Cooking with Beer

I'm putting together a collection of recipes for Twisted Pine Brewing Company. The following recipes will be part of a series of posts of dishes cooked with beer. Beer is a great cooking ingredient, and has been used in the kitchen since it was first brewed. Beer can add a nice nutty flavor to a variety of dishes or provide a fluffy texture when baking bread or a cake.

If you have any recipes of your own that incorporate beer, i'd love to hear about them.

And lastly, don't forget to keep an eye out on Twisted Pine's website for when the book comes out. Should be around Christmas.

Brown Sugar and Porter Glazed Pork Chops

Recipe by Doug Johnson

Ingredients

2 large ½ inch cut pork chops(center-cut, bone-in)
2 cups brown sugar
1 cup Pearl Street Porter
1 cup apple cider vinegar
1 cup raisins
2 apples, cored and sliced
¼ tsp rubbing sage
1 tsp salt
1 tsp fresh ground pepper

Directions

Heat vegetable oil in a large pot over high heat. Rub chops with salt, pepper and rubbing sage. Brown pork chops on both sides. Add beer, cider vinegar, and brown sugar, stir until dissolved, scrapping up the brown bits on the bottom of the pan. Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer. Add apples and raisins then cook uncovered until the sauce turns into a syrup like glaze 20-40 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before serving. Goes great with sweet potatoes.

Note: This recipe would be delicious with most darker beers, just stay away from the hoppier ones.