Marinating with Beer

[Geistbier]

On my beer butt chicken I have it marinate for 24hrs in Dale's Pale Ale and then use a can for the cooking, hops really make a good showing adding a nice herbal character to the chicken. Since they come in a 12 pack helps me marinate in the beer as well

[barleypopmaker]

I cook lots of stuff with beer. But my best beer dish is still brats, hands down. I was soaking them in beer 24 hours prior to par boiling in the same beer and then grilling, people really seemed to like them. But I have since improved upon that and now par boil them in beer, then transfer them to another pot and let them sit in beer for several hours(at least 5), then grill. The beer seems to enter the brat more readily after it is cooked. It may not sound like some big fancy dish, but if you try to make them that way, you will not be disappointed. We had a get together this weekend and the brats were by far the most grabbed food. And this is the only time I had people were asking how I made them. Remember I live in Wisconsin (just nort of Sheboygan, supposedly the brat capitol of the US )were every man thinks he knows how to make brats, so when they are asking you how you made them, that means something here. I soak them in 2 parts American pale ale and 1 part stout with sliced onion.

[Thirsty Mallard]

Ah yes, the good town of Shesaboyagain... lovely in the summer. (Family from WI).

Is that the beer mixture you use for soaking, boiling, and pre-marinating?

I visit WI in the summers, and I love beer brats! Can't get them like that down here...

[Homegrown Hops]

I do a variation of Chicken wings, that I douse regularly with beer to steam them and add a pseudosmoked aroma/flavor to the wings. I normally use the same beer when I make (yes make) my BBQ sauce. When I started this recipe I would normally use Mickeys Malt Liqour for the dousing/sauce but that was when real beer was rarely available. I do use my oatmeal stout to make Beef stout (stew) and noodles.

HH

[barleypopmaker]

Ah yes, the good town of Shesaboyagain... lovely in the summer. (Family from WI).

Is that the beer mixture you use for soaking, boiling, and pre-marinating?

I visit WI in the summers, and I love beer brats! Can't get them like that down here...

I always have shit beer around, from when I have buddy's come over who drink BMC. They know I don't have it here (unless it is left over from last time they were here) so they bring some, and leave it when they go. That is what I use for the par boil, IF I have none on hand, I will use my 2 to 1 mixture for the boil, and use the same for a the soak as well, adding maybe a bottle of fresh beer for the post boil soak.