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March 17, 2017 by Crushed Ice Events: Louisville Catering

Recipe of the Month – Beer Batter for Fish

ALMOST as vital as green beer, Beer Battered Fish and Chips is next up on the list. Be inspired this St. Patrick’s Day with Chef Agnew’s Beer Batter for Fish!

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  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups cornstarch
  • Two 12-ounce beer (ale, larger or dark beer if preferred )
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 cup all purpose flour or cornstarch for dredging
  • For the Batter: Whisk together flour, cornstarch, beer, egg, and salt in a medium-sized bowl. Make sure there are no lumps. Cover bowl and place in fridge for at least 20 minutes, and up to 3 hours before batter will be used.
  • Tips:
  •  Batter should be the consistency of heavy cream, don’t be afraid of trial and error
  • Dredging : Always pat dry fish fillets or other items you may be frying before dredging into all purpose flour or cornstarch. Also tap off excess dredging flour before dipping into batter.
Frying Oil and Temperature:
Optimal temperatures should range from 360-380 degrees Fahrenheit
Safflower or Peanut Oils are great for frying for higher smoke points.
If your looking for more flavor focused oils try lard or beef tallow.
Draining: When removing fried fish or any fried item for that matter, it’s been to place on an oven rack or grate as to allow the crispy coating to cool without trapping steam underneath to cause the coating to get soggy.
Paper towels will drain the fat from the fish but can still trap steam causing excess moisture on the coating.
If you are going to season with salt or other spices do so immediately after removing from fryer onto draining rack.
Lastly don’t over crowd your fryer with too much at one time. Overcrowding will cause a steep decrease in temperature and cause crispy fish to be greasy.
Pour yourself a Guinness and give Chef Agnew’s Recipe a shot! You won’t be disappointed.
May the winds of fortune sail you,
May you sail a gentle sea.
May it always be the other guy
who says, “this drink’s on me.” 

Cheers!

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July 22, 2016 by Crushed Ice Events: Louisville Catering

Christmas in July!

Stay cool and plan ahead with your Christmas party by Crushed Ice Catering! This hot weather has us all craving a relaxing cool day, and what better way then planning ahead for your Christmas party?!

 

Christmas happens to be a favorite in our Catering office (yes, we even love to watch the movie Elf…before Summer ends). So, why not look ahead with some fun ideas for your next Holiday party?!

 


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The Ice House in Downtown Louisville is a great space with Icy fun for your holiday party!

 

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It isn’t a holiday party without desserts!

 

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Light it up with fun! Food stations can be so much fun and function with Christmas lights added to them!

 

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Notice the Candy Cane Tie? Even our staff loves getting in the holiday spirit. Passing appetizers is always a nice touch to your guests!

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We cannot hold this one as a secret! Our Bark and Brittle Bar is seriously one of the biggest crowd pleasing parts of past holiday parties. Each Bark and Brittle is made fresh by our chefs and you can even have a take home baggie to enjoy some later!

 

 

AND GUESS WHAT!!

 

We are currently hosting our Christmas in July Specials with The Ice House and Off-site Events!

 

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So take a break, and cool off from this heat! You can plan it now, and enjoy it later with our fun holiday options!

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June 1, 2016 by Crushed Ice Events: Louisville Catering

The Evan Williams Bourbon Experience – Crushed Ice Catering Off-Site Spotlight

Tours, Tastings, and multiple Event Spaces…Evan Williams Bourbon Experience has so much to offer! Crushed Ice in Louisville, is happy to cater many off-site properties, but one of our most common spots to cater at truly offers a glance at Kentucky’s Heritage and Spirit (both the metaphorically and literally).

 

Evan Williams Bourbon Experience is located at 528 West Main Street in Louisville, Kentucky on Whiskey Row and embraces the history and culture of Bourbon and Kentucky to the smallest detail. Whether you are looking to host a cocktail reception, corporate meeting, or even a seated dinner, Evan Williams has a space for you and we just happen to know a great caterer! (Hint, hint…it’s us!)

 

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Our Catering Coordinator, Lauren passing hors d’oeuvres next to the large rocks glass of Bourbon at Evan Williams Bourbon Experience

 

We secretly love the Speak-Easy event space that has a hidden entrance and gorgeous bar. With a kitchen attached to the back for ease of catering, and a feeling of going back in time, we just love seeing how each client uses the space differently.

