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Cooking/Baking with Beer

rms1954 — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 18:28:44 GMT

I have never cooked with it but was watching a Scandanavian cooking show and they were using Guiness beer in beef stew and backed products like brown bread. Wondering what your experiance with using beer is. I'm not a beer lover but cooking with it interested me cuz I am wondering if it makes a big difference in tenderizing meat.

Re: Cooking/Baking with Beer

LindaSal — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 18:32:02 GMT

@rms1954 I often use Guinness in my beef stew and other recipes too. You don't get a "beer" taste but rather a rich flavor. I went online and googled Guinness recipes, I printed several from the internet. Try it, it's good, I even made a Guinness chocolate cake once

Re: Cooking/Baking with Beer

kittyloo — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 18:38:55 GMT

@rms1954

i've used beer in cooking plenty of times. just last week i made a quick beer bread, that was quite tasty.

i like to add it to beef type dishes in the crockpot, or stewing. gives a great flavor.

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On It — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 18:59:55 GMT

I have used beer to marinate brisket.

Re: Cooking/Baking with Beer

rms1954 — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 19:01:12 GMT

@LindaSal wrote:
@rms1954 I often use Guinness in my beef stew and other recipes too. You don't get a "beer" taste but rather a rich flavor. I went online and googled Guinness recipes, I printed several from the internet. Try it, it's good, I even made a Guinness chocolate cake once

Ohhhh. Sounds interesting. I'm tired of the same old recipies. Definitely will try something new.

Re: Cooking/Baking with Beer

Mz iMac — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 20:25:49 GMT

People I know who cook crabs always use beer.

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deepwaterdotter — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 20:41:45 GMT

I make this slow-cooker recipe torn out of a Cook's County magazine many years ago:

4 lbs beef stew meat, cut into 1" pieces

2 tbsp vegetable oil

2 onions, chopped

4 cups chicken broth

1 1/2 cups Guiness draught stout beer

1 tbsp brown sugar

1 tsp dried thyme

1 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped

2 bay leaves

1 lb carrots, cut into 1" chunks

2 lbs baby red potatoes

1/4 cup flour

Pat beef dry and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook 2 lbs beef in 2 tsp oil in frypan to brown, place in slow cooker. Brown rest of beef in 2 more tsp oil and place in slow cooker.

Saute onions and 1/4 tsp salt in frypan in 2 tsp oil. Stir in broth, 1 1/4 cups beer, brown sugar, thyme, chocolate, and bay leaves, bring to boil. Pour into slow cooker.

Stir carrots and potatoes in with browned beef. Cover and cook on high until meat is tender, 6-7 hours.

Whisk flour and 1/4 cup beer until smooth, then stir into slow cooker. Cook covered to thicken sauce, about 15 minutes. Throw away bay leaves.

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Bookplate — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 22:17:14 GMT

In addition to the beef stew, I have a chili recipe that uses dark beer. Also, beer-battered cod is a fried fish tradition.

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ECBG — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 22:51:18 GMT

When I was growing up, we would use 1 small bottle of catsup and 1 bottle of beer to marinate 2 big sirloin steaks in all day. They were towelled off and charcoaled. They were delicious.

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Re: Cooking/Baking with Beer

deepwaterdotter — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 23:38:45 GMT

@ECBG Sunday I'm marinating a couple ribeye steaks in 1/2 cup bourbon, 1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce, some minced red onion and a little garlic.

Re: Cooking/Baking with Beer

ECBG — Sat, 11 Jun 2022 00:39:24 GMT

@deepwaterdotter

There is no reason why it wouldn't work. Let us know how you like it!

Re: Cooking/Baking with Beer

twinny70 — Sat, 11 Jun 2022 00:53:28 GMT

Deepwaterdotter, what time is a good time to come? We live about an hour South of Madison?

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cindyNC — Sat, 11 Jun 2022 12:27:58 GMT

I once made a recipe that called for a bottle of Modelo (Mexican) beer. Ended up purchasing a 12 pack to get one bottle. Took the beer into work where co-workers enjoyed as I don't drink beer.