You don’t have to drink beer to enjoy cooking with it. I don’t drink it either.
The flavor it adds is amazing and all the alcohol cooks away
Try Sam Adams beer for the best flavor.
thank you. i would have no clue without input.
Yeah, I'm not a beer drinker either, but I do cook with it. Aside from beer-batter frying (which always rocks), there's poaching in beer, and I love (though I can't have it now that I'm low-carbing again) this oatmeal bread recipe:
1 c. quick oats 1 c. boiling water 2 T. butter 2 t. salt 1/2 c. brown sugar 1 12-oz beer (I like Guiness, but any lager should do) 1 packet active dry yeast 1/2 to 1 c. whole wheat flour appx. 5 to 6 c. bread flour 1. Add boiling water to oats, butter, and sugar, mix. 2. Add beer, ensure that resulting mix is in the right temperature range for yeast, then add yeast and whole wheat flour. 3. (Preferably using a stand mixer with dough hook) Add bread flour in small amounts, letting it work into the mix, until the dough is stiff enough that it no longer sticks to the dough hook. Transfer to another bowl if you want your mixer bowl back. 4. Dust with about 1/2. c more bread flour, cover with a clean towel, and set in a warm place. 5. Let rise about 90 minutes, then punch down and knead, re-cover and repeat once. 6. Shape into 2 loves or 24 balls for rolls. Let proof at least 30 minutes before baking at 375 - this might take up to an hour for loaves or about 15 minutes for rolls.
These go great with soups and stews, or even Thanksgiving dinner.