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WakeUp · 11-07-2009, 12:08 PM

Ok members of SR, give me your opinions.
I have some beef stew simmering on the stove. I always use red wine in beef stew. It just makes it better, imho. I really didn't think it was the best thing to do so early in recovery, but last night I bought a small bottle of red wine for the stew.

I've read about how long it takes for the alcohol to burn off when used in cooking, and it varies. Using alcohol in crepes Suzette when the alcohol is poured in, it flambes, the flames then die down and the dish is ready to be served, a lot of alcohol would be left, like 85%. In stews where the alcohol is in a braising liquid, only 5% of alcohol would be left after 2.5 hours.
With additional time, all the alcohol would be gone.

So, I put the red wine in the stew, rinsed the bottle and disposed of it. Funny thing is, the wine STANK! Ewww, I wouldn't want to drink that!
The stew has been cooking for 2.5 hours, but the vegetables have to cook, so it will be over three hours before it's done.

So, what's the opinion of the board? Does anybody risk cooking with alcohol?

11-07-2009, 12:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
WakeUp Awakening... Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: in the present Posts: 1,015	Cooking with alcohol Ok members of SR, give me your opinions. I have some beef stew simmering on the stove. I always use red wine in beef stew. It just makes it better, imho. I really didn't think it was the best thing to do so early in recovery, but last night I bought a small bottle of red wine for the stew. I've read about how long it takes for the alcohol to burn off when used in cooking, and it varies. Using alcohol in crepes Suzette when the alcohol is poured in, it flambes, the flames then die down and the dish is ready to be served, a lot of alcohol would be left, like 85%. In stews where the alcohol is in a braising liquid, only 5% of alcohol would be left after 2.5 hours. With additional time, all the alcohol would be gone. So, I put the red wine in the stew, rinsed the bottle and disposed of it. Funny thing is, the wine STANK! Ewww, I wouldn't want to drink that! The stew has been cooking for 2.5 hours, but the vegetables have to cook, so it will be over three hours before it's done. So, what's the opinion of the board? Does anybody risk cooking with alcohol?