Cooking with alcohol.

elf06

Ihave done this before and it was yummy! I just chucked the booze in with everything else and although there was a slight beer taste it went down well. havent done it in ages - you have got me thinking

Penelope_Penguin

cooking-mama wrote: »

will the alcohol burn off,or does the slow cooker not reach high enough temperatures?(altho mine does maintain a high simmer after a few hours on high.thanks.

The ethanol will evaporate It boils at 78C (compared to 100C for water) so simmering your casserole for a couple of hours will shift all the alcohol :beer:

Penny. x

mirabelle

Guinness is good with steak casserole in the slow cooker. I add 1x440ml can. To this, I add, carrots, mushrooms, onions, garlic, celery,30g butter. This is plenty of liquid as the vegetables release water as well.

Today I'm cooking a gammon joint in the slow cooker . I add just a cup of water and it cooks in its own juices. I am serving this with carrots, pease pudding and broad beans.

Gigervamp

I always use beer when making a beef casserole in the slow cooker and nobody gets drunk!

ragz_2

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

The ethanol will evaporate It boils at 78C (compared to 100C for water) so simmering your casserole for a couple of hours will shift all the alcohol :beer:

Penny. x

But a slow cooker is pretty sealed, won't it just condense on the lid and run back in again? (dense question, I know!)

Penelope_Penguin

ragz wrote: »

But a slow cooker is pretty sealed, won't it just condense on the lid and run back in again? (dense question, I know!)

Not dense at all :T I reckon that most of the ethanol will boil off when the lid is opened, and really don;t think that anyone will get any effect from a casserole cooked in beer

Penny. x

cooking-mama

Thanks everyone for taking the time to reply....wish id thought of guiness first,but ive already bought a bottle of Newcastle brown ale for the purpose,(hadnt a clue and this was the only label i recognised,)im gonna try the deglazing method first,will post later how it went,just ready to start it now.

Gigervamp

Newcastle brown will be fine. Sometimes I use stout, other times I use a dark ale. They both work well.

cooking-mama

sorry,forgot to give an update..casserole went well,altho "Ale" taste was a bit too subtle(OH couldnt taste it at all)I think this was because i was over cautious and only used 1/2 the bottle...will make it again and use the full bottle next time.

zippychick

Hi Cooking Mama

I have added your thread to the existing one which discusses alcohol cooking off, so do read back for other suggestions.

Thanks:)
Zippychick