In order not to duplicate an event that happened a week ago (and you probably had one for Valentine’s Day), I propose organizing a holiday that is completely different in meaning and design for February 23rd. Let it be a real beer party at home!

I don’t think it’s necessary to recreate the ambiance of a Bavarian establishment in your apartment, dress in a low-cut, colorful suit and braid two blonde pigtails. But it’s better to make traditional beer snacks.

Beer snacks: simple and quick recipes!

Salty small things

I’ll just list it, because we’re having a beer party at home, which means we can come up with something more cozy: crackers, dried squid, chips, etc. Of all this, I would only put good quality nuts on the table.

Sausages, wieners, frankfurters

Several varieties of these meat products are cut into “stumps” of 3-4 cm, fried in a grill pan or simply in vegetable oil. Good as a snack for beer only when served hot.

Toast

Remove thick bread (“Borodinsky”, “Darnitsky”, “Nareznoy”) from the crust and cut into cubes. I make it in a dry frying pan, but first, using a brush to grease the dough, I generously season the bars on all sides with melted butter. Fry quickly, sprinkle with a mixture of garlic, salt and water.

Hot sandwiches

Spread a thin layer of sour cream or mayonnaise on pieces of bread, put a thin slice of sausage or cooked (smoked or baked) meat, sprinkle with herbs. A circle of tomato or ketchup, grated cheese on top. Place in the oven until the cheese is completely melted.

Garlic loaf

We cut a whole loaf of bread at intervals of 1-1.5 cm so that the bottom crust remains intact. Between the slices we place the following mixture: to 100 g of grated hard cheese, add 3 cloves of chopped garlic, 100 g of soft butter and parsley. Place in the oven for 20 minutes, preheated to 200 degrees, while wrapping the loaf in foil. Brown the loaf without foil for another 5 minutes.

Pizza

What we call pizza in Russia is very easy to make at home. A kind of big hot sandwich of a round shape. It always turns out delicious; nothing really depends on the proportions of cheese, sausage, vegetables and sauces. Don't be afraid, let's experiment! Entire websites are dedicated to recipes for making authentic Italian pizza. You can also try…

Cheese puffs

Well, a 10-year-old child can handle this. Thaw the finished puff pastry, roll out lightly, cut into squares, put a block of cheese in each square, seal in the shape of a triangle and bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes. An ideal beer snack, the recipe is very simple!

Canapes or cheese, meat, fish plates

I highly recommend looking at the 30 types of canapés that I have collected in these articles:

Spicy chicken wings

Salt 100 ml of hot red Tabasco pepper and add a little ground black pepper. Spread the mixture on 1 kg of chicken wings and bake in the oven (40-45 minutes). By the way, you can do the same with pork ribs.

Meat rolls

It's tasty and fast, don't refuse this snack. Thinly slice the meat fillet with a sharp knife, beat lightly, add salt and pepper on both sides. Break an egg in a deep plate, add a tablespoon of sour cream, lightly salt, mix thoroughly. Place a block of cheese into each piece of chopped meat, wrap it in a roll, and dip it in the egg mixture and crushed crackers. Fry in a heated frying pan with sunflower oil, turning over when one side is slightly browned... 20 minutes is usually enough.

Chicken tabaka

This is my favorite dish even without beer, so I dedicated an entire article to the “little ones” with a detailed recipe in pictures. Click

How nice it is to sit with friends over a bottle of beer! Pleasant communication, intimate conversations... And, of course, tasty and aromatic snacks for beer.

This is an amazing dish, served piping hot. Under the thin crispy crust lies melted cheese - simply delicious!

Ingredients:

• Russian cheese – 200g;
• three egg whites;
• 3 tablespoons of wheat flour plus half a glass for breading;
• a pinch of salt;
• for frying - about 300 ml vegetable oil.

This dish cannot be called low-calorie, since it is deep-fried.

How to cook:

1. We make cheese shavings by chopping the cheese on a grater with small holes.
2. In a clean, low-fat bowl, beat the egg whites, separated from the yolks, with a pinch of salt. Whipping must be continued until a stable foam is formed.
3. Add cheese shavings to the whites.
4. Sift 3 tablespoons of wheat flour into the mixture.
5. Knead with your hands until you get a homogeneous mass, slightly sticky. If you can’t make a ball out of it, you’ll have to add a little more flour.
6. Sprinkle a wide dish generously with the remaining flour. With hands dipped in water, form small balls of the same size. Dredge them well in flour. The excess needs to be shaken off.
7. In a low saucepan, heat the refined vegetable oil well.
8. Carefully place the balls in small portions with a slotted spoon so that they float in the fat and do not touch each other. Stir, keeping the balls on the surface of the oil all the time.

As soon as they are browned, they can be placed on a plate and served immediately. If foods that are too fatty are contraindicated for you, you can dry them on a napkin for a couple of minutes to remove excess fat.

Spicy wings for beer

To make the dish piquant and well-saturated with spices, the wings are pre-marinated. They can be eaten both hot and cold, with any sauce, as well as with mayonnaise.

Ingredients:

• chicken wings – 0.5 kg;
• soy sauce – 0.5 cups;
• garlic - three cloves;
• hot ground pepper - a quarter of a teaspoon;
• ground ginger - a quarter teaspoon;
• French mustard - 2 tablespoons.

