To fed DD (2) stew with lots of red wine in it?

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I have made a lovely beef stew, contains a decent amount of red wine. It cooked for 4 hours in the oven. AIBU to let 2 year old DD have some or will it send her 3 sheets to the wind?

As a baby my dd preferred alcohol soaked meat. Beef in Guiness, lamb in red wine. My HV objected and put it in her notes.

I personally wouldn't let her as i wouldnt be sure what effect it would have on her :) But up to you xx

The alcohol will have evaporated off, will it not?

The alcohol will have burned off.

All the alcohol will burn off in the cooking process so I can't see that it would do her any harm.

Same as what Old Lady said.

The alcohol will have evaporated. It's fine.

The alcohol will be long gone.

All the alcohol in the wine has been cooked off. There is no alcoholic content in your stew. Feed it to her! Sounds yum BTW.

After 4 hours it would surely have evaporated, I'd think.

I read somewhere (v scientific me) that alcohol remains unless you cook something for so long that it's basically indelible. So I wouldn't. We probably need an expert.

Alcohol boils at under 80 degrees celcius. Assuming the casserole was cooked at at least 100, there's no booze left.

The alcohol will have cooked off.. of course it is safe to let her eat it!!

Cooked at 160! Fingers crossed.

No if the alcohol boils it doesn't all evaporate. Why add it otherwise?

You could give her some watered down...?

4 hours is more than enough time for the alcohol to have evaporated, at the very least only a trace amount of alcohol will remain.

Agree with Ophelia - some myth-busting thing I saw - a lot less alcohol evaporates than you'd think. (But I'm not an expert - sorry Orphelia).

it'll be absolutely fine.

Mine were all always given what we were eating.

No if the alcohol boils it doesn't all evaporate. Why add it otherwise?

For the flavour.

The alcohol will have boiled off, so no way she can get drunk.

Having said that, I don't give DS (13 months) stew that's got alcohol in it, but that's only because I don't want him to get used to the taste of it.

The alchol will burn off just leaving the taste so will be fine to give it to a 2 year old.

Ps can I come for tea :)

Ok, after quick google, 4 hours should be plenty of time! 30 mins not so much. I'd go for it.

4 hours should have got rid of most of the alcohol I think - according to wikipedia 95% of the alcohol is gone after 2.5 hours of simmering.

It doesn't cook off as much as you's think. In the future try reducing the wine on a high heat in a wide based pan before adding it to the stew - you still get the flavour but get rid of more of the alcohol.

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