As wonderful as Molly’s Cabbage soup recipes sound, when I saw this recipe for Guinness and onion soup with Irish cheddar crouton, I spontaneously salivated. It made me think of all the mouth-watering recipes we love with Guinness Stout as a main ingredient.
If you’ve never cooked with beer, you really don’t know what you’re missing. In fact, one of our favorite beef stews has Guinness Stout in the broth. The rich and creamy Irish brew also makes a fabulous steak sauce. You can make it like that recipe suggests, or you can saute some shallots, deglaze the pan with Guinness, reduce and swirl in some butter once you remove the pan from the heat.
It’s not just us who cook with Guinness … really! Would you believe there’s a whole website dedicated to cooking with Guinness? Sure, you’ll find lots of appetizers, breads and meat dishes, but 22 desserts using Guinness as an ingredient? that’s just wild. Chocolate Porter Cake definitely couldn’t suck, and I’d be very interested in trying Irish Pumpkin Pie.
Do you have a favorite way to cook with Guinness — or any beer?
Clacked by Debbie McDuffee
on Mar 17, 2009 @ 10:00 EST5EDT