How to cook:

1. We cut off the outer part of the washed wings and cut them along the joint.
2. Mix soy sauce, pepper, pressed garlic, ginger and season it all with mustard. If you like the taste of the marinade, pour it over the prepared wings.
3. Keep in the refrigerator for 2 hours, remembering to stir.
4. Strain and place on a baking sheet lined with oiled baking paper.
5. Bake in a hot oven for about 40 minutes until golden brown.

Beer shrimp

These seafood can be prepared in different ways: boiled with spices, stewed or fried. In the first case, you will get a low-calorie snack for beer.

Medium-sized shrimp are best for preparing this dish.

Boiled shrimp

Ingredients:

• 1 kg shrimp
• 1 bunch of dill
• bulb
• 2 pieces each of clove buds, bay leaves and allspice peas.

Season the dish with salt to taste.

How to cook:

1. Defrost the shrimp and completely drain the water from them so that they are completely dry.
2. Add spices to a pan of water and bring to a boil.
3. Place the shrimp, cover with a lid and remove from heat. After 3 minutes, strain and serve.

Stewed shrimp

They take a little longer to prepare, but the dish turns out very tasty.

Ingredients:

• kilogram of shrimp;
• a bunch of dill;
• one lemon;
• a third of a pack of butter;
• 2/3 head of garlic.

Salt and pepper are added to taste.

How to cook:

1. Marinate the thawed shrimp in a mixture of garlic, dill, finely chopped lemon, pepper and salt for 30 minutes.
2. Melt the butter in a frying pan over medium heat and add the shrimp.
3. Simmer them covered over low heat for two to three minutes.
4. Keep covered, turning off the heat, for another quarter of an hour.

Fried shrimps

The ingredients for the dish are the same as in the previous recipe.

How to cook:

1. We clean the defrosted shrimp from their shells.
2. We marinate in the same way as in the previous recipe.
3. Fry in a preheated frying pan for 3 to 5 minutes, medium heat.
4. You can use any oil for frying, but the most delicious option is olive oil.

Fried hunting sausages

This is probably the fastest snack to go with beer. Cooking time is no more than 20 minutes, and the participation of the cook in this is minimal.

Ingredients – for 6 sausages:

• sausages;
• garlic clove;
• a tablespoon of sour cream;
• any greens you like.

Sour cream in this recipe can be replaced with mayonnaise.

How to cook:

1. Place the sausages in a greased frying pan and fry over high heat until golden brown.
2. Reduce heat and bring the dish to readiness.
3. Pour in sour cream and wait for it to evaporate.
4. Place on a plate and sprinkle with chopped herbs. The rendered fat can be poured over the side dish.

Hot sandwiches with beer

Of all the hot snacks to go with beer, this one is probably the most democratic. The flight of imagination of the cook in this case is limitless, since any ingredients can be put on the bread. We'll tell you how to make hot sandwiches with chicken fillet and cheese.

Ingredients for 2 sandwiches:

• 2 slices of rye bread;
• 200 g chicken fillet;
• 50 g hard cheese;
• a couple of cloves of garlic;
• 4 basil leaves;
• oil for frying.

Season the dish with salt to taste.

How to cook:

1. Cut the chicken fillet into small slices, add some salt and fry until cooked, adding vegetable oil.
2. Grate the cheese on a grater with large holes.
3. Combine the butter, softened at room temperature, with chopped garlic and basil and stir thoroughly.
4. Grease the slices of bread with spiced butter and place two slices of prepared fillet on it.
5. Sprinkle with grated cheese, place on a baking sheet and melt the cheese in the oven for 3-4 minutes (it should already be hot). After that we serve it to the table.

Battered chicken appetizer

This dish is quite labor-intensive and takes a lot of time to prepare, but the dish turns out surprisingly tasty.

Ingredients for marinade:

• a tablespoon of mayonnaise and soy sauce;
• a couple of cloves of garlic;
• half a teaspoon of ground ginger;
• a third of a teaspoon of curry.

We will prepare the batter from the following products:

• half a glass of flour;
• 2 chicken egg whites, which will need to be beaten;
• half a glass of heated water;
• a third of a teaspoon of salt;
• a teaspoon of sesame seeds;
• half a glass of flour.

All products are designed for 2 large chicken fillets.

How to cook:

1. Cut the chicken fillet into flat pieces one and a half centimeters thick and measuring 3 by 3 cm.
2. For the marinade, mix soy sauce, ginger, mayonnaise, garlic crushed in a press, and curry.
3. Pour the resulting mixture over the chopped chicken fillet.
4. For the batter, stir the flour in hot water and add salt. There should be no lumps in the batter. Beat the whites with a drop of salt using a mixer until they form stable peaks. There shouldn’t even be a trace of yolks in the whites, otherwise they won’t whip up.
5. Place the whites in the flour mixture and add sesame seeds. After mixing, the batter is ready.
6. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan. Thread the chicken pieces onto a fork, dip them into the batter and place them in the frying pan.
7. Fry over medium heat until browned. It is convenient to turn the pieces over using 2 forks.
8. Dry on a paper towel, removing excess fat.

