Cooking with Beer

By: Bret Kimbrough

It's not just for drinking anymore!

Appetizers, Soups and Stews

Small bites plus soups to keep you warm.

Mains

Hearty main-dish meals made with beer.

Beer Breads

Beer-influenced side dishes and baked goods.

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18WheelCuisine

Sep. 27, 2009 12:23 pm

Is it true that cooking evaporates the alcohol in beer but leaves the flovor?Although these recipes for beer brats sound delicious, because we drive a semi-truck (we can cook in the truck) we must be careful when using beer or wine. Just wondering???

iheartfood

Sep. 28, 2009 3:04 pm

yes, cooking with alcohol will cook out the alcohol but keep the flavor.

ken

Sep. 28, 2009 6:01 pm

No. A study conducted by the US Department of Agriculture’s Nutrient Data Laboratory in an articles called Alcohol retention in food preparation, by Augustin J, Augustin E, Cutrufelli RL, Hagen SR, Teitzel C., J Am Diet Assoc. 1992 Apr;92(4):486-8, calculated the percentage of alcohol remaining in a dish based on various cooking methods: Preparation Method (Percent of Alcohol Retained) - alcohol added to boiling liquid & removed from heat (85%) - alcohol flamed (75%) - no heat, stored overnight (70%) - baked, 25 minutes, alcohol not stirred into mixture (45%) - baked/simmered, alcohol stirred into mixture: * 15 minutes (40%) * 30 minutes (35%) * 1 hour (25%) * 1.5 hours (20%) * 2 hours (10%) * 2.5 hours (5%) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1556354

bemac

Sep. 29, 2009 12:40 pm

It is also a good marinade/tenderizer for meat such as ribs, boston butt, etc. You can mix it with Dale's or Moore's marindae or a clear cola for perfectly tender meat.

Mark H

Sep. 30, 2009 9:52 am

You can never cook all of the alcohol out, but most of it does evaporate out.

harleymama

Oct. 7, 2009 4:33 pm

What doesn't get cooked out is not enough to impair your judgement.

Inatizzy

Oct. 30, 2009 1:08 pm

I always add a half a bottle of beer to my roast or beef stew as it really makes it tender. It hasnt impaired me yet. Maybe the ones I have while cooking might but not what I add to the beef.LOL

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