can you cook with dry gin? or is it mainly for drinkin?

Question

DONT worry im not drinkin it...i wanted to cook the steak in my fridge.... so is it for cooking or drinking mainly?

well. ok. but i dont have juniper berries, i have dry gin..thats why i asked

Answer 1

You can, but you are just as well using juniper berries as that is all the taste you will get out of the gin, and they are a lot cheaper.

Of course that doesn't go for deserts, I've made sorbets that have included gin in the past that have been very nice.

Answer 2

I am a former chef from Canada and have used it in cooking, even in steak tartar, sauce for cold fish, shrimp and crab, you can use it in a peppercorn sauce for a steak with a touch of cream, it goes well with salmon both fresh and smoked salmon.

I also used it a dressing at a hotel in Singapore for a endive, camambert, Japanese pear and yellow beets, they were just being introduced. It is like brandy and cognac, it ads a little flavour not pronounced but a touch of mystery.

Answer 3

You should always cook with every kind of alcohol available.

Try it first on a cheap hamburger, and then you'll know if you want to use it on your nice steak.

Answer 4

It is for drinking but there are a few recipes where you can use it for cooking. I don't know of any for steak though.

Bert

Answer 5

Gin is best for dissolving grease on car parts.