[Demon_Hunter]

What do you guys find to be good Beer/Food parings?


And, if you cook with beer, what brand/or type do you use for which style of food? And how do you use it in the recipe?

[bobthecockroach]

The best uses of beer in the kitchen are adding one to gumbo or chili. In these cases, I would just use something from the grocery store. By that, I mean something from the grocery store other than cheap American piss-water.

As far as pairing food with beer... once you've tried the beer, you should be able to get a sense of what it would and wouldn't go with. A find a double bock (particularly Paulaner Salvatore) to be amazing with pasta, lasagna, or anything else with red sauce. I think I could take a good dark ale (Newcastle is probably the easiest to find) with just about anything.

[H.M. Murdock]

The rule of thumb when matching any beverage with food is to create conflict. If you are eating something really sweet or heavy, you need something acidic or tangy. Light and refreshing? The drink should be heavy or sweet. Spicy goes with crisp and refreshing. Meat goes with spicy. The list continues.
Beer. Wine. Fruit juice. Doesn't matter. If you can pin down the characteristics of the drink and the food, you can pair them based first on characteristics, and then narrow it down to complimentary flavors.

[LefseRae]

Hawhawhaw! THis title makes me laugh!

[mtlmouth]

We make awesome beer-batter coconut shrimp.

[LefseRae]

Good for you. But I have never seen beer peelings.

[Insane Drummer]

Originally Posted by Godslilrosebud

Good for you. But I have never seen beer peelings.

[LefseRae]

Oy vey.

paring: a cutting/peeling from a vegetable or fruit.
pairing: a combining of two objects.

[MtlMom]

Well, okay... we do peel our shrimp before we batter it.

We use Sam Adams for our fish/shrimp batter. Cheaper beer would probably work, but who has cheap beer in their fridge? Ew.

[Jfool]

AWESOME THREAD!!

Its making me hungry. And thirsty.

Beer/food pairings? Beer with anything!

The beer batter coconut shrimp is my one of wife's specialties.

[LefseRae]

Okay guys. I WILL clopse this if you don't post some recipies! *grin*

[Demon_Hunter]

Yes, recipes!


Though, I have an idea of the beer batter.

But how long are you supposed to cook shrimp?



Hey, does anyone use Beer for BBQ sauce, or for basting?


Like, for brisquet, or ribs?

[bobthecockroach]

You should cook shrimp for a very short amount of time. Basically, once they turn pink, they're done. Stop cooking them.

[niangelo]

I avoid very hoppy beers (like IPAs) for pairing with food, as they are just an explosion of hops and bitterness that would destroy almost any food.

[bobthecockroach]

I can imagine a dopplebock could be used to make dessert. I can also imagine Mr. Smith can tell me exactly how to do this even if he's never done it before.