Should I boil the alcohol out of marinade?

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A recipe for cooking pork calls for sake in the marinade. Should I boil the alcohol out or should I marinate with the alcohol intact? I read somewhere that alcohol can cook the meat just like acid, but what I can't figure out is whether that could be beneficial and actually improve the end result.

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Best Answer

Unless the recipe specifically directs you to cook the marinade, you should just use it as is.

The only time you would normally cook a marinade is after it is used, in reducing it for use as a sauce—and of course, not all marinades are suitable for such use.



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Quick Answer about "Should I boil the alcohol out of marinade?"

It's not that the wine is so bad, it's that you must be absolutely sure to cook

Does alcohol cook out of marinade?

Marinades that are not cooked can maintain as much as 70 percent of the added alcohol. Meats and baked goods that are cooked for 25 minutes without being stirred retain 45 percent of alcohol.

Does boiling alcohol remove the alcohol?

Sorry to spoil the party, but here's the real deal: Simply heating alcohol, or any other cooking liquid, does not make it evaporate as quickly as a child's allowance in a candy store. The longer you cook, the more alcohol cooks out, but you have to cook food for about 3 hours to fully erase all traces of alcohol.

Is it safe to eat marinade if you boil it?

Food safety for basting, sopping up, or serving a marinade After you marinate meat, you may want to use the marinade to baste the meat as it cooks or as a sauce on the finished dish. However, once a marinade or sauce has come into contact with raw meat it is no longer safe to consume.

How long does alcohol take to boil off?

It is a different matter when alcohol is mixed with an ingredient and then heated to boiling point. After 15 minutes, 40% of the alcohol remains, after 30 minutes 35%, and only after two and a half hours 5%. This is why it takes about three hours to eliminate all traces of alcohol.


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