Chuck roast, baby potatoes & carrots, portabella mushrooms, shallots, onion soup mix, water+an experimental splash of bourbon that I threw in the crockpot this morning. I skimmed off the fat, heated up some rolls and made gravy with the beef juice from the crockpot when I got home.
FTR, I really hated the way the bourbon smelled. In fact, it nearly turned my stomach. I normally pour about a cup of cheap red wine in with a roast, but I was out, so I used what Jeff had in his cabinet for barbecue sauces. It still tasted good, though, and no one at the table complained or guessed something was different.
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"God, send me anywhere, only go with me. Lay any burden on me, only sustain me. And sever any tie in my heart except the tie that binds my heart to Yours."
--David Livingstone
"To see no being, not God’s or any, but you also go thither,
To see no possession but you may possess it—enjoying all without labor or purchase—
abstracting the feast, yet not abstracting one particle of it;…."
--Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, Song of the Open Road
Chuck roast, baby potatoes & carrots, portabella mushrooms, shallots, onion soup mix, water+an experimental splash of bourbon that I threw in the crockpot this morning. I skimmed off the fat, heated up some rolls and made gravy with the beef juice from the crockpot when I got home.
FTR, I really hated the way the bourbon smelled. In fact, it nearly turned my stomach. I normally pour about a cup of cheap red wine in with a roast, but I was out, so I used what Jeff had in his cabinet for barbecue sauces. It still tasted good, though, and no one at the table complained or guessed something was different.
And of course, aaaaaaall of the alcohol "cooks away".
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Hebrews 13:23 Know ye that our brother Timothy is set at liberty
And of course, aaaaaaall of the alcohol "cooks away".
Actually, it doesn't--but I'm sure you knew that already.
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"God, send me anywhere, only go with me. Lay any burden on me, only sustain me. And sever any tie in my heart except the tie that binds my heart to Yours."
--David Livingstone
"To see no being, not God’s or any, but you also go thither,
To see no possession but you may possess it—enjoying all without labor or purchase—
abstracting the feast, yet not abstracting one particle of it;…."
--Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, Song of the Open Road
Chuck roast, baby potatoes & carrots, portabella mushrooms, shallots, onion soup mix, water+an experimental splash of bourbon that I threw in the crockpot this morning. I skimmed off the fat, heated up some rolls and made gravy with the beef juice from the crockpot when I got home.
FTR, I really hated the way the bourbon smelled. In fact, it nearly turned my stomach. I normally pour about a cup of cheap red wine in with a roast, but I was out, so I used what Jeff had in his cabinet for barbecue sauces. It still tasted good, though, and no one at the table complained or guessed something was different.
I've never tried red wine with a roast. I use cooking wine, like Marsala cooking wine when cooking Italian dishes, but I've never tried the "real" red wine. Is there much of a difference? And... I had always heard that alcohol evaporates when cooked, is this not true? Do tell!
I've never tried red wine with a roast. I use cooking wine, like Marsala cooking wine when cooking Italian dishes, but I've never tried the "real" red wine. Is there much of a difference? And... I had always heard that alcohol evaporates when cooked, is this not true? Do tell!
I use chianti in spaghetti sauce. I avoid cooking wine because of the high salt content.
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"God, send me anywhere, only go with me. Lay any burden on me, only sustain me. And sever any tie in my heart except the tie that binds my heart to Yours."
--David Livingstone
"To see no being, not God’s or any, but you also go thither,
To see no possession but you may possess it—enjoying all without labor or purchase—
abstracting the feast, yet not abstracting one particle of it;…."
--Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, Song of the Open Road
So, alcohol doesn't always evaporate... checked out the link... well now, I've learned something today! Thanks MissB!
I have never shopped in the alcohol/wine section of the store. I wouldn't even know where to look for chianti wine.
What other kinds of wine do you use for cooking?
So the cooking wines should be avoided because of high salt content is something I didn't know either.
I normally buy a cheap red wine for roast or stew...I don't even know what the actual name is. I think the one I usually get is a locally made red wine? It's only about $7. I use rum to make a pineapple-rum syrup for ice cream. Jeff uses Jack Daniels and bourbon in barbecue sauce sometimes, and we make beer bread.
I don't avoid the cooking wine for health reasons--just for taste. I don't want to start out with the food salted from the wine. Let the sauce cook down and then season to taste.
As for alcohol content, you're pretty safe with something that's cooked for awhile (like stew, roast, soups, or spaghetti sauce). Most of the alcohol really will evaporate out over time. It's those desserts or quick-cooking meals you have to look out for.
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"God, send me anywhere, only go with me. Lay any burden on me, only sustain me. And sever any tie in my heart except the tie that binds my heart to Yours."
--David Livingstone
"To see no being, not God’s or any, but you also go thither,
To see no possession but you may possess it—enjoying all without labor or purchase—
abstracting the feast, yet not abstracting one particle of it;…."
--Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, Song of the Open Road
I normally pour about a cup of cheap red wine in with a roast, but I was out, so I used what Jeff had in his cabinet for barbecue sauces. It still tasted good, though, and no one at the table complained or guessed something was different.
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