Just a cautionary note to people. I tried to cook a beef stew with lots of ale for the first time a few nights ago. For those who have not tried this before it is a very simple dish- brown meat in butter, remove and soften onions in meat juices with some flour, add back meat and beer.
All going well until I tasted the dish as it was reducing- possibly the bitterest food I have ever created. I rescued the dish with sugar and redcurrant jelly which worked a treat.
If you cook beer and meat you nee to add sugar
don't panic if you end up with something like lemon malt meat beforehand though!
All going well until I tasted the dish as it was reducing- possibly the bitterest food I have ever created. I rescued the dish with sugar and redcurrant jelly which worked a treat.
If you cook beer and meat you nee to add sugar
don't panic if you end up with something like lemon malt meat beforehand though!