This dish can be eaten both hot and cold.

Roasted corn

Spicy corn with garlic, boiled and fried in oil, is ideal with beer.

Ingredients:

• 8 ears of corn;
• a tablespoon of butter;
• clove of garlic;
• 4–5 sprigs of parsley;
• a teaspoon of odorless oil;
• 1 g of pepper mixture, but if you like it spicy, you can add more.

Salt the dish to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Place the peeled corn in a saucepan, fill it with cold water, add 2-3 corn leaves to make it more flavorful.
2. Cook for 25 to 50 minutes depending on the variety.
3. Place the cobs on a plate, and when they have cooled slightly, grease them with sunflower oil.
4. For the finishing “brush”, mix softened butter, finely chopped parsley and garlic pressed through a press. Season with salt and pepper and mix well.
5. Fry the corn in a dry frying pan until all the kernels are browned.
6. As soon as it is fried, grease the surface with garlic oil and serve. The dish must be eaten hot.

Low calorie rice crispies

This dish can be considered a dietary snack to accompany beer, since it contains few calories and no spicy seasonings.

Ingredients:

• a glass of rice;
• two tablespoons each of soy sauce, sesame seeds, sunflower oil;
• three tablespoons of flax seeds.

How to cook:

1. Pour the rice washed in several waters with hot water in the amount of 3 glasses, add a little salt, cook, covered with a lid, for about 40 minutes.
2. Strain and let cool a little.
3. Add all other ingredients and grind using a blender.
4. Grease the table with vegetable oil and do the same with the rolling pin.
5. Roll out the rice mixture into a thin layer. Cut it into squares of the required size.
6. Place the pieces on a baking sheet lined with parchment. To make them easier to remove and not fall apart, you need to take them with a spatula greased with vegetable oil.
7. Place the baking sheet in a hot oven for a quarter of an hour. Turn over and bake the same amount.
8. Serve the cooled chips to the table.

Popcorn for beer

Salted corn kernels for beer are a classic of the genre. You can buy ready-made popcorn in the store, but making it yourself will be much tastier.

Ingredients:

• a bag of dry corn kernels;
• a teaspoon of fine salt;
• the same amount of sunflower oil.

Cooking process:

1. Mix the grains with oil and salt.
2. Place in a mold, cover with a lid and place in a hot oven for half an hour.
3. As soon as the sound of the corn “artillery” stops, we take it out.

Cooled corn will be crispy and flavorful.

Potato snack recipe

The recipe is surprisingly simple, but the result is very tasty. Baked potatoes are a bit like chips with their crispy exterior, but the inside remains soft.

Ingredients:

• glass of water;
• rock salt – 2 tbsp. spoons;
• potato.

How to cook:

1. Dissolve the salt in a glass of water, stir well and let it sit. Pour the solution into another container, leaving sediment at the bottom.
2. The potatoes for this dish can be peeled, but if they are young, it is better to leave them in their skins, but they must be washed.
3. Cut each potato lengthwise into 8 pieces.
4. Place the potatoes in parts in the saline solution, keeping it in it for no more than 30 seconds.
5. Place the slices on a baking sheet lined with foil, sharp end up.
6. Bake in a well-heated oven.

The potatoes should puff up and become golden brown. Eat the dish immediately.

Garlic croutons

This is a budget-friendly dish, but no less tasty. It requires few ingredients and is very quick to prepare.

We will need:

• one small or half a large loaf of Borodino bread;
• half a glass of vegetable oil;
• 4-5 large cloves of garlic.

Add salt to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Mix oil and grated garlic in a bowl. Let it sit for at least a quarter of an hour.
2. We remove the crusts from the bread and cut it into slices, and then into sticks (their thickness is about 1 cm).
3. Pour garlic oil into a heated frying pan.
4. Lay out the croutons, turning them several times so that there are many pieces of garlic on each one.
5. It is enough to fry them for just a couple of minutes, then turn them over and cook for the same amount.

All. Place on a napkin to remove excess oil. Salt to taste and serve.

Homemade onion rings

This appetizer can be prepared very quickly and is fried instantly. Preparing the batter takes the most time.

Ingredients:

• two medium-sized onions;
• three chicken eggs;
• the same number of spoons of sour cream and flour (it may take more);
• vegetable oil for deep frying.

Salt and pepper are added to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Cut the onion crosswise into slices 5 cm thick and separate into rings.
2. Prepare a batter from eggs, flour and sour cream. To do this, carefully separate the yolks and whites. We beat them with a mixer until they form a stable foam. We also combine the yolks with a mixer with sour cream. Add one to the other and mix now with a whisk.
3. Add about 3 tbsp to the mixture. spoons of flour (they should be heaped). Stir well until smooth. If our batter turns out thinner than 15 percent sour cream, you will have to add more flour and mix again.
4. Add some salt to the mixture and, if necessary, pepper. Mix again.
5. Dip each onion ring into the batter, shake lightly and place in a saucepan with hot vegetable oil.

Ingredients:

• one and a half kilograms of pork ribs;
• 1 – 2 tablespoons mustard;
• 60 g honey;
• 6 cloves of garlic;
• bay leaf and black peppercorns, salt.

