#/ alcohol

[starsstar]

Womp womp drinking is the only thing that makes me happy imagine being SUCH a buzzkill SUCH a FUCKING prude that you have to kill other people's happiness

[fuckingrecipes]

hey there! came here from your crockpot post, and have been having a great time browsing your blog. it’s so cool :D

kind of random, but i have a question about said post, if it’s okay to ask it here? i’m muslim, so i can’t drink/cook with alcohol (there are some kind of exceptions like vanilla extract, but generally it’s a no), so i was wondering — if you have any ideas, what do you suggest i could replace with the red wine from your post for a similar, as close ish as possible effect? genuinely just wondering — i love cooking, but whenever i see stuff like deglaze your pan with wine or add wine as a flavour enhancer i’m always like that sounds so cool, but lol i can’t use grape juice here or can i, and it’s a whole thing lol. any advice would b super appreciated:D

The BEST thing to use in place of red wine, for a similar taste and texture WHEN YOU ARE DEGLAZING A PAN, without the alcohol is Verjus.

It's a highly acidic juice made by pressing unripe grapes, crab-apples, or other very sour fruit. It is nothing more than sour, acidic fruit juice. However, it can be a bit difficult to find.

The next-best is unsweetened Pomegranate juice.

In third place is a 1:1 mixture of meat stock (like chicken or beef stock) with Vinegar. <-- I worry a little about suggesting Red Wine Vinegar, because it does still have a small amount of alcohol in it, though it is the best one to use here)

Theoretically, you could just use water, cream, straight meat broth, or any vinegar, but it'll change the flavor and texture.

But that's specifically for Deglazing - adding liquid to a hot pan to remove the brown flavorful bits stuck to the bottom.

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When you are trying to use alcohol as a flavor enhancer.... unfortunately, no, there is no substitute.

You can get rich flavors by adding vinegar, but the reason alcohol is used is because there are flavor compounds that are ONLY accessible when alcohol attaches to them.

For example; many spices and herbs are Fat Soluble. Toasting seed spices in a dry pan will likely mellow or the flavor, while frying briefly in oil will release and extract a ton of flavor. The fat-solubility of those flavor chemicals means you NEED to cook it in fat, in order for that flavor to suffuse the dish.

Some flavors - especially ones in tomatoes - are soluble in alcohol, but less so in fat or water.

Penne al Vodka uses a touch of flavorless alcohol to make the whole dish taste more explosively & richly like tomatoes. The alcohol pulls compounds from the tomatoes and makes them vibrant and in-your-face. The difference between Penne al Vodka WITH vs WITHOUT the vodka is fascinating.

[just-bee-lieve]

1/5

From the echos of laughter, I know where he’s been.

[carapuce35]

Finish 4th

[365filmsbyauroranocte]

Mona Lisa (Neil Jordan, 1986)

[injuries-in-dust]

Sequel...

Alien assassin: okay, this time I gave the human a bottle of poison.

Alien comrade: did you-

Alien assassin: yes, I told them it was another delicacy from my homeworld. In reality it was a solution containing 40% alcohol!

Alien comrade: the stuff-

Alien assassin: yes, the stuff we coat poison darts with. The humans have a very appropriate saying, "go big, or go home!"

*human comes into the room, holding their head.*

Human: Oh hey 👋, thanks for that drink. It was okay. Not to my taste, but it was great when I mixed it with some ginger ale. Was just like a Moscow Mule.

*human grips side of their head*

Human: and kicks just as hard. Do you know where I can find a bacon sandwich on this ship?

Alien assassin *puts head in hands* : I'm going home.

Alien assassin: I told the human that I was gifting them a delicacy from my homeworld. But I really gave them a block of the deadly chemical Theobromine! THEY WILL BE DEAD BY DAWN MUWAHAHAHAHA!!!

*human walks into the room*

Human: Oh hey 👋 I want to thank you for your gift. Best chocolate I ever had. Do you know where I can get more?

Alien:

[toyastales]

A beautifully handcrafted wood and metal mounted bar cabinet.

[laurellament]

Hey baby, want a little of

[cellarkitty]

[sunny-sightings]

Sigh... Is there nothing I can do? 🌸

[dove-tears]

something

[just-bee-lieve]

2/5

From the liquor you’ve drunk, and the air that you breathe-

[carapuce35]

Beer on top le son much alcohol so drunk and full

Belly hard a a drum feel so tight drunn full

[thebeardedbadazz]

[black-salt-cage]

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