 

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Our Server, Danielle, passing Chicken in the Speakeasy with a fun caricature artist!

 

Our other secret love we have for this off-site location? Their Special Events Coordinator, Taylor James. Taylor is always full of so much energy and passion for each event that you can’t help but catch some of her energy. She not only makes every client feel at home, but welcomes every team member of ours with a smile and cheer!

 

Executive bar set up at Evan Williams
Corporate Beverage Set Up in the Executive Board Room

 

If you are looking for a fun and interactive space to host an event, this is definitely a great venue for you!

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May 27, 2016 by Crushed Ice Events: Louisville Catering

Insta-Takeover: Instagram-ing the Crushed Ice Catering Way

Want an insider’s look at what Louisville’s most fun and innovative catering company does on a daily basis? In today’s world – you are able to do just that!

Sharing, tagging, and liking are all things that we tend to do each day…but how do you make it where you are truly showing those around you the fun and good things that you are doing? We have started a new approach for Crushed Ice Catering‘s Instagram and our Catering Coordinator Lauren would like to share some ideas and tips with you!

Sharing pictures the instant that they are taken, is something that I just cannot get enough of! I love to show not only the end product that we offer (platter of hor d’oeuvres anyone?), but also the fun and passion that goes into making it. PLUS, who doesn’t love seeing just how much fun a company has together?! I know that when I see other companies sharing outings and funny posts that I want to know more and see more about them…so why not do that here?

Sure, you will see a good amount of pictures of food, bar and catering pictures, but you will also see videos of our culinary team dancing, pictures from some of our favorite lunch and coffee spots, team dinners, and of course pictures from our events!

Being a social-media aged gal, I find the following things appealing to reach out to more people:

1. HAVE FUN! I cannot say this enough, I love seeing companies not only show what they do, but also how they have fun doing it. When have you ever looked at a group of people that are having fun and said “No thank you, I don’t want any of that.”?!

 

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Photo Booth Fun with Magnolia Photo Booth Company at Love & Such Bridal Show

 

2. Don’t over post. This is a line that needs to stay balanced. It is easy to bombard your followers with post after post. Doing this makes it feel like Spam, and I am not afraid to say that I un-follow people for this constantly. Instagram is about posting in the instant a picture is taken, not every instant you do something. Learn your balance.

 

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Builder’s Exchange Banquet at The Gillespie

 

3. Don’t be afraid to post outside of the “peak hours”. Sure we all try to post in peak hours to get the most likes and visits; but honestly, posting is going to help your visibility no matter what. Late night snacks? Post those Fried PB&Js when they go out! It may be 11:30 PM, but I promise, people will still see them, and grow very, very hungry!

 

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Early Morning Breakfast at Copper & Kings Distillery

 

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Late Night Snacks at Ice House

 

 

4. Post Faces: Not just of the managers, post pictures of your entire team! I love seeing who is working behind the scenes to help make an event go well. Seriously, there is no job that is too small. Post those pictures of the dishwasher cranking out dishes, or the servers sweating from running food…people love to see people.

 

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Selfie Station fun with one of our servers Bobby

 

 

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Team Day at Buffalo Trace Distillery

 

5. Let others post too. One thing that I love about our Instagram is that our entire team posts on it – even our home, Ice House, shares the love. I love seeing the different things that people notice and want to share with our followers. Different points of view help draw in different followers!

 

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Off-site Brunch Set Up
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Tasting Fun

 

6. Captions, Hashtags, and Emojis…oh my! YES! I love scrolling through my feed and seeing quirkylittle captions and hashtags. Plus, you can connect with so much on social media with the tags!

 

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Food Fun in the Kitchen with our Chef

 

7. Spread the love to everyone. It truly takes an army of vendors to successfully execute an event. We love to tag the wonderful venues we work with, as well as other professionals that make our job fun! Hosting a cocktail reception at Evan Williams Bourbon Experience? Tag ’em. It is good bait to get more post love, likes and shares!

 

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Passed Hors D’oeuvres at Evan Williams Bourbon Experience

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