How to cook:

1. The washed pork ribs should be dried with a napkin and rubbed with mustard, honey, salt and pepper.
2. Place on a baking sheet loosely, with a layer of fat towards the top.
3. We place several black peppercorns and bay leaves between the preparations.
4. Bake the ribs in a hot oven for one to one and a half hours.

As soon as the juice on the cut in the thickest part becomes clear, the ribs are ready.

Serve with beer.

Potato chips in a slow cooker

Of course, you can buy chips in the store, their range is very large, and the additives are varied. But if you prepare them at home, they are guaranteed not to contain any of the “harmful things” that store-bought products are so rich in. For cooking we need a multicooker.

Ingredients:

• 2 – 3 medium-sized potatoes;
• 1/2 liter of refined vegetable oil.

Add seasonings and spices to taste.

How to cook:

1. We cut the washed and peeled potatoes into slices so that their thickness does not exceed 2 millimeters.
2. Remove starch from potato pieces. To do this, we keep them in water several times for 10 minutes, changing it each time. As soon as the water becomes clear, remove the pieces and serve until dry.
3. Pour sunflower oil into the multicooker bowl and heat for 6 minutes in the “Baking” mode.
4. Place the pieces in portions into the boiling oil. They shouldn't touch each other.
5. Frying time on one side is one and a half minutes.
6. Dry on a napkin to remove excess fat.
7. Mix the seasonings and spices and sprinkle the mixture over the finished chips.
8. To prevent them from losing their crispness, serve warm.

Homemade pig ears

You can buy such a delicious dish in a store, but when prepared at home, it turns out to be many times tastier.

Ingredients:

• 8 pig ears;
• oil;
• a couple of cloves of garlic.

Add salt to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Soak your ears for an hour in cold water. Remove stubble with a knife or brush. Rinse again.
2. Boil in water for about 2 hours. The ears should become soft.
3. Rinse them and then dry them well.
4. Cut into strips about 2 cm wide lengthwise.
5. Marinate them in a mixture of salt, garlic and any seasonings you wish. Keep in the refrigerator for two hours. All that remains is to serve the appetizer to the table.

Irina Kamshilina

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Popular simple snacks to accompany the frothy drink include dried fish, shrimp, salted crackers, smoked sausages, various snacks, fried chicken wings and pork ribs. Any dish can be ordered by phone, and many of those listed can even be bought in a supermarket. To surprise your guests, it is better to prepare snacks at home.

What to prepare for beer

This original DIY beer snack is easy to prepare and will brighten up any party. By preparing a few dishes, you can turn the holiday into a feast. The easiest option is to buy treats at the store or have food delivered to your home, but such snacks will not be as satisfying as home-cooked ones. The point of friendly gatherings is not the banal drinking of beer, but the pleasure you get from this process.

Beer snacks – recipes with photos

Some treats require certain skills and time to prepare food, while other snacks are quick and easy. To create the optimal menu for a beer party, follow Paracelsus' principle by combining similar elements. So, it is better to serve meat with dark types of drink, light snacks such as nuts, fish or cheese are more suitable for light beer, and sweetish snacks and squid are more suitable for malt beer. Below are the most successful and simple recipes for beer: hearty, cold, hot, low-calorie, snacks from different products and for every taste.

Cheese balls

• Cooking time: 15 minutes.
• Calorie content of the dish: 368 kcal/100 g.
• Purpose: for a snack.
• Cuisine: French.

This unusual version of a homemade treat, prepared in a hurry, came from France. The recipe is distinguished by its simplicity, sophistication and delicate taste, so it will delight even the most biased gourmet. Cheese balls for beer turn out to be satisfying; they can be served cold or warm, piled on a tray and garnished with fresh herbs. If desired, you can complement the dish with creamy or tomato sauce.

Ingredients:

• eggs – 4 pcs.;
• processed cheese – 0.4 kg;
• vegetable oil for frying;
• ham – 100 g;
• breadcrumbs.

Cooking method:

1. Grate the cheese and finely chop the ham.
2. Divide the eggs into whites/yolks. Beat the first ones thoroughly until foam forms, and combine the yolks with 4 tbsp. l. water.
3. Mix the protein mixture with pieces of ham and cheese.
4. Form small balls from the resulting mass and place them in the freezer for 20 minutes.
5. Roll each bun in breadcrumbs, dip in beaten yolks and re-bread.
6. Fry the croquettes until golden brown (for this you need a large amount of heated oil, you need to deep-fry them).
7. Place the finished balls in a heap on a dish and serve with sauce.

Wings

• Cooking time: 1 hour.
• Number of servings: for 1 person.
• Calorie content of the dish: 180 kcal/100 g.
• Purpose: dinner.
• Cuisine: German.
• Difficulty of preparation: easy.

The secret to preparing spicy, delicious wings is the sweet and sour sauce, in which the product must first be marinated. It is better to leave the meat in the marinade for at least a couple of hours. Chicken wings for beer are baked in the oven and served coated with honey and soy sauce. Below is a recipe with photos on how to prepare the perfect beer snack for a party.

