Extreme Tailgate Society: August 2015

Sunday, August 30, 2015

We're Getting Ready

The preseason has come and gone.

The trailer/bar has all the improvements for 2015.

The tailgate tossing football is pumped to NFL regulation.

Time to dig out the football gear!

Friday, August 28, 2015

Final Preseason Game

A skeleton crew is headed to the parking lot for tonight's game. It is not an EST sanctioned event. See you all on 9/20.

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Technical tailgating (sometimes referred to as tec tailgating) is a form of tailgating that exceeds the conventional limits – especially food and equipment – of recreational tailgating. Technical tailgating exposes the tailgater to significantly more fun than recreational tailgating, including better menus and advanced preparation, and therefore requires extensive experience, advanced training, and specialized equipment. Technical tailgating also often involves custom vehicles other than a standard automobile.

The term technical tailgating has been credited to Extreme Tailgate Society.

Sunday, August 23, 2015

Game One Preview - The Slider

As it happened, the NFL scheduled The Houston Texans as our 2015 home opener. In keeping with a food theme for our occasional opponents, my thoughts naturally turned to beef.

Last year we discovered that sliders of any type make for great finger food. They are good, easy to build, Easy to handle and multi task, and pair well with a wing and beer. We had pulled pork sliders, pulled beef sliders, meatball sliders, and traditional hamburger sliders. This year expect the addition of chicken and pork tenderloin sliders.

Sliders lend themselves to indulgence because one is only dealing with a few bites. So pile on the cheese, grilled onions, rich sauces, and veggies.

We were fortunate to be gifted 228 Angus Beef, whole muscle from the short rib and chuck sliders from Bang Bang Burgers. They were immediately frozen and are waiting for September 20.

Last night I was able to observe the owner Of Bang Bang making the perfect beef sliders from a batch of previously frozen patties.

Just a bit of kosher salt and course ground black pepper season each side as they cook on a medium heat griddle. When they sweat, it's time to turn. Salt and pepper again and add cheese.

Meanwhile, the Kings Hawaiian rolls are lightly toasted on each side.

In just moments I had perfection in my hand. It needed nothing else. Great taste, moist, beef and cheese cooked medium. Just the slightest pink in the middle.

I hoovered up a second slider to confirm my previous thoughts. I can't wait until September 20.