cut hard cheese (300 g) into slices of the same size. After that, you need to cook batter in a separate bowl. To do this, beat with a whisk one fresh chicken egg. Separately, you need to prepare breadcrumbs in order to roll the snack before hot cooking. Now, each slice of cheese should be dipped in egg batter, and then roll in crackers so that they completely cover the surface of the snack.
Prepared cheese slices must be fried in a copious amount of hot vegetable oil until golden brown. As a rule, such a process takes a total of 4 minutes (two on each side).
Salted dough sticks
Making a beer snack from dough and sesame is as easy as shelling pears. To do this, you must have in your kitchen a stock of a minimum amount of ingredients. A dish is prepared from simple dough, which must be kneaded on the basis of 2.5 cups of sifted wheat flour, half a pack of butter (100 g), as well as 125 ml of beer (it is better to take a light drink).
All ingredients must be mixed together and knead a dense dough from them. At the exit, the finished product should turn out to be very dense, elastic and not stick to the hands. As soon as the dough becomes the most suitable for its consistency, you need to send it in the refrigerator for a short time (20-30 minutes).
After the specified time, you should get a lump and roll it into a thin layer, the thickness of which will be no more than 1 cm. From it you need to cut a large number of sticks of suitable size. In order to give the appetizer a more beautiful look, it is necessary to twist each of them in a spiral. Each finished stick should be laid out on a baking sheet covered with parchment. After that, they should be sprinkled with a small amount of salt and sesame.
After all preparations have been made, bake an appetizer in the oven at a temperature of 180 degrees. After 15-20 minutes it will be ready.
Pork ears
What are the most popular beer snacks? Pork ears are often leaders in all ratings of beer dishes. Cooking them at home can be very simple, and the output will be an original dish that will appeal to all friends invited to a glass of foamy drink.
To prepare a snack, you need to take five pork ears, wash them thoroughly, remove all unnecessary items, immerse in a saucepan and pour water so that it completely covers them. After this, it is necessary to bring the contents to a boil, drain the water and pour fresh there. Salt to taste, a couple of dried bay leaves, and also peeled onion should be added there. In this composition, the products must be cooked for a couple of hours, setting a low heating temperature. After the specified time, the ears need to get their water, cool, rinse thoroughly and cut into thin strips.
The ingredient should be laid in a deep dish in which marinating will be done. To the ears you need to add a small amount of salt, a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar, as well as all your favorite spices, among which there must be a mixture of ground peppers. After that, the constituent snacks should be mixed well until smooth and let them brew for half an hour. After that, the snack will be ready.
Chicken wings
Don't know what beer appetizer to make? In this case, it is better to use the recipe for chicken wings - this dish is loved by most beer fans.
To prepare a popular snack, you need to take a kilogram of chicken wings, wash them thoroughly, dry them and cut them in the joints. Now they need to be laid out in one dish and, salted to taste, mix. After that, add the remaining spices to the wings: a little red ground pepper, a mixture of paprika and dry adjika, as well as 10 ml of Tobasco sauce. All this must be thoroughly mixed and left overnight in the refrigerator, after having covered with a lid.
After the specified time, you need to prepare the batter, which will be needed to fry the snack. To do this, in one dish you need to combine a fresh chicken egg with a small amount of cold water. Beat the ingredients until a homogeneous mass is formed.
In another dish, you need to mix half a glass of oatmeal and a small amount of turmeric, which will give a beautiful golden color to the finished dish.
After all the preparations have been made, you can begin to fry the wings. To do this, each piece must be dipped in egg batter, and then roll in a breading of oatmeal mixed with turmeric. After the wings must be put in a deep fryer, in which a large amount of vegetable oil should be brought to a boil first.
Another roll process can also be performed. To do this, grind in any convenient way a small amount of oatmeal. Then each wing must be initially rolled in flour, then dip it in an egg, and then in oatmeal. Chicken wings prepared with this recommendation in mind are very similar to those offered by KFC.