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    Cooking with Beer

    There is one reason and one reason only to cook with beer - it makes many dishes taste better. Inherently it is as versatile as cooking with spices.

    Beer can boost other flavors in a dish (aka potentiation) and introduce its own.

    With over thirty-five years of combined professional chef and avid home cook experience between us we have you covered - we discuss most suitable beer styles and share useful cooking tips.

    On this page find tips on cooking with beer as ingredient. From baking and custards to ice cream, from braising and creating scrumptious sauces to marinating and pickling.

    • Beer biscuits drop style are shown next to rosemary compound butter in a towel lined basket.
      Beer Drop Biscuits
    • Beer cheese fondue - the perfect dipping sauce for beer lovers.
      Beer Cheese Fondue
    • Crispy golden brown beer battered fish tacos with crunchy coleslaw and corn tortillas are shown on a grey plate.
      Baja Fish Tacos (Beer Battered)
    • Braised pork belly taco is in focus held up over a platter of more tacos. Chipotle mayo, onions and jalapenos visible as garnish.
      Braised Pork Belly (Tacos)
    • Salsa Borracha aka Drunk Salsa with Mexican lager
      Salsa Borracha with Dark Mexican Lager
    • Braised pork ribs with gravy are shown stacked in a enameled cast iron braiser.
      Braised Spare Ribs
    • Peach Ale Sticky Chicken recipe. #cookingwithbeer #stickychicken #recipeswithbeer
      Peach Ale Sticky Chicken
    • Pumpkin ale flatbread (totally no rise dough)#norisedough #norisepizzacrust #beerflatbread #noraiseflatbread #flatbread
      Pumpkin Ale Flatbread (with Apples & Smoked Chicken Sausage)
    • Chicken Beersala. Rich doppelbock based, gravy like sauce with mushrooms and thyme.
      Chicken Beersala (with Doppelbock and Mushrooms)
    • Beer chicken roulades in cast iron skillet, stuffed with curry garlic and onions and simmered in a delicious sauce of Witbier and coconut milk. #cookingwithbier #chickenroulades #chickenrecipe #beerchicken #currygarlic
      Witbier Chicken Roulades with Vindaloo Garlic & Coconut Milk
    • Chicken cutlets in a creamy Parmesan shallots sauce, served with spinach garlic spaghetti.
      Chicken Cutlets
    • Beer marinade for chicken
      Beer Marinades for Chicken
    • Cast iron skillet boneless, skinless chicken thighs with garlic and thyme.
      Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs with Pan Sauce
    • Slow cooker shredded chicken with stout ale and BBQ sauce. Served with corn bread, pickles and coleslaw.
      BBQ Beer Pulled Chicken
    • Beer chicken in oven with potatoes.
      Beer Chicken with Potatoes
    • Grilled chicken drumsticks are shown on a round platter lined with brown butcher paper.
      Grilled Chicken Drumsticks
    • Crispy baked chicken leg quarter plated with roasted veggies.
      Baked Chicken Leg Quarters
    • Chocolate bread and butter pudding
      Milk Stout Chocolate Bread Pudding
    • A white porcelain container with open lid containing beer mustard is shown in the middle of a platter with pretzels.
      Beer Mustard
    • Beer Braised Sauerkraut and Bratwurst
    • Bee bratwurst with sauted onions in beer sauce is shown in a cast iron skillet over a wooden board.
      Skillet Beer Braised Brats
    • A seafood boil spread showing shrimp, snow crab legs, corn or the cob, smoked sausage, red potatoes, clams and a container with seafood boil sauce.
      Seafood Boil in a Bag
    • Guinness bread loaf with oats on top is shown sliced on a cutting board with focus on the dense crumb of the loaf.
      Brown Bread with Guinness & Oats
    • Slice of beer bread is in focus with melting butter spread in the middle of it.
      Classic Beer Bread
    • Ground lamb meatballs are shown ina platter over couscous with feta crumbles and fresh mint.
      Lamb Meatballs with Feta
    • White speckled bowl of Irish lamb stew is shown with several chunks of meat in focus.
      Guinness Lamb Stew
    • Scrumptious mole sauce with chocolate stout is smothered over grilled beef ribs and dripping on the sides.
      Mole Sauce with Chocolate Stout
    • A glass bowl with Cajun seafood boil sauce is shown next to snow crab legs with a spoon scooping up some in focus.
      Seafood Boil Sauce
    • Overhead shot of scampi stylebeer shrimp skillet with baguette and parsley next to the skillet.
      Beer Shrimp Scampi Skillet
    • Spicy Shrimp (Clamato Beer Inspired)
    • Beer boiled shrimp shown in serving buckets with cocktail sauce and boiled corn on the cob.
      Classic 'Beered Up' Peel and Eat Shrimp
    • Feta Cheese Beer Fondue
      Feta Cheese and Beer Fondue
    • Maibock Tempura Green Onions
    • Beer Cheese Dip with Grilled Veggie Platter. Pair with your favorite summer beer:)
      Gouda Cheese and Red Ale Dip
    • Jalapeno Fontina Beer Cheese Dip
      Jalapeño Fontina Beer Cheese Dip
    • Pineapple sausage bites glazed with juicy IPA and brown sugar. Oh man! The flavor and aromas in this pineapple recipe are unbeatable. #pineapplerecipe #summerrecipe #pineapplesausage #bites #easyappetizers
      Pineapple Sausage Bites with Hazy IPA Glaze
    • Best fried cauliflower bites ever. Light crunchy batter flavored with red pepper flakes (optional) and served with curry garlic lime aioli. Superb! #friedcauliflower #beerbattered
      Beer Battered Cauliflower Bites & Curry Aioli
    • Beer battered fried cheese curds stacked in a black bowl. Some melted cheese is oozing out of the cripsy golden brown cheese curds.
      Beer Battered Fried Cheese Curds
    • Obatzda German beer cheese dip is shown plated in balls with pretzels and veggies as part of a traditional beer garden presentation.
      Obatzda (Bavarian Beer Cheese)
    • Bowl of roasted pumpkin dip with savory profile is shown amids blue corn chips.
      Roasted Pumpkin Dip with Pumpkin Ale

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