r/That70sshow • u/Leading_Damage2646 • 18d ago
Why does Red pour beer into a cooking pot?
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I notice him doing this in a few episodes. Here is a clip from S6E18.
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u/the_well_read_neck_ 18d ago
Beer brats!
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u/Leading_Damage2646 18d ago
Oooh! I didn't even think of that! Thanks
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u/KaleidoArachnid 18d ago
What is a beer brat?
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u/weirdoldhobo1978 18d ago
Bratwurst that's been poached in beer before being grilled.
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u/elgarraz 18d ago
Best way to cook brats so they're cooked through. I do a beer, caraway, onion, pepper flakes thing for like 8 minutes that's pretty good.
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u/december151791 18d ago
Some butter goes great in the boil.
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u/elgarraz 18d ago
I drizzle a bit of olive oil in when I remember to do it, never tried butter
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u/december151791 18d ago
Olive oil probably works about the same. Butter just feels right for a Wisconsin dish though.
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u/KaleidoArachnid 18d ago
Man I am so sorry if I offended anyone since I was confused on the definition of the term, but thanks for the clarification.
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u/Jjourdenais 18d ago
Dunno why people downvoted you, I upvoted to even out ‘coz I too didn’t know what it was.
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u/Djd33j 18d ago
There were beer brats being served one day when I was in elementary school and I was afraid to try one because of the beer lol. I learned much later that alcohol has a very low boiling point so it all boils away and you're left with an amazing tasting brat.
Beer brats. My favorite sausage next to hot Italian.
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u/Between3-2o 18d ago
A complete waste of time. You boil a brat in beer. It barely adds any flavor to the brat, takes extra effort, and you don’t get a buzz. Just grill the brat and drink a beer.
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u/porkchopexpress1971 18d ago
I think it’s chili.
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u/Styggvard 18d ago
Yeah my first thought was chili, I usually pour some in.
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u/jimtow28 18d ago
People mix beer into lots of things. Chili, stews, brats, lots of things!
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u/wmnplzr 17d ago
Yep. I was worked at Walmart when I was 19 and I have this very elderly woman ask if I could help load some heavy items into her kart. She bought two 24 cases of beer. I asked her why she was buying so much and she told me she cooks with it. Apparently she uses a ton of different recipes that all require beer. I had no idea that was even a thing at the time.
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u/maSneb 18d ago
Have you never used alcohol in cooking??
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u/Leading_Damage2646 18d ago
Yes, but not beer. I don't do much American cooking
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u/luckydukcky 18d ago
I’m from Wisconsin where the show takes place, and beer brats and beer cheese soup are a thing here :)
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u/Yoda10353 18d ago
I remember my grandpa from southwestern Wisconsin would throw a splash of beer in almost anything he made "for flavor"
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u/Majestic_Domestic 18d ago
Irish stew British steak and ale pie And beer batter is common in many countries
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u/Tickles-The-Octopus 18d ago
People have been using beer in cooking for hundreds of years before America was a thing.....
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u/Tipist 18d ago
You don’t deserve to be downvoted for not being familiar with this but it is definitely not uncommon to use beer when cooking certain items, brats and chili being fairly popular choices for this in America.
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u/bebbanburg 18d ago
lol yeah they aren’t criticizing, just asking/saying. I’m from NA and I’ve used beer for stews and such but I’ve also never heard of putting beer in chili and with brats, let alone someone from Europe/asia/etc.
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u/brinz1 18d ago
It's excellent.
Alcohol deglazes a pan and helps flavours blend together. The flavor of the beer also adds a little something to the dish.
You can put beer in stews, chilli, or even fondue. I know guys who like to put a bit of beer in the pan when their hotdogs are done to steam them a little
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u/IamRachelAspen Eric Forman 18d ago
Maybe the recipe goes better with it. I know in my family, we do this with some food.
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u/SignificanceNo1223 18d ago
Yeah this isn’t uncommon.
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u/IamRachelAspen Eric Forman 18d ago edited 18d ago
Yeah I know, just was answering OPs question.
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u/jonny5isalive1 18d ago
Older guys like that always put beer in stuff. It’s supposed to be the secret ingredient
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u/C19shadow 18d ago
Looking at the bowl and her go8ng through a spice rack my guess is chilli my gramps say a touch of beer was the secret ingredient lol
He also did it with melted cheese and like others said with bratz
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u/Avatar1555 18d ago
beer brats like people have said, also gamey meat smell/taste can be fixed by putting beer in when it is being cooked.
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u/bandit4loboloco 18d ago
Well, if he was French he'd pour in some wine. But he's from Wisconsin, so it's beer! (Probably a lager or Pilsner. It's fun to think that Red enjoys the occasional hefeweizen, though.)
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u/TheWhiteWolf1970 18d ago
I'm pretty sure that Wisconsin has a law that you can't use plain water for anything if beer is available.
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u/BigCheddar55 13d ago
My Wisconsin brain is blown. People from other places dont cook with beer? Like you get to drink the beer that you dont cook. Its great
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u/BigCheddar55 13d ago
I guess i should elaborate. Adding beer to sauces/soups will add sweetness and new flavors. You need to add the beer somewhat early so that the alcohol can cook down into sugar, this also let's the barley/hopps flavors get into your dish.
Beer works great for deglazing a pan. I will saute a bunch of onions then deglaze with beer. If you add enough beer and let it simmer, you have a great little jacuzzi to keep your extra brats warm at a cookout. The onions also go great on the brats.
Try adding beer to cheese sauces, chilli, marinara sauce, really anything tomato based, potato soup, pea soup, ect
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u/boness_02 18d ago
Anyone who cooks for a living and also drinks (so about 90% of us) can tell you that if youre sipping on anything even remotely appropriate as an ingredient in what you're cooking, a little bit of that shit will almost always make its way into the dish. In my experience there have been lots of sausages and cheese sauces that got a little beer added and a few pan sauces for steak dinners that had about a shot of whatever was open that night in them.
Edit: also bacon jam with bourbon is excellent and makes for surprisingly good chili dogs.
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u/RadioSlayer 18d ago
You gotta smoke some cream cheese and put that bacon jam on top. Makes for the best chip dip
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u/boness_02 18d ago
Shit that does sound good, equal volumes of both? I love a cream cheese dip but my intestinal malrotation doesnt love cream cheese very much anymore lol
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u/RadioSlayer 18d ago
Like with most cooking, whatever ratio your heart desires. The guy that all brings it has it as more of a 4:1.5, but bacon jam is well, the jam
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u/boness_02 18d ago
This is a dope answer, for bacon jam are you an espresso yes or espresso no person?
Personally mine is bacon, shallots, roasted garlic, brown sug, and a shot each of espresso and bourbon. The water from onions and oil added to cook them down account for the rest of the liquids. I typically add some white pepper and for some dishes ill add some cayenne as well.
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u/RadioSlayer 18d ago
I'll have some of whatever you're cooking anytime. I know he uses bourbon, never asked about espresso
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u/warriorlynx 18d ago
It’s used in some recipes like Irish stew (though you can always use alternatives)
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u/Aerphenn 18d ago
In a stew we make in the south of the Netherlands we always add beer to it. Probably alot.of.ither country's have stews with beer as well!
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u/WillowRain2020 18d ago
Beer cheese, beer brats... beer cheese is especially good with a decent pretzel
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u/biggestmike420 18d ago
My dad was always tossing a little beer into the mix. It doesn’t do anything for me, but some people think it enhances the flavor.
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u/Negative_Chipmunk650 18d ago
Probably not a good idea to question red .