Whenever my dad makes spaghetti, he likes to pull out a can of beer (specifically Pabst Blue Ribbon since that’s his favorite and preferred one) and pour some of it into the spaghetti meat and sauce for “better taste” or something. Do any other americans add beer to their spaghetti or is it just my dad?
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Wine is more common, but good cooks can break the rules.
That’s kind of weird. I don’t know anyone who does that.
I hate your dad 🤢
I sometimes use beer in my beef stew.
Unrelated but it’s kinda interesting how Americans think Pabst Blue Ribbon sucks but in China it’s like the “American” beer
I mean I’ve never heard of that but it sounds like your dad knows how to party like a dirtbag.
I don’t necessarily mean that as a criticism.
I do a little white wine in my bolognese sauce, I guess it’s not so different.
I believe my friend’s father did that. This was back in the 70s/80s so iirc. Definitely did it for pot boiled crabs and for stew.
i’m not a beer drinker but i will deglaze a pan with whatever i am drinking. it doesn’t particularly matter, it steams off. unless you’re adding like a pint of guinness to a beef stew i doubt any alcohol’s really going to harshly come through.
pbr is an odd choice though. but if it’s what he was drinking. probably works. pbr barely tastes different than water. 🤷♂️
My dad is great at many things…. cooking is not one of them. He would burn water
Not on spaghetti but in chili or stews. Wine for spaghetti sauce.
I’d try it.
No
Cup of Red wine and a nob of butter with a cup of water the pasta was cooked in
Not me or anyone I know of
I usually put beer in chili and sweet red wine in red sauce.
I’ve used beer in soups, stews, and for roasts before, but never for pasta. I’ve put wine in pasta before so I guess it’s not THAT weird.
I’ve never used beer in a spaghetti meat sauce. Usually wine. I do use beer for ground beef taco meat, though.
Some do, some don’t.
My dad would marinate anything in beer claiming it tasted better, he was also very drunk whenever he ate whatever he marinated so I don’t think he could actually tell a difference.
*Stares at flair*
Why not just urinate in the sauce?
Eeeew. Not PBR 🤢🤮
I’ve never heard of anyone putting beer in spaghetti sauce but hey maybe it tastes good 🤷🏽♂️
I’m going to now.
My grandmother just rolled over in her grave knowing I even just read this….
I’ve never heard of beer in spaghetti sauce but I put it in my chili.
It’s a legit thing to do, though a red wine would be more traditional.
Some flavors are alcohol soluable. Meaning they can only be tasted in combination with alcohol. Tomatos have a lot of them.