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2 Leftover Beer Recipes That Will Blow You Away
Why drink that leftover beer when you can cook with it?
Beer is used in a so many recipes, and can add any number of flavors depending on the kind of beer that's used. When there's leftover beer in the fridge after a party, check out these recipes below and add some mmph! to your meals.
This first recipe is loosely based on one my mom uses at home:
Red-Braised Pork (紅燒肉)
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 1 hr
- Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
- Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 20-30 chunks pork belly
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 5 tablespoon sugar
- 3 to 5 slices ginger root
- Scallions
- Water
- 12 oz. Bock beer
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Step 1
Slice pork belly into chunks, preserving the layers of fat and meat.
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Step 2
Dice scallions until you obtain a small pile and cut several slices of ginger root.
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Step 3
Fry pork belly on stove for several minutes until they turn light brown on the outside.
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Step 4
Put pork belly in a pot or wok. Also add in the scallions, ginger root slices, leftover beer, sugar, soy sauce, and enough water to cover the meat.
*Note: I eyeball the sugar and soy sauce. You may need to add more soy sauce during the cooking process depending on the color of the meat.
*Note: I eyeball the sugar and soy sauce. You may need to add more soy sauce during the cooking process depending on the color of the meat.
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Step 5
Turn the stove to high heat and wait until the mixture boils. Then turn the heat to medium-low, cover the mixture and wait for 30-40 minutes.
*Note: The amount of time depends on the amount of meat being used. I tend to check-in on the meat every once in awhile to see how much of the liquid has evaporated and if the color is too light.
*Note: The amount of time depends on the amount of meat being used. I tend to check-in on the meat every once in awhile to see how much of the liquid has evaporated and if the color is too light.
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Step 6
When the cooking is done, most of the liquid will have evaporated. The rest can be used as sauce for vegetables or rice.
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Step 7
Enjoy!
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The next recipe is from Food Network's Robin Miller. The original recipe is here.
Robin Miller's Quick Fix Beer Bread
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 45 mins
- Total Time: 55 mins
- Servings: 4
Ingredients
- Cooking spray
- 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 12 oz. lager beer
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
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Step 1
Preheat oven to 400° F. Coat a baking pan with cooking spray or olive oil.
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Step 2
Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, olive oil, and leftover beer for about 5 to 10 minutes. Mixture should be thick with no lumps and bubbles.
Pour mixture into baking pan.
Pour mixture into baking pan.
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Step 3
Bake batter for about 40 minutes. Enjoy!
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Other Beer Recipes & More
That's all for this time folks! Hope you all have as much fun trying these recipes as I did. Here are some other recipes that I found to take a few more beers off your hands: