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Title: Chili help
Post by: Dagstag v 2.0 on January 05, 2013, 02:18:22 PM
I have a recipe for chili that I want to try, but it calls for beer.  I don't want to put beer/alcohol in the chili.  What else could/should I use?
Title: Re: Chili help
Post by: The Turtle Whisperer on January 05, 2013, 02:19:20 PM
You can use water, beef stock... etc. 

Not a big deal to not have the beer. 
Title: Re: Chili help
Post by: rocketgirl on January 05, 2013, 06:07:15 PM
Any particular reason you don't want the beer?  (I use beer in my chili.  And my macaroni and cheese.  And I use red wine in some other things.  And white wine in some other things.  I like cooking with alcohol.)
Title: Re: Chili help
Post by: triciaflower on January 05, 2013, 10:21:15 PM
We don't cook with alcohol. I would sub beef stock, like Turtle suggested. I don't think it'll take away from the recipe at all.
Title: Chili help
Post by: pfunksbn on January 05, 2013, 11:21:12 PM
My chili is very simple.  Tomato purée, a little water, ground beef, beans, onion, pepper, diced chiles, garlic and a lot of chili powder. It's delish, if I do say so myself.
Title: Re: Chili help
Post by: Ice Cream on January 06, 2013, 08:08:25 AM
have you considered a near beer? Clausthaler makes a great one.
Title: Re: Chili help
Post by: LilyLily on January 06, 2013, 03:58:36 PM
I fourth (5th?) the beef stock.
Title: Re: Chili help
Post by: Yogi on January 06, 2013, 04:01:54 PM
Beef stock works, and my other suggestion is to just find a different recipe that doesn't call for beer ;)
Title: Chili help
Post by: OldBaldHippie on January 06, 2013, 06:38:50 PM
have you considered a near beer? Clausthaler makes a great one.


Hah...the alcohol cooks out anyway...
Title: Re: Chili help
Post by: Courtney on January 07, 2013, 02:57:57 PM
I can't use beer (gluten) so I've used chicken broth in the taco soup recipe I have that calls for beer.  Beef broth should do the trick. 
Title: Chili help
Post by: Dagstag v 2.0 on January 08, 2013, 01:38:43 AM
Oh yeah, this thread.

I wound up using a different beer-less recipe.  The original recipe called for brisket, and when I realized that I needed $40 worth of brisket, I said, screw that.  I might cut down the recipe and make half as much some time, with only $20 worth of brisket.

I wanted to avoid the gluten.  I read somewhere that you can sub in apple juice... That might be interesting.
Title: Re: Chili help
Post by: caribougrrl on January 08, 2013, 06:34:58 AM
Oh yeah, this thread.

I wound up using a different beer-less recipe.  The original recipe called for brisket, and when I realized that I needed $40 worth of brisket, I said, screw that.  I might cut down the recipe and make half as much some time, with only $20 worth of brisket.

I wanted to avoid the gluten.  I read somewhere that you can sub in apple juice... That might be interesting.

there are a few gluten free beers on the market... I have no idea if they would be any good though