Initially, Use Light Beers.
If you have never cooked with beer and are experimenting with it for the first time in your kitchen, you must go for lighter beers. Light beers are easier and convenient to cook with than darker beers, as they will blend easily with the other ingredient of your dish. They also have a lower alcohol content giving a mild yet exotic flavor to your meal.
Don’t Pour With A Heavy Hand
This is a reminder again for those who are experimenting with beer for the first time. You must not get too excited and pour all the beer in your cooking pan in just one go. If you do so, your dish will ruin, and it will have an overwhelmingly bitter taste. So to avoid spoiling your dish, measure the amount of beer you want to cook within a separate glass, and then add it to your pan. Always use the minimum amount of beer in your dishes because the beer’s flavor gets more concentrated when you cook it.
Use It To Marinate Meat
Did you know beer works as a tenderizer as well? You can add a great splash of stout to your steak or chicken by marinating them with beer. If you use dark beer with high ABV content, your meat will have a strong, robust flavor, so preferably, it is better to choose a light beer for marinating chicken. You can simply soak the meat in beer for a minimum of 6 hours and then grill it; doing this will reduce the carcinogens present on the meat by nearly 88%.
To Sum Up
Using light beer for cooking at first is the way to go, but you can go for dark beer if you are a fan of robust flavors. Follow these tips to add a strong flavor to your food to serve at parties and gatherings. Remember always to have fun while you’re cooking and get to experimenting with some beer!
