Why should you cook with beer? Well, according to foodnetwork.com, beer “adds a rich, earthy flavor to soups and stews that makes them taste like they have been simmering for hours… [and] add[s] depth to desserts.”

If you are nervous about be becoming intoxicated from food cooked with beer, don’t worry. The alcohol evaporates out during the cooking process.

Here are a few tips about what certain types of beer can do for your cooking.

Wheat Beer: Wheat beer, with its mellow and crisp taste, is best suited for use when cooking seafood or fish. Additionally, it pairs well with healthier choices like a salad. Food network says that if you are cooking with wheat beer, you should try these foods:

*Cheddar Broccoli Soup with Bacon and Egg Croutons made with Bavarian Wheat Beer
*Drunken Cabbage
*Salmon with Hops Bearnaise over Cauliflower Puree

Bitter Beers: Beers that are bitter like IPAs should not be used for cooking. However, there are a few pale ales or bitter beers that can be. If you like bitter beer, try these:

*Beer Battered Asparagus with a Lemon Herbed Dipping Service
*Cheese and Beer Soup with Spicy Popcorn Garnish
*Horseradish Crusted Steak with Pale Ale Demi-Glace and Potato Crab Rissole

Porter beers: Porter beers, which can best be described as a taste that seems like a mixture of stout and pale ale works best with stews. Try the following,

*Horseradish and Citrus Crusted Tuna with Beer Sauce and Warm Ham and Herb Potato Salad
*Raspberry Porter Trifle with Chocolate Ganache and Whipped Cream
*Rump Steaks Braised with Mushrooms and Onions and Porter Sauce
*Welsh Rarebit

Stout Beer: Since stout beers have lots of coffee tastes infused in it, this type of beer works well with desserts. However, it also works with stews too. Google these recipes:

*Beef and Guinness Stew
*Gingerbread with Spiced Creme Anglaise
*Roast Leg of Lamb with Dark Beer, Honey and Thyme
*Stout Float

As you may have noticed, you should have no fear cooking with beer. There is a world of possibilities that await you once you pop open that can and get cooking.

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