booze in beef stew

[Greenstone]

I always marinade my beef in either Guinness or red wine before making stew, then slow cook it for ages. I give it to my 3 year old and have done since she was about 1.5 I guess? I'm guessing I can't really give it to my 7 month old or what do you reckon?

[SoftSheen]

If you cook the meat for several hours, the alcohol will evaporate and it should therefore be fine.

[Seriouslyffs]

It's fine. There's a big difference between marinating then slow cooking v flambéeing in cognac!

[SunnyBaudelaire]

I think it would be fine - surely the alcohol burns off?

[Seriouslyffs]

FYI less alcohol evaporates than you'd think, so for people avoiding alcohol for religious or addiction reasons I'd be less relaxed.

[Greenstone]

Nice one, glad to hear these replies! Realistically the baby will only be eating a tiny bit anyway.

[dairyfreequeen]

Did this without thinking about it this week Ds loved it! No ill effects or let up on his 2 hourly wakings

[SunnyBaudelaire]

thank you for this thread, I went home and made a lovely beef and ale stew, shin of beef, lots of parsley and vegetables and a bottle of Bank's bitter. Lovely!

[squizita]

Seriously slow cooking breaks down the alcohol. I've seen it done as an experiment (vs burning off). There is none in there really after a good long stew.