Ingredients:

• spices;
• ketchup – 3 tbsp. l.;
• liquid honey – 1.5 tbsp. l.;
• wings – 4 pcs.;
• chili – 5 g;
• vegetable oil – 1 tbsp. l.;
• soy sauce – 1 tbsp. l.;
• grain mustard – 10 g;
• garlic clove.

Cooking method:

1. Marinate the chicken in spices for several hours in advance.
2. Bake the wings in the oven at 220 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
3. You need to make a sauce for the finished meat. To do this, mix chili sauce, soy sauce, ketchup, and French mustard in a frying pan.
4. Place the wings and crushed garlic into the heated mixture, mix the ingredients and serve after 10 minutes.

Salads

• Cooking time: 30 minutes.
• Number of servings: for 4 persons.
• Calorie content of the dish: 130 kcal/100 g.
• Purpose: snack/dinner.
• Cuisine: European.
• Difficulty of preparation: easy.

In the end, such beer snacks are cheap, but they turn out very tasty and satisfying. A salad with chips, ham and peas will be appreciated by all the men gathered. To prepare it, it is better to buy large-sized snacks so that you can put a little salad on each potato plate. In addition to the salty taste ideal for a foamy drink, the snack has an original, attractive appearance. Below is how to make a quick beer salad.

Ingredients:

• mayonnaise – 100 ml;
• ham – 0.5 kg;
• large onion;
• canned peas – 1 b.;
• The chips are big.

Cooking method:

1. Cut the meat component into thin small strips, and the onion into cubes.
2. Mix peas with the crushed ingredients, season the mixture with mayonnaise.
3. Place the chips on a plate in a circle, place a spoonful of salad on each potato slice and serve immediately.

Shrimps

• Cooking time: 20 minutes.
• Number of servings: for 5-6 persons.
• Calorie content of the dish: 120 kcal/100 g.
• Purpose: dinner.
• Cuisine: Asian.
• Difficulty of preparation: easy.

You can order delivery of a ready-made snack in an online store, but then the shrimp will be delivered to you already cooled, and you will not be able to enjoy their aroma while cooking. These are not all the disadvantages of purchased seafood. The recipe for fried shrimp with beer is simple, so it’s better to prepare the dish at home - your guests will be delighted. A beer snack at home will be especially tasty if you season it with lemon juice.

Ingredients:

• salt pepper;
• lemon;
• shrimp – 2 kg;
• garlic cloves – 2 pcs.

Cooking method:

1. Thawed shrimp marinate in lemon juice or mix with lemon rings, leaving to brew for an hour.
2. Afterwards the product must be fried in a pre-oiled frying pan.
3. While frying, season the shrimp with salt/pepper and crushed garlic.
4. When the beer snack acquires a golden hue, serve it with the foamy drink.

Sausages

• Calorie content of the dish: 280 kcal/100 g.
• Purpose: dinner.
• Cuisine: German.
• Difficulty of preparation: easy.

Beer sausages are an indispensable attribute of the beer menu in Germany, a country where they know a lot about delicious snacks. Smoky-smelling, fatty, slightly salty smoked meats are the perfect addition to a beer plate, as they are the perfect appetizer to accompany a frothy, intoxicating drink. Below is a detailed description of how to cook fried pork sausages.

Ingredients:

• black, red pepper (ground);
• pork kupaty – 0.5 kg;
• spices;
• dill;
• oil for frying.

Cooking method:

1. Pour a small amount of water into the frying pan, simmer the kupats in it, turning on low heat.
2. After 15 minutes, add sunflower oil and fry the product until golden brown, turning occasionally.
3. Season the dish with spices, after cooking, sprinkle with chopped dill and serve hot.

Sandwiches

• Cooking time: 40 minutes.
• Number of servings: for 6 persons.
• Purpose: snack.
• Cuisine: Russian.
• Difficulty of preparation: easy.

Such beer snacks are quite inexpensive, but require some time to prepare the main component - herring. You can take the path of less resistance and buy ready-made marinated fillets, but it’s better to stick with fresh, spicy-salted herring. Fish canapés with beer are suitable for friendly evening gatherings, since preparing the dish in small quantities is not profitable - there is too much scrupulous work. How to prepare canapés?

Ingredients:

• lemon;
• Borodino bread without raisins;
• butter;
• herring;
• fresh sprigs of dill.

Cooking method:

1. You should remove the butter from the refrigerator in advance so that it becomes soft.
2. Clean the fish from bones, skin, fins, and entrails.
3. Finely chop the dill and mix with soft butter.
4. The bread should be cut into thin small pieces (about 4x4 cm).
5. Slice the herring fillet thinly, just like the lemon. Lemon slices need to be divided into 6 identical segments.
6. Spread butter with herbs on the bread pieces, place a piece of fish and a slice of lemon on top. Garnish each sandwich with a sprig of dill.

Chicken chips

• Cooking time: 3 hours.
• Number of servings: for 4 persons.
• Calorie content of the dish: 278 kcal/100 g.
• Purpose: snack.
• Cuisine: Thai.

Chicken chips are a great way to diversify your usual beer plate. Unlike store-bought potatoes, the meat product is prepared without using a large amount of oil, so it turns out to be lower in calories and does not contain as much bad cholesterol. Supplement the menu with such a snack, and guests, crunching on delicious homemade snacks, will be surprised at your originality and resourcefulness. How to make chicken chips?

