Recipes Using Beer as an Ingredient

If you are like the rest of us, then you probably have a plethora of beer about your home, waiting to be drunk or given away. There is another opportunity for this beer! Many recipes use beer as an ingredient, which is perfect for that all-beer diet you have been trying to stick to. This is also a great way to use beer that you might not be too happy with, as the other flavors will mask the imperfections, and you are left thinking about making another batch. Following the recipe link will bring you to the recipe at Epicurious.com.

Soups

• Cheddar-Beer Soup | Recipe
• Vegetable-Sausage Soup | Recipe

BBQ Sauces

• Beer & Molasses BBQ Sauce | Recipe
• Boilermaker BBQ Sauce | Recipe
• Spicy BBQ Sauce | Recipe

Beef

• Beer-Braised Brisket with Onions | Recipe
• Beer-Marinated Steaks with Peppercorn Sauce | Recipe
• Flemish Beef Stew | Recipe
• Irene's Beef Stew | Recipe

Chili

• Ding Dong Eight-Alarm Chili | Recipe
• Easy Chili | Recipe
• Fiesta Chili | Recipe
• Half-Time Chili | Recipe

Poultry

• Beer Can Chicken | Recipe
  Note: You can substitute your own beer for a can of someone else's by using a "chicken sitter", an example of which can be found here.

Seafood

• Mussels in Lager | Recipe
• Steamers in Beer | Recipe

Side Dishes

• Hot & Smoky Baked Beans | Recipe

Dessert

• Chocolate-Stout Cake | Recipe
• Stout Creme Anglaise | Recipe