3 Recipes to Cook with Alcohol
Making a special dish can be hard. Everyone can make pasta, chicken or a desert but what will make yours stand out; cooking with alcohol. Adding in alcohol while cooking can make your dish stand out from the rest at the company potluck and everyone will want your recipe after you bring it to the block party. While it may sound strange, adding alcohol isn’t that uncommon in many restaurants either. The alcohol is simply to enhance some of the flavors in the dish. The dishes below are some that you can make at home for the whole family. The alcohol cooks out, making it okay for those under the legal drinking age.
Vodka Tomato Pasta
Ingredients:
1 Pound uncooked Noodles
.25 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
4 Cloves Minced Garlic
.75 TSP Red Pepper Flakes
28 oz (1 Can) Crushed Tomatoes
2 TBSP Vodka
.5 Cup Heavy Whipping Cream
Method:
Boil noodles until done then drain. Over medium heat mix together the garlic and red peppers until the garlic is golden brown then add in the tomatoes. Simmer on low for 10-15 minutes. Put heat back to medium, add in the vodka and cream, let sit until boiling. Take the boiling mixture off the heat and mix in with the noodles. Serve and enjoy!
Beer Chicken
Ingredients:
1 Whole Chicken (Gutted)
2 TBSP Vegetable Oil
1 Can Beer
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Method:
Mix together the oil, salt and pepper. Rub over the entire chicken. Open the beer can and place it between the legs. Place on barbeque standing on the beer can. Cook on medium heat for 15 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked. Serve and enjoy!
Bananas Fosters
Ingredients:
2 TBSP Butter
.25 Cup Dark Brown Sugar (Packed)
1/2 TSP Ground Nutmeg
1 TBSP Banana Liqueur
2 Bananas Chopped into 1-inch pieces
1/4 Cup Dark Rum
Method:
Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add in the sugar and nutmeg, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Stir in the banana liqueur then add in the bananas making sure to cover them. Cook for 1-2 minutes. Remove the bananas. Add in the rum (you may have to light the rum after adding it to the mixture in the skittle if it was not hot enough to light on its own). Wait for the flame to go out. Pour over the bananas, serve and enjoy!
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