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The Big Game, Big Island Style: 5 Recipes to Try

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The Big Game, Big Island Style
The Big Game, Big Island Style

The Big Game is always in the dead of winter, so celebrating Big Island style can help ease those mid-winter blues.  Plus a tropical theme makes the menu itself something to celebrate, regardless of which team wins – or if you are just watching the commercials.  

Use your new air fryer:  Huli Huli chicken wings

If an air fryer is among your new gadgets, then you really should put it to use.  For best results, try using it for foods that already have some fat in them – like bacon, sausage, or chicken wings.   After air frying, toss in this simple Huli Huli sauce before returning to the air fryer to turn the sauce into a finger-licking glaze.  

Huli Huli Chicken Wings

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 30 minutes mins
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American

Equipment

  • Air Fryer

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs party wings
  • 1-2 T Omnivore Salt

Sauce

  • 1/2 cup ketchup
  • 1/2 cup soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar or 6 T sugar and 2 T molasses
  • ¼ cup rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar
  • 1 1-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated
  • 2 to 3 garlic cloves peeled and finely grated

Instructions
 

  • Layer frozen chicken wings in the tray and sprinkle with (your new favorite) Omnivore Salt.  Then air fry according to package instructions.
  • Meanwhile, simmer all ingredients together until they begin to thicken into a sauce.
  • Remove wings from sauce with tongs and return to air fryer for a few minutes until glazed and slightly charred.  Coat in remaining sauce before serving.

Notes

Wings may also be grilled.  
Keyword celebrations, quick and easy

Showcase a New Bowl:  Roasted Onion Dip 

The Big Game without a dip of some sort is nearly impossible to imagine.  You may not be able to get your hands on Maui or other Hawaiian onions where you live, but you can definitely use a local onion of your choice.  No sweet onions in season? No worries- because the onions are roasted, I’ve found that it doesn’t matter whether or not you start with sweet onions.  

Rethink your Nachos:  Kalua Pork Nachos

The Big Game, Big Island Style

Go island style with your nachos.  Layer tortilla chips with some Kalua-style pork made simple (skip the cabbage portion for this recipe), and some lomi lomi tomatoes (not unlike Hawaiian pico de gallo).  Combine some sriracha and mayonnaise to taste and drizzle over the nachos.  Finish with sliced green onions and/or cilantro.  

Bring on the Chocolate

A chocolate lava cake is a great choice (or the individual ones you can sometimes find at Trader Joe’s – or, for something a little different, the chocolate lava gnocchi!).  But for a big game-friendly lava dessert, consider chocolate lava brownies. After making a few batches of rather disappointing, not-so-molten chocolate cookies, these brownies from Epicurious were an even more welcome find.  

A recipe I will make again and again – regardless of whether or not lava is part of the theme.  Pantry ingredients mixed in a single bowl with delicious results. My family doesn’t really do nuts, so I left them out, and I halved the recipe in a 9-inch glass baking dish (these puppies are rich!).  Right out of the oven, these were “fork brownies” – which would be sublime with ice cream or whipped cream. Hours later, they set up a bit, and maintained a soft, chewy center with a thin crisp shell. If you like chewy brownies, then I imagine these will be a new go-to in your house, just like they will be in my mine.

Dazzle them with Drinks

The Mai Tai was born on the Big Island of Hawaii, but if you want to stay upright through the 4th quarter, consider something with a little less punch.  My version of a Blue Hawaii includes a little (homemade) sweet and sour mix, as well as coconut rum, pineapple juice, and, of course, blue curaçao. Inspired by this recipe from liquor.com, make my Blue Hawaii by combining in a cocktail shaker, 1 ounce of each of the following: 

  • dark rum (like Bacardi),
  • coconut rum (like Malibu),
  • blue curaçao,
  • sweet and sour mix (ideally homemade). 
  • Add 4 ounces pineapple juice and shake vigorously with ice before straining into a chilled glass.   
The Big Game, Big Island Style

Bonus:  Wear your True Colors (or not)

If you have a team you are supporting, consider showing your support with your Color Street manicure.  If you’re just watching for the commercials – and the food – then any set of Color Street will do.  

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