Lisa's beer bread recipe will start you cooking with beer in no time.
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Beer bread recipe
Submitted by Lisa Paterson of a-crock-cook.com
Many recipes call for the addition of wine, but for years, one of the most overlooked liquids used for cooking has been beer. Let's explore how cooking with beer can enhance the flavor of your food.
In recent years, the popularity of the beer can chicken recipe has brought beer into the spotlight as a great addition to many recipes. Many beer lovers add beer to most of their recipes in place of water or other liquids.
Belgium is one country that is famous for cooking with beer. One of the most popular dishes is Carbonnade a la Flamande, which is a thick stew made of beer, onions, bacon and brown sugar.
Beer can be used in the following techniques: deglazing, marinating, poaching, stewing, baking, simmering and braising. Beer can be used in casseroles and fish recipes, and even in dessert recipes.
Some advantages of cooking with beer
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Bitterness and acidity added by the hop content of beer
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A subtle sweetness added by the malt content
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Yeast content helps to tenderize meat, as well as producing a light, fluffy texture in batters
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Beer has a lot in common with most of the food we eat – it contains grain, herbs, water, and yeast
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Adding beer to a recipe can help blend the flavors and can help enhance certain ingredients
Beer cooking tips
When making traditional brownies, substitute a part of the liquid content with an equivalent amount of stout for an interesting flavor.
To make casseroles richer, slow cook in a combination of brown ale and beef stock. This beef stew crock pot recipe is a great example of using beer in stews.
For a wonderful flavor, try steaming shellfish in beer.
Deglazing, which consists of adding liquid to a pan that has just been used to sauté food in order to make a sauce. This is a popular way to use beer in cooking, but you need to remember that as the alcohol and water content evaporate, the beer’s natural flavor becomes more concentrated.
When using as a glaze, baste the meat several times during roasting.
Avoid overkill. Be careful not to use a beer that will overwhelm the flavor of the other ingredients in the recipe.
Don't cook with a beer that you don't like to drink. Chances are if you don't like the taste of the beer alone, you won't like the taste of the beer when added to food.
Here is a quick beer bread recipe to
get your started using
beer in cooking.
Preparation
time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 70 minutes
Difficulty:
Beer bread recipe: Ingredients
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4 cups flour
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2 tbsp baking powder
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¼ cup sugar
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2 tsp salt
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2 eggs, slightly beaten
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12 oz beer (do not use light beer)
Mix flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Add beer and egg and stir. Place in greased 9x5 inch loaf pan. Bake at 375 degrees until done (about 1 hour and 10 minutes). Remove from pan and cool.
Experiment with the beer bread recipe by adding different beers and other ingredients such as cheese. Enjoy! Remember the beer cooking tips here next time you are cooking and discover new ways to enjoy your favorite brew.
Try substituting beer for other liquids in some of these crock pot recipes for a different flavor.
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