Ingredients:

• vegetable oil – 1 tbsp. l.;
• chicken breast – 2 pcs.;
• ground black/red pepper;
• soy sauce – 2 tbsp. l.;
• water – 30 ml;
• greenery;
• ground coriander – ½ tsp.

Cooking method:

1. Remove skin and bones from the meat, rinse, dry, and cut into thin pieces.
2. Mix water with soy sauce
3. Place the meat in a flat, wide container, pour the resulting mixture, add spices, close the lid and refrigerate overnight.
4. Add finely chopped greens to the meat, place the product on a baking sheet covered with foil so that the pieces do not touch each other.
5. Dry the chips at 100 degrees for about 2.5-3 hours, turning on the “Convention” oven mode (if your oven doesn’t have this option, just leave the door ajar).
6. Turn the appetizer several times during cooking.

Bakery

• Cooking time: 45 minutes.
• Number of servings: 2 persons.
• Calorie content of the dish: 379 kcal/100 g.
• Purpose: snack.
• Cuisine: French.
• Difficulty of preparation: medium.

Below is a very simple to follow but original recipe for making breadsticks - a treat that goes perfectly with a mug of foamy malt drink. To save time on cooking, you can take ready-made puff pastry, add cheese filling, spices and bake it in the oven. Serve breadsticks with beer along with some sauce or fondue.

Ingredients:

• hard cheese – 100 g;
• milk – ½ tbsp.;
• flour – 150 g;
• baking powder – ½ tsp;
• ground paprika, other spices;
• butter – 70 g.

Cooking method:

1. Mix grated cheese with softened butter.
2. Add spices to the resulting mixture to taste, stir.
3. Pour in the milk, add paprika, salt, and knead the mixture thoroughly with a spoon.
4. Add flour with baking powder and knead into a soft, pliable dough.
5. Roll out the layer about 0.5 cm thick, cut it into strips, place each of them on a baking sheet lined with parchment and bake for 10 minutes at 180 degrees.

Roasted corn

• Cooking time: 80 minutes.
• Number of servings: for 2 persons.
• Calorie content of the dish: 150 kcal/100 g.
• Purpose: snack/dinner.
• Cuisine: Asian.
• Difficulty of preparation: easy.

This dish, prepared in an unusual way, will appeal to adults and children alike. First, the corn should be boiled until tender, and then additionally fried in oil and grease the finished snack with a mixture of butter and garlic. It turns out incredibly tasty and nutritious. Serve this snack to your guests or family, they will be very pleased. Below is a detailed recipe for corn for beer.

Ingredients:

• frying oil;
• corn cobs – 2 pcs.;
• garlic clove;
• butter – 30 g;
• salt;
• greenery.

Cooking method:

1. Boil the corn in a saucepan, then break it into pieces.
2. Heat a thick-walled frying pan with oil. Fry the corn on all sides for 5 minutes.
3. Then add a little water (a couple of spoons) to the pan, reduce the heat and simmer the product without a lid until the liquid has completely evaporated.
4. Mix softened melted butter with salt, finely chopped herbs, crushed garlic.
5. Lubricate each cob with the resulting mixture on all sides. Serve snacks to your guests.

What to buy with beer

Almost every country has its own traditions of producing and drinking beer. Moreover, each type of drink involves the choice of a different snack. Thus, it is believed that light beer is best drunk with dried fish, cheese, and crayfish, while dark beer is recommended to be supplemented with hot meat dishes. Beer snacks should ideally enhance, but in no case interrupt, the taste of the foamy drink. Below are different options for dishes that harmonize with it.

Fish

In the countries of the post-Soviet region, it is customary to serve dried or dried fish with beer. However, you need to know which varieties go best with the intoxicating drink. The best fish to pair with beer is:

• vobla;
• sprat;
• flounder;
• peled;
• smoked vendace.

Meat snacks

Crackers, salted peanuts, French fries, chips - these products are called “junk food” in the USA, and for good reason. Beer snacks are harmful and contain a lot of calories. Their only advantage is their availability, but true beer lovers rarely choose such a snack because it overpowers the taste of the drink. Alternatives include homemade garlic croutons and meat snacks cut into long, thin slices. Such snacks are quick and easy to serve, they are healthier, tastier, and complement the aroma of the drink.

Sausages

The Germans consider sausages baked on the grill or fried in a frying pan to be the best snack. It’s easy to prepare such a treat - each product is cut, stuffed with a cheese slice, smeared with mustard and baked/fried. Sausages should be served hot with beer along with some sauce. The advantages of the dish are simplicity, taste, satiety. The only disadvantage is that such beer snacks are fattier, plus they run out quickly

Cheese

The ideal snack for a foamy drink is cheese, the main thing is not to make a mistake in choosing. Experts advise choosing light cheeses for light beers, while a product with a richer taste is more suitable for an unfiltered drink or porter. An alternative option is to play with contrasts. For example, a cheese plate for beer with soft varieties of product will go well with a sweet and sour drink. The more complex the taste of the beer, the richer the snack should be served. Feta harmonizes with wheat ale, spicy Roquefort and English Stilton are combined with unfiltered beer.

