How to Cook With Apple Cider
Fresh, sweet apple cider is a delicious and healthy beverage, but it is also a versatile ingredient that can easily be incorporated into your favorites recipes. Apple cider has many great culinary uses and will add a sweet, tangy flavor to poultry, meats, breads and desserts. Does this Spark an idea?
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Use apple cider as a substitute for alcohol in recipes calling for beer, wine, rum or sherry.
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Make a healthy salad dressing by mixing apple cider, oil, blue cheese and a little bit of minced garlic.
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Combine apple cider with honey, chili powder, minced garlic and a little bit of salt for a flavorful pork or poultry marinade.
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Experiment with apple cider as a substitute for water in any recipe. Use apple cider instead of water when cooking green beans, brussel sprouts, brocolli or spinach. Make a healthy and delicious winter breakfast by substituting apple cider in place of water in oatmeal or any other hot cereal.
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Make an easy and delicious cider sauce to top your favorite desserts. Blend 1 tbsp. butter with 3/4 tbsp. of flour and cook over low heat, stirring constantly. Add 1 1/2 cup of cider and mix until smooth. Add 2 tbsp. of sugar and boil until the sugar is completely dissolved, about five minutes, then serve it hot over cake, pie, ice cream or pudding.
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Use apple cider as a substitute for broth in any meat or poultry recipe and zing up your gravy by stirring in a little apple cider. Stir some apple cider into mashed potatoes instead of milk or water to add a new and different flavor.
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Try stirring a little apple cider into your favorite potato salad recipe.
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