Cook something for your poker night
October 25, 2009
There are a lot of things to do before a poker night. If you are a host of a poker night then you have to make sure that you are able to feed your guests. One of the house rules that you can implement is a ten percent deduction from the buy in so that the money can be used for food and drinks. If there is a one hundred dollar buy in, then ten dollars is given to the host for food and for drinks. Here are some of the things that you can cook for your guests so that they feel that house fee was all worth it.
Chicken strips are a great way to keep your guests full and nibbling throughout the night. How can you prepare chicken strips? First you simply thaw the chicken and then cut it up into strips. You prepare a breading or a mixture that is made up of flour, egg, some pepper, and some salt. You coat the chicken fingers with this mixture and then you deep fry it until it turns golden brown. When it is golden brown, you remove the chicken strips and try to drain as much oil from the chicken strip as possible. You can put some ketchup on the side when you serve this dish. Your guests will certainly enjoy this.
Garlic mushrooms are also a great way to keep your guests nibbling on something throughout the night. The first thing to do when preparing garlic mushrooms is to cut the garlic as finely as possible. Cooks would call this mincing. When the garlic is as minced as possible, put it in a frying pan with oil. Add the mushrooms quickly after. Toss the garlic and toss the mushrooms around until you see the garlic turning golden brown. When you see this happening, you can remove the mushrooms and the garlic from the frying pan. Serve this hot and your guests will keep coming back for more.
Aside from these two great dishes, you might want to add some club sandwiches. Making a club sandwich is very simple. Toast some bread. Toss in a few lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and some mayonnaise. Put in cold cuts for some sandwiches and put in some fried bacon in the other sandwiches. Vary the meat in the sandwiches. Put all the ingredients in between layers of the sandwich and then cut the sandwich into four. Use some toothpicks to hold the layers together. Serve this immediately.
These great tasting dishes are perfect for anybody’s poker night. Toss in some beer and some wine and you will have the perfect poker night. In some cases, some people will simply enjoy the company and the food and not mind losing the money at poker. If you can cook really well and if you can keep guests entertained then you are on the road to being one of the best poker hosts. If people love your place and if they love your food then there are a lot of reasons for you to host the best poker games.