Low-calorie snack for beer

The idea that beer makes you fat is a misconception, because the drink has lower calorie content than milk. People gain weight from snacks they eat with beer. However, lovers of the foamy drink can protect themselves and their figure from the negative consequences of drinking it. What dietary snacks can be consumed with beer to avoid gaining weight:

• rice chips (contain half the calories of potato chips);
• hunting sausages (it’s better to eat a couple of sausages than fat-saturated nuts or other unhealthy snacks);
• crabs, shrimp;
• pita chips;
• popcorn (the snack contains only 115 kcal and quickly fills you up).

Video

Making a delicious beer snack with your own hands at home is not that difficult. Just a few dishes can turn an ordinary evening with a glass of beer into a real feast. This article will look at simple and interesting beer snacks for every taste.

Below you will find recipes for dishes and snacks to go with the foam: both those that can be prepared in a hurry and those that require a lot of time. All you have to do is choose a dish depending on your taste preferences and free time.

Meat

One of the most popular dishes to go with beer is, of course, boiled crayfish. But you still need to know how to cook them correctly. Fortunately, it's easy. To prepare the dish you need to take live crayfish, peppercorns, salt, dill and water.

First of all, you need to boil water in a large saucepan, add dill, salt and put 1 teaspoon of pepper, then close the lid and cook over medium heat.

After 3 minutes, add crayfish to the boiling water, cover the pan with a lid, reduce the heat and make sure that the water does not boil away. Next, you need to wait until the water boils again and cook the crayfish for another 25-30 minutes. Remove the finished crayfish from the pan with a slotted spoon and serve with beer while still hot.

Another delicious meat dish to go with beer is marinated sausages. For preparation you will need:

• 1 kg of good quality sausages;
• garlic;
• vinegar (300-500 ml);
• pickled cucumber;
• hot pepper - 3 pcs.;
• 10 g each of sugar, coriander and salt;
• 1 onion.

Preparation:

1. The cucumber should be cut into thin slices, the onion into feathers, and the garlic should be chopped into small pieces. At the same time, you need to boil water, add 6% vinegar and spices to it.
2. Peel the sausages and make a cut on them. Insert a slice of cucumber, a piece of hot pepper, onion, garlic into it, season with mustard or horseradish to taste.
3. Place the sausages in a 3-liter jar in layers along with the onions (the first layer is the onion, then the sausages, and so on in a circle).
4. Pour the prepared marinade over the sausages and leave in the jar for 1-2 days, after which they can be served with beer.

Hot

A universal hot dish with foam is fried chickpeas. This is a good replacement for store-bought chips and crackers, and also has a lot of useful properties.

Before cooking, chickpeas are filled with water and infused for 10-12 hours, after which they are thoroughly dried.

Fry over medium heat, in a regular frying pan with the addition of vegetable oil. You need to stir the grains approximately once every 5 minutes, and the entire frying process will take about 15-20 minutes.

When the grains are ready (you can check by taste), spices are added to them: a small spoonful of paprika, ground ginger, dried garlic, curry, hot pepper, salt (to taste).

Then the chickpeas are fried for another 5 minutes, after which they are served hot and crispy with beer.

Another option for a hot snack with beer is cheese balls. To prepare them you need 200 g of cheese (Dutch or Russian is suitable), 4 egg whites, vegetable oil, flour and salt. First you need to finely grate the cheese. The whites should be separated from the yolks. The recipe requires only whites, which are whipped with a pinch of salt until the mass begins to acquire a light foam, after which grated cheese is added to it.

All this is mixed until a viscous consistency is obtained, from which you subsequently need to roll into balls in your palms and roll them in flour.

Place a few balls at a time in a saucepan with vegetable oil and fry for 2-3 minutes, after which they can be served hot with beer!

Useful

There is nothing better than combining good taste and benefits in food. Oatmeal sticks for beer are a good example of just such a dish. To prepare them you will need instant oatmeal, aromatic herbs, turmeric, hard cheese, flour and light beer.

In dry form, first you need to mix flour, turmeric, oatmeal, herbs and salt. Next add softened butter and grated cheese. Pour beer over all this and mix until it forms a dough. Place the mixture on parchment paper and roll out into a rectangle 3-4 mm thick.

Cut the dough lengthwise into sticks, transfer to a wire rack and place in the oven for 15 minutes at 190 degrees. The finished sticks can be served with beer while still hot!

Another healthy snack for beer is ham and pea salad. The main ingredients you will need are: ham, peas, onions, chips and mayonnaise.

The first step is to cut the ham into strips and finely chop the onion. If there is any marinade, drain the peas.

All that remains is to make a mix of all the ingredients: add meat and onions to the peas, season with mayonnaise, and add some chips before serving.

Russians

Pike is a fish that appears more than once in Russian fairy tales. Did you know that you can make a delicious beer snack from it?

To prepare pike for beer, you first need to wash and cut it, leaving only the carcass and cutting it into 2 parts. Next, cut out even pieces of fish fillet. Chop 1 onion into rings and prepare the marinade: in 1 glass of warm water, dilute 5 g of sugar and salt, as well as half a teaspoon of vinegar. Then take a jar and place pieces of fish on the bottom, then onions, and so on in a circle 3 times.

Each layer can be generously sprinkled with spices - black pepper and coriander. At the end, pour the prepared marinade over everything and put the jar in the refrigerator for 1 day. After this time, the jar must be removed and the contents filled with sunflower oil.

In this form, pickled pike is stored for several days and can be served as a separate snack with beer.

Sandwiches made from Borodino bread and herring are another snack option imbued with the Russian spirit. To prepare you will need herring fillet, butter, Borodino bread, lemon and dill.

It is better to take the butter out of the refrigerator in advance so that it melts. Dill should be chopped into small pieces and mixed with soft butter.

Cut the bread into pieces suitable for the size of herring fillet pieces. The lemon must be chopped into rings, each of which is cut into 6 equal parts.

First spread butter mixed with dill on the bread, then put the herring fillet, top with a slice of lemon and garnish the whole thing with a whole sprig of dill.

Chicken

Chicken wings can be used to make a delicious snack with beer. Especially if you add hot sauce to them and bake them in an air fryer. To prepare the dish you need to take chicken wings, tkemali sauce and regular soy sauce, ground chili pepper, garlic, salt and refined oil.

The first step is to crush the garlic and mix it with tkemali sauce and sunflower oil. Rinse the wings and place them in a glass bowl, rubbing them with pepper and salt.

After this, pour the prepared marinade over the meat and mix it all. The wings must be pressed down with something heavy (for example, a plate) and left to marinate overnight or for a day. After this time, drain the marinade, place the wings on the air fryer and bake at 250 degrees. Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Or you can make wings, just like at KFC. To do this, you need to cut them in the joint area and salt to taste. Next add paprika, pepper and adjika. You can also use Tabasco sauce. Mix all this well and leave to marinate overnight.

At the same time, beat the eggs with a little water. Another ingredient is breadcrumbs; for color you need to put turmeric and ground oatmeal in them.

Dip the wings in flour, eggs and cereal and fry until cooked.

From pork

Pig meat can also go well with beer. Chinese-style pork is especially delicious. To prepare, you will need pork ribs, which should be washed and divided into 1 piece. In a separate bowl, mix: cognac (3 tbsp), starch, pepper and salt to taste, soy sauce (2 tbsp).

Place the ribs in the prepared marinade and refrigerate for 1 hour. Meanwhile, finely chop the garlic and onion, which should be fried in oil for 2 minutes. Add chicken ribs to garlic and onion and fry for 15 minutes. They must be stirred evenly. Add broth and 1 tsp to the meat. Sahara.

Simmer the pork for 20 minutes, uncovered, until all the liquid has evaporated. Cut 1 bell pepper into diamonds, place in a frying pan with the meat and fry for another 3 minutes. The beer dish is ready!

Low calorie options

Beer drinkers can reduce food harm by focusing on the following low-calorie snacks:

• popcorn;
• hunting sausages;
• rice crisps;
• shrimps;
• pita chips.

From all these products you can make a large beer plate, which in its beauty and taste is in no way inferior to more high-calorie dishes.

It would be useful to familiarize yourself with useful tips on preparing and choosing snacks for beer:

1. Meat appetizers go best with dark beer.
2. Light beer goes well with potatoes, fish and cheese.
3. Unfiltered drinks will go well with squid and snacks that are not too salty and not too sweet.
4. Fried fish and meat dishes are best served while still hot, so you will feel all the deliciousness of the crispy crust.
5. You should not store beer snacks in the refrigerator for more than 1-2 days.

Use traditional beer snack pairings. From ordinary products you can always create a delicious dish for a foamy drink, which will replace store-bought food and bring pleasure.

Before a beer party, you don’t have to stock up on chips and crackers. Excellent snacks, natural and healthy, can be quickly prepared from what you have at home.

Beer is a democratic drink. It goes well with meat and fish, cheeses and vegetables, fruits and bread. Deciding what you can prepare for beer at home is simple: look in the refrigerator, there will definitely be products there that go with the foam and will help you not get drunk.

Beer snacks

Before heading to the kitchen, study the beer label. Light snacks go well with light beer, sweet dishes go with malt beers, and spicy dishes go with strong ones. Wheat ales go well with cheeses and salads, white beer goes well with spicy sausages, and pale ale goes well with desserts.

What you can prepare for beer at home:

• Sausages or frankfurters are a traditional snack for beer. The simplest thing is to cut the sausage in the middle, coat it with mustard, add a piece of cheese and bake in the oven or microwave.
• Toast. Dried bread is one of the win-win options for what you can prepare for beer as a snack. Grind the garlic with salt and vegetable oil, brush the pieces of bread with this mixture and dry in the oven for 10 minutes. For spicy lovers, we recommend adding pepper and other spices.
• Onion rings. Cut the onion into thick rings. Dip each ring in a batter of flour, egg and spices and fry in plenty of oil.
• Chicken wings. They prepare quickly and help you not get drunk. The wings are dredged in flour and fried in oil. Salt and spices are added to taste.
• Seafood. Shrimp, squid, crayfish, and mussels cook quickly and complement the taste of light beers well. Cleaned seafood is simply boiled in salted water. They can be served both hot and cold.

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